Harker Bedding

Crib bedding for my sister Christy Harker

Swing Refresh

I have this old hand crank swing that I live but I hate the pastel fabric. So after about 5 years of the ugliness I finally recovered it. I thought I would need to spray paint the teal stretcher s but in the end it looked fine with the new fabric. I also needed to cover the top of the swing since it has a huge sticker that matches the fabric. After being discouraged by the work of taping off the legs to spray paint the top I came up with an easier solution.

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After

Sock Monkeys

I have decided that for this year I will make all the cousins a sock monkey. They are cute and easy. I found instructions online and a pattern. The fun part is finding socks that are cute.

Bently

Brenna & Clayton

Ellie

Owen

Sarah's Hooter Hider

This is my take on the "Hooter Hider" the difference is that this one covers your shoulder and around you back. I found the original didn't cover enough. I hope this works I am adding a link to my Free pattern let me know if you can't see teh pdf. I made simplified t the pattern a little. I didn't show the pocket I made from the dart scrap and I used I much thinker binding on the bottom in the pattern. I hope teh pattern makes sense I am not good at explaining things.

with the modification it was necessary to make it reversible since it was no longer symmetrical.


it works nice as a car seat cover too.

1 Hour project

I have been collecting cheep pillows for a while with plans to recover them. I also have been collecting fabric from the remnant bin. finally I put it all together. I was surprised how fast it all went together. It only took about an hour to make all 4 pillow and that induced hand sewing them closed. I don't know why it took me this long to get to this project it makes a difference to my bare couch to have a few pillows.

sorry about the terrible pictures

Headboard

I want to make a headboard for my guest room I was thinking of this leather look headboard.
In a perfect world I would have this done before the baby comes but then I would have the side chair for that room redone too but sadly I don't think I will get to either that soon. I want to paint all the wood on the chair white and recover with the green print.Well it is something to look forward to.

For the Family

no more puddles of water on the living room table now that Eric has a nice insulated mug sleeve

and it is aptly named

this week is supposed to be the coldest Houston has ever seen in 10 years and my kids don't have warm coats. Today's project fleece hoodies because it is going to be only low of 20F (-5C) high of 34F (+5C)
each cost less than $5 from the remnant bin

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David was told by his teacher he could not have ice in his water bottle because it left too much condensation on his desk problem solves insulated bottle holder.

David insisted on a hood up picture


David was told by his teacher he could not have ice in his water bottle because it left too much condensation on his desk problem solves insulated bottle holder. He is thrilled because it is like Dad,s one and the shoulder strap is a big hit

Some if my Christmas creations

David's Creation (link to the full story)

last Apron of the year teacher gift

Livvy's Sunday Coat

Purple baby doll dress (for a friend's little girl)

Christmas tea towel and coasters also a teacher gift

Playschool gifts


Merry Christmas Bently I hope you like it when it comes

Snowflake Applique (idea found on another blog)

Best Quilt Frames!

I saw these quilt frames that I though where ingenious so I showed Eric and he said it would be easy to make. He spent his holiday Wednesday making me these. They work so well the quilt goes on faster and comes off is seconds plus it saves my thumbs from pressing in tacks and trying to pry them off after. Words cannot describe how thrilled I am with these quilt frames!

David's New Jacket

The grumpy face is because I made him 2 seconds later than he wanted for the bus this morning by taking this picture.

David came home from school yesterday and told me his Hoodie was too small. He didn't take it off all day because the neck hole was too small and he couldn't get it off. He asked me if I could make him a new Hoodie. I though this was a perfect opportunity to use one of the felted sweaters I had. A couple of months ago I found a mens XXL gap 100% wool(that is the key) at Goodwill and washed it 2 or 3 time and it was nicely felted. when I got it out I found it was only a little too big for David. So I cut it down and mad this Jacket. The sweater was $5, the zipper was$3 and the snap for the neck was a leftover so for $8 David had a nice felt jacket for school. Here is instructions on the conversion I did, you don't have to felt the sweater first before you make the jacket like I did.

last minute dress

I have had this fabric for a while and it is just sitting around doing nothing. Thanks to Hobby Lobby 99cent patterns I finally had a pattern to make Livvy a dress this afternoon.

Turtles