Hannah's Gift

So my niece Hannah is the latest to get hit with Heather's Sewing Obsession. I don't know if the kids will agree, but I sure think that making something is a whole lot better than running to Target or just getting something off of Amazon.

Here is the Drawing Pad/Pencil Holder inspired by http://www.skiptomylou.org/2008/09/29/diy-pencil-and-drawing-pad-holder/

I now know what she was talking about the fabric "puckering" but it is too late to fix it.

It took me two days to make, let's see how long it takes to ship!

The Sewing Bug

So, I started all this because I have started to sew and along with that become CRAFTY. I have always wanted to be crafty, but lacked the creativity. Now with the web, I can just copy. Here is a run down of what I have done so far...

It all started with a class to make a bag.

I tried to control myself, but after I started, I wanted to sew, sew, sew. I wanted to sew Sophia a bag really badly. I ended up doing a lot of shopping at Joann's and on the Internet. The picture below of the office turned sewing room is what came to be.

This is what happens to a room when you let a three year old entertain herself while you try to sew!! I swear, I might be lazy, but not this messy.

During the bag experience, I discovered the Internet and all the cool sites with free patterns, great ideas, and even MOMS that are super crafty and creative. Amazing! I started with this yoga mat bag. I found several and used them all a little, but this one the most: http://boredandcrafty.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/yoga-mat-bag-tutorial/

Here is mine with a bit of embroidery since my machine does it for me.

So after the bags, I wanted to make gifts. I figure, one year of gifts will practically pay for that sewing machine you saw above. (That is IF you disreguard all the things you buy to learn to make the gifts :)

Here are my tries at gifts and let me just say...I am proud of myself! The first crafty things were felt bunnies and a felt bag for Ella. I have no picture, but I found the felt bunnies at http://allsorts.typepad.com/




Next, I made the Crayon Roll that I found at http://www.skiptomylou.org/2007/04/25/on-a-roll/. Mine was for a 1 year old boy so I left off the ric rac. (Just proud of myself for knowing what ric rac is.)

My second gift, a memory game with bag, was for a 3 year old boy from Sophia's class. I found this at two different websites.
http://lovelydesign.blogspot.com/2009/02/goodie-bags.html
and
http://inchmark.squarespace.com/inchmark/2009/1/12/fabric-scrap-memory-game.html



And that is where the story begins! I hope to post more projects with inspiration websites as well as pics of the kids, husband, and dogs!!