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sewzenmama sewzenmama monday september 7 2009 back off vacation okay alright i actually came back over a month ago but have had so much going on that i took an extended vacation from the blog i may be taking a bit of a hiatus from blogging about sewing and crafting because everything will be soon put in boxes to be moved overseas we found out that kev s next assignment is in the netherlands we are very excited to be moving and closer to some of my family that lives in europe now onto the sewing okay according to the order of uploads i have not blogged about these yet sorry if any are a repeat nice summer top using the sewmamasew spring ruffle top tute only i am lazy lazy seamstress and gathered the front and back instead of the pleats a retro mini dress using the same pattern my orange fabric wasn t quite wide enough so i added the flower panel to make it work i mean to add a style element reversible skirt with comfy waistband the reverse notice anything look close yup those are suppose to be dandelion puffs but they are growing upside down at least i cut both pieces upside down uncut cord trousers from a woman s ottobre not sure which one off the top of my head will look it up and add later oh but these actually fit and i had to very little modifying just take in about an inch in the center back seam the waistband i felt quite clever using the cotton for the waist facing it really cuts down on the bulkiness of the waistband and adds a little extra cute the pockets are lined with the same fabric newest knitting beanpole beanie in dream in color classy midnight derby i so enjoyed making this hat the bobbles are really fun and surprisingly easy rani cuff from knitty com in leftover dream in color smooshy in chinatown apple this is my first beaded knitted item i need to make the second cuff but it requires stringing 300 some beads which is best done without little helpers that is all i have pictures of for now hope everyone enjoyed summer i know we did and we are definitely enjoying somewhat cooler weather ans starting on fall crafting and sewing love annmarie posted by annmarie at 11 02 am 2 comments labels barcelona skirt beanie knitting mini dress ottobre designs rani sewing sewmamasew spring ruffle top trousers monday june 15 2009 fiddling with patterns you know how sometimes you get a new pattern and it s just not perfect so you keep fiddling with it and all the time trying making something just a little different that s today s sewing i ve been trying to find some good tee patterns for me and decided to pull from the sew u home stretch book it s fun to see how the pattern can be altered just a bit to get something different the first 3 on the left are all essentially the same pattern the sleeveless are well just sleeveless i think there is an error in the book for the sleeveless pattern as it calls for 15 ribbing for the neckband and that is way way too short but it did make a cute gathered edge in front the last two tees are from woman s ottobre the blue is a plain sleeve raglan and the black is the pleat sleeve i posted the black before a slightly better picture of the pleat sleeves a couple of fitted diapers for wild thing i always do something wrong when sewing diapers and i totally forgot the elastic on the waist on the doggie diaper ah well that s all i have pictures of for now happy june we have lightening bugs out here finally annmarie posted by annmarie at 8 55 am 1 comment labels diapers ottobre designs sew u sewing tees saturday may 30 2009 an ode to french terry i have a confession to make i only recently like really recently about 2 months ago figured out what french terry fabric is yup no idea that my favorite zip hoodie wasn t some kind of weird sweatshirt but not sweatshirt fleece material had no idea what it was called or that i could even buy french terry fabric obviously i have been living under a rock once i figured out what the favorite material was called and hurrah i can even sew something great up i had to find some so today s post is the result of my discovery all three pieces are from new look 6734 the french terry is a stretch ft comes in not stretchy too in a lovely mocha color zip front jacket this is actually the last item i cut i ran out of the mocha french terry fabric for the back and used a lovely bird print jersey which was lined with brown jersey for stability the back of the zip jacket with the clam diggers the pants were altered from a much longer capri pattern and did not behave nice when i shortened them not sure what happened but after ripping it all out and fiddling they worked out well the tee this tee was wow short about 3 inches above my belly button unhemmed too short as i forgot i lengthened the pattern like the first time i made it i added the brown jersey at the hem for a layered look but i might try something else as i don t love it little i s robot birthday tee made the day after his birthday pleat sleeve raglan from woman s ottobre 5 08 14 i shortened the sleeves and probably should have sized up as the newsprint girls fabric is an interlock and not quite as stretchy as jersey i still like it though well all of my other projects mostly tee shirts are in the wash so i will get some pictures once they are all clean annmarie posted by annmarie at 11 58 am no comments labels clam diggers french terry newsprint robot tee shirt zip jacket tuesday may 19 2009 work in progress summer play hello all halfway through may and the lovely weather is here to stay yipee i love spring and summer we spend loads of time outside so i don t do as much sewing but i do have a few projects to share the big work in progress a play tent for the boys it s made out of larger scraps of fabric and has wooden dowels and pvc joints we were checking out the size here uh oh mama there s no door almost done here adding ties on the inside and had to run out to get more dowels and pvc joints for support gardening apron and knee pads we had loads of rocks along the garden beds so i needed a bit of cush little i insisted on taking the picture layered knit skirt i cut an a line skirt a size smaller than i normally wear and it fits very nicely the waist is fold over elastic foe and i gathered at one hip with clear elastic first time successfully doing that technique frenchy bag pattern by amy butler i made up the shoulder bag which is the bigger of the two patterns really fun pattern to sew and i had loads of fun appliqueing the print fabric to the bag