A New Tote for this Mama

Today I am 40 weeks, 1 day. Overdue. Overdue also to blog something. That baby being late is not so bad after all, because I crossed more projects off my to-sew-list than I thought. And sneaked some new ones in, too. Like this happy summer tote. It makes me smile every time I look at it: a new bag, stripes, red, yellow, turquoise.

It's made from the leftovers of IKEA Vitaminer cotton fabric that I bought for the kid's room curtains (not that I've made curtains yet, I just cut the fabric so I would have leftovers to make this bag...) Oh and YES, I felt the need for a new TOTE arise after checking out Dana's series on TOTE bags.

here's the back

and the inside...lined and with pockets. (Technically "reversible" but who would want to hide the stripes?)

I added a pocket on the outside, too.

It's boxed out.

orange kisses turquoise? Yes. please!.

Week 23 - Leggings?

or maybe pajama pants? Not sure yet. As for now these are my "hang out at home in the hot weather pants"... No pattern used, just some other leggings for orientation. By mistake the back was too low, but it turned out perfect for maternity, since I added the extra wide waistband the front fits nice around the belly without bulk on the back. A perfect fit cutting mistake.

They reach just over the knee.

happy turquoise and white... makes me want to go on a sailing trip.

with little ruffles...

and the bump of 23 weeks, well almost 24.

Hanukka Gift No. 2: iPhone cover and Circle Pouch

Source: erinerickson.com via Lydia on Pinterest

This earbud pouch has been all over the internet since last November and it inspired this gift to my husband. A little iPhone cover and a matching earbud pouch. He lost his earbuds so many times and I thought it would be a great thing to have a little pouch for them on his keys. But bless him, he never used it up until now, which may be my own fault because it was buried under a pile of stuff in our office. 

My take on the earbud pouch... finished with black bias tape.

Red Gingham and Aqua with black accents and my earbuds.

The iPhone cover. Aqua with a red wonky stitch decoration

Lined with Red Gingham. I.LOVE.RED.AND.AQUA!

Now that I've finally take the pictures and uploaded them I can put these two into my husband's stuff so he may actually use 'em.

butterfly dress & headband

I am home from my sewing vacation and finally brought back my sewing machine. Here is the first project I did... I used a similar dress my girl owns as pattern. 

 I used elastic in the front and back for a nice fit around the chest... and bias tape for straps.

 This is pre-made pleated trim in blue-turquoise. I couldn't resist when i found it in the shop...

 For the headband I simply sewed up some solid turquoise cotton and added a cut out butterfly from the same fabric the dress is made of. I also added elastic on the back-part for better fit, but left the front straight. (Elastic is about one third of the headband's length)

A close up of the butterfly... sorry for the hair. What to say - a toddler on the playground!