Sewing: Juliana's two very talented Grandma's!

A few months ago my sister spotted one of Juliana's shirt and said she loved it so much and insisted that I have my mother make one like it for Juliana, since she is such a great knitter.

Here is the original shirt.



Here is Grandma Christiansen's version.



The details.





My sister even bought some labels for my mother since she has been making all sorts of stuff for her grand kids. This piece will be staying in the family for sure.



I think she loves it Grandma!





Juliana is very lucky to have another VERY talented grandma! She loves to make quilts and is sooooo very good at it. This Quilt she made was a Valentine Day quilt.



Here is a full length shot.

Sorry, the only pic that came out was this upside down view.



Juliana enjoying the beautiful valentine's print and colors.




I think she likes this one!




Sorry Juliana but this Quilt was made for ..... MEEEEE!

Sewing: Nautical White Dress with frills

Hello summer! I love summer. Technically the California summers. Its where I grew up at. Summers here in Vegas is a little different. Its where I live now. Vegas summers is more like having to stay indoors to survive the deathly heat and hoping the 3 long months would go by quickly. But in California, the place to stay cool was near water. Whether it be the pool, lake, river or at the beach that's where I was at and wishing the summers never end.

A couple weeks ago I decided to make a Nautical theme dress to get in the spirit of summer. White and Navy blue are the colors that came to my mind when designing this dress.



I bought a bundle of white frills, when I last went to the garment district in LA and decided to use it for the skirt. I like it. And I think my daughter likes it too.



I added a polka dotted fabric in the back of the skirt to fashionably hold the elastic in place.



Unlike my daughter, I'd rather be near the water and she rather be near the horses. Hence the cowboy boots. She insisted on wearing this. She's my little cowgirl and not my little beach bum.



Wherever we might be this summer, let's stay fashionably cool!

Sewing: Summer dress

Two years ago I bought a pattern, Butterick B4718, from Joanns. I didn't realize until after I bought it that it was 3 sizes to BIG! Oops! I had started it but just never got around to finishing it. I just wasn't motivated to finishing it because it would be awhile before this dress would get some use. So I stored the half finished summer dress in my chest of fabrics.

Yesturday I pulled it out and noticed that all it needed to finish was putting on a zipper and hem the dress and it would be done. Maybe thats why I never got around to finishing it. Zippers scare me! I just don't like putting one on.



But I tackled it and voila!



A completed summer dress. I decided to give this one to my 5 year old niece in Wyoming. Hope she likes it!

Note: I couldn't send one to her without giving one to her little sister! This happen to be another one of those projects that never got finished. A white lace trim was all it needed to finish this Mary Engelbrit skirt. And by the way, this was scraps left over from the ME quilt I made for Juliana. Here is the front and back of the skirt. I have no idea which is which.

Sewing: Refashioned Nautical Shirt

My husband's shirt before...



and after....



Can't wait to see the look on his face when he gets home and see's his daughter with her "new" shirt.




I wonder if he'll notice something familiar?




Here she is giving her new shirt a hug.



We are ready for summer!

Note: I used the 90 Minute Shirt Tutorial from Made for inspiration for this shirt.

Sewing: April showers bring May 'Fabric' flowers!

One of the things I love about May are the many flowers I see blooming everywhere! I think they make the world so much prettier to live in. I love having flowers in my home, flowers in my yard, flowers for Mothers Day {with Dark Chocolate of course!}, and most especially hand picked flowers from my daughter who picks them at random places.

So I thought I'd have a little fun and make my own flower using scraps of fabric I have that are piling up in my home.



Well, I have been doing a lot a sewing recently as you've noticed. It could be the nice weather we are having here and it gets me in the mood to create something new. Now on to my next project... Happy Sewing!

Sewing: Binding Swirl

Working on some binding today. They kind of remind me of candy. Doesn't it? We have Peppermint, Caramel, and Blueberry twist.



I am using the peppermint roll for an upcoming project I am doing for one of my cousins. She is having her first baby, a girl, this fall! Hope she and baby enjoy this yummy gift.

Sewing: Pleaded shirt

The other day I sewed a cute little shirt for my daughter using Butterick B4176 pattern.



I couldn't resist so I made three!



I had bought these buttons awhile ago when they were on sale. I absolutley love the Mother Goose button!



Three summer shirts already for wear. So simple I think I will make three more!

Sewing: Strawberry Shortcake Birthday Skirt

My daughter Looooves Strawberry Shortcake. Almost every night (ok, every SINGLE night), she request to watch Strawberry Shortcake after her bath. She knows the songs, the dance moves, the characters, and even the lines. She is SS biggest fan!

So for her 3rd Birthday I decided to make her a Strawberry Shortcake skirt. I used a SS fabric that I had leftover from a quilt I am making for J. My plan is to finish her SS quilt by summer.

I am telling you she loves Strawberry Shortcake.



I also decided to make a matching top. To make it easy on myself, I bought a simple white tank top and appliqued SS on top.



Viola! A SS skirt with a matching top.