Invitation

Here is the invitation I made for Brecken's party this year. He loved it so much (and I was pretty excited about how it turned out too).

Felt Cases

Jeremy helped me design these and I sewed them together. They were pretty easy to make and very inexpensive. We made zune/ipod cases and a business card holder.

Fall Table Square

I have big Island in my kitchen that needed fall decorations. Here is what I came up with. Mom had a pattern for a fall table runner. I made it square, changed the rows into blocks, added boarders....I guess the only thing I used from the pattern was the appliquéd pieces, but I love how it turned out. I appliquéd leaves and pumpkins with a raw edge and machine quilted it.

I have lots of stuff that I am posting today. The first thing is this t-shirt I made for Lexi for Christmas. I bought a plain t-shirt at Hobby Lobby. It was $2.99 and I used a 40% off coupon, so it was very inexpensive. I also bought Crayola Fabric Markers. The regular price was $4.99 but I used a 40% off coupon on that as well (I went to the store 2 different times so I could use 2 coupons). I made a design in photoshop using some free brushes I had downloaded (and I drew some of it myself) and printed it in black and white. I put the paper inside the shirt so I could see the picture through the front of the shirt and then I traced it with the markers. When I was done tracing it onto the fabric I had to iron it for 4 minutes to set it in, and that was it. It was very easy and I am so excited about how it turned out! I am making one for Brecken with a pirate ship on it, so I will post that when I finish it!

The next thing is a fall table runner. I just cut a bunch of stips of fabric, making them each different widths, sewed on ric-rac in a few spots, quilted it, and them mom bound it :) I made one for mom as well, but was taking forever to get around to the binding, so she helped me out with that so we could put them up before fall is over.

Up next is the quilt I made for Lexi for her birthday. I used a pattern for the background (I don't remember which it was, but if anyone wants to know I will go find it and let you know) and then I drew a branch and cherry blossoms on some paper that doctors use on the exam tables (mom bought it at a medical supply store). I pinned the drawing to the fabric and cut it out, then used a glue stick and glued the branch and flowers to the quilt to hold it in place. Then I sewed it on. After that I did the quilting and binding. The fabric on the back of the quilt is little Asian girls and bright colored flowers. Lexi loves it and it looks really cute on her bed.

The last thing is this necklace I made for my sister-in-law for her birthday. I think it turned out nicely :)

Hopefully I'll have more things to post soon since I have a long list of things to make before Christmas!!

-Megan

Week with Mom

Mom Came out for a visit last month and we had some project time. I wanted to share some of the things we did:

These pumpkin baskets we did not make, but we did get a really good deal on Michaels clearance and they are really cute!

Mom brought the wood for this cute Christmas stack for us to paint.

Next we have a Halloween door hanger. I have been wanting to do something like this for all of the seasons/holidays for a long time. Mom & Dad made the pattern and cut out the wood for me. We used some kind of covered wire to hand the wood and added black raffia for the bow.

The candy corn wreath was an unplanned project. We used a foam wreath, candy corn, ribbon, and Halloween bells. Mom and I both made one. I like how hers turned out better, but didn't get a picture before she left so I posted mine.

I am already planning projects for next year so I really hope mom can come again! Sisters can come too!

Leg Warmers

Brynn started dance this fall. She LOVES it! I wanted something she could wear to keep her warm as it gets cold but there are strict rules to what they can have. I remembered that I had a cute pattern I had bought off of Etsy so I pulled that out. After a few attempts and adjustments to the pattern so that they fit right, here is what I came up with:


I changed it a bit from the pattern because I didn't like how it fit her. It was mostly the same just did less rows and didn't expand it as much as the pattern said at the top of the leg warmer. I already have an order for one! I am hoping to sell enough to start paying for Brynn's dance. What do you think of them?

I don't know if anyone besides the four of us with the eight crafting hands actually read what we post, but I decided post my first tutorial. I'm starting with an easy one!

For Halloween, I couldn't decide what to have Trevin be. I thought it would be fun if his costume went along with Dillan's costume. Dillan decided to be a vampire, so Trevin is going to be a bat!

I bought a pair of black fleece pants and this cute black and white onsie:


I wanted something he could wear after too. We'll call it being frugal!

To make the wings, get a sheet of paper, scissors and the onsie. Lay the onsie on top of the paper.

Making sure the sleeve is out to the side as shown in the above picture, trace the side of the onsie and the arm. Trace a reverse scallop shape going between the two end points from you previous tracing. (hope this all makes sense. Keep in mind this is the first time I have done this!)

