Further Proof I Am No Photographer

I have been busy playing video games and eating bonbons for the last while, instead of completing projects, and now I am in Christmas mode, so there will be fewer posts until after the holiday, so as to preserve the surprise.

I promised the younger of my goddaughters some pink overalls and finally managed to deliver.

I have absolute yards of dark pink fabric (it is either uncut corduroy or possibly velveteen, and 36" wide, so about 30 years old) that a friend of my MIL gave me when she was clearing out her stash. I made the garment (technically a jumpsuit) from Simplicity 8048, printed in 1998.  I could swear I first made it for my sister, but since the pattern is a size 7, she would have been far too old for it.  Hmm.
Anyway, I don't recommend corduroy for this pattern.  Turning the straps and the pockets was a nightmare.  Perhaps if I had used a cotton lining it would have worked better. The pockets are adorable - they have a little tie built in to the top that mimics the tie at the shoulders.  It took me the entire movie Despicable Me to turn the little buggers. If I had it to do again, I'd get a pink-and-white striped quilter's cotton to do the pocket and bodice lining. I bought a roll of daisy trim at "the W store" and attached it by simply running a line of stitches around the top and bottom.

Arrr! Make That Double-Yewwwww!

A friend was invited to a Renaissance Faire wedding and asked for a pirate blouse and vest for his costume.  I got the patterns, he bought the fabric.  Turned out well, I think.

Doesn't This Make You Want To Go Bowling?

I bought the last of this gorgeous print at a clearance sale (why can I never find this stuff in the regular bolts?!?), but it wasn't quite enough to make a shirt.  My Hawaiian father-in-law loves his aloha shirts, and yes, he's man enough to wear pink.  I got some solid sage material from a quilt shop - matched the sage color in the background print - for the sleeves and added the band.

All Wrapped Up

Another project for my goddaughters; this one for the eldest as a birthday present.  I fell in love with the fabric.  Something about seersucker, I guess.

I used an oriental fan button as the detail at the waist.

Twin Stars

This is the second time I've made this baby doll set (Butterick 4027, out of print), this time for my goddaughter.  It's criminally cute.
The first time I made it was for my then-stepniece.  We sent it to her for Christmas.  Apparently she was playing with it in her bedroom the day after, when her shrieks brought her mom and my brother running.  She'd discovered the extra clothes in the pocket.

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window

We draw names for our Christmas party every year; I drew one of our friends' girlfriend.  As I do not know her well, I asked for suggestions.  He recommended a purple stuffed animal.  Voila!

Simplicity 5310, for those interested.

A Very Dry Subject

My sister had decorated her bathroom in Hello Kitty, so I made her some towels as a house-warming present.

The picture I based the design on is from a sticker book.