Lil' Bunny Ball Stuffy

Here's a cute little toy I made for Eesa, on account of her insistence that I make her a "squishimal". I used some pink fuzzy fabric (that had a teenie bit of stretch) that I found at Goodwill. I used a fabric ball pattern I found free online and just kinda made up the rest myself. I hand-embroidered the face and used a pom-pom maker to make the bunny's tail. I actually had (still have) some memory foam stuffing that I had pulled out of my own pillow (which I did because the pillow was waaaaay too overstuffed for my liking). It's nice to sew up something different for a change. The kids have way too many toys and I don't' like adding to the pile, but isn't this bunny ball just so cute?? I think so! And so delightfully squishy, too!

 

Daisy Print Maxi Dress

March 2019. I do wish I had better pictures of this dress. This is a casual yet extremely cute dress that Eesa has worn quite a bit. A neighbor down the street gave me a bagful of free fabric, which included this daisy print fabric with a red background. It has a real nice drape so I decided it would be perfect for a dress. For the bodice I used some knit jean fabric I found at Goodwill. I used VFT's Zoey pattern. It sewed up pretty quickly and it sure is twirly! This dress is a little small on Elisa now, and definitely isn't maxi length anymore! 

 

Purple Velvet Shirt

 February 2019. I'm surprised I can only find one picture of Eesa in this shirt since she wore it quite a bit. This is a simple knit shirt I made using Violette Field Thread's (VFT) Tallulah pattern. I didn't modify too much except by adding a simple gathered ruffle on the sleeve. Crushed velvet was a thing at this time, and I actually was inspired by a similar shirt at Walmart, of all places. I found this violet crushed velvet shirt fabric at Hobby Lobby. This sewed up really quick and it probably doesn't fit Eesa anymore, but we sure got our use out of it! 

Boy's Minecraft Jacket

I actually made this waaay back in November 2018, and managed to actually take pictures of it in February 2019. And now, September 2020, I've finally gotten around to posting this jacket. Anyway, I love it when I can make another sewing-for-boy post! There's just not enough of them. Here is a jacket I made for my oldest son. I used a boy's "Big Bad Wolf" vest pattern from Puperita. I didn't modify the pattern a whole lot. The two main alterations I made were adding long sleeves, and putting in a zipper instead of snaps. Installing the zipper while getting the lining to look right was pretty tricky, but I got it to work eventually. One other thing I do remember doing is "quilting" the vest itself. I bought some thin batting at Joannes and sandwiched it between the outer fleece type material and minecraft lining. Then I made some criss-crossing lines with my marking pen and sewed across those lines to get that quilted look. This jacket was worn all winter and is now too small, but I'm saving it for my youngest son, because what little boy doesn't like minecraft?

 

Donut Shirt

Here's a cute raglan shirt I made for Eesa back in January 2019. I used the same raglan top pattern I've used for several other shirts, but this time I added some layers of ruffles at the 3/4 length sleeves, and I did a freezer paper transfer design all of my own of a donut. The donut luckily turned out perfectly and it looked even cuter when I bead some tube beads om the icing part for sprinkles. I bought this pink knit fabric at Goodwill for a couple of bucks. Eesa wore this shirt a lot...it still fits her even now, a year and half later. I wouldn't be surprised if she continues wearing it this year (when it cools off some more, of course)