My Intentions to Create

I want to start off by saying, flu season as kicked my house’s butt.  EVERYONE was sick, since the baby goes to daycare, she picks up everything that is going around there and brings it home (thanks to the disease ridden boy I like to call “the paci stealer”. It’s actually funny to see, but not fun when you get the other part.  One time when I got to pick her up, he was standing beside her exersaucer with her paci in his mouth, with it still attached to her by her paci strap, she look at me like, what the heck mom! - freaking adorable) but I digress, because of the baby getting sick then passing it along to me then my husband, then getting better, then the cycle starting again, I’ve had no desire to sew, or do anything other than sit on my couch.  I feel like a slacker, but now that hopefully we’re all getting better I’ve been in the mood to sew again! while i've been gone, the babe has learned three new skills!!!

Holding her own Sippy Cup:

Sitting up by herself:

Standing by herself, holding on:

 

But anyway, on to the real post:

 I’ve been keeping a running list of all the projects that I would like to attempt in the future, along with those I have already done, why, because I’m a list maker and that’s just what I like to do.  Well I have a sewing journal, where I write out my tutorials and posts before I write them to the web, because I’m horrible at spilling out my thought straight to a computer, I’m just an old fashion paper/pen type of person.  But, every time I open up that notebook, I see my list in the front.  I wasn’t sure that I was going to share the list or not, but I figure, you might as well see what I have coming up and what you have to look forward to: 

*signifies that I designed

** signifies that I have the intention of doing a tutorial for it J

For the Baby- Clothing:

1. Romper (Burda pattern)
2. sunsuit romper**
3. cross front romper (simplicity pattern)
4. ruffle bottom dress (simplicity pattern)
5. square neck dress (simplicity pattern 3511)
6. ruffle front dress**
7. overall jumper
8. overalls
9. shorts overalls
10. pillowcase dress*
11. peasant blouse (indietutes)
12. peasant blouse dress*
13. peasant blouse revamp**
14. tunic top**
15. snappy dress (prudent baby)
16. itty bitty baby dress (made by Rae)
17. pretty party dress (prudent baby)
18. wedding outfit*
19. Yorkshire mini (sewing in no mans land)
20. abbey dress (shwin and shwin)
21. inspired by boy sweater (shwin and shwin)
22. baby hoodie*
23. baby hoodie vest
24. abbey roads boots(shwin and shwin)
25. pinafore
26. cloth diapers
27. skinny jeans/leggings*
28. Marc Jacobs inspired dress**
29. Anthropology inspired dress**
30. Burberry inspired dress (blueberry dress)**
31. tank top dress**
32. ruffle butt onesie*
33. tuxedo onesie**
34. Market skirt (can’t remember the blog!)
35. wrap skirt

For the Baby- Accessories

1.      taggy ball**

2.      sensory toy**

3.      cloth blocks*

4.      grandma’s blanket**

5.      Bib party!!!** several styles and sizes of bibs

6.      toddler backpack (indietutes)

7.      toddler purse**

8.      pacifier strap*

9.      bottle/toy strap*

10.  burp cloths **

11.  winter hat*

12.  winter hat with ears*

For the Mommy- Clothing

1. sundress (McCall’s pattern)
2. shirt (vogue pattern)
3. shirt (simplicity pattern)
4. denim ruffle skirt (simplicity pattern)
5. wrap skirt*
6. vest (simplicity pattern)
7. gather bust shirt (simplicity pattern)
8. shirt refashions**  (will do a few, some by me, some I found)
9. peasant blouse*

For the Mommy- Accessories

1. diaper bag (Andrea’s originals)
2. diaper bag with zipper closure**
3. modern diaper bag (Amy Butler book)
4. diaper clutch**
5. messenger bag*
6. gathered clutch with zipper (noodle-head)
7. simple party clutch (sew mama sew)
8. passport purse (Susie’s country garden)
9. Reversible tote (very purple person)
10. wallet (very purple person)
11. check book cover**
12. snappy change purse**
13. city tote (stashmania)
14. luscious bow tote (Josephine Kimberling)
15. pretty tote (Kerri made)
16. make-up bag (couturier mommy)
17. coffee cozy*
18. gathered coffee cozy**
19. kindle cover (book style)**
20. bottle bag**
21. mix-up gathered clutch and simple party clutch **
22. purse design #1**
23. purse design #2**
24. purse design #3**
25. purse design #4**
26. purse design #5**
27. purse design #6**
28. purse design #7**

For the Home:

1. curtains (youcanmakethis.com)
2. table runner*
3. placemats*
4. bench cushion**
5. centerpiece for table
6. tree skirt**
7. fabric baskets**
8. wall hanging**

Right now that is 92 things, the plan is 100 in one year, I’m pretty sure I’m on point to make it there J

This Is My Stash.

