Sew Fancy

Mmm, hey! I'm gonna do a little bragging if that's alright with you. As I touched on last time, I tend to do things cyclically, and my latest phase has been sewing! It started in March, when I went away to a weekend retreat and had lots of time to finish sewing a project I'd starts months before, and to start (and nearly finish) another whole project.

Then a couple months later, I'm not sure what started it, but I suddenly felt the desire to make another dress. I did so, and then I sewed a bunch of baby hats, and then I decided to make a baby shower present for my brother, and sew on.

It might go away soon, and it might be something I stick to for a little while, but either way, I want to brag, so I'm posting pictures of all of my projects below!

I bought the material for this skirt in July, and made 90% of it within a week, but then I ran into a problem, and then I moved... I pulled it back out in March and had my aunt help me hem it, and finished in about an hour. [Self-drafted panel skirt] PS, it looks a little better when I'm not wearing jeans underneath, and I have a blouse tucked in, but this is the only picture I have.

I made this whole dress in about four days! It was started and nearly finished during a weekend retreat. I could have finished it at the retreat, but I ran out of green thread before the skirt was hemmed! So I had to pause, wait until I could buy more, and hem it at home! I call it my "watermelon dress" but some people have said it doesn't look like a watermelon. I guess that's up to you! [New Look 6910 View A]

I made this circle skirt infinity dress in two evenings. It took my a few hours one night to cut it all out, and then about an hour to sew it all together the next night. I guess leaving edges raw really speeds up a project! I didn't like the colour of the material originally, but now that I've worn it, I love how neutral it is. The style is also called a convertible dress, and it's very easy to take from work to an evening out. [Self-drafted infinity dress]

These are three different sizes of infant and toddler fleece hats. No, I don't have an infant or toddler, nor do I plan on it anytime soon. But I had some leftover fleece (from two years ago!) and I found this pattern, so I whipped a bunch up. I've made a few more since, and I plan on making more and stockpiling them for the colder weather. It's satisfying to make something that takes so little time. I love the feeling of finishing a project. [Pattern from fleecefun.com]

The next hats I sewed were the beginning of my baby shower gift. My brother loves cow print, so I made him father-daughter fleece cow hats. It took me awhile to figure out the ears, but by the third hat I had it down! (First hat not pictured. Thank goodness.) [Self-drafted ears, hat from fleecefun.com]

This is the rest of my baby shower gift! I made four burp cloths, two reversible bibs, and a roll-up changing pad. I loved making all of them, and I know they'll get lots of use! If you're looking for something to sew for a baby gift, I would suggest any of these. They didn't take much time or material, and I actually enjoyed planning them out. [Instructions from various websites]

That's all for now folks! Let's see what I sew in the coming months.