YAH! A Giveaway!!!!

I have stumbled upon another giveaway I am yet to win one but I think youve gotta be in it to win it and eventually I have to win don't I.............
Romi is having a giveaway on her blog which ends today so be quick and get in!!!!!!
Also make sure you check out her Etsy Store Omigosh she has lots of gorgeous goodies.....

A top for ME!!!!!!!

Finally I have TRIED to sew something for ME!!!!! I made this top yesterday out of some stretch material I have had in the cupboard for ages (and I mean ages like 3 years) that I picked up at Vinnies I think it was around $4.00 and there is enough left to make another top........ I had a little trouble with the ribbing around the neck and am not happy with it. See how it is puckered at the bottom, it is ment to sit nice and straight. Oh well I will make another one day....

And me modelling it.... OMG I look like I am still preg...I didn't realise I looked that bad, I had better do something about that!!!!!! How embarrassing........
And of course the sleeves are to long for my short arms but that's the story of my life.......

Help me design a quilt for DS using this tractor fabric!!!!!

My SIL kindly gave me this Tractor panel and three pieces of matching fabric....Now I need help to find/design a pattern to turn it into a quilt cover for DS............I was thinking of getting some plain green and maybe yellow to break it up a little and was wanting to embroider on one plain square at the bottom his name and birthdate etc to personlize it and then it will be a keepsake for him........So any hints, tips, patterns etc would be greatly appricated........I have no idea without a pattern to follow........

House warming prezzies for my SIL's!!!!

Ok both my SIL's moved a week apart of each other one built a new house right next door to us, and the other brought a 'second hand house' in town.........So I was thinking of making an apron, oven mitt set for one SIL for her birthday but then decided I had to get them both something for their housewarming prezzies so decided to do 2 sets one for each!!!!!!!!!!
These took a little longer than anticiapated, and I had a little trouble with the bias binding on the oven mitts (I made the bias binding with a bias maker and now I am addicted to making bias tape, but I HATE HATE sewing it on).....I guess I am just being a little fussy as one of my SIL's her MIL owns the patchworking shop in town and is a 'real' sewer so I am really nervous....But it is thought (and effort) that counts right??????

The first set is cupcakes on chocolate brown and the apron is reversible so cupcakes with chocolate brown pocket on side and chocolate with cupcake pocket the other. I have also added a hand towel made of the chocolate brown with a cupcake boarder, and it attaches with velcro. I saw an apron once with the hand towel attached and thought what a great idea as I know I am always looking for something to wipe my wet hands on!!!!!!!!!! Then there is an oven mitt and also a little personalized fridge magnet with ....... Kitchen "Happy is the home that welcomes a friend" embroidered on it................

The second set is the same but done with Hot red chillies on black.........

The reverse of the aprons....I don't know why it keeps putting the photo on the side????

A close up of the half the oven mitts (LOL!!)

I scanned these magnets so not a good pic sorry!!! The brown one has got the red binding all the way around but it folded under and I only just realised.......

I'm not very happy with how the magnets come out (I might not put them in the prezzie yet!!) and I am also not happy with how the bias binding came out on the oven mitts at the back, but I spent 1/2 a day yesterday unpicking the bias binding and got it a little better but it will just have to do as it is doing my head in and if I keep fiddling I will end up ruining it anyway....So tonight I just have some hand sewing to do on the oven mitt to fix a few little bits that I am not happy with and try hide some of

Puppy dog tracksuit!!!!

This is the dreaded puppy dog tracksuit that I made for DS2..........I made it all and was so happy with how it turned out....Until I tried it on DS, well it wouldn't go over his head LOL!!!!!! I guess it was my fault for altering the pattern hay!!!!!!!! But after 2 hours of unpicking, sewing, unpicking etc, I have finally added a zip to the back of it, and now it fits!!!!!!!! It isn't the best sewing as I had so much unpicking etc, but it is at the back so hopefully not to many people will notice...At least he can wear it now and it won't go in the bin, as it nearly did so many times......
Puppy dog tracksuit...........

And the tracksuit on DS2, it is a little bit too big on him, but at least it will last a little longer.......... The brown tracksuit material is part of the yucky colour materials that my mum got me ages ago, but it doesn't look to bad now!!!!!!The puppy dog material is part of the stash that Vikki got me!!!!!!!

And finally the top to match the pants!!!!!

Ok I have finally finished the tracksuit top to match the pants. I was waiting on ribbing and my lovely MIL got me some on Monday!!!!! I had a little trouble with the Ribbing as the size the pattern was telling me was way too small and would never go over DS head!!! So after a bit of measuring of DS and some other jumpers he had I finally finished it late last night!!!!

The top!!!

The set together!!!!

DH still says it looks like PJ's.

Pants for AJ.......

I made these pants for AJ and lined them with so tracksuit material so they are nice and warm........Mum got me some tracksuit material from the op shop a while ago but she got so ugly colours and it has been sitting in the cupboard for ages and everytime I see her she asks have I used it yet 'No' so now I can say yes.....She probley won't be happy that I only used it for lining but hey I used it..............

AJ modelling his pants....Sorry he insisted on showing his belly button!!!!!!!!!!!He is facinated by it and keeps checking it is still there!!!!!LOL!!!!!

And a close up of the pants, I made a size 3 and lucky I did as they fit really good. AJ is only in size 1 though, must be a small pattern......I have found this since I have started sewing, patterns seem to be smaller than sizes you buy in the shops!!!!!!!!

These were supposed to be nice bright trackpants, just different from your normal everyday boring plain ones. But I showed DH and he didn't say much, then after bathing AJ DH called out to me and said "Honey which way do the pants go there is no tag?" I said "what are you doing? AJ just had a bath he need PJ's on!" DH "These are PJ's aren't they" Me "Well they are now!!!" So I suppose they will be PJ's now!!!!!!!!!!

Keep on eye out for the top to go with the pants...........