Sewing Maternity

Last weekend and this weekend I finally got around to sewing some maternity clothes that I have had the fabric for for awhile.

First I made a pair of black pants. (Sorry no picture) They are just plain black, made out of a comfy suiting material. Instead of the ribbing the pattern recommended for the top maternity section, I just used some left over black jersey I had from a wrap top I made before.

Next I had found some pink polka dot stretch fabric (it's actually swimsuit material!) on sale at Hancock Fabrics. My mom got me a maternity pattern for shirt, so I thought I'd give it a try.

 It was pretty easy to make. I love sewing knits now that I have a serger. I need to start off making tops a smaller size. I always think I'm bigger than I am. I guess that'd better than the other way around. You can always take something in but usually can't let it out!

 And yesterday I just finished bamboo pjs! I bought bamboo knit online. It's super comfy and bamboo only gets softer as you wash it. I wanted the top to be sort of like a wrap top, so I used the top part of that pattern and just made a rectangle bottom with some gathers for my baby bump.

 For the pants, I used a pair of maternity pj pants my mom got me as a pattern! I love the pajamas! I think they will get a ton of wear this winter and even after I have the baby!

That's all the sewing for now. I'm in the process of making a cape because none of my winter coats will button over my bump anymore! Hopefully it'll be finished and I can post again later this week.

Happy Halloween!

Another crazy month has flown by with hardly any sewing or crafting to post about! I had my baby shower 2 weeks ago, last weekend my parents were in town and this weekend my sister was in town! The baby shower was great and we got a ton of cute stuff. My parents came to Memphis and bought a house! Also that weekend, we got the nursery and all of our closets organized so now the nursery actually looks like a nursery and not a catch all junk room. My sister came to town for our annual Halloween party and she penciled in the jungle mural on the nursery wall! More details to come on that but at least it is drawn on the wall.

I put the felt bats up again by the front door and the double stick tape I bought absolutely failed. We put them up and probably about an hour later our entry way looked like this:

 Do you see them all on the ground? How annoying.

 All stuck in the quilt hanger.

 And then on the pew. Crazy. We put them up again with regular tape and they lasted a little better, but still not great. Who knows what brand of double stick tape I used last year for none of them to fall down. I'll have to look for a new brand next year.

While Rach was in town, she helped me make a skeleton shirt. I saw one on pinterest and thought I could make it pretty easy. Rach is really good at drawing from a picture, so she just drew on a black t-shirt I bought at Salvation Army (it was men's 4x, I just took it in and made new sleeves to make it maternity) with chalk and I painted in with white fabric paint.

 I forgot to pin a bow on our baby girl's head, oh well, it was still cute. I didn't wear the hat all day, just to hand out candy. My mom gave it to Rach for Halloween but she was just going to be driving back to Roanoke from Memphis, so she gave it to me to wear!

Pretty cute. The baby looks a little crazy in the pictures, but I guess that make it even more Halloweeny!

halloween decorations

Well before the halloween decorations i thought i would share a hair do that i was proud of that i did all by myself (which for me is a big deal). Its just half up with a little bump.

(i don't even think you noticed the new space in between my front teeth. hahahaha)

Also this week, I went through all my clothes and got rid of some and put summer clothes away. I haven't got the winter clothes out yet but i'm pretty excited to see what i have since i haven't seen whats in that trunk in over a year!

Here is Gourd helping me go through my drawers.

Now for the decorations! In my room I put mice along the wall which Gourd loved and have since been pulled from the wall and ripped up. It looked fun for a little while though!

Here are the decorations on my bar. The little witch is one of my all time favorite decorations. She doesn't like photos though i guess!

This is the trunk on the way into the living room. I thought it looks nice and classic halloween.

Here is the bat cave!! I had to make a couple more bats to make it look full but it was worth it. I love these bats and smile every time I walk through them.

Here are some spiders on a shelf in the library. I think they are fun and creepy.

I feel like I don't have a lot of decorations this year even though I used all that I have. I guess its just because I have a bigger place so I might be adding more through out the month!

Hope you have a good weekend!

Crochet

I decided to learn to crochet so I could make cute things for the baby. I wanted to start with something easy and I found this free coozie pattern online. I learned 3 different kind of stitches!

 Here they are on some pint glasses!

I just printed out patterns for baby hoodies to crochet this weekend while we are at the farm. Wish me luck!

Sewing, sewing, sewing

This weekend I took all Sunday while we watched football and got some sewing done. First we emptied the closet in the media room (where I sew) of all Kellen's old plastic toys (they are in there so they don't melt in the attic). We moved all of that junk to a spare bedroom closet and I made a nice organized sewing closet! I love it. It is much easier to see what fabric I have and what I need to do next. Plus if I need to clean up fast, there is now space in the closet to put my sewing machine and serger in the same room! No crazy cleaning and stuffing things in bags to put in the spare bedroom.

First I finished up some plaid button downs. I bought these at Salvation Army in the men's section and made them into cute maternity tops.

 I just belted with a ribbon instead of sewing elastic around the 'waist.' Then it's not squeezing me too much.

Do you think these are too short to wear with leggings? I'm thinking leggings just make me nervous. I like the tops but maybe they are too short.

 Here's #2.

 And #3. I think this was a 2x, so if any of them are long enough to wear with leggings, this one would be it.

 It might be a little Christmasy to wear in October though.

 After I finished the tops, I made a dress out of the blue jersey I bought online for a wedding we are going to this weekend in Illinois. I used a maternity t-shirt and a stretchy skirt I have as the 'pattern.'

 Kellen said it was tight, I guess it is. He didn't say if that was a good or bad thing. Here's the inspiration:

Looks pretty close!

 Baby's getting pretty big.

What do you think?

Quick outfit catch up

I finally have a minute to catch up on the pictures on my camera.

I think I wore this last week. It is definitely fall in Memphis. Chilly in the morning, 45ish degrees, then at least 80 still in the afternoon. It gets a little complicated dressing for the weather. Luckily (or unluckily I suppose), work seems to crank the AC during the spring and fall, so you get to wear fall sweaters and boots!

 I saw a picture from Pea in the Pod with a maxi dress and long sweater for fall belted and loved it.

 I made another jersey wrap top. This one is nicer than the red jersey and I can definitely tell when I'm wearing it. It doesn't slip and slide around as much which is much better throughout the day.

 These tops might be my favorite maternity tops. Cute and fitted to show off the bump!

 Last, this is what I wore today. Kellen thinks this dress looks like a nightgown, but its comfy.

 Me and baby survived the belt for half the day. After I worked out at lunch, the belt was crushing us, so couldn't do it for the rest of the day.

Boots and tights! So excited that its fall! That means it is just that much closer until we get to meet our little girl!

A couple days in Roanoke

What a cute couple!

An old cute couple!

True happy hikers

I wish we could have a cappuccino now!

 I think love is in the air in Roanoke for you Rach!

Grapevine Wreaths

Last week I picked grapes for Gramme and Papap and did a little pruning. I soaked them in a tub until I had a chance to create. 

The first one turned out the best. I should have cut more.

I guess I should have made them thicker. Oh well next time!

Fall Quilt Retreat

This was my view from my seat.

2 fall wall hangings I finished!

The front of a table topper I'm making 

for Gramme And Papap for Christmas.

Heres the back , I'm making it out of Roy Rogers fabric, its an old tv show the used to watch.

These are 2 Christmas table runners I thought Someone might like for Christmas!

Last but not least, this is the free loot I got just for going! I had such a good time I'm so glad I went!