Costume sewing

I do not like halloween!!

So there.  I said it.

Ethany in her pirate costume.

Jessica in her red fairy dress.

Also made a Dorothy from Wizard of Oz costume

and a hippie costume.

I hope to have pictures of them soon.

Now I have 2 winter jackets that need zippers

and some pants to hem.

Then I need to do some basic type sewing -

pants and tops for the girls.

Also start working on my Christmas list.

Not getting much done.

I have not been doing much sewing lately.

But really need to get started.

Christmas is coming you know!!

I started a list.

And I promised to make halloween costumes.

I made these batman pj's for my grandson the other day. 

Then I had a pair of ladies pj's that needed mending.

The tie at the waist had ripped all the fabric

and I didn't know how to fix them.

They had been laying in the sewing room since last January.

So I just cut them into a small pair for my grandson.

Now I don't have to worry about fixing them anymore!!



  

A new purse.

Well, actually I made it a few years ago and

I decided I needed a new purse so I dug this one out.

It is made of suede upholstery fabric and

I did some embroidery on it.

I had actually made for a craft show and it never sold.

So I might as well use it.



A "BOO" halloween t-shirt.

Just for fun.



Monogram

Monogrammed napkins I made for a wedding.

Also did a tablecloth with their names on it

but was unable to get a photo of it.

First day of school 2011

New school year.

New outfits.

New bags.

Everyone is smiling!

It's all good.

Back to school time

Well it's that time of year again.

And we had the big back pack dillemma.

Usually have to buy a couple a year because

the zippers break.

So I decided to make messenger bags.

Didn't have a pattern.

I was unsure of the size they should be.

But at least the size of a back pack.

So this is the results!

We also had a birthday this past week.

Ethany turned 8.

Chocolate cupcakes with green icing

and sparklers.

And Yet Another Skort

Are you tired of seeing skorts yet?

Rebecca, my 8 yr old granddaughter was over yesterday.

She liked the print fabric and wanted a top made out of it.

I asked if she wanted a matching skort.

Well yes, of course!!

The shorts underneath

The back elastic.

Are we having fun yet? 

Another Skort

Sewing for school time.

Here is another skort made of chambray cotton from my stash

The ruffle and shorts underneath are a poly/cotton

from my stash.

I am trying very hard to use only stash fabric.

Earlier this week I was in the fabric store and saw

the cutest lady bug prints.

I am sorry to say it is still in the store!!

And I made a top to match.