Buttercup birthday bag

I just love these little bags!  This one was a birthday present for a four year old girl.  I debated about whether it would be an appropriate gift or not (and obviously decided what the heck!).  There were about 30 (!!!) little girls bearing gifts at her birthday party but I bet this is the only purse she got.

Duvet cover for the kid who wont use a blanket

My little one sleeps in the coldest room in the house and does not like to be covered up except in her "blankey" which is, being a baby blanket, tiny and not very warm.  I found a crib duvet at Jysk for sale for $8. but, as I told my husband, Jysk didn't have a duvet cover in the right size so I had to make one ;).   I'm not in love with the fabric but the price was right ($7 for 3 metres) and it is soft, cozy flannel.  Here I was thinking that K. would be excited to have a new duvet and I could ease my momma guilt and cover her up every night when I go to bed but she HATES the blanket - has a fit if I try to put it in her crib with her.  J. loves it though so when we let her she piles into bed in her fleece nightie, covered with her princess sheet, princess blanket, K.'s duvet and her duvet *sigh*.

I'm starting a new quilt!

I've ordered the material (Luna from Maywood Studios) and can't wait for it to get here.  This is my second quilt and I learned so much from making the first that I'm not going to make the same mistakes again, lol!  Despite my husband's misgivings about so much white, I'm going to make a pinwheel quilt like the one over at V and Co.  It is for my almost two year but how dirty can she get it??

Jumper Dress (that doesn't jump)

I decided to make J. a jumper (in her favourite colour!) but when I told her what I was doing, I didn't even think about the fact that she wouldn't know what a jumper was!  When I got her to try it on, she ran to the mirror, bounced around and then looked at me with sad eyes.  She said "It doesn't jump".  I knew what she meant but I laughed and then when A. got home, I told him about it.  J. got extremely offended, and said, complete with the requisite "you're so dumb" roll of her eyes, "I didn't think it would jump, Mom, but it's supposed to twirl".  Despite the lack of twirl, she tried (unsuccessfully) to wear it to bed and was very excited to be able to wear it to school today.

Is it over yet?

Bah humbug. No, I don't really feel that way. I do love Christmas but once it's past, I'm done! I just want the decorations in their boxes, the tree to disappear and the toys to be put away.

I am excited about starting new projects, though - tonight I cut out a jumper for J. (butterick 4842). She's 4 1/2 and according to the measurements on the envelope, is a size 2! At least her chest and waist are size 2, for height she's closer to a 5.

I learned the hard way with her nightie for Christmas that I really should pay attention to those measurements! Her nightie is HUGE. Actually I should have learned that lesson around Halloween when I partially finished a size 4 Snow White dress and it was so big that I scrapped it and started from scratch again at size 2/3. That one fits perfectly has been worn constantly for the last 2 months. In fact, she's wearing it right now. To bed. Instead of her new nightie *sigh*.

Anyway, high hopes for the jumper. My girl is so picky I never know what she'll like. I probably shouldn't put in the time and effort to make her clothes until she's out of this phase but by then she probably wont want to wear "homemade" anymore anyway! Ooo, I do sound grumpy!

Projects for 2009

I have been reading other people's crafty blogs for a few months now and still don't have anything original to add but when I look back at the projects I made in 2009, I'm pretty impressed with myself!

Here is one of the 6 water bottle carriers I made from pink chalk studios tutorial (four were auctioned to raise money for the run for the cure.

Another item I donated was this buttercup bag (made using Made by Rae's tutorial). I really wanted to keep it for myself so maybe one day I'll have to make another one!

and there were others I didn't take pictures of! I made a couple of hats and skirts for the girls, and halloween costumes. Not so that I want to post pictures of the kids here, though. I'm not sure why!

I'm excited for the new year because I have a stack of new fabric and lots of projects planned. I might even get around to posting some of them here, just so I can keep myself motivated.

They're all different . . .

J. could never wait for halloween to get dressed up. Then after she would wear her costume anywhere and everywhere if I let her. K. is another story. She would be so cute in her poisoned apple costume if she would just let me put it on her!! I tried calling it a vest but to no avail - all I got was "no vest, Mommy. NO vest, Mommy!!!"