Lace masks for Halloween

My daughter and her girls want to be the Barbie three musketeers for halloween. Well there is no pattern so we are going to have to create our own version of the costume. I will be going to her place the week of Thanksgiving to sew. Should be lots of fun.
I am doing some of the pre-work before I go. I embroidered these lace masks and then I am going to do some more lace pieces to embellish the costumes with. The lace masks turned out real nice I think. My embroidery machine is getting a real workout these days!

Housewife Pillowcases

Well I am back where I am supposed to be, at least for now. My sewing machine and serger are unpacked and set up. Now I can get down to the business of sewing again. I have so many ideas and things I should do that I am not sure where to begin.
The first thing I did (because I didn't know what to do first) was to make some housewife pillowcases. I gave them a vintage look with some embroidery and eyelet lace. I like the housewife pillowcase because it has a pocket that the pillow slips into and so the pillow can't escape. I think I will do more of these for Christmas gifts or just to have on hand. These pillowcases also look real nice monogrammed.

Two more

Just finished two more lunch bags. I changed the design a little. I have the lining wrapping around the top edge so the bag looks a little more decorative from the outside. I think this is a good improvement.

Bags I have made

I made these bags about a year ago but thought I would post some pictures of them. They are made of 5 inch squares of fabric that I embroidered.

This one is made of dark green suede fabric with light green embroidery.

This one is a red suede fabric with cream colored embroidery.

And this one is in denim with gold embroidery.

Skort

Started and finished this little skort this morning. It went together very nicely and was easy to make. It is an Epattern I got from YouCanMakeThis.com . It is designed by CarlyC, The Scientific Seamstress. This is the first time I used an Epattern and the directions are very detailed with lots of photos so it would be good for a beginner sewer. I just used some inexpensive fabric I got from Walmart. I will definetly be making more of these. The pattern also has variations for a circular skirt and a pleated skirt.

Market Bag

I have been wanting to make some market bags. I found this pattern free on the internet at Oh, Fransson! I really like free patterns and this is a good one.

Aprons

Aprons, the latest in kitchen fashion. But you need miles of ric rac. (is that how you spell it?) It required more that one trip to the store. Oh well, there is alway other stuff to buy there so it is never a wasted trip. I am working on building up my fabric stash. It is really hard to sew with out a stash. Sorry the picture is a bit fuzzy.