Well, I haven't posted here in nearly 4 months... I know, I know... Shame on me! But I have returned! I'll give a quick recap of what I've been up to.
At the end of February, I made a pair of silky pj pants and matching robe for my friend Charlotte's lingere party right before her wedding. I was *shocked* that I was able to make a pair of pants and robe, let alone out of a very difficult fabric to work with! Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures of my handiwork... again, shame on me!
I then stopped sewing for quite some time. My grandmother gave me supplies to learn how to embroider and I decided to pick up the hoop and learn something new! Well, I have learned quite a bit through trial and error (much more error than trial!) and am now becoming much more comfortable with the technique! I'll take some photos soon and post them.
My most recent accomplishment was a birthday gift for my friend Jessica. She's a fashionista who is able to find adorable clothes at amazing prices! So when I was thinking about what I wanted to give her, I drew a blank. I wandered up to JoAnn Fabrics (something I do frequently to become inspired) and inspiration struck! I'd make her something!
I found a cute pattern for some handbags that also had some accessories. So I made her a make-up bag, tissue holder, and key fob. I was super excited because I was able to complete all 3 projects in record time for me! That meant I started on Friday night, finished on Saturday morning, and gave them to her Sunday lunch time! Of course, in true me fashion, I forgot to take pictures before giving them to her... shame shame shame on me!
Fortunately, I really love the pattern that I bought so I plan on making more of the accessories and a handbag or two when I get motivated to go back to the store and get more interfacing...
As for right now, I'm super inspired to make all kinds of baby things! Currently, Jarred and I are starting our 20th week of our first pregnancy! SUPER EXCITED!!! And now I have been hit by the baby sewing projects bug! I want to make a sling, nursing cover, changing pad, wipe box, diaper bag, etc... (all matching or coordinating!) And I keep finding more and more that I want to make for our little one! We won't be finding out what the baby is until (s)he is born so that limits some of the creativity, but our good friends Andy and Heather are due 15 days before us (yay!!!) and are having a precious bundle of pink! So if I must make girly things it will be ok, even if we are blessed with a little man!
Ok, time to focus and get to working on some of these inspired ideas!
Lindsey
