Friday, December 3, 2010
Beauty and the Beast
From time to time, someone decides to start and advocacy thing on facebook thought either status updates or default photos. The new facebook "thing" is to change your profile picture to your favorite childhood cartoon character in awareness of child abuse. I decided to search for the perfect photo of Belle from Disney's Beauty and the Beast and came up with so many. So, you, Blogger, get to see all my other options :) I've always thought of Belle as "my" character because she longs for adventure, loves to read, loves to dance, sees the good in people, and talks to household objects. And I just had to add that last picture because I am pretty positive that is the face my boyfriend makes every time I make him go ballroom dancing with me, hehe.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Come away with me
I am 100% certain that I would go wherever he ask me to go.
"Forget them, Wendy. Forget them all. Come with me where you'll never, never have to worry about grown up things again"
Sunday, November 28, 2010
My very own Madeleine Mini Bloomers!
While finishing my quilt, I looked up some sewing information and stumbled across this pattern for a little pair of ruffly shorts called Madeleine Mini Bloomers. The pattern was free online (just print it out and tape it together!) and looked simple enough. Plus I thought they were so adorable that I just had to make a pair! 
When I was in florida in May, Ma Bea gave me this fantastic fabric she found for $1/yard and I absolutely adore it. Notice the tiny hearts in between the stripes?
The shorts take less than a yard and less than an hour to make. The waistband is two rows of elastic. The original pattern called for 1/4 in, but I only had 1/2 inch. I think with the smaller elastic it might have been more ruffly and delicate, but the 1/2 inch makes them super comfortable and snug, while still having a nice feminine ruffle and shape.
Another aspect of the pattern that I tweaked is the legs. The pattern uses ribbon to cinch the legs (the ribbon goes through a casing and out of two buttonholes), but I didn't want to have to mess with ribbons and ties, so I simply used more of my elastic. Using elastic makes bows completely optional and I have been playing around with where I want them positioned. What do you think? Waist only? Legs only? All or none?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Gemma's Minnie Mouse pillowcase dress (and headband!)
"pillowcase dresses" have been around for a while now and are pretty simple to make, but I had never made one and decided to make a Minnie Mouse themed one for my friend's baby girl, Gemma. Gemma (and her parents) happen to live in Florida and I didn't have her to model the dress, so I had to put it on my build-a-bear monkey (who is, in all normal situations, a boy. hehe). The dress was pretty simple to make, but I really enjoyed playing with the different stitches on my machine and used a fun stitch that looks like a string of bubbles to secure the yellow ribbon to the dress. I also found a Disney font download, so I was able to monogram her name just like Minnie Mouse!
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Busy Bee!
In other news, my sister-in-law, Holly, and I have been working on baby gifts. We've made several bibs, as well as some other cute baby things. :) Here's some pictures!
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