Chicken Beanbags

Why? One of the kindergarten teachers wanted them, that's why. But really, why not? Shouldn't everyone have a set?

Baby Booties- I swear I can quit any time I want to...?

I made several more pair of baby booties, using leftover polar fleece... They're addictive. Whenever I sit down to make a pair, I can't stop. I wonder if there is a 12 step program for recovery?

Baby Bibs and Potholders

I used small brocade samples to make a bunch of pretty potholders. I insulated them with an old towel. I found out the hard way that quilt batting doesn't protect fingers from the heat very well!

I used up some scraps from my bag-making frenzy by making these little baby bibs. Using buttons on baby things is technically a no-no, but I defy any baby to dislodge a button that I have sewn on.
It simply can't be done !

Handbags!

As usual, once I start making something I have to go overboard. I must have borderline OCD or perhaps it's addictive behavior. Anyway, I made about 10 bags,some of which I have already given away. I used fabric samples given to me by my uncle, who used to run a home decorating business. These beautiful fabrics retailed for about 100 dollars per yard 20 years ago. Most of them are imported from mills in England or Italy. My cheapo camera doesn't do them justice.

Baby Clothes From Old Band Tee Shirts

My darling niece is expecting a baby boy in September. The Papa-to-be has numerous old band tee shirts from his miss-spent youth. I made some of them into baby pajamas for the new arrival. It's hard to get too excited about making baby things, when they cost so little to buy, and are sort of fiddly to sew. I do think the Papa will get a kick out of seeing the old shirts being recycled, though. These shirts had been destined for the Goodwill, so at least I rescued them from obscurity.

Dresses for Little Lola

What do you do with fabric remnants of a yard or less? Summer dresses for my littlest relative! I love bias trim, piping, and rick-rack. The pink & blue dress is made from vintage fabric scraps from my mom's stash. The red dress is made from scraps leftover from one of Lara's dresses. I used scraps from a wedding dress alteration to make the built-in petticoat.

Pettiskirt and top for Little Lola

Dolly gets a pettiskirt and top too. What else do you do with the scraps?

These were really fun to make!

Well, I figure I should update my blog once a year whether I need to or not. I have had some requests for pictures of my recent projects. Since summer began, I have been doing some sewing- I made several new dresses for myself, but I'm camera shy, so you don't get to see those.
We've been staying fairly close to home. I went to Bozeman, Chico Hot Springs, and Yellowstone Park last week. I had a lot of fun and accidentally got a sunburn. Ouch! Conrad and I went to Butte, America for the National Folk festival this weekend, and got our dose of great music, too much heat, and too many people. We got home last night and sat down for a few minutes, then headed downtown to listen to Mark play with his band. I am pooped.