DIY Recliner Pillow

I have a Dear friend that needed a pillow for her recliner that

would stay put. You know how annoying it is when

you lean forward and your pillow falls down behind you?

I wish I could say that I came up with this idea, but I did not.

But it's genius. There is a heavier stuffed pillow on one side

a lighter stuffed pillow on the other, All you have to do is turn 

it around! Mr. Incredible already wants one for his recliner.

ooooohhhhh...I love a good Christmas gift idea ;)

Scrub Top Re-Make

I bought a cute scrub top over the internet.

BIG mistake! I should know better than

to buy any brand that I have not tried on before.

This is the Re-make Picture

 This is the original look of the top (below). It was too tight

under the arms, too short and the pockets were too high.

a-n-d..... too late to return.

So I had two choices. Get rid of it, or re-make it :)

I removed the pockets, hem and sleeves.

I gave it more length by ironing out the original hem and 

adding some grey fabric to be folded under for the new hem.

Then I lowered the pockets as far as I could.

 Easy Peasy right? lol, well no. For starters I could not find

a pattern on Pinterest that I liked or that would work for the 

purpose of giving me more space under the arm.

So......

I made my own......

and.......eh...hem....

fudged my way through uncharted territory.

after much frustration and experimenting. I accomplished

my goal. The shirt looks great, will work great for summer

and can be worn with a shirt underneath when it's cold.

Note to self. Stop buying clothes over the internet! 

and if  a shirt doesn't fit. Give it away.

Baby Knee Pad's

 lil' Miss Fia, needed some knee pads for 

protection when crawling around on

hardwood floors.

Enter: Walmart clearance tights

 girls size 12, too big for a baby right?

NOT.....

 I chopped them up :) lots of extra parts 

for future projects. I stitched together 

2 pcs. thin batting, tucked them inside

the wrong side of fabric, held with a 

zigzag, and finished them up. Note to self:

next time make the top of the fold longer 

so it can be folded over to make a more

tidy finish.

Custom Rice Hot/cold pack

I have a friend that needed a heat pad for her knee.

You know that old saying "Necessity is 

the Mother of invention" well it was necessary,

 and now it is invented :)

 Here is prototype #1 which seems to work fine.

But after I made it, I decided I could do better.

So Its back to the drawing board one more time

to tweek some things. Then I will post a Pattern :)

Well hello sweet little rice wrap, Goodbye achy 

painful joints. You can see some of my other "Rice Bags" 

Here, Here, here and Here.

Burp Cloths

Beautiful little Foxes, Skunks and Racoons oh, my!

This was my fabric choice for a gender neutral 

Baby shower gift. Love Love Love the fabric :)

hopefully the recipients do too!

Double sided with superflannel inside for absorbancey 

I used one of my new tags, Yippie

I love sewing, have I ever mentioned that?

oh, yes...... like a zillion times.

Blog Tags

Finally, after many years of making tags

off the cuff, in the moment, at the last minute......

I decided to eradicate the problem!

I designed what I wanted, printed them off in mass,

in all sorts of colors of cardstock. (spent many hours

watching tv and cutting) and took scraps of colored

paper and made alot of pre-punched designs.

Now all I have to do is pick the color, add some 

cute embelishments and whew, NO more last 

minute designing. YAY

Sewing Sanctuary

Been having fun in my Sewing Sanctuary lately :)

Beasley Bed Cover

I made a  Beasley Bed here  five years ago in January.

It was in desperate need of a new cover.

And Sir "Sleeps-a-lot" LOVES minky fabric!

he will steal it when he finds it. So.......

Rather than spend a fortune on fabric, I found this

Minky-like blanket for $20.00 at my local

Dollar General,Cut out a big circle, stitched a hem

around the edge for elastic.

 AND..... now I have a nice looking dog bed,

Plus a happy dog. (+plus extra fabric)

Raincoat Re-make

A needed a shower apron, for helping a friend.

AND.....y'all know I love a good challenge. Oh,

and the local Goodwill !
Challenge+need+Goodwill = sew much fun.

 I found this hideous ugly yellow raincoat on the cheap.

Chopped it up......(bonus) now I have more buttons

and clasps to add to my collection :)

and made a fantastic shower apron!