Owl Pillow for Layla

Layla found an owl on Pinterest and we had to try it. She wanted it really big and fat. So we made it 38" long. She picked out one of my vintage sheets and will sleep with it tonight. She really loves her owl.

Goodwill 1/2 off sale

I only went to one Goodwill Saturday and it was packed with people because of 1/2 off day. Just couldn't believe I found all of these great items. The little red jar at the top is pretty small and so vintage. It was used as a sugar bowl ( still had some in it.). It was $.99.

Got 4 of these carnival glass punch bowl cups @ $.25 each.
I love this tea pot. Looks 1960's to me. It was $2.50.

I still thrift

Sometimes I forget to post all of my thrift finds. I found all of these at an antique store really cheap. I really love this pretty dresser scarf.

I got 2 of these with the birds. They would make some lovely pillows.

Layla and Ruby's hamsters

These little guys are brothers Chester and Georgia. The newest members of the family.

Layla designed a hammy toy

Layla just loves her little hamsters, so she wanted to make one. She designed it herself and decided to use felted wool. I helped sew it up, but she did most of it. She took it to school and her teacher wants her to make 2 for her kids. Great job Layla.

Almost moving time

I've been busy helping to get Lori's house finished. We started a year ago and it's finally going to happen. My brother is working on the staircase. I'll be finishing the painting this week. Hopefully we'll get the final inspection next week and my precious family can move in. I will add some pictures later this week.

Bag from a thrifted skirt

First of all I love Wednesdays at Goodwill. Of course it's .99 day on color of the week. I bought 12 items and all were flannel. I'm planning on making a scrappy quilt. I got this skirt and loved the fabric. All I could see was a bag when I looked at it. I'm pretty sure it's flannel, but has this wool look to it. So I cut it out and added the big bow last night. I'm putting in on Etsy today. Thanks for stopping by.

New bag on Etsy

I've added this Eco-felt bag with vintage buttons and embroidery to Etsy. It's 11.5 by 14 wide and 20.5 inch handles. This was a fun bag to create.

I've also reduced by patterns to $4.00 each. Thanks for stopping by.

Scarf for Ruby

I've had this sweater for 3 years. A month before Vickie (my sister) died she had wanted me to make her a scarf from this pink sweater. Just decided it was time to make it. But the sweater wasn't long enough for me so Ruby was happy to get it. I followed this tutorial.

My vintage sheet house slippers

Today I used Prudent Baby's tutorial for these comfortable and warm house slippers. I used a vintage sheet and vintage pieces of embroidery scarf on a fabric button. The lining is fleece and I used the jiffy grip on the bottom. On the inside of the shoe I used air cushion insoles. Got them on right now. Everyone needs to try these.

Backpack and hat finished

The adorable monkey backpack is for my friend Rissa. When she was learning to sew she had told me she really liked this bag. So I made it for her for Christmas. This is pattern McCalls 5341. I thought it was pretty hard to make. I don't want to make it again.
The kitty hat is for her sister Maggie. This pattern is so easy. It's from Simplicity 1953. I've also made 2 of the monkey hats for my grandkids. I'll have to get a picture with them. The outside is fleece and lining is flannel.

And the winner is..................

Catherine from Velvet Barnacle is the winner of my vintage sheet bag from the Sew Mama Sew giveaway.

Catherine I sent you an email, so please sent me your address.

Thanks to everyone that entered and became followers. I'll try not to disappoint.

More Doll Clothes

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This pretty girl has been busy trying on lots of clothes. I'll have to fix that hair before she goes back in the box. I made her this cute little flannel nightie.
I really love this trench coat from pleather at Joann's. The sleeves are too short. I think she's supposed to wear gloves with it. Think I'll add a little extra piece there. The purse came from Michael's last night for $2.99. This would be really hard to make.

Giveaway Day

Sew Mama Sew is having their annual Christmas giveaway starting Monday December 12th at 6:00 am PST through December 16. Check them out tomorrow and please stop by and enter my giveaway listed below.


I will be giving away this bag I made last Spring with vintage sheets and pillowcases. I did try to sell it on Etsy. Since no one wants to buy I'll just give it away. The pin is made from vintage crochet lace and vintage button.

Just leave a comment. I would love for you to follow me and leave an extra comment. Thanks so much for stopping by and good luck.

Doll Dresses for Christmas

For Christmas this year I got the grandkids B.F.C. ink Summer Splashin' dolls. They are 18" dolls but skinnier than the other dolls. I've only seen them at Target and they were $20.00. (The clothes for these are super expensive, like $15.00). I think the girls will like them better because their bodies are similar to Barbie, but bigger. They are poseable and you can put them in the water. They only come with bathing suit sandals and purse.

The regular 18" doll clothes are a couple inches too big. I have lots of doll patterns so here we go.

These are the first two I've made. Their from Simplicity 2768 view B. Doll clothes are harder to make than big clothes. Just saying.........

Owls, Dove and Bird's Nest

I'm loving these owls. I've seen so many on Pinterest and etsy I just had to try them. These are for my niece Ashley to go along with her quilt.

I found the dove tutorial here and the bird's nest necklace here. Loved making the necklaces. Rissa's coming over today to make Christmas gifts for her family. Maybe she'll want to try this.

Queen Size 9 Patch

I've been working on this 9-patch for about 6 months. I put it down in the summer because I was tired of working on it and it was just too hot. So lately I've really been determined to finish it. I made it for my niece Ashley. Hand quilted in about a week, because it has been pretty cold and I could cover up. Hope she likes it.

Memory Pillows

When you loose someone so dear to you, sometimes it's nice to have a little special memory. My friend Angie lost her sister a few years ago. She had kept lots of clothes and wasn't sure what to do them them. Her first thought was to make purses. I tried that, some of the fabric was too stretchy and some was too thin. So we decided on pillows. I made six, 2 sets are identical.


On the backs I used plain silky fabrics and added her sister's name and name of the person it's going to. I used silky transfer fabric for the names and added lace to each. Hope everyone likes them.

Rissa's doll

This is a very sweet, dear friend Rissa. She's 12 and is an awesome designer.

First she drew out her design exactly like she wanted her doll to be. She loves Coraline and wanted her doll to be similar.

I drew out the pattern for her.

She added the button (first buttons she ever sewed). I helped with the embroidery.She also made a Hello Kitty bag from some pj's at bought for $.99.

Then she designed and sewed the 2 outfits. She had sewn before and decided she loves it.

At the last minute she made this darling little blanket and a few bracelet's from ribbon.

Hope everyone had a Happy Halloween

Ruby my pretty kitty. I bought her a nice little princess outfit and at the last minute she's a kitty.

Layla is a zombie. She wanted to be a chainsaw masacre, but we couldn't find a toy chainsaw.

Watch out Kitty, the zombie is going to eat you. They had a lot of fun and got way too much candy as most kids do.