March 2014 Wrap-up!

Seriously, another month gone by!

I was originally thinking that this month was going to be super slow in the sewing front. After all I was super busy with work at the start of the month and then I had knee surgery. Well, turns out it wasn't as bad as I thought :)

I guess I really maximized my sewing time. Gotta love when that happens!

March started with a pair of jeans and ended with another pair of jeans! Although I still need to blog about the second pair of jeans.

So here goes:

5 fashion items: 2 pairs of jeans, 2 concert tee tops, and 1 maternity/nursing top

5 baby items: 4 crib sheets and 1 chenille blanket

2 home dec items: 1 recovered antique telephone chair in an old coffee sack. And covered 6 dining room chairs (this was a total refashion, these chairs were light blond wood with white seats!)

I just realized that there are a couple items on this list that I have not blooded about! Guess I better get cracking :)

On the list for April....

2 hooded baby towels

Favors for the baby shower

The baby quilt

A dress for my daughter for the shower

A dress for me for the shower

And a dress for an evening event

Another pair of jeans

I guess I better get cracking!! Never enough time :)

Happy Sewing!!

February 2014 wrap-up!

Well, another month has gone by! Jeez, time sure is flying :)

February I made 8 items!

3 maternity skirts for my daughter. She loves these!

2 tops for me. I need to shorten the hem by 1 1/2 to 2 inches. They are just slightly too long and bunch up on my hips instead of laying smooth. 

1 black slinky knit cardigan. Love this! Perfect work travel piece. 

1 dancing dress. Yay, super twirly :)

1 pair plum courdoroy jeans. Super comfortable but need to take in outer seam in hip area so not so baggy. It almost feels like I'm wearing Jammies. Hehe. 

Only 1 total wadder this month! And it's not even pictured... Yup,it was that bad. 

Now to see what happens in March!! I have already made another pair of jeans and will continue for another pair or two at least. Also on the list for March is a bunch of baby stuff.

Want to know what is still in my UFO pile??? That darn skirt!! I think I just haven't finished it because I have nothing to really wear it with. I need to make a coordinating jacket and will Finnish the skirt when I make that. 

Happy Sewing!!

January 2014 wrap-up!

This post is mostly for my own benefit. I was thinking it would be nice to do a wrap up post each month to help me see what I have done and determine where I want to go!

January was a great month for sewing!! I was very productive and was working from home for a big chunk of it. My hubby and I went on a GREAT vacation that we truly enjoyed together.

So here is what I made in January! 8 projects totaling in 11 items.

From left to right starting at the top.

1. Beach dress/cover up made from a nylon missoni like knit bought at Linda Z's using McCalls 5890.

2. Colette Hawthorn dress made up from $2.50 100% cotton shirting from JoAnn's.

3. Sewing Workshops Ann's tank made up in a stretch lace over a knit also from super sale at JoAnn's.

4. Bombshell Bathing Suit made up from swimsuit fabric from JoAnn's (I will buy swimsuit fabric from JoAn's again, the quality is not nearly as nice as my other bombshell suit!)

Left to right across the bottom.

5 and 6. 2 Megan Nielson Ruched maternity tops for my daughter. Both of these knits were from JoAnn's super sale.

7. Embroidered toiletry bag, my own pattern, fabrics from stash left over from a home dec project of my son-in-laws. The lining from my stash as well.

8. Set of 3 envelope pillows, these are a birthday gift and have not yet been blogged about. Just a sneak peek here!

And that wraps it up for January!!

We shall see if I am as productive in February! 

I have 2 items on my must do list. One is a new black sliy knit cardigan. My current one is beginning to look a bit worn!! And number 2 is to make a pair of jeans. (Scary!!!)

Happy Sewing!