Sophie Doll gets a new Jumper

Sophia asked me to make some clothes for her dolls. I thought I would start with an easy item and see how it went.  I am happy to report that I was able to finish the jumper shown here in blue.   This little jumper was made on both the serger and the sewing machine. Seams were sewn on the serger and the topstitching was sewn on the sewing machine. The buttons are hand sewn to the fabric and are just for decoration not functional.  The closure in the back is velcro so that Sophia can easily dress and undress her doll.

 Once I fix my serger, I may make a pretty blouse for her doll to wear under the jumper.  I have been working on my serger for a week and have not been able to fix my issues.  It may be a few more weeks before I can do much with it if I end up having it serviced. 

Ladybug Bib for Baby Sikes 2

I have been wanting to make some baby bibs for the soon to be new arrival in our family so I made this little bib. I know babies can be quite messy so I may need to make another one just to save in case this one is ruined.  This is my favorite thing I have ever made.

This bib is made of cotton fabric with batting as a lining to absorb spills, etc. The face is somewhat appliqued and hand embroidered with embroidery thread since I don't have an embroidery machine yet. Maybe someday I will get an embroidery machine.  I serged most of this project except for the top.  I just love how fast the serger makes projects go and I love the strength and durability of the seams and stitches.   The legs and ties are made of ribbons.

Baby Sikes 2 Nano

Sophia gently informed me that her baby sister was going to need her own Nano.  For those that are reading that don't know, my daughter has named her security blanket Nano and felt the soon to be arriving baby should have one too.  Nano lately has become quite human in that it eats at the table on a chair, loves grapes, goes on the the doll potty chair and even gets sad sometimes.  Who knew?   So, I found a scrap of soft flannel fabric and started sewing. I made a small lightweight blanket for baby Sikes 2 so she will have her very own blanket.

With this project I learned how to use blanket binding which I have never used in sewing before. It was harder than I expected but fun to learn. 

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Scott's holiday scarf

I brought home this gorgeous fabric that I found in the remnant basket at the fabric store. I had no particular idea in mind about what I would do with his fabric. I just thought it was pretty and figured I would think of something later. I pulled it out if the bag and my husband loved it. I barely unpacked it and he said, "Ooh I would love a scarf out of that, but can you make it a little thicker so that it will be warm?"  I thought for a while and suddenly it came to me to add a fleece backing and turn it into a nice warm scarf. Well, here it is.

I made this on my Serger after changing the neutral threads I normally use for seams. It took me quite a while to change the thread but I finally succeeded and am happy with the results. I hope Scott loves this scarf as much as I do.



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