Some recent sewing & Vinnie in cotton

So, now that Vinnie can wear "real" clothes and isn't restricted to wool, I can sew more for Lucas too!

These are shorts that I'm a pattern tester for, I'll have more details when the pattern releases!

What, you didn't know Vinnie could wear real clothes?  On April 21 we decided to try, again, with wearing 100% cotton clothing.  We'd done a few practice runs over the last few weeks and gotten up to 2-3 hours with no reaction so we wanted to see how LONG he could tolerate it. I checked his skin, every 20-30 minutes all day and he NEVER reacted!  So we've been in cotton since then! About a week in he wanted to wear a 100% polyester PJ set (Jurassic World) so we let him and again, NO reaction!  This is a HUGE step for him and makes life SO much easier!

He looks adorable! He got to pick out a few new shirts & he is rocking lots of Lucas' hand-me-downs. 

Sewing To Do List!

I've got a lot of projects on my agenda...here's my list, just to help me keep track:

1. Christmas tree skirt
2 & 3. Lucas' Olaf Jammies (2 sets)
4. Hello Kitty Jeggings for Carolynn from Flashback Pants pattern
5. Blue Jeans for Vinnie (from wool interlock)
6. Sonic the Hedgehog shirt for Lucas
7. Blue Guitar Applique shirt for Vinnie
8. Blue Guitar Shirt for Lucas
9 & 10. Blue Guitar Applique shirts for Grayson & Spencer
11. Pink Heart Flashback Pants or Maxaloones for Lia
12. Custom order for Lindsey M. on FB
13-18. Vinnie's undies
19. Huge pile in mending bucket
20. Custom Faux-Obi-Mama baby carrier

Some Recent Sewing

I was recently chosen to be a "tester" for a new pattern by Everything Your Mama Made.  Lia volunteered to be my model, and got these cute "Harem Pants" in reward. :) 

I think she likes them! I plan to make Lucas, Vinnie, Grayson, and Spencer coordinating shirts with the blue guitar fabric. 

For Christmas I made the boys and Lia matching pjs. I don't think I got a good "action shot" of Lia's outfit. 

I was on a tight budget for Lia's outfit, since I'd spent so much on the fabric and top pattern, so I had to make up my own pattern for the bottoms I really wanted to make. I think they turned out pretty good for something I'd never done before! (I've since bought the REAL Maxaloones pattern & can't wait to make some of these very trendy pants!)  

I bought a handful of snaps from my wonderful friend, Ryan, they have little snow-flakes engraved on them & are PERFECT for this shirt! (The shirt is made from the Fishsticks Jamie Jumper pattern--I just adapted it to be a tee instead of a jumper.)  

I managed to get these awesome matching wool sweaters for the boys from one of my favorite knitters.  It is very rare for the boys to have matching outfits, since Vinnie wears 100% wool.  I found the grey pants for Lucas at Wal-Mart (he didn't really NEED anymore pants, so I didn't want to spend a lot) and then made up these adorable wool pants with a pocket for Vinnie! He LOVES the pocket! I think from now on I'll add pockets to his pants when I make them. 

It's been a little while since I made these but I just LOVE making skirted pants!

These heart pants were a 12-18 month size for my day-care baby, Addi. 

I made this pair of wool skirted leggings for my friend Jamie's little girl.  

Sewing is my HAPPY place. I love sewing and creating. I've always got a bunch of projects swirling around in my head and I love getting to spend time with my sewing machines. (even if it means sewing between 11 PM and 2 AM)  

Advent 2012

So, I only managed to blog about the first few days of our Advent activities, but we did really well with it & accomplished almost everything we had planned!

Day 1-Children's Museum for Snow

Day 2- Visit Santa at MacArthur Mall

Day 3-Bake Chocolate Chip cookies with Mom

Day 4- MOPS Christmas Party & playground

Day 5-Make salt & cinnamon dough ornaments with Grandma & play trains with Pap

Day 6-Make glittery snowflakes to hang in the window

Day 7-Bake pumpkin pie--MISSED

Day 8-Olde Towne Portsmouth Holiday Music Festival with Brianna & Ashley

Day 9- Christmas pictures & Bass Pro Shop

Day 10-Bake sugar cookies

Day 11-Birthday dinner for Tyler & Brianna, Holiday program for Brianna and Ashley

Vinnie coloring during the program. Carolynn & Luke helped. 

Day 12- Playdate with Aubrey and Delaney

Day 13- MISSED

Day 14- Drink hot chocolate & look at stars
No pictures, but basically Daddy took the boys on the porch and they drank hot chocolate.

Day 15-Haircut & visit Santa, & free carriage ride!

BEFORE

AFTER

Day 16-Pictures with Santa Claus, Visit Grandparents Goetsch

Day  17-Build a giant train track with Mommy & Daddy

Day 18-Crafts MISSED

Day 19- Port Norfolk lights

Day 20- Christmas Scavenger Hunt- Replaced with Build Vinnie's toddler bed with Dad, Trains/Fighters with Pap

Day 21- Finger paint- MISSED Dad was home from work! Christmas gifts from Auntie Laura!

Day 22-Emporia for Covato Family Christmas Eve

Day 23-Make Placecards, Christmas with the Hayes, Cancelled due to illness

Day 24- Christmas Eve Church (MISSED), Christmas with the Goetsch family

Day 25-Christmas!