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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Prairie Girl

Today, during our Mommy and Me crafty time, Cupcake Katie continued to cut and paste little pieces of paper while I whipped up another little number for back to (pre)school. The fabric is Pure by Sweetwater for Moda and I used the free "recipe" from the Moda Bake Shop. I did modify the recipe just a little to make it fit Katie, since the finished size was listed as a girl's 6 and Katie is a 3T.
I love the bow in the back, but I think it would be cute either way.


It took a lot of sewing time, since I had to piece the squares together. But I am really happy with how cute it turned out to be. Kinda reminds me of "Little House on the Prairie."

Monday, August 1, 2011

Looking Rosy

This afternoon, while Caleb was napping I set Cupcake Katie up with her own little craft table so I could get a little sewing done.
Lately, my sewing has been very limited to weekends when hubby is home and can keep the kids from killing each other or destroying the house while I work. Cupcake has decided that naps are for babies, and has been resisting all attempts to lay down because she is a "big girl'! Soooo, what to do? Crafty time with Mommy, of course!
While she was busy cutting paper with her little scissors and glueing pom-poms with Elmer's glue sticks, I was finally able to put together a little dress that I have had cut out for a couple of weeks. After we were done with our crafts, we braved the 115 degree heat index to snap a few quick pics before coming inside and rehydrating.
The fabric, which I had to have the moment I saw it, is from the Love collection by Amy Butler. The pattern is the Knot Dress pattern by Whimsy Couture.

I had such a great time during Mommy and Katie craft time that we will probably be doing it again tomorrow. See y'all then :)