Creativity | Sewing

Christmas sewing

January 1, 2008

Well, I didn’t get much done at all on my 11 days off from work.  A lot of lazy days, which we really needed.  I did get a few items completed before vacation, though.  I got a serger for Christmas and have yet to get it out of the box.  It is a little intimidating with 4 spools I need to thread, so I need to watch the instruction VHS Tape.  Should be a hoot! 😉

Here are my outfits that I made for Crafty Tuesday: 

Hopefully this picture does the skirt justice.  It has a cute border print with Santa on his sleigh with his reindeer.  I added some ribbons to it that have Christmassy buttons attached, and made it long enough so it hopefully will fit her next Christmas, as well.  Always thinking, that’s me. 😉  I made it from scratch and it has a definite twirl factor.

Santa skirt

Here is another cute outfit that I made.  I added a skirt to my basic pants pattern.  I also added pink ribbon to the bottom of the pants legs.  I appliqued some of the fabric pieces to the top.  It is a nice fuzzy warm fabric, and so darn cute!  If I showed you the front on this one, you would see a tantrum underway, so I didn’t get a picture of that. 😀  Although it does have some Santa stuff on it, the fabric is mostly snowmen and igloos, so she should be able to wear this through the winter.

snowman suit

That’s about it.  I do have a few other things that I have made that I need to take pictures.  I’m not sure how much sewing I will be getting done this month, especially since they really don’t need any new clothes right now.  They got plenty of clothes for Christmas.  I will probably make a few things here and there, though.  I’m mostly thinking about starting on summer dresses, since those are so fun to make…and I have soooo much fabric sitting there waiting to be sewn!

10 Comments

  1. My serger sat in the box until a visit from my Mom in law who is a seamstress. It is intimidating but you’ll love it. And I love the skirt pants. What a cute idea.

  3. It’s amazing how we have to-do lists for time off and it never all gets done. But the relaxing is so worth it.

    I so need to learn how to sew!!!

  4. a SERGER!!!!!!!!!
    ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!

    They are so much fun – especially with knits 😉
    They can be so touchy and a real pain, but they are very nice to have.
    Have fun!

  6. I don’t even know what a serger is … ha ha. I think the last thing I sewed was a “dress” ( a long boob tube ) for my baby doll when I was about 8 ! No, wait, there was that apron in home ec. in the 8th grade ! I do mend. But that’s about it … I love seeing what you do though ! You do great work !!!

  7. You are the only person I know that can sew two outfits and still say “I haven’t gotten much done”!! And I have to admit – I don’t even know what a serger is. 😛

  8. So, so, SO cute! I love it and I’m glad that you had a Crafty Tuesday today! I did not. Well, I did, but they are en route to their destinations, so I’ll show them next week.

    Happy New Year!

  9. Thanks everyone! I love dresses on Anya, but this time of year, it is just wayyyyy too cold to subject her to that. I figured these little skirt pants were a good compromise. 🙂

    A serger is a special kind of sewing machine. It has 4 spools of thread and it completely encompasses the hem so it doesn’t fray. It also makes sewing knits a lot easier than on a regular machine. Now I just need to learn how to thread it!

  10. I love all your sewing prijects. I just sat her going through all your pages. What a talent. Too bad you are not selling any of your pieces! I dabble in sewing and my girls (10 and 9–17 months apart too) are learning to sew also.
    Susan

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