OK....
I KNOW I JUST GOT THROUGH POSTING A BLOG BUT HERE IS SOME MORE...LOL






WELL TOMORROW IS MY BDAY.

I WILL BE 31 !


OMG!


IT DOES NOT SEEM LIKE I SHOULD BE IN MY 30'S.
I STILL THINK I SHOULD BE 21!

OH WELL

GUESS I SHOULD BE THANKFUL THAT I AM HERE TO SEE ANOTHER BITHDAY!
AND I AM!!!!!!





WENT AND SEEN THE MOVIE ECLIPSE THE OTHER NIGHT...




YEAH I AM ADDICTED TO THE TWILIGHT SAGA. I CAN'T WAIT TILL THE NEXT ONE.
THEY ARE GOOD.... : o D



OK WELL GUESS I NEED TO END IT FOR NOW.
GOTS THINGS TO DO.



UNTIL NEXT TIME,
SARAH

Lizzy's outfit.

I mentioned in my last post that I would post next time about the outfit I made Lizzy. OK well here it goes.

I used this pattern....

McCalls 6153

I have to say that I like this pattern. Cute and easy peasy!
This was the first real thing I had ever made from stretch knits and I was really excited about it!
Ever since I got my serger for my birthday last year I have said that I need to get over it and start sewing with some stretch material..So now I have and I love it!
I made a size 4 and I do think the pattern runs a little big compared to RTW.
I would size it closer to a 5.
So it is too big for Lizzy. But she will grow in to it.
(Hopefully..lol)

The top!
Bought the stretch knit from Hobby Lobby.


I eliminated the elastic in the sleeves and just left if short sleeve. I figured living in Louisiana she would get more wear out of it that way and I really didn't want to do the elastic in the sleeve. I usually get one arm bigger than the other and then the elastic in the sleeve may get too tight as she grows before she out grows the rest of the shirt. So I thought in my situation this option would be the best.



upclose of front






back buttons

i know i messed up and the placket is crooked
i didnt notice this till after I was done.
oh well...
i will be sure to double check that next time.
: o )~



my little label..
oooohhhh weeeee





The pants

Easy Easy Easy!!!





another little tag...
ohhhh weeee!!!

Yes I need help! Sorry!



tryin to get a pic!
would not stop playing long enough!


still no pic


COME ON LIZZY!!!!

OK TY!!
beggers cant be choosers!




Overall I really liked the pattern, think it turned out great, and had a happy little girl!


The last part is really all that matters!






Until next time,
Sarah

Strawberry Dress

Well I have had a productive weekend in the sewing area. I managed to make a dress for Sissy Mae and an outfit for Lizzy.
First the Strawberry Dress for Sissy Mae...


Sissy Mae seen this pattern in my stash and said.....Mommy will you buy me this pleeeeese!

I then explained to her that Mommy can't buy that...she would have to make it....

Well then Sissy corrected herself in saying....Mommy will you make me this pleeeeeese?!?

I told her she would need to pick out some fabric for her dress. I opened a rubbermaid box full of cotton prints and she immediately picked her some out (strawberry print)...Mommy then helped her by picking out a coordinating print...She was so excited. LOL She then told me she was going to have a strawberry dress.

Well here is the result:

I think it turned out pretty darn cute!
As you can see...I didnt follow the pattern exactly.

It called for ribbon to use for ties...I made my own and sewed them to the top of the bodice instead of the outside.
It also had a facing for the neck line and just said to turn under a small bit around the arm...well I am not a big fan of facings and i did not want to fight the curves and turning down the armholes. So I just lined it....so much easier to me!


This also gave me a place to sew my label in.

There is my little tag I sewed in there...cute too....lol






This was during construction after I sewed in the label....I was so proud!


I know I am weird and get excited over little stuff.




Happy Gurl! Proud of her dress.



I think the back is SO cute! Love it! Proud of it!




All in all I have to say this was a good pattern! Easy and cute. But I don't like how they have you putting ribbons for ties or the facings but I fixed that.
I did get really aggrevated at pulling up all those gathers...but it was not the patterns fault..it was mine. I was never so happy when I got done with that skirt. But when Sissy put it on today and smiled and starting running around the house....it was all worth it.

I will blog about Lizzy's outfit on the next post.
Got a little girl in my bed wanting attention.



Until next time...
Sarah

OK......Well needless to say it has been 2 yrs since I have blogged!
Yes 2 yrs!!!!
My life, needless to say, has been CRAZY!

Not long after my last blog my husband and I seperated and eventually divorced after 9 yrs of marriage.....yeah that is a long story! But to make a long story short.... I am so so so so much better off without that in my life. Yes my family got ripped apart and I would love to rip him apart for that but I still have some of my sanity left and my kids half the time...of course if it was up to me I would have them all the time and he and his "girlfriend" would fall in a very deep hole!
ok i gotta stop on that subject...
GRRRRRRRR.






Well Trey is almost 5 and my Sissy Mae is the big 3. Of course both are beautiful!

I am seeing someone...His name is Justin.....





and he has 3 girls if his own...Kelsey 8 (9 in august), Elizabeth 3 (4 in september) and Kasey 7.



