baby quilt square

Made this baby cow w/a pacifier for a dear friend's baby shower, in which we (several friends of ours and I) came up with the idea to make her a baby quilt. Each person at the shower would make an animal, or whatever they'd like, from felt or other scraps of fabric, and A would stitch the pieces together, since she said she was bored and needed something to do. ;)

Anyway, I'll post a photo of the quilt when I get to it, but here's my contribution. The intricate pieces took a while to stitch together, but the result was super cute and she was happy! And that's all that matters. :)

First-eva 13" Macbook Pro laptop case...

Dimensions: 14" x 10"; handles each 14.25" long. Front pocket holds the battery pack nice and snug. :) $75

Part of the reason I haven't been blogging is that I've hit a wall with sewing. Perhaps with the baby coming in 2 months' time, my anxiety level has gone way up. Two weekends ago I attempted to cover a plush rocking chair for the nursery, and broke down crying b/c I was so tired, and it seemed like such an undertaking (but who can blame me when rockers/gliders that I like cost at least $500?) But suddenly, last weekend, a surge of energy returned and I was able to tackle some of these custom orders--finally!

Anyway, the idea of making laptop cases came from a dear friend of mine when I showed her my giraffe & elephant clutches a while back. Since the clutches were semi-circle shaped and a fairly large size to be considered a "clutch", she suggested that I make laptop cases. So I actually had been hoping to explore this for quite some time now, and just never got around to it--until another friend of mine asked if I could make one for her sister's 13" macbook pro.

My confession: the process (for some reason) wasn't as easy as it should've been...or could've been. I blame it on my dislike for putting zippers in...and this one was a bit more challenging since I had to put the zipper into essentially 3 layers of fabric (lining, outer fabric, padding), and then have the laptop fit snugly. Probably the part I'd like to figure out how to do better is how to sew the lining in after putting the zipper in...

I have to say, I'm actually very pleased with how it turned out, and hope that IF I were to make new ones, that it'd go a lot faster. This was 2 nights worth of work, which isn't bad, esp. since I was thinking it through in the process. Anyway, hope my friend likes it! =)

Giraffes + Diapers = Giraffe Diaper Bag!

I received another custom order from a fellow expectant mom, and she wanted the diaper bag with the giraffe print & off-white canvas base...so here it is! I really like how it turned out and hope she likes it!


Actually am in the process of making another for a friend, who also wanted the giraffe print but with the same color scheme as the original elephant diaper bag. I think I'm going to be making one for myself when my baby comes too! :)
For sale for $80. Any customization may be more. Thanks for looking!

Custom Diaper Bag!

Made this for a co-worker whose wife is expecting, and she loves elephants! I took the "Spring Buds Tote" design and made the elephant fabric more sturdy by lining it with the "bubbles" fabric. The bottom and the inner pockets are made with heavy-duty denim, and getting 4 layers of it (for the bottom part) through my serger nearly broke my machine! He really liked it though, so yay!

I can make this custom bag for you too! For sale $85.

Baby's dress!

I was surprised to find that I have enough fabric left over from Baby's jacket to make her a dress too! This one is for when she's 0-3 months, in the summer months. :) I added the little rosettes as a special touch to the front. Oh oh...I think there's enough for a pair of booties too, to match the jacket! For this dress, I had some teal lining I had bought for myself to make a dress a while ago (which never happened), so I literally didn't have to buy any more materials for this!
I hope I can get new fabrics soon--as much as I like these prints, I'd like to diversify her wardrobe a bit. ;)

for our lil' june bug

so for those of you who might not know...my hubby and i are expecting in june! :) being the crazy mommy that i am, i already made her a little jacket for when she's 6 months...I had so much fabric left that I already cut out a dress for her too! and maybe a pair of booties....I like the fabric i chose a lot, but can't wait to get new/fresh fabrics too for other baby projects!

another custom order

Made these for a friend who wanted the whimsical fabric made into clutches for her bridal party. I shopped all over for coordinating fabric and ended up liking the brown/white stripes I used for the doggy tote best. Used the "dottie" orange fabric and found some awesome zippers w/dangling round hardware for that extra coolness. ;) I'm so glad she liked them!