Cupcakes!!

A big Thank You to Trisha for placing a custom order for 2 cupcake market totes!!  They turned out really really cute!

A Quilt for Baby P!!

I made 2 quilts, because they were both so cute!  The top one is for Baby P with 8 inch squares, and the bottom one is with 6 inch squares.  They both turned out really cute.  But my favorite is the top one.  It's so cute!  I only have the quilt top done, still need to sandwhich it and quilt!

Been Busy!

I've been busy.  Sewing.  Being a Mom.  Cooking for the 3 bottom-less pits I have.  Doing anything BUT cleaning.  I need a sewing break.  Only to clean my house.  I told myself I was going to take a day off. 

And then this happened...

:)  So much for a day off huh!  Isn't it adorable?!?!  {Thanks for the order Kris!!}  And while that was happening, the sewing machine attacked my left thumb.  Literally.  Not really quite sure WHAT happened.  But my thumb got caught in the up-down motion of the needle, and it tore a big chunk of skin off...OK.  I will spare you the photo and gorey details.  But it hurts.  Like hell.  And yet I find myself back at it again today...with neosporin and a band-aid.

 {my loves}

{Ethan told me "DONT SHOW THAT TO ANYONE MOMMY"}  ---such a mean Mommy I am!

{Lunch Time!!}

{Sleepy time}

{One of my current projects...an awesome quilt for my friends new Baby "P"}

{chewing on his lovie}

New in the Shop!!

Isn't this bag just the cutest!?  It's canvas weight on the outside and soft cotton on the inside!  Now for sale in The Shop!

Girl Stuff!!

 A cute little girls crayon roll up made with Riley Blake fabric and a baby girls blanket made with Organic Monaluna fabric...now listed in THE SHOP!!

Happy Birthday Grandma Kris!!

Grandma Kris lives right across the street, so it was really easy for us to wish her a Happy Birthday!!  I decided to make something special for her this year.  I found a tutorial for a gathered clutch, and thought she would just love it!  Here's how it turned out:



and the inside:

It even has pockets for her debit/credit cards!  Another one to come for Grandma Debbie's Birthday!  The zipper actually wasn't too bad, that was the 1st time I had sewn a zipper.  I am pleased with how it turned out!  You should try this cute little gathered clutch for yourself!

No Mans Land...

This morning, Nick asked me for a needle and thread.  I was wondering what in the world he was going to do with it.  I think he got sick of asking me if I had fixed his pants yet, and hearing "No babe, not yet"!!!  So he decided to tackle it himself! :)  Nothing like seeing a man sit on the couch watching Gangland sewing his pants...

He was trying the fix the massive rip in his jeans, because I kept telling him I didn't know how to fix it without it looking quite silly.  Any ideas?  It's ripped straight down for about 8 or 9 inches just above the knee...I mean I could always patch it like a 4th grader would....what do you think?

Sewing for a GIRL!

No, not us!  I had my first customer the other day!  She asked me to make her a cute baby blanket and onesie for her brand new baby girl.  Boy I tell ya, it was pretty AWESOME buying cute pink fabric and using pink thread... {shh, don't tell Nick how much fun I had, he might freak out that I am getting ideas already}

This is how it turned out:

I just LOVE this fabric.  So cute with the pink pears and apples, then with the pink minky dot on the backside!

I embellished the onesie with some cut out pears and apples, then stitched around so it wouldn't fray.

I added a burp cloth too!  The fabric was so cute, I wouldn't imagine it just sitting around my house...I mean what in the world would I do with girl fabric!?

Thanks Lauren!  And congrats on your baby girl!! 

Homemade Baby Stuff!!!

I have been making baby stuff like crazy!  I will think of something cute, and then not stop thinking about it until I have made it!!  Check these things out:

{super soft 100% cotton and minky blanket with stitched on big letter G, and matching onesie with little g}  Isn't that just the cutest fabric you have ever seen?!? :)

{this is definitely going in the hospital bag!}

{I used yellow thread floss to stitch around the little g on the onesie}

{then we have the completed crib bumper!  Apples are on the outside}

{and the inside is lime green polka-dots...even completed with pockets for a bedtime story or other little goodies!  And of course this matches the quilt I had already made for him.}

If you are interested in a blanket and onesie set, e-mail me at jenethanick@gmail.com and we can discuss!! :)

Sammie's Quilt

I whipped this up today while Sammie was napping.  Literally "whipped" it up!  This is the one that has been on the back burner for about a month now that I found the tutorial for HERE.  I was pretty impressed as I eyeballed most of it...but had to start pinning towards the end.  I am pretty impressed with how it looks.  A little busy, but for a little boy {it works great}.  This one is for Sammie. 

 It was going to be the size of his bed...but I chickened out, and made it more like a toddler bed size.  Not quite finished yet, but need the binding and the back!  I am still not sure which fabric I like the best for the back...Any suggestions?? :)

It's finally done!!!

Well, there it is!!  The finished product.  I am debating on actually quilting it or not.  I like how it looks now, but am not sure how it will wash up?  More than likely I will end up "ditch stitching" it {stitching in the squares that are already on the top, so it goes to the back too}.  I dunno yet.  But I am in love with the colors and how cute it is!! :)  I think Baby G will love it!  **Yes, there are a few flaws, but hey, for really never sewing anything in my LIFE, and to just up an sew a baby quilt...I am pretty damn impressed! ;)

Up Next!  Amy Butler's pattern from "Little Stitches for Little Ones" for the crib bumper, skirt and a super cute monkey that's a dirty laundry bag.  Don't know if I will actually have time to get to the monkey...since I only have 10 weeks left...I think the crib stuff is a priority! :)  Can't wait!

What I've been doing!!

Forget baby steps...I am taking one giant leap into the world of sewing.  I am tackling my 1st quilt.  It's so cute!  You can find the tutorial HERE.  And I found the super cute fabric for it HERE.  It might be a little challenging, especially for my 1st, but hey I am up for the challenege!!  I finally got all the fabric cut out, and I tell you what.  Having kids and trying to wash, press, and cut fabric...CHALLENGING.  A simple 40 minute project can turn into a 6 hour project!  I can't wait to show you the finish product...even if it takes 4 months!  I am also working on a baby quilt, but don't have all the fabric yet.  But it's going to be so cute!!!  It's a green and blue apple "theme"!!