The end of the Challenge!!!

Kids Clothing Week Challenge is finally over (I realize it was over on Sunday for all of the other folks).  I am not sure I can actually say I did it or not.  Even with my 3 extended days I still skipped yesterday.  I just could NOT wrap my mind around sewing yesterday.  BUT I did end on a good note.  I made this little jumper for Em.  YES she is starting to get quite the wardrobe now. 

Clearly I am not done yet....I don't make my kid wear safety pinned clothes (usually).  I just cannot decide which buttons I like most-----green or brown???  Any suggestions???  I would actually like teal, but I only have ONE of those.....darn me for committing not to buy new stuff right now!!!!  SOOOO GREEN or BROWN???? 

The pattern is from the book ONE YARD WONDERS.  It was super easy and probably took less than an hour----or it would have if I had not been doing a million other things too.  Even with 2 year old potty breaks, making lunch, prego potty breaks, feeding the cat, folding laundry and watching a little Cat in The Hat....It still only took 3 hours----quick and easy.  Just like I like it!!!! By the way....see all of the patterns in that book that are on my to-do list????  Good stuff in there----now I just need a book with some extra time in it....where would I find such a thing?????

Sewing kids clothes again....day 4

Yesterday I was able to resume my Kids Clothing Week sewing.  Since I missed 3 days, I am gonna have Kids Clothing Week and a half and extend it on until Wednesday.  Just because my To-Do list is still longer than my Christmas List--yikes!!!  I finally finished this little jacket for Em.  The pattern is from Dear My Kids and I sewed along with the group over at From an Igloo.  It was not SUPER hard sewing, but a lot of firsts for me.  I am glad I stuck with it and hope I like it enough on the kiddo to actually have her wear it.

I did everything just like the pattern except I did not make button holes.  I sewed the buttons on and then just added some velcro to close it---I cannot imagine Em standing still for buttons every time we put her coat on----or for 2 seconds consecutively at that. 

The lining is green with little white dots. 

I just had to include a picture of the back because this is the part that caused the most bad words.....lets just say I used my un-picker a little bit.

And that is her little coat.  THE END:)

I am a crafting refugee

I got booted from the craft room today.  This is the contents of my sewing area....YEP right in my living room.  SUCKS!!!!  I had to evacuate so that the carpet cleaners could come and try to save our carpet from the 2 year old and the cat.  CLEARLY I got NO sewing accomplished today:(  I think I will lengthen Kids Sewing Week for a few days since I was unfairly detained---only fair right???? 

Until then....anyone wanna come and save my house from being sent in to HOARDERS!!!!????? 

Kids Clothing Day 4

I attempted to get a few pictures of Emersyn in her new outfit today before we hit the library.  I got bouncing...

Smiley faces...

Tap dancing....

Spinning....

When she finally held still....what the heck?????

Then about 2 consecutive seconds of standing still and one snapped picture.  Kinda cute!!!!

AND THEN.....she was off.....

I got ZERO sewing done today.  Sad but true.  I may have to put my sew a longs on the back burner until the weekend.  I have a feeling that tomorrow will be more spinning, jumping, twisting, tapping.........

KCW Challenge Day #3

We tried out the hoodie today.  NOT SURE on this one.  It is cute, but a little big.  I made a 3T for a 2 year old, but most of her current clothes are 3T.....I think I will make a 2T next time and maybe shorten up the length too.  It is kind of a tunic length hoodie.  The sleeves were UBER long, so we rolled them.  Maybe by next spring it will be a perfect fit:) 

I bribed her with new sidewalk chalk----she was pretty excited!!!!!

I like the contrasting hood and waist band on this pattern.  I think I love EVERY thing about it except the fit---which may be my fault for making it too big.

We will call it a success!!!

I did not get a ton of NEW kid's sewing done because I was trying to finish the stupid binding on this Halloween tablerunner. 

I had some extra Scribble Monster fabric left over from last year so I of course made a disappearing 9 patch runner and I OF COURSE grid quilted it.

It is kinda funky and I am not sure about the colors, but I guess Halloween is kinda funky----so it works.

I found this backing at WalMart and kinda loved it......what are the odds I would find all of the right colors AND spiderwebs?????

So ALL I got accomplished was the outside of this coat for EM.  I hope to get the lining done today, but it is library day......so I may have to sew in the afternoon----un-heard-of!!!!  I REALLY should not say ALL I got accomplished because this jacket kinda kicked my butt----I was soooo flustered I sewed the sleeve on inside out......TWICE!!!!  It better all work out in the end because there have been some words between this little apple coat and ME!!!!  Wish me luck today:)