Crafting Lately...

My sewing machine has been getting a workout lately (and has been showing its age in the process...grrrrrr). Anyway...I'm pretty proud of my two latest projects, so I thought that I would share.

First project: A Beach Robe for Lucas

We are heading to Destin with the family in a few weeks, and I wanted to have a beach robe for Lucas to wear so we didn't have to worry about keeping a towel around for him. It has also been great for the Natarorium and after baths. (So great that I might just make another one!  At least a long sleeve one for winter...)

I got the pattern for this from Dana over at MADE. Love that blog! I bought a $4 quick drying towel from Target, 2 packages of edging tape, and I was ready to go. The pattern was really easy, but my little cheap sewing machine did NOT like all that fabric. After several fights and broken needles, we made it through with flying colors. The sizing is big on Lucas right now, but I was afraid the smaller size would be tiny, so he will just have to grow into it.

Here's my little man modeling after a bath...we think he looks like a boxer about the enter the ring:

On Friday, I sat down to whip up some new covers for my living room pillows. Those things were SAD, people!  Seriously! My once cute velour pillows now have ripped seams and stuffing coming out everywhere, so this was a dire need. I found cute coordinating fabrics on sale at JoAnn's the other day, grabbed them up, and finally put them to use. My machine was much happier to be stitching this fabric, let me tell you! Anyway...they aren't perfect, but they are a major step up, and I am particularly proud of how straight I managed to get the stripes to come out. Plus, they are just slipcovers, so I can remove them and throw them in the wash if I need to!  Woohoo!!