but unfortunately it is not big enough to carry all the stuff we currently need the cloth diapers can be a bit bulk and they don t fit very well it will be a nice size for when i don t need extra diapering stuff though another work in progress but almost done a one skein stole using really fun zauberball yarn a very easy knit and quick too it s currently blocking and i need to weave in the ends hopefully more projects soon annmarie posted by annmarie at 9 08 am no comments labels apron barcelona skirt frenchy bag garden knitting one skein pattern tent zauberball thursday may 7 2009 springy sewing more fun projects that have finally made their way onto the computer hope everyone is enjoying spring i was inspired by some lovely outdoor pictures and decided to try it myself um yeah that sooo doesn t work well in kansas way to windy anyway from left airplane tees and pants for wild thing made out of a blanket from target boatneck tee and sun dress from ottobre for a friend s daughter red french terry pants with fun drawstring waist board shorts burda pattern i think the board shorts were way way big so i took them in quite a bit and now they are very comfy modified sorta wrap skirt i had made the amy butler lotus dress and didn t wear the dress for about 6 months decided to make it into a top and skirt instead the waist is held close with snaps and the ties wrap around the waist blue sky hat with the brim modified to 4 inches wide and smarty pants capris the waist wasn t working for me as the pattern directed on the pants so i made it a drawstring waist my first fancy socks the yarn is dream in color smooshy in chinatown apple and the pattern is free hedera from knitty com decided to play with dyes too all fingering weight for socks or shawls the middle one is an over dye the original colors didn t look nice knit up so i frogged what little i had done and overdyed with a different blue toned down the turquoise and evened out the odd grey parts the right started out as a lovely rusty red until i added too much black an ended up a georgous black cherry color i don t know if i can make socks out of this one might need to be a scarf or shawl i just had to share these photos of wild thing i had told he we needed to change his shirt because it was filthy this is what i got no mama i love my doggies i not taken it off see how sad no take off doggies has pocket mama make more doggie then take off k little i decided he didn t like the sap in his hair from tree climbing and apparently a bath at the end of the day was not going to fix the problem for him so he decided to cut his hair a huge patch right up in front out came the clippers and he now is sporting a buzzcut like daddy does mama annmarie posted by annmarie at 9 24 am 2 comments labels amy butler blue sky hat board shorts lounge pants ottobre designs sewing smarty pants friday april 10 2009 skirt and tee i realized when i was uploading these pics they are all skirts and tee shirts didn t even realize i had been doing that a boatneck tee on little i from ottobre 1 09 the neck was odd and fiddly but ended fine corny ahahahaha yes dad that is for you tees for the boys such a fun print and very appropriate for our location middle of nowhere kansas ooga booga tee for little i this is another one of those i can t believe i can buy this fabric reprint barcelona skirt the flowers are embroidered so this was a must line skirt another barcelona skirt with the apron overlay and a yellow ruffle tee to match the reverse of the apron overlay i ve been planning this skirt for almost 2 years i am so glad i finally sewed it up d we had a suprise snow storm the end of march just when everyone was ready to plant seeds and get the gardens going i was so irate that i couldn t work on the garden i sat down and knit some thick warm house socks worsted weight knits so fast for socks anyway i had this great orange superwash mission falls 1824 wool in my stash that i had planned to make babylegs but the boys said no don t want any p they are a little loose round the ankle but that s perfect for around the house after the snow was all done we went out and played for a bit my sad attempt at a snowman look snow maybe next week i can plant my garden annmarie posted by annmarie at 11 51 am 2 comments labels barcelona skirt knit socks skirt snow tees birthday sewing hurrah it s my baby s birthday baby n turned 2 yesterday holy smokes 2 how did that happen so what s a sewing mama to do but make a few fun birthday treats the outfit baby n is currently obsessed with dogs so a doggie shirt it is with coordinating linen pants appliqued with a dog the whole birthday ensemble the cape is from ottobre 4 04 it s a cotton pique that was unfortunately stained in the prewash by some bleeding fabric i felt very clever making up the crown all by my lonesome it reverses to a robot print we had a robot party for wearing later fits his head prefect and i totally had a pattern i could have used doh oops oh well now i know for little i s birthday next month enjoying a new birthday toy ready to blow out the candles on the orange robot cake yes yes there are more then two candles on the cake and the decorations are all squished but that is what happens when the kids help i ve been thinking that since baby n is 2 he kinda needs a new blog name as he really isn t so baby anymore at least that is what he tells me i ve been racking my brains for a new name and had been coming up with zilch don t ask how long it took me to come up with the blog name it s embarrassing yesterday the coffee guy comments that baby n looked like the kid from the where the wild things are sure enough he did and moreso he acts like the kid from the book so there it is baby n is now wild thing i ve got more projects to post so look for another post later today or tomorrow annmarie posted by annmarie at 8 19 am 1 comment labels birthday cape crown dog pants sewing tee older posts home subscribe to posts atom about me annmarie view my complete profile other crafty people beatnik blogger because i said so heather s crafty blog lazy seamstress made by petchy make a wrap mei tai mama can i montessori by hand mummybuttons my loose threads see mommy sew sew cute baby sew liberated sew mama sew blog sewinginmysleep sleeping baby diy website blog archive 2009 22 september 1 back off vacation june 1 may 3 april 2 march 2 february 5 january 8 2008 35 december 7 november 4 october 3 september 2 august 2 july 3 may 2 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