Manly Aprons

When I told my mom that was making an apron for myself she told me about this girl in her ward who made aprons for her entire family (including her little boys). I laughed out loud and said, "Who would make aprons for their boys... that's weird." A few weeks later (after my apron was finished) we started a tradition of making a treat together on Sunday nights. I put on my apron and my 3 year said to me, "mommy... I want an apron too! With lots of pockets." I guess I didn't find it funny anymore for a little boy to have an apron. :) Besides, I think they look more like workman aprons than cooking ones!

Obsessed

I could make these all day long. I love making headbands and I am totally obsessed with these flowers. This one turned out a little smaller because it is made with cotton fabric and the other one was corduroy. There is a book I read about online that I want to buy called: Fun to Wear Fabric Flowers. As soon as we move I am getting it. :)

Flower Headband

I have been looking for a fabric flower pattern for a while. I finally found one that I thought was cute! These would be even cuter for a little girl on a smaller scale. Someday I will have a girl I can make these for...

Until then, I will make girly things for myself. (And other people's girls too)

Quilt

This one was a long time in coming. My friend Alexis and I went into Joanne's a few years ago (as we often did when we only had one kid and they were young). We were looking through the quilting books and saw a cool quilt. We both picked out some fabric and started on our quilts. We never finished. I have been working on it on and off for probably a little over 2 years, and now it is done!! The purpose of this quilt is to tie in all the random colors of our living room furniture. I think it turned out pretty cool. I was uncharacteristically anal about how the squares lined up so I did a lot of picking and redoing... but it was well worth the effort.

Lightning McQueen Towels

I made the boys some lightning McQueen Towels. I think they turned out pretty cute.

Apron

I have been wanting to make an apron for a long time. I love love love the flirty aprons, but I didn't want to spend 30 dollars on an apron, and I thought it would be fun to make. So finally this afternoon I went to Joanne's and found the cutest material. It also happened to be 30% off... so I couldn't pass it up. I put my boys down for their nap and went to work. I had it finished by the time they woke up. Yay!! I actually finished something! It is obviously not perfect... again, I don't follow patterns.... but I thought it turned out pretty cute. I just love the fabric. I have a little left over and I will definitely use it for something else.

I know this is a little different than the flirty aprons (they are round on the bottom), but when I bake with flour, I tent to get it everywhere. I wanted the apron to have some pretty good coverage. (And plenty of space to wipe my hands. It usually ends up on the back of my pants.)

Welcome

So I have decided to start a craft blog. Although I think that people can make amazing things following patterns.... me not so much. I could probably follow a pattern if my life depended on it, but frankly, I don't think that situation will ever happen. Instead, I love making up my own things. This is strictly with sewing. I follow patterns for cross stitching and crocheting, come on people, I'm not that creative. There you have it. I am not going to post how to make my inventions. If you like something you see, you can try to copy if you want. That is the fun in it anyway, to make something all on your own. Also, if you have any fun ideas for craft... please post them. What do you do with your free time? Happy crafting!