July Goals

I hadn't heard of Sew Bitter Sweet Designs challenge, Lovely Year of Finishes before.

Mara from Secretly Stitching told me about this link-up and it's a great idea!

I usually have my 'goals' in my head but I end up pushing them back as the weeks go by.

So, without further ado, here are my goals for July:

 

1. To bind this quilt that I just finished quilting this past week.

 

 

The front is a super cute panel that the Fat Quarter Shop sent our way, and the corresponding back strip is also from the Fat Quarter Shop. (Owl Wonderful)

The rest of the backing is some fabric from my stash.

I need to figure out what I want to bind it with--possibly some of that backing fabric I have left.

 

When I finish this it'll be for the Pregnancy Care Centres yet!

 

2. Also, on my list for this month is underwear for my sons I believe I have two patterns--I just have to find them.

 

3. I was also lent an Elnita serger to borrow for long term--I'm quite excited about that. So, on my list is to learn how to use a serger!

4. And, if time allows, I have plans for some dresses for myself....

Linking up: 

A Winner! And a Dino Adventure

And, we have a winner!

 

  Mara said...

I love giveaways too! Wish I could sew for your pregnancy centers, but since I am in Europe I will just admire all of your creations.

 

Congratulations Mara! I will email you shortly for your info so I can get this off in the mail to you ASAP so you can receive a fun squishy package in the mail!

 

On another note, we took the kids on a fun day yesterday--to Jurassic Forest!

They had so much fun.



The first part they were terrified, actually--they seriously thought the dinosaurs were real.

We had barely entered the trails when we heard roars and had earlier heard some kids screaming. When the dinosaurs actually moved they were sticking quite close to us!



 

My one son was afraid to leave my side until I said that they were pretend.

"They're pretend!!!!" he shouted at his brother.

After that they were only a little leery of the 'meat-eaters' but enjoyed themselves thoroughly, running ahead on the trail to see if they could spot the next one.

 

 

And, of course, we had to bring home some toy dinosaurs which had to be 'meat-eaters' except for my daughter's which bulges it's eyes out if you squeeze it. She thought it was hilarious and it now has the name, 'googly eyes.'

 

It was a beautiful park--a nice boardwalk trail through an absolutely gorgeous forest and then a sand pit where the kids could run and dig and play.

 

 

The only thing we didn't like was the evolutionist propaganda--we actually skipped two short trails--the evolution of mammals and the evolution of birds and feathers.

The main trails also have signs and such but if you go prepared to answer questions and explain the errors then it'd still be a great learning experience.

And, what boy doesn't LOVE dinosaurs?

 

--The two pictures of 'nature' are entered into a contest on their Facebook page. The 15th of July is the deadline and then I'm assuming they'll be up so people can vote on their favourite by liking the pictures there!--

 

 



Peek-a-Boo Patterns 4th of July Sale!

Peek-a-Boo Pattern shop is having a 4th of July sale!

 

 

They have some super cute patterns:

 

 

This nautical dress is so sweet!

 

 

And, these shorts would be perfect for this beautiful summer weather!

Plus, if you buy three patterns, you get one free!

Click here to visit Peek-a-Boo Pattern Shop.

Canada Day, a Huge Thank-you, and a Giveaway! *Closed*

First of all,

Happy Canada Day!

Second of all,

 

I want to give a huge thank-you to these companies and individuals who have contributed either patterns or fabric for us as we've spent the last two months sewing for Pregnancy Care Centres.

 

We've got a decent stack in our Flickr group!

It was definitely a lot of fun and I'm thinking of organizing another one of these sew-alongs in the future!

 

 

Jaye Jaye (screen name yellowhibiscus)

 

And, last but not least, I have a fun giveaway for you all--I love giveaways!

And, here it is, a set of three fat quarters:

 

don't you love the keys?!

 

All you have to do to win this, is leave a comment.

Followers, new and old, get a bonus, just leave a comment letting me know you follow!

Also, those who have sewed for the pregnancy care centers get an additional entry--again, just leave a comment telling me you did! 

This giveaway is open internationally.

Please make sure that you are not a no-reply blogger--I need to be able to contact the winner!

And, this giveaway will close July 5th, 2013!

 

 ** Giveaway is closed! **

 

 

Farewell Google Reader!

So, as most of you probably know, Google Reader is done tomorrow.

If you wish to still follow along, follow my blog with Bloglovin':

 

Or, your own favourite blog reader!

 

Have a great Canada Day tomorrow, and stay tuned for a giveaway!!!

Three Dresses

I have been working on these here and there, whenever I had a moment in my rather busy life.

Last week I had to have a D & C so I've been taking some time to just recover, but I was quite excited about these dresses--I absolutely love the fabric! (They're all from the Fat Quarter Shop.) So, I had to get them done.

 

front

 

The first one, is the Little Geranium Dress. The fabric is from Ann Kelle's, Girlfriends line, here and here.

I used snaps for the buttons so there would not be anything too thick to make it uncomfortable for baby.

It's a pretty quick, easy sew with no exposed seams in the inside!

back

And, the last two are both the Maggie Mae Tunic and Dress pattern from Shwin Designs.

 

 

The grey fabric is absolutely adorable--I think I need to buy some greys for my stash! This one specifically. Although, it is no longer available from the Fat Quarter Shop--it is from Aneela Hoey for Moda, Walk in the Woods. The white fabric is from Riley Blake Design available here.

These are both in size 6-9 months in dress length.

 

back

The closures is the only thing I disliked or was 'afraid to attempt' about this pattern. That top piece has between 8-10 layers of fabric in there, and to do a button hole through that seemed a little sketchy. So, I hand-sewed a sew-in snap with a pretty button on top to hide the stitching. And, I only put one snap on each dress--I didn't have enough of these buttons to hide another but I think it'll work fine with just the one!

 

The white fabric for the second one is the same as above and the pink is no longer available, but blue and green are here.

 

back

 

It was a fun challenge, squeezing two dresses out of these fabrics--I actually had to piece one of the bodice linings together to make it. It's definitely a treat working with some super cute fabric though!

 

Now, I should work on some gift sewing--two of my friends have had babies...

Any good ideas for boys? 

 



Some Baby Boy Sewing for Pregnancy Care Centres

I've been doing some more sewing.

Two Baby Boy Button-Ups and another Basic Baby Pant.

The fabric was sent our way from the Fat Quarter Shop--thank-you!!

And, the buttons I got at Fabricland where they had a buy one box of buttons, get 3 free. I bought 2 boxes and got 6 free. I like that kind of shopping!

 

The Sesame Street fabric is available here and here.

And, I can't find the train fabric and the piece I have has no slevedge that has info on it.

(If you know what line it is from, let me know!)

 



 

The above one is a set, obviously.

The bottom one, I still want to sew up some pants for, I think. It'd look good over a cute little pair of jeans but I don't think I can whip those up.

 

 

I loved the tags the fabric lended itself to:

 

The bottom tag is one of the trains cut out.

 



 

 But, I should get sewing again.

I'm working on a Little Geranium Dress now!