HaLlOoWeEn!!

Here's our Halloween creativity for 2012!  The last three costumes were made about an hour before we were suppose to be at a party.  Not too shabby for a brain steeped in pregnant-fog. 

Happy Haunting!!

 Hermione.... again.

 Cole DX (a Ninjago ninja)

 A biker and a bowling ball.

Merdog.

New Dachshund Shirt for Lucy

Lucy out grew her old dachshund shirt, so a new one was in order.

Halloween Treats for Busy Mummies

I looked up the directions and made a shopping list to make adorable crafty cupcake spiders and cupcake owls for visiting grandchildren.  After an hour at the store trying to select the right kind of candy, Oreos in two sizes, Pocky Sticks and frosting for a project that would probably crumble in my hands I passed a sack of Clementines on sale.  They cost less than one of the six $4.00 bags of candy in my cart, which I was buying just so I could use the brown ones for eyes and the orange ones for an owl nose.  

 Figuring their health conscious mom would prefer them, I went with the Clementines and dumped the other items.  I used a permanent marker to give them their Jack-o-lantern faces.

 And these mini powdered sugar donuts found their way into the cart.  So I dressed them up for Halloween too.  Chocolate chips did the trick for this treat.

Ta-Da!  Halloween Treats for Dummies and busy Mummies.  Leaves you more time for making costumes or growing a pair of twins! 

Baby Sister Jacket and Beret

 I had so much fun with the size 3 dressy coat that I decided to use a remnant to make a little jacket for a baby sister.  I used a simple jacket pattern as my basic front, back and sleeve guide. (Simplicity 3582).  

For the beret I used Simplicity Pattern 2745 but cut it one size smaller (about 1/4 inch).

 I made my own collar and stitched it on to neck, right side of collar to wrong side of jacket, flipped the collar over and pressed. Then I stitched down the seam allowance, easing as I went instead of a facing.  This only works with fleece.  

To finish the hem edge I cut a 2 inch strip of fleece about 1/3 longer than the width of the bottom of the jacket.  I finished one edge with a blanket binding stitch and gathered the other edge.  Easing gathers to fit , I stitched the ruffle to the jacket right sides together.  

Dressy Coat and Beret

Sometimes I talk to my fabric and ask it what it would like to be.  This raspberry fleece remnant was begging to be a little girl's coat and hat.

And I am glad the button stock was low the day I decided to finish the project.  I wanted big round plain buttons but these pricier flower buttons seem perfect! 

Made from Simplicty 2745, a pattern designed just for fleece.