Kids Clothes Week - Day 2

Well, I finished the pajama top today!  I don't love the white ribbing but it's what I had...I only hope it shrinks back into shape when it's washed.

Check out the flickr pool to see what everyone's getting done this week!

Kids Clothes Week - Day 1

A quick post about my kids clothes sewing today.  I didn't actually sew anything but traced a pattern from Ottobre for a shirt for my 4 year old daughter.  Very exciting because I've wanted to try something with knits for so long and now finally I am!  It's also my first time trying an Ottobre pattern.

I also cut out some PJ's for my 6 year old son. 

I'm really hoping to get PJ's for all the kids done this week...we'll see how that goes :)

Thanks Meg for giving me the extra push to get some sewing done!!

Kid's Clothes Week Challenge

Elsie Marley is once again hosting Kid's Clothes Week Challenge. I signed up for it and so did Suzanne. Unfortunately this past Saturday we dismantled my sewing room so we could paint the floor in our recroom/sewing room. The bad news is that I will be unable to sew clothes this week. The good news is that I will have a somewhat freshened up sewing room (and reorganized!)

But, if you have some clothes you want to sew up for your kids, challenge yourself to work on it for 1 hour per day and see how much you can get done! I'll be looking to see what others are getting done while I'm waiting for the paint to dry.

Giveaway Winners

Thanks to everyone for entering my little giveaway! Five of you have won patterns for the bib.

#19 - Leslie
#48 - Janet
#11 - Jen (I'm not sure which Jen this is... let me know!)
#53 - Laura (I don't have any email for you either, Laura.)
#62 - Agata (And looks like the same story here, please let me know your email.)

And the winners of a Perfect Fit bib are

#1 - Jessica (I don't have any information for you, please leave me a comment or email me.)



and
#44 - Rebecca of Our Busy Little Bunch! Um, yeah, not sure you need the bib Rebecca, but it's coming to you.



Thank you all for commenting. If you really wanted to win a bib, but didn't you can still purchase a bib or the pattern from my etsy shop.

Announcing: The Perfect Fit Bib Pattern and Giveaway

I've done it! I've made my bib into a full out pattern. I was going to write a tutorial for it and it became much more involved and detailed and became a pattern. I'm excited and also nervous. There are alot of patterns out there! I am confident that my pattern is a good one. It was tested by my s-i-l Karen. If you know her then that is enough said. If you don't know her then you should really get to know her!



The Perfect Fit Bib Pattern in PDF format.



Make that perfect bib for your baby. This bib fits perfectly around the neck unlike bibs that are too large, making for messy, stained clothing.



Make your bib using your own style of fabrics and rather than buying a bias binding, make your own! Your bib will be unique and coordinated.

This 12 page PDF pattern includes detailed instructions for both the quilted and appliqued versions of the Perfect Fit Bib. It includes step-by-step instructions for quilting the bib and for a perfect bias binding. Also included are several applique designs that will get you started.



Your pattern will be emailed to you within 12 hours of purchase, usually much sooner. I check my emails several times per day.



And now, for the giveaway part! I'll be giving away 5 PDF copies of the pattern by random draw from the comments on this post. As well, I will be giving away 2 of my ready-made bibs.

Mushrooms in Pink

Transportation

How to win? Leave a comment on this post. Leave another comment if you follow our blog. Leave one more comment if you've spread the word, either on your blog, via email or on your facebook.

If you would like to purchase the pattern you can do so from my BusyQuiltMom etsy shop.

Baptism Gown

A while ago a friend asked me to help her make a baptism gown for another friend. She passed on her leftover wedding dress fabric and asked for something very simple because she really didn't want to put something frilly on a boy if that's what she had (and she did!)

I had an old pattern that my Oma passed on to me a few years ago for a nightgown and this is what it turned out to be...

Very simple but cute on a "baby" :)

I hope they're happy with it!

Back at it.

Somehow I thought that when the kids went back to school I would have loads of extra time to do all kinds of things.

Turns out I have loads of things to do and still not enough time. Not sure how that works.

My oldest three are in school. My youngest two are having no problem filling up my days. Zachary is b-u-s-y. I LOVE naptime these days.

I have been working on a few things. A special secret project. I can't wait to tell the story here. Another secret project that I can't wait to reveal. Kind of boring for you though.

I did sew a shirt for Melissa. She is really happy with it and wore it on the first day of school.



It's the Miss Madeline dress from The Handmade Dress. I shortened it into a shirt.



Melissa gets pretty pale-skinned in the winter months so I think these darker colours suit her.