Gotta hide my hooters!

Sorry if the title is inappropriate! But, they do need to be hid. I am not one of those mom's who will just whip it all out to nurse my baby in public. If I am in public, the baby and myself will be covered!
I was bored on Sunday and decided I'd whip up my hooter hider now instead of waiting until after we moved. I did my first self binding on it. I really like how it turned out for this project. My problem was with the soft polka dot fabric. It stretches and now I feel like there is excess fabric on the front. I'm not sure if you can really tell. I have enough fabric to make another one, so I might try a different binding to see if I can correct the issue.
Now I can pack my sewing machine and check another thing off my To-Do List before baby is born.

True Meaning of Christmas Sharing Time

I'm in the primary presidency in my ward and today we had our special Christmas sharing time. We decided to do the story of the True Meaning of Christmas. We gave each child a bag with the story and all the symbols that we talked about. I grew up with our own bag and symbols that we would use as a family night every year near Christmas. It turned out really well and I thought I'd share.

Baby Boy Quilt

I completed baby boy's animal blanket today. I'm so excited for it. I did a post awhile back about deciding to make it and now it's finally done! I guess having a deadline (not necessarily when baby comes out) helped me to finish it. That and a LOT of extra time in the car. I used my sewing machine to piece the quilt together and then hand quilted it during our long drives to and from Utah. I've only ever machine quilted before and this definitely took longer, but with the smaller pieces and the time I had on my hands, I'm glad I took the opportunity to do it by hand. The only down side is that by the time I got to the binding, I was so sick of my needle and thread! I think I actually did my best job ever with the binding, but am not planning on making another quilt for some time. My fingers need a rest.

Next on my project list is to make myself a hooter hider and finish up another Super Saturday craft. Those will just have to wait a little while though. I've got to start packing up my craft corner. : )

Magnetic Boards

I am finally getting around to finishing my Super Saturday crafts from October. I wasn't able to attend, so I'm using that as my excuse among a million other things. These were really easy to make, basically everything was done for me. I just stuck the applique on and painted the magnets. I knew we were having another boy when I paid for the supplies, so I didn't put Tucker's name on his. Aren't my models adorable?!

Little Dress

I did it! I actually was able to follow the instructions on a pattern and made this cute dress below. I've only ever attempted to make a skirt once in the last 10+ years. That skirt was never worn. : ) I can't wait for Aubrey to wear this dress. It's actually for part of her Halloween costume, but you'll all just have to wait to see it on her with the complete ensemble. I was so stressed about doing the zipper. This was a first for me as well. (I called my Mom a few times during the process.) I think it turned out pretty great. I probably should have moved it up an inch, but I just put in a clasp at the neckline to keep it closed.

Win a FREE Handbag

I just love free things, and entering this contest is so simple. Handbag Planet is getting ready to launch on October 15th and they are giving away a handbag every hour. Click here to go to their website where all you have to do is give your name and email address to enter, then you get to pick which handbag you would like to win. Here's a sample of the fun bags!

Hooter Hiders

My friend Lindsey, her blog link is to the right (It's all in the bag), gave me some instructions on how to make these and wha-la! They are actually so simple to make. If you aren't sure what they are for, imagine nursing a baby where you don't have to try to keep a blanket over your shoulder and you can actually peep down and see your little one. Very ingenious! The fabric on the baby side is soft, yet they aren't too heavy that they'll make the baby hot. I made these for some lucky cousins that are having girls. Again, what's with all the girls! I don't know of any boys right now!

Hairclip Giveaway

Want to win these adorable hairclips? Go here to enter. Contest ends tomorrow - Friday, August 1st.

"A" is for Aubrey

My friend Lis made a darling "B" for her daughter Brooklyn and added ribbon to hold all of her hair bows/clips. I loved the idea and decided to copy. I haven't found ribbon yet (probably should have coordinated paper and ribbon at the same time), but was pretty pleased with my first Mod Podge piece. It's really easy, a little bit messy, and fun! You can be so creative and turn anything into an art piece. I'll post another picture once I find ribbon and get all of Aubrey's bows in place.

Animal blanket

I fell in love with the pattern below when I first saw it in my quilting magazine. Unfortunately, you can never find the fabrics that they display in their demo pieces. : ( I love the zebra print! I'm making this blanket out of flannel and have yet to find anyone that makes zebra flannel. Oh well, I am so excited for these fabrics and can't wait to see how it will turn out. There are a few specialty quilt/fabric shops nearby and I went to one with my Mom when she was in town. You can spend a LOT of money when you don't get fabric on sale and you're not at Joanns!
This might take me awhile to make since I'm more than doubling it's size and have to figure that all out, but look forward to a picture of the finished project. I know I can't wait!

Baby Time!

With so many baby girls to be born in the next few months I've been having a lot of fun making cute rag quilts. These turned out so much better than the first one I tried to make. My first ended up with a lot of holes due to very poor cutting by me. : ) Don't you love this ballerina fabric. It thought it was so adorable!

Pin Cushions

Aren't these pin cushions adorable! I bought a quilting magazine at the grocery store a few months back and have been eyeing these for a long time. I just used some cute leftover fabric I had and added the ribbon and buttons. Sure beats the ole tomato cushion in looks!

Last years Super Saturday project

It's about time I finished this project. I received it back in November when I wasn't able to attend our wards Super Saturday. It took me a long time to figure out if I wanted to do something for the kids or for me. I opted for the kids because I already had cute fabric that would match their room. Then I just had to finally break down and buy myself a staple gun. I love that thing! Now I just need to get cute pictures of my kids friends so that they won't forget them. : (

Nemo Hooded Towel

Done at last! My friend, Amy, taught me how to make hooded towels a few years ago. I started with a frog, fish and dinosaur and recently I branched out and made a bunny, duck and today I just finished Nemo. It was a ton of work. I'll probably never make it again. But, I know one little boy who is going to absolutely love it when he sees it. Tucker is in Utah with Grandma and Grandpa, otherwise I'd have him model it for me. All it takes is two big orange towels (mine are from Target), and a white towel the same size, a lot of cutting, sewing, ric rac and you end up with a fabulous bath or pool towel.

Messenger Bag

I've made several bags before, but not "messenger" style. I bought a quilting magazine a while ago and decided to tackle this bag. I think it turned out pretty cute, but I will do a bunch of things differently the next time I make one. (Oh, and yes I am moving in a week and a half, but feel like I can't really pack my house up yet - so I'm left with nothing to do except make projects!)

Star Quilt

This is my latest creation. My friend Kelly made a quilt similar to this and ever since I saw it two years ago, I knew I wanted to make one. The stars are appliqued on. Tucker calls it my "starfish" blanket. You can't really tell by the picture, but I machine stitched around the big and little squares and also around the stars.

Past Projects

Leah's bag Karen's Bag
Mom's Bag
Rag Quilt