Monday, August 24, 2009

Tooth fairy pillow


August 2009 149, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

The boy lost his first tooth the other day. I didn't have much time to whip him up a tooth fairy pillow but I managed. The bandana fabric makes up not only the little pocket for the tooth, but the back of the pillow as well. I tried to make the pocket tooth-shaped, and I made sure to sew across the tops of the roots so the tiny teeth wouldn't get lost or stuck.

It worked out fine and the tooth fairy was able to retrieve the tooth and leave some cash. :)

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Shorts!


August 2009 151, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

This is actually the first pair of shorts I made with the Little Smarty Pants pattern, but I just now got around to taking a picture. She has a pink shirt they go nicely with.

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Birthday clothes

I've been neglecting this blog way too much. I have several items that I've yet to photograph and post. I'll try harder!

Today I managed to get some pictures of the birthday clothes I made for the kids. They are turning 6 this weekend and it has become an annual tradition for me to applique their age on a shirt for them and take a picture. It's neat to compare year to year and see how much they've grown and changed.

Here are the shirts for this year. I was a little lazy and bought the tees from Hobby Lobby. I can't believe the size I bought for the boy is already almost too small. Yikes!



I also made some matching shorts for the girl using some Chez Ami fabric and the Little Smarty Pants pattern by Favorite Things. These are the second pair I've made - of course I haven't yet taken a photo of the first pair. I really enjoy this pattern because I think it's more stylish than any of the other shorts patterns I have.