Suck it, Martha!

Martha Stewart and her empty promises. Empty promises of a "quick afternoon craft". Really, Martha?!

Well, it took me 3 tries, but I think I've got it right. The booties that are my final product are in no way a Martha Stewart pattern any longer. I took her pattern and set it on fire in a fit of rage.

Now, mind you, I am not a shoemaker. If you are a shoemaker, and I offend you with my crude skills, I am sorry.

If you are Martha Stewart, suck it. 

They morphed into a bit of a ballet slipper, but I really like them. I ended up using most of my nice wool felt on this project, so we made a trip to Queen Village today to visit Fabric Row and replenish my stock.

"Fats" wore her slippers on our outing and they stayed on the WHOLE TIME! I couldn't believe it!

It's a victory for fat babies everywhere!

My baby has cankles...

Okay. So I MIGHT occasionally look at Martha Stewart's website. And SOMETIMES, I might even enjoy it. A LOT...

I'm so lame... ugh.

Anyhoo, I saw this baby booties pattern yesterday and had to give it a go. My wee one got her immunizations, so she napped the day away and I had plenty of time. They looked easy enough...

The pattern is two pieces. CAKE!

Except for one small problem. My baby has cankles. Yeah, she's chubby. 7 months old and still nurses in upwards of 12 times a day... I couldn't get the ankle straps to close around her fat little ankles.

SO... I improvised, and  this is what I came up with.

They are adorable and all, but they won't stay on her feet if she's playing on the floor. I'll figure something out. So much for a quick project eh, Martha?!

Hehe...  so cute.She liked them too. Once they came off, they went right into the mouth. Maybe Martha has some tips on baby proofing the house...

I can't WAIT!

I made this a week or so ago on a whim. It's the beginning of a wicked awesome quilt if you ask me.

I will first have to get through my mountain of a "To Do" list this month, but once I do... IT'S ON!!

For now, she will have to reside on my inspiration board. Collecting dust. :(

Donuts = Happiness

"Donuts. Is there anything they can't do?"
~Matt Groening

I hate sitting and doing NOTHING. It makes for a very unhappy Erin. 


So, when I find myself with idle hands... I break out some fabric and thread! Nothing like a little hand sewn goodness to pass the time away. 


I found myself bored and with nothing to do one day and decided to make a felt donut for a friend of mine. He's dieting, so I thought it would be funny to torture him a bit with a donut that he couldn't eat. I know, I'm evil. *mwahahahaha*


I ended up making it so he could hang it from his rear view mirror... even funnier!


BEHOLD... DONUT!!!

I even added extra sprinkles. Unlike the real deal, this one is fat free!

Bestest Friends FOREVER!!

"A true friend is someone who thinks that you are a good egg even though he knows that you are slightly cracked."
~ Bernard Meltzer

I love my best friend, Katie. She's been my partner in crime for over 13 years now, and I'm pretty sure we'll end up being little old ladies hanging out somewhere bitching about young whipper snappers and their shenanigans. And, yes... I will be the one wearing the Hawaiian print "moo-moo". 

She just moved back to where we went to high school, which is about an hour and a half away... Needless to say, I have a MAJOR case of the "sads".

I'm happy that she has started a new job and a new chapter in her life and I wanted to help her make her new house a home.

I made her some dishtowels. (Mind you, she doesn't use them. She apparently just dotes on them and yells at her boyfriend when he dries his hands on them.) *heehee*

  

 

It feels good to give to those that you truly love. I appreciate you, Katie!

Now, everyone go out and do something nice for the people that you call friends!

Pincushions!!

I went to Goodwill the other day to putz around and found some cool little stoneware containers. I figured they would make the coolest pincushions ever... so I bought ALL of them. About 10 or so.

I'll be giving some to my sewing friends and selling the rest in my Etsy store.

This is the one I made for me...

My "To Do" list for October

I've decided that I need to have a checklist this month. I'm mostly doing it because my procrastination has reached ridiculous levels. I can't take the insanity anymore. Structure is a good thing... especially if you have to balance sewing, work and a two year old little boy. Oh, and there's a husband, housework... you get the point. I'm a busy lady!

I have three quilts that I MUST finish. No exceptions, dangit!

First off is a quilt that was commissioned from me. I'm having a hard time with it because it's not my style. I tend to go for the funkier prints, and this one is quite neutral. I think I'm going to bind it with teal fabric to match the flowers... That has me kind of excited about the end product. This one has a deadline, so I can't slack off on it.

The next one is inspired by Amanda Jean over at Crazy Mom Quilts. Her blog is a BIG inspiration for me. In fact, she's pretty much taught me how to quilt and she doesn't even know it!

I used her ragged squares quilt tutorial as a guide to make my Jack Jack a "QUICK" blankie for school. I used some vintage sheets and some modern scraps I had left over to funk it up a little bit. I just have the quilting and binding left to do on this one. (Note that nothing is sewn together in this shot. I just liked the colors in the picture. I swear that it looks more put together now!)

The last one is my FAVE! It's an improvisational quilt that I pieced together using scraps. The solid blue fabric is the only expense that I had and I got 5 yards of it on sale. When I say "SALE", I mean super duper cheap. I think I spent $10. Woo-Hoo!
The quilt top is the ONLY part that I have completed. This will consume most of my month, but I'm cannot wait to have it finished. 

So... That's all I have to do?! (Dripping with sarcasm)

Not too bad. It's good to have goals. People like me NEED goals. Otherwise, I would have a million projects going on at once.

Oh, wait.... I do have a million projects going on at once. Oh, well. This will get rid of three of them at least!
Oh, man... Wish me luck :)

Awww, Hoot....

A few months back, I went to a rummage sale at one of the local churches here. Mostly a bunch of stuff I don't need, but I came across an enormous bag of fleece scraps that I couldn't pass up. When I say enormous, I mean like 20 lbs of fleece or something crazy like that. Freaking AWESOME! I paid 50 cents for it... I know, I robbed the church blind.

I had no idea what I was going to do with it at the time, but I knew I would find the use for it... I'm crafty like that!  Well, my dear friend just welcomed a little bundle of joy to the world recently. I decided to make him a soft little something for his new baby girl. Enter, HOOT!

Now, I normally don't like synthetic fabric... but this fleece is sooo soft. Plus, it's pretty darn durable.
I hand stitched him together and did some embroidery to give him a little bit of character.

Look at that cute little face!

Here he is sunning himself by the window.

Complete with a butt tattoo. Not only is he cute, but he's a little bit tough too.

Sewing my day away

I woke up late today and had some breakfast with my sweet little baby boy. I almost kept him home today, but a girl's gotta get some crafting in somehow.

Came home and I made my sister-in-law a scarf! I absolutely LOVE it... in fact, I'm considering keeping it for myself. That is something that always seems to happen to me. I'm kind of a selfish bitch. ANYHOO... here she is in all her glory. Lovely, no?