Saturday, March 28, 2009

ballerinas and super heroes



today is the medium bug's birthday party (she's three...) and we're having a ballerina and super-hero party.  it was meant to be just ballerinas but i realized there were a few super-heroes that needed invites, so i expanded it a bit.  

so, i made the no-sew tutus and i also made super-hero capes.  and i'm almost ready for the party to start.  

here's a guest in a tutu ...

and above is my baby bug in a cape ...

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Monday, March 16, 2009

sewing donations...

i had forgotten a couple of things over the past couple of weeks.  or, rather, i had forgotten that some many events were coinciding at the end of March.  It's my medium-sized bug's birthday (she'll be three, she's happy to announce to anyone in earshot) and the party is next weekend.  i'm going to my 20th (!) high school reunion this weekend.  and the biggest bug's school is having a fund-raising auction the first weekend in april.

none of this would matter much except (a) i made a commitment to myself to make tutus (10 of them) for my medium bug's birthday and (b) i made a commitment to the school to make some children's clothing for the auction and (c) i'm going to be out of town for the reunion this weekend.  

so.  i'm busily cutting, planning and fretting.  

i'm making the tutus from a no-sew pattern, so i can actually take those with me and work on them in the plane.  wait, i'm going with my medium bug, so that's really not going to work.   but hope springs eternal.

i'm making a dress for the auction that i've already made, so i have the pattern cut out, i have the materials and it should be relatively easy.  same with the pants.    but i feel as though i should do it this week.

and i need to get a haircut by thursday.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

first sewn item for me...



so, after sewing about 5 dresses and a few shirts for the medium-sized bug and some pants and pjs for the big and baby bugs, i've finally made something for me.  

i made an off-white, double gauze, oversized cropped shirt from the Naomi Ito book.  i'm wearing it now, but haven't taken a picture of it.  will try to do that tomorrow.  i like the shirt but it's not my favorite thing.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

i'm succumbing to my desire to share with the world...

my sewing projects.  this will not be a very chatty blog -- but i'm hoping that i actually post pictures of the things i'm making.

right now, i have a few things on my queue. a shirt for me from a nani iro pattern book.
i'm loving both namoi ito's fabrics and patterns.  

there are more things i'm wanting to sew, but right now my almost three year old daughter wants my complete, undivided attention.  hence the not very chattiness of this blog.