This is my Fabric stash.  I thought it would be fun to take pictures of it to show everyone what i have stockpiled.  My husband thinks I have too much,  though he didn't say that directly.  His exact words after I brought it all out so that i could photograph it was "do you think you'll need to get anymore anytime soon".  Not said sarcastically or anything and he's really good about letting me buy anything i want, but i guess when even he thinks I have too much, I really do have too much...   But this is my stash :)

My Designer fabric from Debbie Mumm....  I LOVE her designs:

My Cotton Woven (with my one interlock thrown in):

My fleece, Canvas, and Corduroy:

My Flannels:

My (very extensive) Fat Quarters Collection:

These pictures are motivation to get some work done using fabric I already have (though i do know have to buy some cream or white jersey fabric to do a project).  That way, my husband doesn't have a heart attach next time I pull it all out.  He had no clue how much there was, because i store it very neatly in closed bins and baskets... maybe I should have waited to take these pictures for a day he wasn't home hahaha.

My Tools

My Tools

I thought I’d introduce you to the tools I use.  Most of them are nothing special, and very afford able.  This goes to show that you don’t need expensive tools to get the job done.  (Even though I have my eye on an expensive machine and I’d looooove to have a serger sometime in the future). 

This Is my Workspace:

It is just a plastic/metal folding table positioned in the corner of my living room.  One of these’s days I’d like to have a special craft/sewing room, but I doubt that will ever happen.  I also kind of enjoy being out there in the living room.  That is where my family spends our time.  That way I don’t feel like I’m squirreled away from everyone. 

My machine is nothing special, just a Singer Simple model 3116.

18 stitch patterns, very basic.  I bought this almost 10 years ago, when money was tight, I was young, and I wasn’t sewing as much.  Since then, I’ve wanted to upgrade… but I just can’t bring myself to get a new machine.  I’d like a Janome 7330 Magnolia.  It’s a nice machine that is computerized, a lot quieter than mine and has 30 stitch options.  But it is also a 350 dollar machine on Amazon.

My other tools I have are my self healing cutting board, for a while I was cutting straight on my table, which I didn’t really care about.  It was a cheap table we had in our basement for a long time, but I find everything cuts better on that mat.  I’m glad I spent that money... especially since I got it on sale 50% off with a coupon, I love coupons.

I also recently got a thread set on sale (again, yay sales!), 26 spools of Gutermann’s thread in a nifty plastic case. They all have rods through them to keep them in place and once I run out of a thread, I can just replace it with another spool.  It makes it a lot easier to match thread, that way I don’t have to buy a special spool each time I get a different color fabric (which happens quite often). 

I also made myself a ribbon holder, so that when I need some, I just pull out as much as I want and cut.  Right now it’s just my ribbon threaded onto a ribbon hung from 3m hooks.  I would like to get a dowel rod and make something more permanent, but most of the time; I am just too lazy to head out to the hardware store to get something started.  

I have my snaps organized by style and size in the little white circular tuber-ware.  Those were the best dollar store finds I’ve had in a while. 

I have a nifty chest style basket that I keep all my fabric stored in.  It keeps it organized and looking nice, instead of all over the floor like it used to be. (Another sale find from Michael’s) 

This is where I keep all my works in process, things that need bias tape, snaps, or reworked.  Mostly these are things that I’ve gotten frustrated with and put of to the side to finish at a later date when I’m not as irritated (or in the case for the snaps, when the baby is a wake so I don’t scare the living crap out of her when I use my hammer… one of these days I’ll actually buy snap pliers haha) This is also (conveniently) my ironing board.