Embellished Pillowcase Dress

Sew Sensible Pattern: Embellished Pillowcase Dress

When I first started using patterns to create children's clothing I started using Sew Sensible Patterns. They are perfect for the beginner sewer and allow you to create boutique style clothing in a pretty short time

(we're talking one or two naptimes).

This is Aimee's newest pattern - The Embellished Pillowcase Dress and I used it to make this for my daughter, Catherine.

I ran into Aimee the other day at the fabric store and she is so kind and personable. She truly enjoys what she does and loves seeing what her customers create. Check out her blog and website to see all of her patterns available.

http://www.sewsensible.blogspot.com/ http://www.sewsensible.net/

Appliqued Guitar for my little boy...and some tears!

For the boy in my life!

I made this guitar applique shirt for my little boy.

He wants to play the guitar, be a drummer and of course a cowboy (like Woody from Toy Story) and do all three things at once - every day! :)

I love him!

He is full of joy, cracks himself up laughing, thinks "Pineapple Underpants" is the silliest phrase in the world (from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse) and he is my big, sweet man!

I love you, John Patrick!

I can't sew him longalls or bubbles anymore and one day he won't even let me make him appliqued shirts or pairs of shorts. So right now I'm loving every minute of him being excited about the things I do make for him. (I'm getting teary-eyed!) Why do they grow up? :)

Linky Party & Banned from Buying Fabric for a month!

No Restraint!

Have you ever been to the fabric store and obviously been in quite a creative mood and bought a little too much fabric? Ok, maybe a little more than just a little too much? Like 10 different prints that were all too pretty to pass up and a yard each? Well...that happened this past Sunday and when I got home and my husband saw the bag he was, what can I call it, um.....quite unhappy. :) He told me I had no restraint and I said of course I do! (obviously, wouldn't that be the right answer at that moment?) He told me he bet I couldn't buy fabric for a month and the sassy side of me came out and I said I bet I could and I will go more than a month! (What the heck was I thinking!) So my craft budget is now zero til March 15th.

Good thing I have a stockpile of fun fabric

and plenty of new ideas!

And here is a sweet little baby dress I made for a friend who is having a little girl next month. Girls always get pink but also look beautiful in blue so I came up with this baby blue halter that will bring out those baby blue eyes!

LINKY PARTY! Favorites from last week's Linky Party:

Vintage Ruffle Skirt...so sweet!

http://bandycanyon.blogspot.com/2011/02/vintage-lace-ruffle-skirt.html

Office Dress - love it with the belt!

http://orlosubito.blogspot.com/2011/02/vestido-oficinero2.html

Valentine Dress - love the heart fabric!

http://imamomnotaprofessional.blogspot.com/2011/02/valentine-dress.html

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LINKY PARTY #8 and Tutu Applique Shirt
I've been making a lot of applique shirts for my little boy and thought Catherine needed one. I made her this tutu applique to match her tutu she got for Christmas from my cousin, Dana.
She seems to love it! Okay let's be honest, she's 1 year old, so... REALLY I seem to love it because she was more concerned with trying to put on her pink headband which almost immediately comes off - you know that game? :)

LINKY PARTY
favorites from last week
1. The chicken dress! Check out Willow Bean Studio's "chicken dress" for her little girl's farm birthday party
http://willowbeanstudio.blogspot.com/2010/10/bean-turns-two.html

2. Recycled Fashions created this red vintage dress that I'd love to have in my closet!http://www.recycled-fashion.com/2011/01/handmade-vintage-dress-satisfaction.html

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