Who Doesn't Love Free Fabric

Jody at fabricshoppe on Etsy, one of my fave fabric suppliers, is giving away free fabric from her stash. Each 1/2 yard bundle includes a total of 5 1/2 yards of fabric. The project possibilities are endless! Check out her blog, Everyday Beautiful for details on how to enter. She will be doing a drawing for two winners next Monday, Nov. 2.  Here are the pics: So cute!

Pink and Purple Set

 Red and Blue Set

Refashioning My Clothes

My baby is scheduled to be delivered on Wednesday, if I do not go before that! My husband, Lou, and I are so excited to be bringing our little baby boy home this time next weekend! I am not only ecstatic about being mommy to a precious little girl and sweet baby boy, but I am also very happy to be getting back into my old clothes and, again, expressing my personal style. I lost thirty-five pounds on Weight Watchers between pregnancies, so I have all of these too big for me clothes that I kept "just in case" I got pregnant again that I will be able to wear for the next few weeks. However, after that, I may be at a loss for fashion just like now. I have been looking around on some of my fave and newly discovered crafty blogs to see if I can find instructions on upcycling some of my larger clothing instead of having to shop for all new stuff. (This makes my budget-conscious husband very happy.) Anyway, I found quite a few. A lot of them have ruffles and flowers, but what can I say, I'm a girly-girl. So, here is a short list of some of the coolest and easiest refashioning tutorials for womens' clothing that I have seen.
T-shirt/ Tank Dress
Flamenco Top
Ruffle Madness Top
Ruffle Top from Man's Shirt
Peasant Blouse from Man's shirt
Long Sleeve Shirt Refashion
Ruffle Tube Top
Ruffle Scarf
Women's Top
Jeans to Denim Skirt
Another Jeans to Denim Skirt
T-shirt with Flowers
Long Skirt to Cute Top
Swimsuit Cover-up or Long Top
Pillowcase Top
Ruffle Cardigan
Maternity Top to Wrap Tee
Heart Petals T-shirt
Maternity Top to Empire Top

Whimsy Couture Sewing Patterns Giveaway

One of my favorite pattern designers, Whimsy Couture, is giving away 3 free patterns of your choice! I love her patterns. They are so easy and always turn out to be precious. The giveaway is being hosted by Piece of Me blog, and Whimsy Couture patterns are available on Etsy. Even if you are a beginner, you will love these!

 Cupcake Katie in a couple of her dresses made with Whimsy patterns

Bobbityboo Giveaways

One of my favorite Etsy vendors, Bobbityboo, is doing 2 giveaways!
The first one is for one of her precious little skirts from her shop. This one is being hosted by the Whimsy Couture Sewing patterns blog. Click on this link for info on how to enter: Whimsy Couture- Bobbityboo Skirt Giveaway

The second one she is hosting for an Etsy shop called Giggly Monkey. Giggly Monkey is giving away a custom "Kissaboo Monkey" perfect for all of your little one's boo-boos. Go to Bobbityboo's blog at Bobbityboo Kissaboo Monkey giveaway for info on how to enter.

Baby Boy Guitar Layette

Well, I guess my nesting has been kicked into high gear, because today I busted a move and completed the last of my custom orders two days before I expected to. (Maybe this means I will be able to get Katie's Christmas skirt done before baby Caleb comes. I was not planning on making one, but since I have enough fabric leftover from the overalls I thought why not.) Anyway, I am so pleased at how insanely cute this little ensemble turned out to be, and my friend who ordered it for her new baby nephew was pretty excited too. She came by my house to pick it up not two hours after I told her it was done. I am planning on offering the burp cloths as a set on my Etsy site after the first of the year when I get myself back into my normal energetic and super crafty mommy mode.

 

(For some reason this pic wanted to be side-ways. Hopefully I will figure out how to fix that soon)

Cute Bag Giveaway

Jen, the creator of the totally awesome sewing blog "Red Instead" is celebrating her 4 year blogiversary. In honor of this, she is giving away one of her really cute handmade bags. You can go to her blog at http://www.jenleheny.com/ for info on how to enter!

Getting Fabric in the Mail

I'm sure my fellow crafty mommies will agree with me when I say that I love getting fabric in the mail. It's like a mini-Christmas! I am busy finishing up the very last of my custom orders before I have baby Caleb, and I was so excited to get the fabric for my last project. I am working on a custom layette set for my sweet friend and neighbor, Bethany, who is going to be an auntie again soon. I have been waiting all week in anticipation, both because I love getting stuff in the mail (well, maybe not bills and junk mail) and because I couldn't wait to see this really cute fabric in person. I ordered from one of my new favorite online fabric stores, fabricworm.com, and was totally amazed how quickly it was mailed to me. The guitar fabric is called "Groovy Guitars" by Michael Miller, the dots is called "Dot Stripe" by Anna Griffin, and the green lattice is called "Lanterns" also by Anna Griffin. The guitars will be used to make a monogrammed burpie and a baby blanket with the green minky dot. The other two prints will be used for monogrammed burpies as well. I plan on posting pics when I get done!