Baby gifts

Baby gifts, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

Made a few things for my best friend's first baby. Used some Minky for a little blanket and some big matching fabric blocks. I used the outline of Georgia for an applique on a onesie. Hope she likes them!

Working on a couple of Christmas gifts

loud girl outfit, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

This is going to be wrapped up and put under the tree. She'd get it anyway, but it's fun to have more presents to open, huh?

The fabric is from Chez Ami and I used the Ottobre 6/07 issue again - same pattern as the last shirt (which I just noticed I didn't blog here), but with a hood. I also modified it to have faux layered sleeves and I bound the sleeve edges. The leggings are also in that issue.



This is a preview of what I'm making for the boy. I haven't sewed him any clothes in a while, so hopefully he'll like this shirt once it's done. He told me he likes the Transformers Decepticons (the bad guys!) which was good for me because their symbol looked easier to applique. LOL

Gingerbread men ornaments

Gingerbread men ornaments, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

I'm making up several of these cute little ornaments to include with teacher gifts this year. The kids think the one with the missing leg is hilarious!

The embroidery patterns and instructions for these are available over at Urban Threads. Luckily enough, these two patterns are 50% off through December 27th!

Tooth fairy pillow

Tooth fairy pillow, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

This time I finished the tooth fairy pillow *before* the tooth fell out. The girl is now prepared for her first tooth loss. I made this out of scraps and my imagination. She loves it!

Our Christmas elf

Our Christmas elf, originally uploaded by pearljamfanatic.

This is our very own elf that the kids named Elfie Hot Santa. He appears in a different place of the house each morning, and the kids love to search for him when they wake up. The boy loves this elf so much he has taken him to school to show him off.

You can find the elf pattern and tutorial at Make Baby Stuff.com here.

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. :)

Mushrooms!

My kids want a Super Mario Brothers themed birthday party this year, so I made these to surprise them. Unfortunately, the girl spied me uploading pictures so she already knows about them. She promised to keep them a secret...we'll see!

WolfDreamer off the Hook offers this free pattern on her site as well as a few other Super Mario inspired crochet creations!

Teacher appreciation week

This coming week is teacher appreciation week. On Friday the kids brought home a paper that gave them ideas for something to do for their teacher each day of the week. Monday's idea is to bring a little treat for her, so we came up with a couple of cute things that I could sew and they could give.

First up is this cute patchwork apple made from more of my Moda Uptown scraps. I used the basic instructions from the tutorial at The Wool Food Mama's blog here. I did the leaves a bit differently. The girl is happy to give this to her teacher tomorrow!



The other item is for the boy to gift. We bought a composition notebook and made a cute cover for it as in this tutorial at Joy's Hope. It was easy and fast and is super cute. I want to make some for me!

Embellished Travel Tissue Holder

Here's a fun and unique little gift to make for someone you know. It's a holder for those little travel tissue packs!

Embellished Travel Tissue Holder

You could make these as simple or as fancy as you want. I made several a couple of years ago and gave them as little gifts to my military wife friends at a meet up that we had. I wish I had taken pictures to post here, but I didn't. I will say they are easy and quick, especially made in assembly line style!

I stitched out the Obama pattern onto a red t-shirt and it came out okay. I hooped it like I normally do with knit fabrics but the whole pattern didn't line up perfectly. Also, I think the design is a bit too dense for t-shirt knits. Overall, though, I'm happy to have my own Obama shirt!

Now, check this cute tutorial out. We're talking a super cute idea for a holiday gift for a lucky kid.

Fabric Dollhouse

I can think of so many variations on the theme - police station, school, store, gymnastics class, dance studio... the possibilities are endless!