KCWC Sewing & A Sneak Peek Friday

I have been plugging away at my sewing this week!  Even if I can only sneak away for a few minutes, I have been trying to sew a little every day thanks to the KCWC.  Most of my sewing gets done in little spurts of time, but it gets done (or at least started since I always have so many works still in progress). 

Monday I whipped up a few flannel rag edge bibs for Grace.  Super duper easy!  Um, at least the sewing part...  It was my first time using non-sew-in snaps and I went through four until I got it right!  But I needed more bibs with snaps since she rips the velcro ones right off.

Tuesday and Wednesday, I worked on this nightgown- it was going to be a peasant style one for my oldest daughter, but I messed up (again) and turned it into a nightgown for 3yo Lydia.

 I did it the same way as the last nightgown I made, but I made my own straps and cut the fabric in an a-line shape. 

Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, I worked on a pillowcase dress for Isabelle.  She loves pink and Hello Kitty.  Even though she doesn't NEED anymore dresses, she saw a picture of a pillowcase dress when I was scavenging for Easter dress ideas and asked for one with a big bow on the shoulder like Halley's Easter dress.

 I had already bought this fabric with her in mind, and she is such a middle child, so I tend sew to compensate for her being sandwiched between two VERY outgoing sisters.  Anyway, it was my first pillowcase dress and for the record, I still do not like single fold bias tape.

I had a little bit leftover from the yard of fabric I bought, so I made a simple skirt for Lydia, who loves strawberries.  The ric rac I sewed along the bottom was part of my prize package from Faith, Family, and Frugality!

Backtracking a little bit... last weekend I got a new nephew!  He was 5 weeks early and he is such a cute, teeny, tiny little guy!  I told my sister-in-law that she had to have a baby to get the full size Birdie Sling bag, so I delivered (Well, she delivered, but I made her a new bag.  har har har).

 My brother has a thing for chainsaws lately, so instead of a diaper cake, I made a diaper chainsaw.  I did add a few more diapers after I took these pics, but you get the idea.  I used cardboard as the base, but I wish I would have used a box of wipes instead. 

It was not a well-planned thing at all.  I just threw it together with what I had on hand (tape, fishing line, and Popsicle sticks) at the very last minute.

So, that is what I have been up to this week.  Any excuse to get out of cleaning my house. :)