I have known him for 12 yrs and those girls since they were born....Actually Kelsey was a guinea pig of mine when I was learning to sew...Made her tons of dresses and sets. ;o)

Been sewing some lately and I will try to update as I can. But as for this post I was just trying to let yall know I am not dead and I am still sewing as time allows.

Again I am sorry for abandoning this blog for so long. This was and still is a good outlet for me.

So if anyone is reading this...Hopefully it will NOT be another 2 yrs till my next post...



Until Next Time..
Sarah

Well, I haven't done really any sewing lately. My life as a full time employed, wife and mother of 2 has taken up my sewing time. Along with the never ending pile of laundry next to my sewing machine. I did manage today between loads of laundry to get some mending done. I fixed a pocket on a pair of shorts of mine and re-attached some lace on one of my night gowns. So I guess I did sew a little. I also put two hand sewing mending projects in my little sewing basket to get to when I have time.
A friend of mine gave me a little dress for Sissy. It is really cute. I noticed that one of the buttons was missing so I dove in my buttons and found a suitable replacement. While ironing the dress one of the other buttons fell off. So now I have two to sew on. So I folded it up and stuck it in my basket. Something is gratifying to me when I am able to fix a garment. It is like bringing new life into it. Even if it is just replacing a button. I know people that would just throw it away. I just don't understand that.
I did at one time think of starting a little business of refurbishing and selling clothing. But there is not a big demand in that and I doubt I would make any money at it either. But I think it would be fun.
I did tell myself that I was not going to buy anymore fabric until I got my stash down. I have so much that I don't think that I will ever get to sewing it all. I told myself that I would just recycle old clothing and use what I already had. So we will see how that goes. LOL
I caught myself on EBay tonight looking at all the pretty fabric and wishing that JoAnn's had not closed in Monroe. That was a sad day for me. I loved that store. We still have Hancock's and Hobby Lobby and of course Wal-Mart. But there was something about JoAnn's. I loved that place. I used to go there in between classes and just look at the pattern books and drool over some of the fabric. On occasion I would buy some and then run home and hide it from my husband. He used to get mad at me when I went there because I spent too much money and had so much fabric already. Men just don't understand do they?
Well, I think I have almost wore out the pages in my Ottobre books. I have not had the courage to trace and cut a pattern yet. Maybe soon.
I thought about it this weekend but we are going out of town to play in a softball tournament. So no sewing for me. LOL
Anyway, I guess that is enough rambling for tonight. I need to get in the bed because I have to work in the morning. YUK!! I so badly want to be a SAHM. Then I think I would be able to sew a little more.

Until next time..
Sarah

Simplicity 5552

OK I promised the other day when I was blogging about all my little PIGS that I would post the finished shirt. Well I forgot. So here it is.....








This is when I was trying to put the neck facing on.
It did not look like I was going to do very good.






Oh yeah!! They make it look so easy!!!






Well I guess I did OK. I was surprised that it worked out.






The inside of the shirt with the facing all flattened and pinned down.
I was so proud that I didnt screw it up. LOL






The finished shirt. Not too bad. I remember now when I first started making this shirt I was making a wearable muslin. I used some $1.00 a yard fabric that I bought at Wal-Mart and told myself if it turns out OK then I can at least wear it and all that work will not go wasted. So now I know why I was making this shirt.

Again remember when I took these pics the date was wrong on the camera.
;0)



Back of the shirt.




Side of the shirt. For some reason I did not cut out the armhole facings for this shirt so I had to use bias tape. Go figure. I dont know why I did that.
And of course I could not find anymore of the fabric.




Up close of the front. I like the gathering detail.
That is why I chose this pattern.
I lack in the booby area and need all the help I can get.
LOL
:o)







Another upclose view. I am just proud of this.






Well that is it for the shirt. This is also the first time that I have shown my dressform too. Her name is Matilda. Just thought I would give her a proper introduction.
I am so jealous of her.
She can loose weight with just a crank of a dial and all my clothes
look better on her than they do on me.




Another thing was after finishing this shirt I got to smelling something. I was hoping my house was not on fire. Everything got dimmer in the house and when I looked out the window I couldn't see anything except smoke. The neighbor was burning all the wheat fields that surround my house! In front, sides and back!! I was a little house in the middle of a blaze. Of course my house was not damaged. The farmer is very good at what he does. Thank God. But I thought I would share pics of what I seen. Actually the smoke had died down a little by the time I got the camera and enough nerve to open the front door.





Back door


Back door






Side view from my sewing room




Front

Keeping in mind...this is a bright sunny day.




Well that is it for now... Until next time,
Sarah

OTTOBRE

OMG!!!
I received my first 3 issues of Ottobre today!
I am so excited. I must have already looked at these books a hundred times.
You could hear the gears turning in my head as I was looking at them.
There are so many things that I want to make!!


These are the issues that I received:

If you have never heard of this magazine, it is from Finland and has the most adorable clothes in it. They have 4 issues a year for kids and 2 a year for women. It comes with all the patterns to make everything in the book.
I love it!!!
The only downfall is everything is in Centimeters and I am used to inches.
So I have to convert everything.
But I think I have enough sense to do that....
I think. ;op


Anyway, I hope it will not be long until I will be posting something on here that I made from the magazine. Now to go and figure out all these little lines so I can trace to patterns.
Gotta go read the books again!!



Until next time,
Sarah