Update

I really have been sewing the past few months, just not posting about it. So here's a look at a few things I made for Christmas. First up, the coat.... I have a love/hate relationship with this coat I made for Lindsay. I'm happy with how it turned out, but it was not at all what I was going for. There are quite a few things I would do differently now that I've seen how it fares with a toddler wearing it. It was definitely fun to sew and I'm excited to try sewing more coats/jackets. 

It's made out of fleece with a cotton lining. I made fabric covered buttons out of the same cotton fabric. My favorite part is the hood, it turned out much better than I expected. And I was so happy that it fit her great! 

Next up are Jack's Christmas gifts.  He requested monkey basketball pajama pants.  I searched high and low for monkey basketball fabric and finally had to settle for fabric with basketballs on it.  I also made him a batman belt (after a few failed attempts) and some Batman wrist cuffs.  I don't know if he even cares or likes the Batman wrist cuffs, but I was so stinking happy with how those turned out, they came together exactly how I envisioned them.  

 

Here's my model showing off the cuffs, they drown him but he thought they were pretty fun to eat!

Super Hero Art

For Jack's birthday a couple months ago, one thing I wanted to surprise him with was an update to the ABC art in his room for something more fitting for a SIX year old!  I got these fun super hero images from my friend Erin and started looking for ideas on how to display them.  I didn't really want to use frames because they would be bound to get bumped and I could envision one falling and shattering.  I'd seen an idea on Pinterest for covering foam with black fabric and attaching your image so it looked like canvas art.  I decided to go this route because the pictures would be lightweight and less formal looking.  After shopping around, I ended up buying actual canvas (11x14) on sale at Micheal's and still wrapped them with black fabric since I had a yard and didn't want to deal with painting the edges of the canvas.  This is where I experienced some trial and error, but after three tries, everything was hung for the final time and it's held up well.  Here's my newspaper template to space them evenly and make sure they would be level...

And finally the finished product...


Excuse my phone pics, but you get the idea.  I learned that spray adhesive wasn't enough to attach the print to the fabric, but a dot of hot glue in each corner has kept the photos in place.  I also learned you have to use a staple gun to keep the fabric super secure to the canvas--duct tape wasn't enough.  I ended up attaching these to the wall with velcro so even if they get bumped, they don't move and so far it's the perfect kid-friendlly art!  More explanation that you wanted to know, but this blog needed an update!  I can share the super hero images if you're interested.