Sweet Alora Joy was born February 25th and so I have gotten to sew for her the most.
This is a picture I got to take of her in the hospital wearing a shirt and hat I made from the NCBE pattern. I love this pattern so much. I can whip out a shirt and pants in a half hour and it is the perfect baby gift for anybody.
I had some ice giraffe scraps and when I saw this pattern in Ottobre Design Magazine I knew I had to make it. It is a pair of pants, a shirt and the jumper.
I also had some pink ooga booga scraps and made this little dress by modifying the NCBE pattern. I love how it turned out, but next time I will make the skirt a little wider. I didn't have enough fabric to make it wider this time.
So I had never made a pair of pants before and I decided I wanted to tackle it. I found a great pattern in Ottobre and bought some grey corduroy and started sewing away. I really like how they turned out. I didn't finish my edges though and the corduroy frayed and created a hole in one of the seams which is not fixable. At least Raider got to wear them like 5 times before they became ruined. Anyway I learned my lesson and next time will make sure I finish my seams with corduroy.
After Alora was born we brought up the baby swing from under the house and found out that a mouse had made the cushion it's home. It definitely needed a new one so I just copied the shape of the original and made this one. The old one was navy but I thought Alora needed a girly one. I love the fabric!
And with the attached blanket pulled up from the pocket that hold it underneath
As soon as I found out Alora was a girl I went out and bought some pink fabric to make her a flannel blanket and I got to try out some fun stitches with my new sewing machine
My sister had used a boppy with Soraya but had a different twins nursing pillow for the boys. The boppy she had with Soraya was one made before they made covers for them. She obviously needed a cover and asked me to make her one. The other side is just brown and both fabrics are made out of flannel.
I got this amazingly cute pattern for girls and boys underwear from That Darn Kat that doesn't require elastic. I wanted to try it out so I made some underwear for Soraya out of some scrap fabric I had. They turned out so cute and they are her favorite underwear so I am going to have to make some more.
And finally I got to get out and do something for myself. I took a sewing class at this great new fabric store here in Spokane called Buttercupitty. The lady who runs the place, Ari, is so much fun and I am signed up to take another class from her soon. The class was a beanbag chair class and as soon as I signed up I knew I would be making the beanbag for my little man, Raider. It was so easy to make and Raider fell in love with it as soon as he saw it. The khaki pirate flannel actually is the same fabric that his baby blanket was made with and it matches his bedroom perfectly.
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