Warm Winter Gear

Winter is upon us here in KC.  It has been in the single digits with wind chill this last week.  Thankfully, we have not had the snow/ice like last year (yet!)

My 5yo needed some warm weather gear for standing out at the bus stop.  The schools here are wimpy- no playing outside for temps under 32 degrees!

But my daughter is the adventurous one.  She will play outside for hours if it has to do with snow.  My 2yo will only stay out for minutes!

Last week my daughter was playing outside with the dog.  He was pulling her down the hill in her sled, with the rope in his mouth!  Too funny!  Our dog Shasta is an Aussie.  My daughter named him after the dog in the movie Snow Buddies (for those of you who have kids.)

So I found some fleece on sale at JoAnn's and made the following:

Fleece hat and scarf

Fleece hat.

I used this tutorial for the hat from the wonderful site From an Igloo.

Easy fleece scarf.

I used this tutorial.

Just take three layers of fleece approx 6 inches by 48-60 inches.  Sew down the middle, then cut strips one inch apart.  Too cute.  I made four of these scarfs, for DD and friends.

I also am going to make these as gifts for adults.

Cheap and easy alert:  I bought a 2-pack of fleece blankets at Walmart for $6.  They are both 48x60 inches.  Much cheeper than buying the fabric, and the blanfets are in coordinating colors.  I plan on making matching headband/earwarmers with this.  There alre lots of cute tutorials out for this.

Cute dino hat for DS.  I also used the From an Igloo tutorial.  I have to make another one though, as it is now lost.  Somehow this happens to all our winter gear!

I also plan on making matching mittens.

Two great tutorials:

From an Igloo

and

A Lemony Squeezy Home

Stay Warm!

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http://www.decormamma.blogspot.com/

 

Land of Nod floor pillows

A few months ago I made these Land of Nod inspired floor pillows, following the tutorial from House of Punks.  It was the first "big" project that I sewed.  My kids have Pottery Barn Everywhere Chairs, but they have taken a beating.  My daughter doesn't sit in hers any more, she lays on it.  So when I found the home decor fabric on sale from JoAnn's I bought it and went for it.  Then later in the week, I had a terrible sore throat, souldn't talk, so I stayed home form work and made these.

Here's how they turned out.

I do wish I would have used the pink piping for the girls one, the green doesn't stand out enough.  And I stuffed hers a bit too much- it is more rounded.  The kids mostly use them for hitting each other with.  But my Mom was impressed! (she is a pro at sewing!)  These little cushions cost about $15 per, since I got the fabric half off.

I do want to get them some bean bags for Christmas, although my DH is worried that the cats will pee on them.  But I would LOVE to make them these from MADE.  LOVE them.  But, it is just too much $$ that I want to spend, even though I know it will look awsome.  If I can get the fabric on sale, I think it will cost at least $50 per bag.  I know that is going to be half the price you can get them at pottery barn, etc.  But I think I will just get them the $20 ones from Target for Christmas.  Maybe I will make ME one!

Baby Christmas Onsie

I made this onsie and skirt from a Christmas turtle neck I had bought my daughter a few years ago.  It was Baby Gap, on sale for $2.99 after the season.  Well, like many things, I forgot about it.  And I found the 2T shirt this year, and my daughter is 5.
Now that I am sewing, I have seen so many cute things to make for little girls and babies.  At 5, my daughter is starting to outgorw many of the cutsie things (and the ruffle-butts!)  I have a friend who has a 5 mo. old.  So I decided to make something for her.  Hopefully she will wear it once!
I went from Baby Gap Turtleneck:

To baby skirt and onsie with Christmas Tree Applique:

I attatched the turtle neck to the bottom of the skirt for a fold-down waist.  Then I took some extra material and cute out a tree and appliqued it to the onsie.  I cut out some circles and made a little flower for the top of the tree.  I was going to make ruffles for the butt, but didn’t have enough fabric.  I think it is cute as it is!

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Sew can Do, Making the World Cuter, Crafts Keep Me Sane, The Girl Creative/