Sewing Along in September!

Hello Everyone!

Hope the September Cold hasn't reached you yet. I didn't get it yet but I am sure its just around the corner! I keep washing my hands hoping to ward it off! LOL!

So I've been trying to keep up with my Disney sewing on the weekends. Here is my latest creation! Again, the pattern is a Simply Sweet by the Scientific Seamstress. The appliques I bought from different Etsy sellers. (Just let me know if you need the resources.) This time I tried to create an underwater scene...in honor of Disney's new expansion where they will have Ariel's Underwater Adventure! I then made a beach scene for Prince Eric and his dog Max. 

Here are the skirt pieces before stitching them together...

 I laid out the bodice approximately where it would be centered.

Last night, I sewed everything together! Here is the final dress! I took a bunch of pictures of the skirt from different angles! This dress will be for Devon, who is a big Ariel fan!

What fun! I hope she likes it!

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In other exciting news, I am so honored to be featured on the Slice Fabrique blog today! Click here to see!

I made a bag pattern and used my Slice Fabrique to decorate! You know how I love my Slice!!! A big thank you to Jenny for featuring the pattern!!!

Well, I am happily going to get dinner ready and go to yet another back-to-school night! Have a super evening everyone!!!

God Bless,

Cathy

It's a Small World!

Hello All,

I am very excited to share the latest dress I made for our Disney trip...this time it was Brooklyn's request....It's a Small World dress! For all of these customs, I had ordered fabric from JoAnn Fabrics during a sale and I had purchased applique designs from a variety of places or used what I already had. After cutting out the fabric, I assembled my appliqueing supplies...

 The girls pulled out the horse stuff to play while I sewed....I love that!!

 My thread and applique fabric, spray and iron. I have quite a system!

 I loved these cute designs!!!

The finished appliques ...ready to assemble the dress!

And here is the final dress! This is the front.....

 And then I took a bunch of pictures of the appliques around the dress...

 Close up of the bodice....

 This is the back!

Brooklyn is really excited about wearing this dress! So I checked this one off of my list! Not sure what I am going to work on this weekend. Any guesses???

Have a great Friday!!!!

God Bless,

Cathy

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I am adding in here that the pattern I used, Simply Sweet, is by The Scientific Seamstress and is available here!!
And if you are interested, here is a link to the appliques too! :) 
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Pooh and Friends dress

Hello Everyone!

I just finished Devon's Simply Sweet halter dress with Pooh and Friends...perfect for our Crystal Palace dinner ressies!

Sorry for the darker inside pics...it is literally hot off the press!

 Many more to come! Be back soon!

Thanks for looking,

Cathy

Ariel's Dinner Dress

Hello again,

It took me a few days but I just finished Ariel's dinner dress (it's pink) for Devon. I was inspired by this picture:

I used a commercial pattern actually...which I havent done for years and years. Since it was basically a simple dress, it wasn't too bad. Not Carla...but it was ok! I used Simplicity 2817 and just added another skirt layer! So here it is!

Hoping she can wear this whenever the mood strikes!!!! LOL! Ok...off to the pool! Have a great day!

Cathy

Back-to-School dress

Hello Everyone!

The summer is winding down and we went school shopping the other day. The girls picked out school bags. Devon picked a simple bag with a zipper top and Brooklyn picked out a Minnie Mouse backpack from the Disney store. I made a dress to go along with it. Not sure she'll wear it the first day but sometime the first week. I made a Simply Sweet  and decorated it with Bows and Clothes designs of Minnie as several disney princesses. The applique designs were fun to do! After these pics were taken I did add some elastic under the arms to make it stretchy and non-gapping. I made it a little too big...lol!

 Be back later with more! I am beginning to make some things for our future trip to Disney! Yaa!

Thanks for reading,

Cathy

Critter Jamboree Quilt

Hello everyone!!!!

I'm back from camping and finished a quilt today too! It's for my husband's cousin who just had a baby girl! Her name is Gemma and she is cute as a button! I am in love with my Slice Fabrique, as you know, and was so inspired by Shari Butler's new fabric line, that I had to make the new baby quilt with it!

First, I drew out my design which was inspired by the design card pamphlet's example. Then I cut all of the fabric and began the Slice Applique animals! I picked a monkey, a deer, a frog and a skunk! Not very girly I know but they were so cute and colorful!

Then I stitched the squares together and stitched the rows to make the center of the quilt!

Next I added a plain white border and some pretty yellow Sis Boom fabric outer border....and the quilt top was finished!

I made the backing out of some cute dot flannel I had so that it would be soft and cuddly! I layered the backing, batting and quilt top and pinned it all together.

Next step was the fun part! I quilted the blocks. For the corners and center, I just did a random stipple but for the four animals, I tried (for the first time) an outline stitch which is repeated. I followed the pattern in the yellow border and did a decorative stitch in the white border.

Lastly, I made the binding with some pretty Sis Boom strip fabric to match the colors in the quilt.

Here is the finished quilt! It's about 36" x 36" and I am so happy with how it came out! I hope the baby will love it!

With the completion of this quilt, I actually finished all of my summer projects! I am so excited! Now I will probably work on some stuff for the fall and Christmas. So what are you working on for the upcoming holidays?

Thanks for reading along and have a super week!!!

Hugs,

Cathy