A total fail!

On Friday I spent the day working on a few more bib/burp cloths sets for the first part of the day.
At the end, when I finished with what I had left of my terry cloth, I decided to tackle a cute pattern I had found on prudentbaby.com

Snappy Toddler Top

I thought this top would be very cute to try, so I set out printing the pattern. Cutting it out was no problem at all. I think my problems started with the buttons. In the pattern she says you can use snaps OR buttons. So of course, I chose large chunky buttons. I should have chosen snaps. There was a reason she used snaps!!!

So first, It was almost impossible to sew the neck pieces together inside out because of the button.
Then, I decided I had to go all out and create my own edging to match my arm bunting. That was where my mistake lay. It became impossible to pin the three parts together.

One side turned out ok. I could pretend this was nice top if I wanted.

The other side... not good. SOOOO bad. The fabric was pulling and twisting, and it turned out square-ish instead of rounded.

Look at the back! So uneven.


Even us sewers have our bad days. I was tired at this point, and I just wanted to get it done. I should have set it aside to finish another day. I have learned. My husband was so supportive. "This was the first time you tried this honey", and "You will do it better next time". He is right. Next time I will start simple, and I take my time. Lesson learned.

Etsy update!

I added some of the items I've made in the last couple of days on etsy! Its the baby stuff, obviously!



On another note, it looks like I WON'T be writing the grass company, YAY!

Garden Beginnings

I've spent the last week working on the garden, and really trying to focus on making it a livable space. When we moved in it was overtaken by weeds, vines, and bug eaten roses. It took a couple days, but I pulled it all out (sorry, didn't think to take pics), and put in a planter box in the back.

I built it all from scratch! Its still not finished, but the work that needs to be done is minor.
Around the planter box, I planted grass. It still hasn't sprouted, and I'm not feeling very positive about it. Its been over a week, watering twice a day... I may wait a couple more, then write the company for a refund. The planter box is waiting for soil.

Along another wall I planted blueberry bushes! We went to Wal-Mart to check out the quality of their outdoor furniture, and they had these bushes for 50% off! They look pretty good to me!

I planted four along the wall. Working on a budget is hard because you can only do a little at a time, so its looking pretty barren. In time...

Crafting beginnings

This is my crafting space that i set up yesterday.

I wanted to use all the fabric i bought a while ago, but I needed some terry from JoAnn's. JoAnn's is dangerous. Their outdoor stuff was 75% off, plus I always check the remnant bin. There are usually a couple things I can use for random projects. They had a beautiful embriodered cotton

which I promptly made into a blanket. One mistake, but I will try and fix it today. They also had this beautiful 'exploding flower' design. I love the cream with fall colors.


I did get the terry I needed, and I started some bibs from scraps yesterday.


Things are coming along! More work to be done today!

So we've moved and things have begun

So we've moved, and settled in, and I feel comfortable now. I've been told that your life can be based off points. Each event in any given time is a point, positive or negative. Like, wedding = 1 point. Moving = 1 point. Quitting my job that was my life = 1 point. Etc. Etc.

Each point, even if its a positive thing, is a your level of stress. So even though there are so many positive changes going on, stress is high. Hopefully today I will unpack more of my crafting space, take photos of the garden, and update everyone on the business that has ensued in my life since it was upheaved a year ago when i started to plan the wedding.

This is my job now. Here. See you all soon!

My favorite photo from our wedding!

Scraps

So I've been organizing drawers for the move, and I came across a bunch of fabric scraps that are big enough for... nothing much.

BUT I've been cutting these scraps into 4x4 and 2x2 pieces so that I can attempt my first ever real quilt. The t shirt quilt was a ultra fail, but I'm hoping this one will really work!

Cutting scraps

I thought I had enough for a quilt when i was done. There was so much fabric. So I calculated how many squares I would need. For a queen size quilt I need 506 squares. After cutting for 2 days I have 187 4x4 squares, and lots of little pieces I need to join. Point is, I need more.

What I have...


If you have scraps you want to get rid of, send them my way!!!

A baking orgasm

So yesterday instead of doing prints, I got involved organizing my craft dresser for the move. Just getting things i want and don't want separated. Making sure things aren't overflowing and breaking the drawers, which happens often.

My sewing and crafting has somewhat halted because we've been packing up, but I will be cutting my fabric scraps into usable quilting sizes later today.

Came across this video on Craft Magazine's blog and I really TRULY wish all recipes were made this beautifully.

beet cake from tiger in a jar on Vimeo.