A Whole Lotta Diapers!

Yesterday I mentioned about having sewn up a bunch of diapers. Well here they all are! All are identical pattern in my favorite diaper pattern! The FattyCakes diaper! I sewed these up as size large and then used my new found love, button hole elastic! Seriously! That stuff is an amazing invention! I mean, you can turn a large diaper into a diaper that can fit a newborn! J has been wearing this diapers since he still had his chicken legs around 2-3months old! He has since gotten him some chunky thighs and they still fit perfectly! I choose to make a size large over all due to that being the size Lil D is currently in.

So here goes! There's a lot of them! I lost track of how many I actually sewed up but they make up 98% of his currently used diapers! (2 diapers are not from these...one I sewed up when Lil D was 6 or so months old and the other I got from a friend)

Robots! This one has a fleece inner layer

More robots! This one has a cotton velour inner layer

Dinos! This one has a minky inner layer

Bacon and eggs! This one has a fleece inner layer

Arrr mateys! Pirate diaper! This one has fleece inner layer

Another pirates diaper! This one has Minky inner layer

Giddy up! A Cowboy diaper! This one has minky inner layer

And another robots diaper! This one has cotton velour inner

Lil monsters! This one has a minky inner layer

Ooga booga! This one has a cotton velour inner layer

More Ooga boogas! This one has a cotton velour inner layer

This was a plain white diaper that I sewed appliqué birds onto. Minky inner layer

Cars! Fleece inner layer

More cars! Cotton velour inner layer

This one was a plain white that I took an old shirt and cut off the saying "I can only please one person a day. Today is not your day" inner is minky

Another plain white one that I used a shirt saying on "crazy doesn't even begin to cover it." Minky inner layer

Plain ol' red! Inner is minky

Red with monkeys! Minky inner layer

Cars appliquéd fleece inner layer

Elephant appliqué! Fleece inner layer

Hedgehogs! Cotton velour inner layer

And more Ooga boogas! Cotton velour inner

I recently found out this print is called "hounds tooth" cotton velour inner

Birdies! Fleece inner

And last but certainly not least is

Owls! This one I did differently as I sewed it up for Lil D. It's got a fleece inner layer and Fold Over Elastic (FOE)

That is a whole lotta diapers! I think I'm done sewing diapers for awhile...unless of course we happened to have another little girl sometime in the future ;) then she will definitely need some cute girly diapers!

A New Fishsticks Design Pattern!

A couple weeks ago, the person behind Fishsticks Designs asked for pattern testers for her new pants pattern. Of course I signed up! I was asked to test a size 4T. Which I happily did!

The S&S Skate Pants was the pattern, and it's now been released! Wanting to know some more about it? Here goes. I've only done one other pattern review but hey! Everyone's gotta start somewhere right?
I sewed up a size 4T to test the size on my 4yr old S. This are geared more towards boys yes, but I seen some pretty cool looking girl versions as well! Due to S being currently in size 4T and me working on winter/fall clothing for the kids in a size bigger to allow for growing room I sewed these up geared towards Lil D for winter wear as we were testing the pants version (the pattern offers a shorts version also!)

Here's the front shot of a 4T on my little girl. This is the "narrow leg" option. the fit is perfect on her although it does allow room for cloth diapers also! Always a bonus especially in some of the smaller sizes.

Here's the back shot.

Here's the side shot.

There's also a "wide leg" option.

Back shot of the wide leg version. This version offers a wider leg for the thicker thighs. Or just simply a more roomy fit.

 Front shot.

Here is a comparison photo of both versions so you can see the difference between wide leg and narrow leg.

You can see between the 2 that I made some of the various options available! I mean look at those colors! the options are endless there! There's also faux button, drawstring, and belt loops. There's so much detail that goes into each piece. All the top stitching just adds so much detail! You can do back pockets and cargo pockets...or leave those pockets off. This was my first time ever using my twin needle that I've had for years. and I just LOVE how it turned out!

Overall I say this is another great pattern from Fishsticks designer! Like what you see? Hop on over and grab the pattern! I know I for one will be making quite a few more of these!

Kids Sewing Week

So I recently heard about this thing called Kids Sewing Week. It's where you spend one hour a day sewing something for yours kids for a whole week. Easy right? Wrong! Trying to find an hr to sew everyday for a week straight with four kids has got to be one of the hardest things to do. So sew once the kids are asleep you say? Wrong! Once The kids head to bed I'm usually cleaning up and getting ready for the next day before heading to bed myself.

Well...today I managed to sew for 3hours straight! Wow! Some type of record there! Especially since I sewed while my kids were awake! 

Some of what I sewed up today I can't share yet...but I did sew up 2 of Fishsticks new S&S Skate Pants. That's a pattern I got to test a couple weeks ago! Man, I love Fishsticks patterns! Another thing I got sewn up today was a Fishsticks Charlie Tee...there? See? I love a Fishsticks patterns! They are the only pattern I've found that works so nicely on Sir Chunky Monkey (Lil D) 

I'll share one picture of what I sewed today

 Charlie Tee with the pocket. Lil D LOVES the pocket! As soon as I out the shirt on him he ran off and stuffed as many cars into the pocket as would fit...then tried to stuff a few more in. I used a thin knit interlock that's why it looks like it's laying oddly. The print is Ooga Booga. I've been wanting some Ooga Booga prints a lot! And a friend sent me some! I had been hoarding them until today. Love how this shirt turned out! Lil D loves it too...infact he's sleeping in it. :D

More to come tomorrow...time for sleep now...

