A Dress for momma!!

So finally a dress for momma and another notch on my 100 items




this will be my easter dress WHOO HOO I am SO proud of myself I'm gunna be knitting shrugs for myself and the princess next then a purse for my niece and a apron for a charity auction at my work. Not sure how I go roped into that one but ok! Busy week ahead!

the opportunity arises...

So back to my sewing list I go! Last night I FINALLY got up the gumption to cut out an easter dress for the princess. I cute fru fru one. I made an xl infants size since dd normally runs small (seriously - I can still fit her into some of her 12 mths pants and she's 2!) WHY OH WHY do they not put measurements on baby clothes? I just don't understand! I've already done an "uh oh" that may be a problem... I forgot to wash the fabric. The COTTON fabric. whoops! I'm hoping it doesn't shrink too much. I BARELY had enough to cut out the dress. Should be fine... hoping it will be fine... better pray hard and call this a lesson to learn by.

another opportunity has arisen though too not sure what to do about it. I just had one dear friend that moved away and found out that ANOTHER friend is moving in june or july. *sniff sniff* You guys may not know me... I have a couple CLOSE friends that I can tell anything to and are practically family (sometimes closer than family) and then I have friends that we hang out but I wouldn't say that we were super close (ie. I have a friend getting married, my daughter is in her wedding, my husband is in her wedding *I* am NOT. and I'm ok with that!) But these 2 women who are or have moved, are the "might as well be family" kind. and that hurts. I will miss them dearly... er... that sounds like a funeral. it's not! I'm just going to miss getting to go hang out with them whenever. The one lady too works for my in laws... I would love to be able to help them out ( they run a non-profit) but before I quit my (ok paying job) to work for free, I have a LOT of things to consider. *sigh* pray pray pray,.... or as my grandad was fond of saying "push: pray until something happens"

I actually accomplished something!!

Not much but it WAS something!! I found a pattern (SUPER EASY ONE!!)at cut out and keep for yoga pants out of an old tee shirt. NO WAY will it fit me unless I add some extra fabric but my nephew has a birthday coming up so I am making them as lounge pants for him... only problem - picked the shirt (black concert shirt) and it appears to have some kind of stain on it?? I mean don't ask me how you can see it with it being black but you CAN see a subtle difference in the blacks.... gunna finish it wan try washing it again to see if that helps. Other wise I'm adding a drawstring to the waist band so he can tighten them down... don't want him running around and losing his drawers!! Second, the dress I've been working on FOREVER I had to rip stiches out AGAIN. *sigh* I'll get it right one of these days - hopefully when I do there will still be fabric left. :( BUT on the up side - once I figure out what in the world I'm doing to the arm holes all I have to do is add side seams, hem, and add a hook and eye. YEAH!! Now to get the butt in gear! Hoping for saturday to be a long day of cleaning, sewing, and knitting. Searching for that perfect frou frou dress for my princess to wear for easter and I MIGHT have found it in one I picked up last sunday... more to come!

what's up blogger friends!!

So in the time since I've posted I've hijacked material and patterns from grandma, bought new patterns for me and the princess, AND bought material for 2 easter -ish dresses for princess and a dress and skirt for ME! I haven't even cut them out yet!!

YIKES I've got a LOT to do! Easter is April 4th so I have almost 1 month to the day to get my sewing done. *crosses my fingers and prays* I hope I can get it done by then!! I'd love to go to church and say "where'd I get it? OH! I made it!" Prideful of me I know but I'm hoping my sewing skills have improved!

This also reminds me.... I have a nephew that has a birthday in march and a niece who has one the day before easter.... what to make what to make.... I knitted Christmas presents. I'm thinking of sewing birthdays!