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