Monday, April 25, 2011

Beautiful Easter Day


We had a lovely day. The sun was out, warm and so much green surrounding us this year. The night before we left carrots, cabbage and water out for our little bunny friend. I think Kelwyn had a tough time falling asleep with the anticipation of the bunny visiting our home. Kelwyn and Adeline had a great time discovering the treasures in their Easter baskets and prancing around the room until the egg hunt. Adeline kept up with her brother as she followed him around the yard looking for eggs. He was sweet to give her a few when he saw that she did not have half as many as he did. They could have looked for eggs for hours and Kelwyn kept asking where the rest where when we were done.
He got his chance later at an Easter potluck at our friend's home. The kids got another egg hunt and Kelwyn found more than his basket could hold and Adeline was a little quicker picking up her eggs this time around. My two sweeties gathered together at the end of their hunt to see what treasures were hidden inside. Oh, we tried to take a few pictures of all the little ones in front of a blooming azalea, but they had other plans. So sweet.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

It fits!





I saw this great idea on the Artful Parent last year and found a few old onsies of Adeline's to make a quick and cute dress. The onsies still fit her up top, but she has grown too long for them. I cut it off and added some fabric in my stash for the skirt. Very simple and it will fit her now. I think I may have a few more to turn into dresses and I will have to keep stained shirts to do the same with. She kept running away from the camera and giggling, so I did my best to capture a good shot. I love it and the idea of reusing old items for a cute new outfit.
I also made these baby booties a few weeks back for my newborn nephew. I got the pattern from the book Handmade Beginnings. I cannot wait to meet him and put them on his little feet! We get to meet him in a few weeks for a visit with our family. I am really excited!!

Thursday, April 21, 2011

Sewing for the ladies

I find little snippets of time to work in a bit of sewing and I just finished up a piece for me and Adeline. The skirt and fabric is from Anna Maria Horner and the pattern is her free download called Flirting the Issue Skirt. I absolutely love it and have fabric to make one more. It turned out really cute and easy to follow. Perfect for those warm, sunny days.The dress I made Adeline turned out really cute, but way too big. I made the 12 month size, thinking it would fit her, even though she is now 19 months. She is definitely my tiny little sprite, but this one probably will not fit her for another year. I must admit I did not take any measurements. You live and you learn, like I have discovered with countless knitting mistakes. Oh well, a dress for the future and she enjoyed prancing around in it for a little while. The pattern is from Portabellopixie and I found the fabric at a local fabric store. I have another dress in mind to use up some fabric I already have, so hopefully it will fit this summer. Oh, I saw this darling dress on Etsy today. Something to dream about in my sewing world. Now for the skills and a pattern.......

Friday, April 15, 2011

Spring is here

It has been quite a while since my last posting, I know. It seems like any free time I had I got in a few minutes of sewing or knitting. Also, our old computer froze every time I tried to download pictures onto the blog, so I did not bother. We have a new computer now and so far so good!
We have been busy little bees over here, getting outside as much as possible with the beautiful weather and getting our gardens ready for the year. Kelwyn is much happier running free around the yard and looks for worms to add to his collection constantly. He could live outside and we have to drag him in. Adeline is happy playing in the sandbox and following him around the yard on his adventures. She also is getting into art projects and loves to color and paint. She is starting to say more words and just is as sweet as can be.I finished up my first quilt. I love how it turned out and have the top of another quilt I need to add the backing to and hand quilt to finish it up. I have been doing a little bit of sewing every week and just finished up a cute skirt for myself. I am now working on a dress for Adeline I hope to finish up over the weekend. I am also doing a Sewing Camp online in May. I am very excited about it and hope to tune in my clothing sewing skills. I will be making some adorable pieces for myself and can work at my own pace and at home, most likely when the little ones are asleep for the night. Hooray for spring and new beginnings!