Flashback Friday

I made this purse in July 2007. It was made for an auction at our annual Cousin's Reunion. Here is the inside.

I am participating in Fabric Friday.

Christmas Dress

I bought the ribbon for Sweet Pea's dress and finished it up this afternoon. It's nothing fancy, just a pillowcase dress, but I think it will look cute, especially with Bubbo's matching shirt.Precious S and I also finished the flag yesterday, but the pictures will have to wait. We're surprising someone with it and don't want them to see it on here first.

1. Make a pincusion for my friend's birthday - due Saturday 11/14
2. Make a Christmas pillowcase dress for Sweet Pea - due Monday 11/30
3. Make a matching Christmas shirt for Bubbo - due Monday 11/30
4. Make flag with Precious S - due Tuesday 12/1
5. Make Teacher's gifts for Sweet Pea & Bubbo's teachers - due Friday 12/18
6. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
7. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
8. Make sleeping bag for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
9. Make sleeping bag for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
10. Make bean bag chair for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
11. Make bean bag chair for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
12. Secret birthday present project - due Thursday 12/31

Progress on Teacher's Gifts

For the kids teachers I am making little open bags/baskets using this tutorial. I decided to do a test run because I wasn't sure about dimensions and how it would all work. Overall I'm happy with it, although I will change a few things. My mom asked me to make a little trash basket for her to sit next to the couch where she likes to do cross-stitch. So, this will be for her - she loves bluebonnets.

Christmas Tree Shirt

I finished Bubbo's Christmas tree shirt yesterday. I also finished sewing Sweet Pea's pillowcase dress, but I haven't gotten the ribbon for it yet, so I won't show you pictures until it's completely done. I appliqued this little Christmas tree onto the t-shirt with my machine. I love the way it turned out. This tree was cut out of the fabric that Sweet Pea's dress is made out of.A close-up of the applique.


1. Make a pincusion for my friend's birthday - due Saturday 11/14
2. Make a Christmas pillowcase dress for Sweet Pea - due Monday 11/30
3. Make a matching Christmas shirt for Bubbo - due Monday 11/30
4. Make flag with Precious S - due Tuesday 12/1
5. Make Teacher's gifts for Sweet Pea & Bubbo's teachers - due Friday 12/18
6. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
7. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
8. Make sleeping bag for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
9. Make sleeping bag for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
10. Make bean bag chair for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
11. Make bean bag chair for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
12. Secret birthday present project - due Thursday 12/31

Cupcake Pinchushion - Check

I made this cupcake pincushion - finished it on Friday. I made it using this tutorial. There are some really cute ones over there, so go check them out. This was difficult and took my twice as long as I expected, but it was mainly my fault because I didn't pay enough attention to the directions and I didn't have all the right supplies. But, hopefully my friend will enjoy and it does work as a pincushion.



1. Make a pincusion for my friend's birthday - due Saturday 11/14
2. Make a Christmas pillowcase dress for Sweet Pea - due Monday 11/30
3. Make a matching Christmas shirt for Bubbo - due Monday 11/30
4. Make flag with Precious S - due Tuesday 12/1
5. Make Teacher's gifts for Sweet Pea & Bubbo's teachers - due Friday 12/18
6. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
7. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
8. Make sleeping bag for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
9. Make sleeping bag for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
10. Make bean bag chair for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
11. Make bean bag chair for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
12. Secret birthday present project - due Thursday 12/31

Flashback Friday

I'm going to use Flashback Friday as a way to share things that I've made in the past.

I made the overalls on the left for Sweet Pea in 2006. She was 2 years old at the time. They are school spirit overalls for Texas A&M. Sorry the pictures aren't that great - somehow I didn't get pictures of them up close. You should be able to see them a little bit better if you click on the pictures.
Note: my brother made his overalls.

Sewing Goals through December

I have got a lot of sewing projects I am working on. Here's my list of projects:

1. Make a pincusion for my friend's birthday - due Saturday 11/14
2. Make a Christmas pillowcase dress for Sweet Pea - due Monday 11/30
3. Make a matching Christmas shirt for Bubbo - due Monday 11/30
4. Make flag with Precious S - due Tuesday 12/1
5. Make Teacher's gifts for Sweet Pea & Bubbo's teachers - due Friday 12/18
6. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
7. Secret Christmas present project - due Friday 12/25
8. Make sleeping bag for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
9. Make sleeping bag for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
10. Make bean bag chair for Sweet Pea - due Friday 12/25
11. Make bean bag chair for Bubbo - due Friday 12/25
12. Secret birthday present project - due Thursday 12/31

Sorry I can't share the secrets - don't want to give away surprises for people who might read the blog. Hope you'll enjoy seeing my progress as I work on these projects. I'm feeling a little overwhelmed by all of it right now, but hopefully I can start marking things off soon.