PJ shorts

Posted on

I made these shorts for Allison to wear to bed. I figured why go out and buy something when I have half a fabric store worth of fabric and almost as many patterns (since I need a pattern for almost anything- not that creative). I used Simplicity 3584 but any simple shorts or pants pattern would work. I added some rick-rack to the bottoms and a little piece of ribbon at the back seam so she could tell front from back. I pair them with some simple white cami’s that I got on clearance a while back. Perfect for the 80+ degree nights we get in the summer.

True love and banana bread

Posted on

Ok, so these two things don’t really have anything to do with each other; I don’t have a picture of the banana bread (recipe) but I do have a picture of my baby making googly eyes at me. I love this age, when they light up whenever you come into view or stop nursing just to flash a huge smile. Ian’s such a smiley baby. And the double chocolate banana bread was delicious. Just make sure the loaf pan is a bigger one. I originally had it in a smaller one, then decided to put it in a bigger one so it wouldn’t overflow.



Re-fashioned T-shirt

Posted on

This tutorial has been on my list of things to make since I found it a couple weeks ago. Here is my first attempt to turn a t-shirt into a newborn gown. It was super easy and turned out pretty cute, except I was going for a short-sleeve look and they turned out a little too long. I can also see making a baby t-shirt out of an adult t-shirt with this, just cut it shorter and hem without the elastic. I think this will be one of my new go-to baby shower gifts. It came together very quickly- about a half an hour of sewing. I want to make a few for Ian, since they are great for keeping his legs covered at night, but it’s too hot for long sleeves. I’m going to find some light-weight t’s next.





Birthday Outfit

Posted on


Allison turns three next week, so I made her an outfit to wear for pictures. She of course wouldn’t model it for me so I had to settle for this. The skirt is from this tutorial from Grand Revival designs. It was really easy to make and turned out really cute. I appliqued a 3 and a flower to the t-shirt I got at Wal-Mart. The matching hair bow is still in the works.