Sewing Time!!

I finished and handed in my latest Uni essay on Thursday and i vowed to do something i enjoy before i start on my readings again! So i decided to finish (and start) a pair of pj pants for Makayla's friend Kiara.

Now i didn't just pick a random friend to sew for (i haven't even done any for my other kids yet). It's just that it was Kiara's 18 birthday in December!!! and i still hadn't done anything about it! Also, Kiara has been coming to our house and has been friends with Makayla since they were little girls. So she's kind of like family :-)  which is nice.

Kiara likes purple so i picked up this fabric from spotlight after discovering that there is not a lot of nice purple stuff around. I liked this one but it didn't dazzle me. Oh well they turned out nice with the dark purple trim ($3.50 half metre cut piece from fresh fabric in Deloraine).

Since i had heaps of fabric left (and because it's a gift) i decided to make a little drawstring bag to go with the PJ's. We can use it as the gift bag and then Kiara can use it for whatever she wants. See below . . .

And then i remembered that my sewing machine has this cool function on it. I haven't used this function since i made baby doll blankets for Makayla and Morgan's baby born dolls!!!! (Who were named Alice Mable and Nadeline Groanie - guess who's was who's????).

It says Kiara in case you can't tell!!  And see the Pj's fit perfectly in their little bag!!
I hope she likes it!!

So with regard to my other childrens requests for Pj's pants i'm not doing them until their birthdays! But i found this awesome fabric and trim in fresh fabric with 50% off - bargain and i love it. It was originally for Jory but Chey really likes it and Jory has seen some with skateboarders on so they have compromised! whew!

And then i couldn't walk past this cute stuff from spotlight and had to grab a metre for what will become Asha's Pj's. (Not happening until spring cos he is continuously out of his covers and so has to sleep in a thick all in one suit - more on that later)

But how cute is it!!!

And stupid blogger put this pic in the wrong place and i can't be bothered moving it so there you go another look at Kiara's pants! LOL.

But i am really enjoying sewing stuff again!! Haven't made anything in years (which is what having many kids does to your time!). But when i was having Morgan i made all sorts of stuff - little cradle comforters, high chair cushions etc! After making a couple of things i have remembered how relaxing i find it.

Next project is to make two (very basic) quilts for Jory and (what will be) Asha's beds. I'd like to get them finished before i need to make Jory's pj's for his birthday in July. But like everything it costs money and i need heaps of stuff to do them! I just want something i can chuck over their doonas on really cold nights but look good enough to be folded on the end of the bed at other times. The main fabric is going to be the top sheets off their sheet sets (which matches their doonas) and i can't wait to do it. Just have to finish catching up a few bills first!!

Oh and if any of my kids are reading this . . . . i would love Toni's book for Mothers day . . . just saying :-)