Cut our your shape which will now be the pattern piece. Put this on your fleece. NOTE: I choose fleece because of the fact that it doesn't fray. It is easy to use and thick enough to hold the shape well. Cut out the fleece using the pattern.

Now you have bat wings! Obviously they don't need to be perfect!

Get a needle and thread. Sew the wing onto the seam of you onsie. I started on the side working up towards the arm. I just did a big whipstitch so that I can easily remove it after. It doesn't have to be permanent, just enough to stay on for the few times he will wear it.

Now, repeat for the other side and then you are finished! Easy right?!?


I hope I did okay for my first tutorial! You've got to start somewhere right? I still need to make a cute little batty hat for him. I will post a tutorial for that as well as soon as I can!


-Andrea

Witch Hat

I made a witch hat for a Halloween decoration. I had seen a few different ones at stores/boutiques and made one. It took me a few tries to get it right, but I finally did it :)

Pumpkin Pillow

I saw a pumpkin pillow made out of felt at JoAnn's and liked it, so I decided to make one. I did it more simple then the one I saw, but I like it. What do you think?

Owl Quilt

Here is the owl quilt I made for my friends baby. I think it turned out pretty cute. Thanks Mom for your help with it!

Trevin's Quilt

I finished Trevin's quilt a week or so ago but haven't gotten around to posting it until now!

I wanted something different for his quilt so I decided to do raw edge applique instead of normal pieced squares. I wanted to leave spaces between the squares so that I could tie in the dinosaur theme. This is what I (with the help of mom of course!) came up with:



Here is a close up of the stitching. I was going to applique the stars and dinos but didn't want to take all that time cutting things out. I thought it would be fun to just stitch the shapes on.



I was proud of this quilt because I had seen something similar and really wanted to do the raw edge concept but the one I had seen would have been a big pain to do. I (once again with mom's help) came up with this idea so it wasn't so intense for a beginner like me. I hadn't ever designed a quilt really before so I am more proud of this quilt than the others I have done!

Place mat

This is what I bought at Walmart for $3. I am making my own version as a table runner. I am hoping to be done by the end of the week, but wanted to give you a preview. I hope mine turns out even better!

Fall Flower Arrangement

This is my first real attempt at a flower arrangement. I needed something to go on top of my cupboards in the kitchen for fall. I made three of them, so I hope they are not terrible.

Fabric Pumpkins

I like my fabric pumpkins. We changed them a bit from what we saw on u create. Adding a few more darts made them more pumpkin shaped.

Revised Wreath

Mom-thanks for suggesting that I add some color. I think it looks a lot better. Any other ideas?

Little Girl Dress

Here is something else I made for the upcoming birthday. I hope she likes it!

Pants into Skirt

I made these skirts for part of Lexi's birthday present. I just got pants from Savers and cut the legs of and added fabric that I already had. I think they turned out pretty cute, and they were super easy. I'm excited to see her wear them!

I'm counting this as being crafty :) I stayed up late last night making this invitation for Lexi's birthday party. It was late and I was really tired, so I'm glad I still thought it looked ok this morning when I was all the way awake. Anyways, I'm excited about how it turned out, so I thought I'd post it.

(On the real thing there is more writing but I blocked it out since I'm posting it on the internet)

Flower Headbands

Here are the flowers I made. I put them on headbands for something different. I'm really excited about the way they turned out.
This is the one I made for me:

Hanging Map Picture

Here is my foam board and scrapbook paper hanging map picture. I finally have something to fill this spot on my wall!

Grapevine Wreath

I'm not sure yet if I thing think this looks good or just crazy. Even after soaking the vines I couldn't get it to unroll enough to do a normal wreath, so I had to twist it around. I probably need fatter ribbon to hang it, but this is the best they had at walmart. Maybe it needs something else on it. Any suggestions??

Reusable duster

Meg showed me a tutorial on a blog, on how to make a reusable flannel duster for a Swiffer handle. I made for me, one for Meg, and one for Donna at work, who was going to give me one of her extra handles in exchange. I used mine this morning, on lamps, ceiling fans, furniture, etc. It worked great! It still sheds a bit, another washing or two should help that.

Crazy Outfit

The leggings are from my Ottobre Design magazine. They have pin tucks from the knee down. The shirt is wild colors, but it matched the pants. I love how the bottoms turned out!!

Birthday Cake

This is our My Little Pony Mermaid birthday cake. The kids LOVED it!!

Jewelry

Here is the necklace and bracelet I made for little one's b-day. The pictures are bad quality.