Little Boy Tie Pattern

The Little Boy Tie Pattern

(and bowtie too!)

Pattern found here!!
*this pattern is for home, personal use only.*

Haha! It's done! Feewph! *wipes sweat from brow*. That totally kicked my butt! Not nearly as simple as i thought it would be! But i learned a lot... and now i actually have a pattern. Yay! 

I added a bowtie part {thanks to my dad's request} so now there is a tie AND bowtie pattern. {my babies wore their bowties to church on Sunday. They were t.o.o. cute!}

Now here is the photo tutorial for the ties. I will add the bowtie photo tutorial tomorrrow:

1.  Print out pattern. Cut out pattern pieces along desired lines.
2.  Place pieces on a pressed piece of fabric {remember to wash and dry fabric first}. Cut out pattern pieces.
3. Take your two main tie pattern pieces and place them RIGHT sides together. Pin around edges. Stitch 3/8” away from the edge, leaving a 2 inch space to turn it right side out.
4.  Iron fusible fleece onto the wrong side of one side of the tie {the side with the fusible fleece will be the back side}.
5.  Clip the corners {otherwise your points will have excess bulk}
6. Turn Inside Out 
7. Stitch the opening closed {either by hand or machine}
8. Set aside main tie, and grab the neck strap. Fold in half.
9. Fold tie neck strap in half. Press. Now fold the raw edges in onto the middle line you just created {just like bias tape}. Stitch close to the edge.
10.   Place tie in U shape.
11. Place Neck strap on top.
12.  Fold Tie piece over and through the neck strap into a faux knot (see pictures)
13. Tack in place.
14. Attach tie tail holder.
15. Sew on Velcro OR apply snaps.
16. Place tie on your little boy and take LOTS of pictures! :o)

Coming tomorrow....

The Little Boy's Bowtie!

(photo tutorial)

Tie Pattern Preview.

So i've been working hard (and playing hard) to get my tie pattern all put together. I just need to add my BOWTIE portion to the pattern and we will be  up and running.

In order to test the pattern, i sat down and in one nap time i whipped up two ties and a bowtie. Yes. It was awesome. See... here is proof:

I'm a messy sewer :o)

Don't worry, life hasn't been all work and no play. We've played ball;

while wearing his new shorts mommy made him :o)

Flown airplanes;

yes, this is what happens when i try to have a photoshoot :o)

Practiced cooking up a storm;

Made silly faces;

Played in the pool in a rain (and maybe thunder) storm;

And, of course, reminded me of how gosh-darn lucky i am to have such NEARLY perfect children;

Now off to the base (or base airport as hayden would call it)!

Tree Skirt

I've been sick. yuck! So sadly, no sewing has happened in my home. I am hoping i can muster the strength to throw together Hayden's shorts tonight and the tutorial for them too... but we will see. Nick actually stayed home from work because i felt so ill...

So instead, i will show you an old project. One of my favorites. I actually have all the fabric to make my own and i just have to find the time to!

This was my momma's Christmas present. She was always saying she needed a new tree skirt, and since they got a fancy new tree, i decided i HAD to make her one {my version of saying thank you}. So this is what i made. I L.O.V.E it. I found the tutorial at the Moda BakeShop. I also made the table runner for my MIL but i didn't actually get any pictures of it. Oops. I need to be better about that! My fabric is just fabric from Joann's that i liked. It turned out marvelously. I even free motion quilted it (which isn't NEARLY as scary as everyone makes it out to be!).

I will probably start mine after i finish up Halloween costumes (er... start too! :))

Thanks mom for taking these pictures for me!

And i found a picture of the skirt under the tree!
Merry Christmas in July!

Photoshop

I downloaded the free trial version of Photoshop and man oh man do i feel like i walked into an entirely different world and a whole nother language! It is definitely going to take some work to figure it out! Good news is, though, that my pattern is almost 100% complete so i will probably be able to post it Thursday-ish.

*Photoshop has officially kicked my butt. I am totally lost and SO discouraged!*

Sewing is going slow. I'm out of fusible fleece and i'm being mildly lazy so i will get on the ball tomorrow. I excited for a new pattern i am working on also that will make my life SO much easier!

So yes... Photoshop=confusing, but awesome! toodles!

**oo, oo... and i made my first purchase of online non-quilting fabric! I am so excited! Chalk cloth, laminated cotton, poly poplin... so many wonderful sewing plans coming!!**

Little Boys' Ties

So... i'm working on a pattern. For little boy's ties. Yes, there may be about a million, BUT i like mine best {smiles}. For my little sister's wedding i was enlisted to make 3 little boys ties out of 2 adult ties. I had to be creative because surprisingly two adult ties is just barely enough for three little boys ties.

So i figured i would work on my new tie pattern and turn it into a little tutorial of sorts. That will be coming soon. I need one more run at the pattern before i unleash it on all of you {haha, all four of you...three being my family! ;)}

Alas, i am excited. I think the ties are SUPER cute. They are from Pure by Sweetwater for Moda {that's a mouth full}. My kids are pretty darling too! I hope you enjoy!

Boys' Quilts

I started sewing when Hayden (my two year old) was 7 months old so i hadn't made him a quilt or anything. When i got pregnant with Eldon (my 11 month old) i decided i want to venture into the world of quilting. So i made a simple patchwork quilt. I thought i was pretty snazzy. 

Then i decided since i made Eldon a quilt i had to make Hayden a quilt. So i made him a little more interesting one. Not too difficult. I can't tell you the names of the fabrics though i know they are Alexander Henry and Riley Blake. Hayden's is backed with minky and Eldon's with Chenille.

They like them. And sleep with them. And i love knowing that they lay down every night covered with something filled with love and thought from his Momma.

Baby Hammy Dress Update

So, i decided that the little dress needed a pair of bloomers because every little dress needs something to cover a diaper right? :) I used Made's Perfect Diaper Cover Tutorial. One of the easiest project i have ever done! Wow! It whipped right out and before i knew it i had the perfect companion to the dress. 

I also added a little pink boy because no girl can have too much pink OR too many bows. (yes, i just said that. Pre-boys i was the most anti-pink person ever! Now... ooooooo i can't wait!!)