SMS Maternity & Baby Tutorials

Sew, Mama, Sew! posted a on readers creativity and it reminded me that I wanted to share a few things I've been eyeing at to try...

Maternity Skirt from Sew, Mommy, Sew

The Nappy Bag from Amy Butler (I love her fabric too!)

Nursing Cover-Up from Sometimes Crafter

Maternity Belly Band from Christy's Creations

I'm also working on a baby quilt for Baby. I'm still cutting out the squares though. It's colors? Yellow, white, green, and denim. I'll try to post some pictures of what I have so far later...

SMS Tutorials

I love it when Sew, Mama, Sew! posts new tutorials. It just makes me what to pull out the fabric and sewing machine and have at it! Here are some of my favorites from this week:

Full Spring Skirt, tutorial at Polka Dot Creations

The Angel Bag, tutorial at Lola...again tutorials!!

And in honor of Earth Day, the Eco Cloth Shopping Bag at SuzStuff

Oh, so cute!

I was perusing Biblical Womanhood today and came across her post on 56 free apron patterns. They are so cute! Here's a few of the ones I like best...I might be making some of these soon. Especially with the denim apron!

This one's called a Tea Apron...oh, so cute!

I've got plenty of these to try out...

Isn't it adorable?

I can't wait to get to sewing!

Sew, Mama, Sew!

For a while I've loved Sew, Mama, Sew! It's actually where I got a lot of my ideas for the handmade Christmas gifts last year. I haven't really been there in a while, since I've been doing more scrapbooking than sewing recently but I have a feeling I may be going back soon. I just found their oh-so-cute patterns! They are absolutely adorable. Sewing just may be in my future.

My favorite patterns are the Amy Butler and Vanilla House Designs.

Is this not the cutest bag!

And all the little aprons and organizer things! It's so much fun!
I can't wait to get some...

Today...

Today I started cutting out a dress for the wedding rehearsal. I'm not quite sure it was such a smart idea. I doubt I'll get it finished in time. It's a pretty simple dress pattern (Butterick 4443).

I'm making the yellow dress, but my fabric is white with a green flower print. I thought it would be appropriate for a wedding rehearsal for a wedding on St. Patrick's Day to have a white and green dress. I actually got the fabric long before we were engaged, perhaps even around last Easter when I was thinking I'd make my Easter dress (I ended up buying one from Old Navy). I originally wanted to make this dress (New Look 6587, the yellow one):

I decided not to make it, because I thought it would be a little more difficult on a few levels for me (or maybe just stressing). First of all, my sewing machine may very well be considered an antique (from the 60's) and I'd have to do a basting stitch and my tension falls everytime I try. And then, the last time I did something with button holes my button hole attachment was not functioning properly. It was pretty annoying. So, I figured I'd just go with the simple, easy pattern for this. Although I do think that it would have looked really cute with the fabric.



Today was also a day of realizations...that is realizing I forgot some important things. Like my brother's birthday today, my friend's birthday party last night, not to much rent that was due Thursday along with some other bills. I don't know...maybe it's just wedding brain. If I can even blame it on that. I mean I am getting married in 2 weeks!