Kids Clothing Week Challenge

I don't know if any of you follow Elise Marley's blog.
Last week she did her semi-annual KCWC and
lots of the craft blogs I follow were participating.
I wasn't going to do anything because I've never
sewed clothes before, but I've seen so many cute
ideas out there that I've been wanting to try, so
I decided to give it a try.
I've only done two items so far, but my goal is to
make seven different pieces.

1. So I know a belt is more of an accessory, but I counted it anyway.
I've been doing some fall shopping for Wade and it's impossible
to find jeans that fit well, he's just a little too short.
Well I found a few pairs, but they would not stay up.
I've looked around for little boy belts, but didn't have much luck.
So I found this tutorial and gave it a try.
It's very basic and I didn't do any embellishments, but
it definitely does the job.
If you make one though, I would highly recommend
a very heavy weight interfacing, or even canvas,
mine could be a little bit sturdier.
But, all in all very easy, and all made out of scraps I had on hand!

2. Baby boy Sweat Pants!

I saw these super cute pants and fell in love!
I was very nervous to make pants, but it turned out really easy.

I used an old sweatshirt I bought at the Hard Rock Cafe in
London that hasn't fit in a very long time. It was the perfect
fabric for my first pair of pants because you don't have to worry
about ironing and edges fraying. They're a little big, but perfect
for lazying around the house in the winter. I wanted to applique
the entire Hard Rock logo on the pants, but it wouldn't fit, so I just
did the London part of it.
So far making kids clothes is turning out to be quite easy,
you all should give it a try!

Baby Leg Warmers

I think baby leg warmers are one of the cutest things I've ever seen.
Unfortunately, my baby is a little too big to pull them off.
But, I made some anyway because I had an old pair of socks and I just
wanted to see how they would turn out.

I think they turned out pretty cute, and super easy to make!
These only took me 10 min. and they were my first pair.
Of course I think they would look much cuter on a chubby little girl in a cute skirt!

Download art

A couple of you have asked where I got the picture of the tree hanging on my file cabinet. I found this site where you can download free art:

http://indiefixx.com/Feed_your_soul/downloads.html

I saved about five of the pictures (they open as PDF files), then you can print what you want to display. Easy enough!

Besides the tree, I also really like this one. Enjoy!

Tote bag

For Asha's birthday party last week, I made her a cute tote bag to fill with art supplies. I gave the same thing to Tilly over a year ago and Asha requested the same thing about a week before. I thought that would be enough time so I searched online for a tutorial, found cute polka-dot fabric to use, and sewed in my spare time for a few days and it was ready! The only thing I forgot was to take a picture of the final result, but I'll add one later when I'm at Asha's house.

Here's the tutorial I used, but I added an inch to all the measurements and it turned out perfect (I didn't want the handles to be too skinny). I also referred to this tutorial for making pockets, but I ended up not doing any and just pinned a cute flower on the front. I bought 1 yard fabric for the outside and 3/4 yard fabric for the inside, but I had a lot of extra from both. 3/4 yard is definitely enough for this size and some pockets.

This bag was very easy and quick to make--perfect for a birthday gift or for your own use.