An (Un)Birthday Flashback Tee

 
I made S's birthday shirt yesterday, except that her birthday was 2 months ago.  Actually I had no plans to make any kind of birthday t-shirt.  My friend had asked me to embroider a name on a similar shirt that she had made with appliqued butterflies on a number 3.  S saw me working on it, and I think that she thought it was hers because the name also began with an S.  Oh the disappointment and the tears when she found out that it was not meant for her.  The only way I could pry it out of her hands was to promise to make her a similar shirt, this one with her own name on it and a number 5.  instead of appliqued butterflies though, I went with an embroidered design.

The pattern is made by rae's flashback tee with a few modifications:  puffy three quarter lengthsleeves, and bands on the hem and the gathered sleeves. 

 
Ok, now back to regularly scheduled sewing, which might include a couple  of things for me.

2 Hoodie Dresses

Lately, I've been loving knits.  They are so easy and quick to sew up; I can finish a dress or shirt in usually just one or two sewing sessions.  The added benefit of sewing with knits is that I am reasonably sure that both S and B will wear the finished product on at least a weekly basis. 

 

I sewed up these Hoodie Dresses a few weeks ago and am now just getting around to blogging about them.  The pattern is the Hangout Hoodie by Pee-ka-boo Pattern Shop. 

 

Version number one was made using a JoAnn knit that I found in the red tag clearance area and at 50% off, I believe I paid about $3.00 a yard.  The print is even more bright and garish in real life; I tried to tone it down with the white sleeves, hood, and kangaroo pockets.   I think I mostly succeeded, right?

 

 Ok, on to B's version.  This is a Patty Young print that I found at Mill End a while ago.  I happened to have the perfectly coordinated pink polka-dots on hand from another project.  Can you tell they both really like the kangaroo pockets?

And just because, here is a close-up of B in her Hoodie dress.

Pink and Embroidered Skinny Jeans

I've finished up lots of projects, but haven't been blogging much.  It's just so much more fun to move on to the next thing rather than writing about a past one.  I'll try to do a better job, no promises though.

Here's one that I just completed today: a pair of skinny jeans in pink with flowery embroidery on the back pockets.

The pattern is by Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop in size 5.  The length and fit is perfect, but next time I think I will taper the legs for a skinnier look. 

The back pockets have machine embroidered flowers.

I love how professional they look.  I have a pair of sparkly blue cords for B in the works, and maybe another in stretch denim.... 

Tangled Birthday Party

 

My sweet girl turned 5 this week.  It seems like I blinked and she transformed from a baby into a little girl.  The day was a whirlwind, so I didn't really get a good picture of her to mark the occasion, but this one will have to do, pizza stains, half-closed eyes, and all. 

The theme was based on Disney's Tangled.  I sewed up 14 apron skirts, made the same number of rapunzel braids out of yarn, baked 2 dozen kingdom sun cookies, and folded numerous origami dresses...

The goody boxes were filled with watercolor paints, a kingdom sun cookie, and for the boys, a bottle cap rapunzel necklace that was a last minute order from this etsy store.  I had planned to make Flynn Rider's satchel for the boys, like this one, but alas ran out of time.

I wished I had taken a close-up of this remarkable cake that Megan of Sweet and Sassy Sugar Shop made.  This picture is from her facebook page

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She also made the name banner with the sun symbol for us.  Megan is super-talented.  Not only are her cakes and cupcakes beautiful, but also the most delicious around. You can find her online here.  Or visit her little cupcake stand at the Hillsboro Farmer's Markets.

 

We had the party at an indoor playground that we rented for 3 hours.  But of course I had to squeeze in some arts and crafts.  The kids colored some velvet crowns and painted on mini canvas easels.  I also went around and braided the girls' hair rapunzel style.  This is the tutorial that I based the hairstyles on.

 

  

 

 

 Okay, so here are the details of those skirts.

The pattern is the Hazel Skirt from Violette Fields Threads.  I embroidered the rapunzel figure onto one side of the removable apron along with each girl's name underneath.

Here is the reverse side.  All the fabrics came from my stash.  Oh yeah, did I mention that I got a new sewing/embroidery/quilting machine for Christmas?  It's the Pfaff Creavive Performance and it is seriously the best gift ever. 

 

S at 15 months old.

 



 

And here she is at 5 years old.  Happy birthday to my girl.

Peek a Boo Pattern's Puffy Alpine Wonderland Coat

I recently had a chance to test out Peek-a-Boo Pattern's Puffy Alpine Wonderland Coat.  Here's my version:

I used a quilted outerwear fabric for the main fabric and soft french terry for the lining.  The fur on the hood is a sparkly  trim.  All the fabrics were found at JoAnn's and came from my stash.

 

Instead of buttons or snaps, I sewed on velcro just so that she could fasten them up herself. I was afraid that the coat would constantly pop open with the velcro, but they actually work really well.  She is warm and snuggly in that coat.

Have you been to Peek-a-boo Pattern Shop?  So many cute patterns to chose from.  I have my eye on this and this.

Thank you Amy for letting me test out this great pattern.