I finally decided on the fabric that I wanted to purchase with my birthday gift card (from 2 months ago!!!) and picked these 2 lovelies:

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Happy Spring! I don't know about you, but this is my favorite time of the year!


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In my quest to stash bust, and continue on my sewing spree, I whipped up a pair of PJ pants for Josh. It was a super fast project and they fit him perfectly. The silly thing is that they are Pokemon fabric. Like I said, stash busting. I had this fabric (like 3 yards of it) for years! I think I bought it when Pokemon was still pretty hot. Now Josh ( Read more... )

Last night I picked out some fabric from my stash and made a top. The last top I started I never finished because 1. it was complicated, and 2. it was too small. But, this pattern looked simple enough, with only 5 pieces and no lining. It is a kimono style wrap top by McCalls. For the most part it was simple, but it never explained how to tie it ( ( Read more... )

I've been having a hard time falling asleep the past couple of weeks (mostly because I am back at work and have to get to bed earlier). Every night I've been in bed wishing I had a sleepmask (I used to have 2, but they have been misplaced during several moves). So yesterday I whipped up a sleepmask in about 10 minutes ( Read more... )

It's been a crazy 6 week break from school. This has been the break with the least crafting action, partly due vacation related activities and partly due to lack of interest. I had bought some Fat Quarters quite some time ago that I thought had a cute pattern and decided it would make a nice quilt. I've only made 1 quilt in my life and it was about ( Read more... )