Car Seat Cover Ups

I think these things have been around for a few years. I saw my first one over two years ago when I was visiting Utah. I had a friend that made them. But I noticed here in California no one had them. I think these car seat cover ups are wonderful. You know we all put the blankets over the top to keep baby asleep and its a pain to carry the seat. Now that solution is solved, plus keeps most people from touching that new baby with all the germs. So I found a pattern and made one for Melissa. Then I got requests from others to make them. The first pattern I bought was for personal use only, so I could only use it to make gifts. But, then I had some people ask me if I could make them one and they would pay me. So I found a pattern that let you sell what you made. Here is the first pattern here and then click here for the other pattern (the one you can sell what you made). I combined what I liked best about both for my own.
Here are some I have made the past couple of months as gifts.

Sweet Little Dress

I've been wanting to buy this pattern forever and finally did. I had bought fabric especially for it and it has just been sitting with my sewing stuff. I finally bought the pattern and made the dress for my daughter. I think it turned out so cute. You can find the pattern here at the Leila and Ben etsy shop. It's so easy to make and you can mix and match fabrics or use the same fabric for the whole dress. They have two patterns one that is 3 months -12 months and a 12 months - 5T. I bought the combo pack that had both patterns for just $12.

I decided I wanted to have a tie around the dress so I made my own tie (not included in the pattern)

Here is my little one with her new dress. I also made her a headband out of the coordinating fabric. I went the size smaller so it could fit as a long shirt too. It was so easy to make!

Doesn't it look cute paired with jeans? I used Heather Bailey fabric for her dress. I liked the dress so much I already have 3 more in the works that I'm making her.

Finnegan Fox

I made these foxes to put in my boys stockings at Christmas. I find with sewing I'm always drawn to making things for my daughter, there are just more fun girly things to sew. So, I get excited when I find things here and there that are fun to sew for my boys. They love their foxes. Again they are patterns from Bit Of Whimsy Primms, click here to shop her patterns.

Bumble Bee Plushie

Just another pattern I got from the bitofwhimsy etsy shop. I loved this one. I made this bumble Bee for my daughter to put in her stocking at Christmas. Click here to get the pattern.

B-Movie Monster

Awhile back the Bitofwhimsy etsy shop was having a sale on all of their patterns, so I stocked up. This is the same shop where I got the Jo Doll pattern. My boys have been wanting me to make them something. So in the shop she had a stuffed monster pattern that I thought was so cute, so I had to get it. I made one for each of my boys. The picture above is the two monsters I made for them, so cute huh?! You can click here to shop her patterns.

Buttercup Bag

So several months ago while looking at another craft blog I came across this bag. I thought it was so cute and what more the pattern is free! I had to make it. So I checked out the girls blog that created the pattern she has other cute patterns you can download for free also for your personal use. But, if you love making them so much and want to sell them you can also purchase the pattern for like $10 and it comes with permission to sell the bags you make. Click here to download your free copy of the pattern. It only takes a Fat Quarter to make the outer bag and handle and a little less than another fat quarter for the lining, so its super cheap to make. I just added the flower embellishment and attached it to the bag. The bag above I made for my friend Kate for a Christmas present. It's perfect to take out on a date with your hubby, or a night out with the girls!

I'm in my ward's Young Women Presidency and back in September we were putting together our Young Women In Excellence night. Our theme for the night was "'Purse'-suit of Excellence". This was right after I discovered this pattern. So my friend Katie, who was also in the presidency, and I got all our fabric scraps together and made enough purses for all our young women as a hand out after the program. The picture above is a close up of some of them.

Here are all 20 bags that we made. We stuffed them with tissue paper and used them to decorate the Relief Society Room for the big night.

We put a cute little quote inside and after the program the girls got to go up and pick a bag. They loved it! So if you're in Young Womens and looking for Young Women In Excellence ideas, this was so much fun.

Twirly Skirts

I loved this quick easy pattern... great for beginners. I got the fabric and pattern from quilthome.com. The fabric is by Joel Dewberry (Aviary Collection) and the pattern is by Pink Fig (The Girly Skirt by Chelsea Anderson). Happy Sewing!

Happy Stacker

I saw this pattern on the Heather Bailey Store website and fell in love with it. I bought it to make for my daughter for Christmas but didn't get it done until recently. This is mine:

You don't have to do the ribbon embellishments, it does take more time, but I think it makes it cuter. You can easily use your scrap fabrics and have fun mixing and macthing them. You can get the pattern here or you can also get it at quilthome.com or even cheaper on Etsy.

Birdie Sling

I made two of these for Christmas gifts. They are from an Amy Butler pattern I purchased from quilt home (my favorite fabric shop). It was pretty simple... I got away with only a few mistakes. I have plans to make one for myself in the near future.

Jo Doll Pattern

I saw one of these that a friend made for her daughter and I really wanted to make one for mine. So I went here to the bitofwhimsy store on etsy and bought the pattern. The pattern is only $9 and she just emails you a pdf file. The nice thing is that they don't take much fabric and you can use your extra scraps you have laying around. I made my daughters and liked it so much I decided to make some for my nieces. If you check out her shop she has a lot of different cute patterns for other dolls too and other stuffed animals.

Stuffed Owl

This is our beloved owl, Mr. Hoo. He was so simple to make so I wanted to share the pattern.
I used felt for the eyes and cut with pinking shears and I used safety eyes (from the doll section of your craft store) I recommend just cutting flat felt feet out instead of stuffing them. I also used felt for the nose. I sewed the wings right side together, leaving the top open, flipped them out and attached in the seam connecting the head and body. Have fun mixing textures and prints!!

Carseat Blankets

One of our friends bought a pattern for a carseat blanket. So a few of us that had babies got together and made carseat blankets. The picture above is my daughter in hers. Once we figured out the pattern they were super easy. I love mine and use it all the time, especially with the weather getting cooler. Click here if you are interested in getting the pattern.

This week I made one for my friend for her baby shower. My daughter is modeling it above. She is having a little boy so I made her a boyish one, which was a bit easier because I didn't have to do a ruffle, I just edge-stitched the outside edge. My other friends that have boys also just cut the edges so it could have the frayed edge look. The second time around I made the belt/buckle openings a little smaller, I thought mine were too big. Anyways, I love mine and I think they make great baby gifts!

Simple Girlie Tank

Directions:
1. Cut fabric from pattern shown above. If you are unsure of the size to make it, find a similar existing top, fold it in half then create your pattern.
2. Sew side seams together.
3. Starting at shoulder, finish the arm hole sides, press 1/4 inch,then sew until you reach other open end of shoulder, then press over 1/4 inch again and sew again.
4. Make ribbon casing along the neckline by sewing 1/4 inch, press then stitch at 1 inch.
5. Using safety pin slip ribbon through casings tie at one end.
6. Fray check ends of ribbons.
7. Hem Bottom.

Baby Peasant Blouse

You never know exactly how bad the economy will get. I have been brushing up on my clothing construction skills, just in case there is a shortage of adorable little clothes. I found a great tutorial for this peasant blouse here. I had to make some adjustments to fit my baby and the elastic I had on hand was thinner than the sample, but I ended up with a wearable garment that is pretty cute (in my opinion)... but what wouldn't be on this little gal?? Next step, velvet gown from my draperies!