New Shower Curtain

Remember this photo?

Just in case you didn't read the wordy post from yesterday some repeat photos :) .....

I started cutting out circles by hand and then decided to speed things up and bought this.

Had Brett fix my already cut circles while adding the steam-a-seam

Then we, mainly Brett, cut out the rest. I just laid the fabric on top of the square adhesive sheets and cut them both out at the same time.

We did various sized circles with 5 different fabrics. I laid the shower curtain out flat on the living room floor and flung the circles like frisbees hoping for a random layout. I liked how it looked so I pined them in place and then got to work attaching them to the curtain. First with the iron (for the steam-a-seam) then with the embroidery floss.

I love it and so does Colin. Brett is a little concerned about the goldfish named Robert looking at him while he uses the facility :)

Show and Tell: Christmas

We have all been sick with a very nasty head cold. It would appear that we are all on the mend. Or so I hope.

I made Colin a Christmas bib on Christmas Eve morning before we went to my grandparents house. I used a very dark denim for the front and a super soft flannel for the back.

I still need to top stitch around the edge and sew the appliqué on (it is currently being held on with steam-a-seam).

Also, I made Colin a Crayon Portfolio adopted from this pattern.

I topped stitched around twice hoping to hide the wonkiness of my stitching.

I wanted two rows of crayon holders so I could fit 20 crayons. But the more times I tried to make the little holders the better I got. Which meant the worse the ones in the beginning looked. I can not tell you how many times I ripped it out and started over. I then finally decided to forget it and attempt a zippered pouch.

Overall I am happy with it, it is wonky but I think that adds to the overall character of it :)

I used a navy blue linen as the main fabric and a Japanese canvas for the pockets. The Sometimes Crafter's pattern was super easy to follow and had great pictures just where they needed to be.

Wednesday 4:00 PM

Colin is taking a second nap today, Yippee! I figure since he is so nice to take a nap for me I should do something nice for him. I sorted his toys (perhaps today's theme is sorting) and got rid of the ones he has out grown. And put all his blocks together, his Lego's in their designated bucket, ect. I am sure they will be all mixed together by the end of the night :)

And I made him some Fancy Pants :)

Front:

Back:

Appliqué dogs made from a Robert Kaufman cotton print.

Just in case you noticed, it was unintentional that I put the wiener dog on the front side. LOL! Too late to move it now. I am sure every time he wears these I will laugh at the dog on the front. Yes, I am that immature :)

Happy nap time!