Miscellaneous Fun

Pi Day pizza.

I Had Another Birthday

It was fun, I was spoiled, and it was a while ago. :)



And made a bunch of pillowcases using this tutorial. (and it took a lot longer than fifteen minutes b/c I don't have one sewing and ironing space).



Still thinking about this pizza from The Pie.

















For Alan:





For Becca:



(Ansley was reading the sign in the corner to the other kids and telling them it said not to climb on the dinosaur bones. But really, if there are (replica) dinosaur bones in a kids' play area, are they really not going to climb them?!)







Just a day apart.









Tabloid shot. HA.













Almost too pretty to eat.

Easter Dress (and practice dress)

Oh how I love the Geranium Dress by Made By Rae. The little cap sleeves are adorable and these are the best and easiest pockets to sew I'm scheming a whole bouquet of them! :)

I found this fun cotton fabric at Hancock Fabrics sometime last year. Ansley informed me that she didn't like it and it was for a baby. Luckily her opinion changed by the time I was ready to use it. Ha. It would've been nice for St Patrick's Day but it wasn't done in time. The rainbow dress is a size four. I had a sport zipper (that I picked up on clearance a while ago when I decided I needed to learn to sew a zipper) in my random box of sewing stuff so I tried installing it. It's a little bulky for the dress but very sturdy. The zipper is nine inches long and it broke my needle trying to shorten it. I only had a yard and a half and the print wasn't even with the grain of the fabric. I did my best to line it up but it's a bit off.










Ansley's Easter dress is a size five with a lapped zipper and a hook and eye (I used a seven inch zipper this time). I trimmed a half inch from the bodice back (on each side) and increased the seam allowance of the back of the skirt to 5/8 inch. Then I followed the directions from my attache dress. I also only topstitched the bodice to the skirt. The fabric is from one of the past lisette lines. I love the sheen and feel. (and for the record we're a no shoes house but these brand new shoes that haven't been outside yet are okay).







Hope you had a blessed Easter!

Lisette Attache Dress

This is the perfect dress! I LOVE it! I was so excited the day I saw this post introducing the lisette attache dress (simplicity 1666) that I checked all of my local stores for the pattern the day I saw it. I also checked Joann another time and on my third trip, I asked the ladies at the cutting counter (there was no one else waiting in line) and they got one for me out of the back room. Totally made my day month! I snatched up this gorgeous floral cotten sateen (one of the lisette fabrics though I didn't see it in this post). I've been ready for spring for about five months now. :) I used my seam roll for the first time in pressing this dress and put in my first lapped zipper (which went in great the first time!).



The only modification I made to the pattern is I added pockets (using the pocket pattern piece from the Colette Crepe pattern. side note- I sewed up a practice bodice of the Crepe and decided I want to modify the cap sleeve so it's more of a tiny sleeve (ie goes all the way around the arm scythe but have no idea how to do it. Any tips/hints would be appreciated!)



I'm already plotting a navy linen version, a polka dot version, and maybe a color blocked version.

And a few pictures with my princess, b/c I look less awkward and she's super adorable.









Linked here.

Rain Drops Keep Falling on My Head

I used Fig Tree Threads Raindrops pattern, though you could make a cape with sleeves with Jessica of Me Sew Crazy's tutorial. This was my first time sewing with cotton laminate (this one, actually) and I didn't have any trouble except for not loving the smell of it (which has since mostly worn off). I used a fairly new needle and my walking foot, just in case. The cape is fully lined with this polka dot fabric Ansley picked. This was also my first time using a fabric button kit. It was totally easy; I don't know why I waited so long to try it. I'm gonna stock up on them when if I have extra JoAnn coupons.

(Ansley is wearing the cape over her very worn and loved and wrinkled Snow White Dress).

Linking up with Melly Sews (and Stacy of Boy, Oh Boy, Oh Boy!)'s Sew in Tune series.