finally, the sewing has begun!

my sweet sadie is finally getting lots of use now that i've started sewing more and more everyday! 

sadie, my sewing machine!

yes, i name my appliances (molly, the mixer; sadie, the sewing machine...i'm sure there are others). 

i have been busy over the last week with my sewing and cooking projects so this is the first moment i've had to update the blog. ok, well, that's not quite true...me and my lazy side have been taking our sweet time with blogging. but now, i'm back and up to the task ahead...kind of. it's not been the best for me the last couple days...my husband has been calling them "bitch days" and well, quite frankly he's right! it's such a joy to be a girl sometimes.

but, now the bitchiness seems to have disappeared and the weird funk that i felt creeping up seems to be moving away...quess that keeping myself busy was a big help after all!

my first apron

so, back to sewing and the first thing i made was an apron from one of my quilting magazines. it was super easy and quick, made from a couple towels i got from ikea and didn't really like as towels anyway, and some ribbon for the ties. i was so super excited when i made it, but i've yet to remember to use it when i'm actually in the kitchen making things! at some point, i'm sure i'll remember to use it...hopefully.

my new pillowcase style top!

last week, while browsing through one of my favorite sewing sites, i got the idea to make myself up a couple pillowcase style tops. i could have spent $10 to purchase the pattern instructions, but since i already know how to make that type of thing for jordan i figured it wouldn't be a problem to make one or 2 for myself. i simply took some closer looks at the photos of ones that had been made and went from there. it was very easy since the top is essentially a rectangle with armholes cut out, i made mine with a slightly more fitted cut rather than full like the ones i make for jordan. 

the blue top

with the weather getting warmer, i figure i will get tons of wear out of these kinds of tops! i like the way the first 2 came out, but have tons of ideas for the next batch of tops that i'll be working on over the next week or so. it's such an easy pattern to alter and i'm actually finding that it's more comfortable to wear than i thought it would be!

another view of the blue top

so with a new sewing pattern to keep my creative side occupied, i broke my self imposed rule of not buying more fabric and bought more fabric today. and to make that even better, i didn't even order the right amount so i had to order even more! i'm really trying to find the bright side of that mistake...guess it could be that i can just use the fabric to make some stuff for jordan, too. i'm just not a huge fan of the whole mother/daughter matching thing, but i guess if we don't wear the same patterns on the same days, it'll be just fine! so, there, i did find a bright side after all!

and now, i'm off to put sadie to more work...i've got 2 dresses for jordan that are nearly done and a skirt, too that i hope to finish up this week. i got tons of ideas from the flowertown festival (it's a big arts/crafts type fair) that we had here over the past weekend...i always get inspired after going to that! i'd love to have a booth there some day...oh, how a girl can dream!

anyhow, come on back for more about my sewing projects and all the cooking and baking i've still been getting in as well! i'll be posting more soon with yummy food pics, too!