Orange Coats: Part 2

Part 2: Little i's coat! I had this done about a week and half ago but it has been hot and humid here. Or warm and humid. or well, humid and humid. Little i has refused to wear the coat but I finally got a few pictures today. :)



A combination of apples and pears for the hood and sleeve lining and owls in trees for the body and pockets. The pattern is Burda 9676, which is yes, a girl's pattern, but I made it work for a boy. :) I modified the pattern a bit and am pretty pleased with the results!



come on already! I want to play!!


Maybe i'll smile, maybe i won't :P
snap studs are orange and sockets green (or i could have that backwards LOL)

Super fun pointy hood.



Just cause they are so cute together!

and i have been playing with dye and wool. this is your sock yarn mom! hope you like it :) it's purplely, blue and a deep chocolate.

Part 3 is my coat, but I need to order the lining material aaaannndd.... I have been asked to be a pattern reviewer for sewmamasew blog! I am very excited! I will be sure to post pics of the project I do :)

Love
Annmarie

Orange Coats: Part 1

So it seems that fall has descended upon us in the second week of September; last week I was sewing shorts and this week it's wool coats. I found some wonderful orange wool suiting at the local Joann's and decided that it would be perfect for a coat. or three. I didn't really care for any of the other colors so we will be matching this year!


One week ago: shorts and playing in the water! eta: this is NOT our backyard! :) it's a limestone slab in the middle of a creek.

This week, bundled up and enjoying hot 'totolate' (little i's pronunciation of chocolate).


Baby n was first up as he didn't have a coat that he could squeeze into. Eta: I forgot to put what pattern I used! It's Burda 9828 :D


Sleeves are a bit long but better to show off the lining!


Really Mom, I have things to do can you put that away?


Okay, okay if you must...


and since we are talking wool... Little i's craft project for the week. Dyeing wool yarn with food dye. Lovely non toxic, semi easy way for him to play with dye like mommy does.
He choose blue, green, yellow and black (he just learned what color black is). Black dye is interesting because you really never know what you are going to get! The dried yarn has some pink and purple in it. and of course i can't find the yarn to take a picture.


Next up Orange Coats: Part 2 indecisive child ends up with two different lining materials. (dun dun dunnnn....)

Love
Annmarie

Summer Fun

Been busy busy last month, nothing like a tornado, hail storms and power outages to keep life interesting. Oh and a canceled vacation (due to the van breaking down on the side of the road an HOUR from home! :( It's fixed now :) I did manage to sneak in some sewing before we embarked on our failed trip, so now I just get to enjoy everything at home!






First, I gotta brag a minute. This is the first house we have lived in that I can have a garden and well I am excited to say it is moving along quite nicely!

My lovely hibiscus Mother's Day plant. Fab huh? There has been too many blooms to count!


hmm looks like I didn't upload the garden pics I will have to do that later, but you can see part of my herb garden in the background of the hibiscus picture :).






First up is my mess of needles, oh it was bad bad. Couldn't even zip it up!
























Much better, all of the knitting needles are nicely nested and organized :D














The crochet needles and project bag. Four skeins of yarn fit in that bag!
















Another Amy Butler Barcelona skirt. I picked up this fabric on a whim in a coop thinking it would be lovely and summery. It was perfect for the 4th of July celebrations! I also altered 2 other skirts smaller so I have a few more clothes that fit!














A super HUGE diaper bag, fits everything and then some, and matching wristlet. The beige fabric is linen; the inside (which I didn't take a picture of) is Amy Butler Full Moon Polka dot in blue, coordinates nicely :)


























Wetbags (for cloth diapers, wet clothes, etc) the blue owls is hanging and hold at least a day and a half of diapers! the orange is minkee (and the stitching is wonky durn PUL, but it works), the skulls is wipes and spray bag and the blue is for cloth pads :)








That's it for now got a few knitting/crochet projects going- ohhh I gotta take pictures of the yarn swift Kev made me! It's awesome! And I am hoping to make some clothes that fit (lost all the baby weight- yay! ALL of my clothes are too big and falling off of me -boo! and embarrassing!)

Love Annmarie