Current Projects at the Sewing Table

Here are a few of the projects that are "in progress" right now.  I use the words "in progress" because with two busy little bodies to chase after and clean and wipe and feed etc... I don't get things done very quickly!

This one is actually finished... so I guess it's cheating.  I made this baby blanket for our good friend Melina who is due to have her baby at the end of September!

Ok... this one is finished too.  My first attempt at making clothes from scratch for my children!  This is a pair of capris for Audrey.  She loves them, even though they are a little too big on her this summer.  I think next summer they will be just right!

This is a nine-patch quilt I've been working on.  This is the quilt top before I added the borders.

And here it is after adding the borders!  Please ignore the lego- it's so rare that I get to spread something out on the floor without kids dancing around on it the second it's down.  It's now in process of being quilted to the back (not pictured) which is proving to be a lengthy process since I decided to hand-quilt around each of the 70 blocks... I'm about 1/3 of the way done.  I'll post an update once I make some more progress on it.

This project I'm really excited about.  I got the idea here from Mad Mim.  This is a womens size XL button-up shirt that I bought at DI for $4.  I'm turning it into a skirt.  I started taking off the sleeves before I took this picture- so that is why the seam is sticking out on one side.  I took off the sleeves, cut off the collar, added some pockets:

This is what it looks like afterwards.  I have since sewn up the side seams and made a waistband and now I just have to fit it to my waist.  I can't wait for this one to be finished!