Wow, how the time flies by...

So once again it's been what a month? Since I posted anything. In that time I've been so busy with different things I've not had time to do much posting. I'll start at the beginning...

J who's now 8months old has him 2 teeth with at least 2 more coming in and let me tell you he is one cranky teether! 

M has once again grown longer in the legs...I swear that girl is all leg...

S has been learning her alphabet and already knows A-F like a pro ;) M has been having troubles with mixing up letters...both girls know their numbers by sight and can count to 23 before they get mixed up...

Lil D is loving being a big brother in all ways possible, he can't wait for the day he gets to share his room with J and not just his toys.

We have 3 new additions to our family as well. 

There's Buzz the cat, he's a 14yr old grey, lovable boy. He came to live with us when his previous owner went into the nursing home. We also had his brother Smokey, but Smokey just couldn't handle the loud ruckus that is our home so we found him another home where he is MUCH happier!

We also have Sadie, she is a fullbred black lab, and 8yrs old. She's such a sweetie. She loves to play and is always looking out for the kids, the perfect dog for our family. She came to live with use from the humane society, she was originally living with my mom but my moms house is by no means set up for a large dog...so Sadie came to live with us. Sadie enjoys spending her days outside sunning on the back porch watching the kids play, or even running along with them. She enjoys sleeping on her bed in the middle of the living room floor at night. Her favorite treats are homemade...she is a truly spoiled girl but we love her all the same!

Nest up, is Tinkerbell, or Belle for short. Belle is a pit bull/lab mix, and just the sweetest little girl. She's 4 1/2months old. She came to live with us directly from the humane society. Her previous owner accidentally ran her over in his vehicle, they took her to the vet for care...and never came back for her...poor little girl :( due to being run over she isn't allowed to play much for 3months (1 1/2months to go) we let her play some but we closely monitor her to keep her safe. In 3months time she will be reevaluated and at the time we will see what further actions need to be done for her to get the best out of life. Belle enjoys laying on the couch and playing with her purple squeaky toy. Her favorite treats are homemade.

During the time I've not been posting, I've been doing quite a bit of sewing! Tomorrow I'll try to post about all the diapers I've made up for J!

Fawn Lily Dress and Tunic pattern!

Yes I know that once again it's been awhile since I posted anything...but today I need to tell about a new pattern...
I've been helping to test this AWESOME pattern for the past couple of weeks. I wasn't able to share pictures of what I made up using this pattern til today!

There is so many options in this pattern it's seriously just amazing.

This is a Cross-over yoke (top) made as an a-line dress with the cute pocket addition! 

This is a Button yoke made as an A-line tunic with the cute pocket!

This was the first one I sewed up. This picture was taken before I ironed it as I finished it at close to 2AM. 

It really doesn't take that long to sew up though. I just waited to sew til my kids were all asleep due to this being a tester pattern.

You can do cross-over or button yoke for the top. Then you can pick if you want to do gathered skirt, a-line skirt, or a pleated skirt for the bottom. And last but most certainly not least you can pick if you want the cute pocket (my girls call it the flower pocket) or an in-seam pocket.

I know I for one will be making many, many more of these dresses/tunics! I actually have some more cut out waiting to be sewn up! My girls seriously love this pattern, they keep asking for new dresses made from it!

Look for it on April 22nd! This awesome pattern will be part of the Wanderlust Collection by Willow and Co!

Time Flies...

Life has been interesting to say the least...
It's been busy also...
Very little sewing has gotten done that I can share right now...been doing some testing of dress patterns! LOVE the pattern! When I can swipe the laptop I'll be able to upload some pictures of the other sewing I've gotten done. Most of my days have been spent driving various people around...and I don't mean random people lol. One day it was the boys to a doctor appt. next was mom to a doctor appt. then there was the 4hr wait for daddy and beccas appt. so I've been busy lately.
Hoping things will calm down some now! I need to get the kids' spring/summer wardrobe done! The girls got so far 4 dresses each...wanting to make up 10 for each at least the work on the boys' outfits! Need to work on some new covers for J also but there I'm waiting on the buttonhole elastic I ordered to arrive! Waiting on the microfiber towels for new inserts too!
Planning to be busy sewing the next couple days! Or at least hoping to!

A Busy Day For Me...

My sewing machine had stopped working...but when S broke her arm and requested a polka dots arm sling I had to take the time to get it back up and running...after taking it apart and cleaning it out I got it to work again! YAY!
I don't have a picture of the arm sling but it's polka dots on the outside with monkeys on the inside and the strap is monkeys...
but what followed after getting the machine working again is:
For J: Knit interlock shirts

3 aren't pictured...

For S:

Fleece Pajama pants

Her birthday present! Quilted ears to make them stand up - polka dots is jersey knit black is knit interlock...I can't want to see her face. Can't believe she's going to be 4 already! it's missing the gloves still but I got a couple wks left to get those done...I've been working on this after S goes to bed for the night...

5T Knit Interlock shirts:

S calls this a "Dancing Dress":

I made a pink one like this...and then 2 others that are slightly different that aren't pictured...

for Mom: 

it's knit interlock top - with who knows what for the bottom lol Mom found the material and wanted a night gown made out of it...so here it is...she says it fits perfectly!

Left to do (that's cut out): 9 more shirts for J and 2 pairs of pants for S...not cut out is pants for J and Baby D...plus some Dress up themed dresses for S to play with

yes I've been busy...it's great to see my kids wearing Mommy made clothing though! <3