Sewing caddy

I recently made these sewing caddies for me and Elissa. They were super easy and they have been so nice to have.

This one is mine.

This one is Elissa's.

Heather

Pincushion

Elissa knows my love for pincushions, so for my birthday so gave me this lovely pincushion kit from Marie~Madeline Studio . I finally got around to making it up the other day and I love it! It was so easy to make and I am already planning on making some more as gifts.

~Heather

Regency Dress

In November I made Elissa another Regency Dress using the Sensibility Pattern. I used the Elegant Ladies Closet elbow length sleeves and I raised the neckline a bit. I really enjoyed sewing this dress, but I did have a lot of problems with getting the sleeves right. I ended up having to call a very talented young seamstress and she helped me! ;o) Elissa loves it and it looks quite beautiful on her! ;o)

A close up of the fabric

These pictures were taken in Oklahoma at Thanksgiving.

~Heather

Pajamas for Seth

Pirate jammies


Fireman jammies

Curious George jammies

Here are three pair of pajamas that I made for Seth. I also made two other pairs, but I can't seem to find the pictures of them. He loves the jammies that momma made for him.

~Heather

Made with Love

Here are a few of the gifts that I made for Christmas this last year. I'm only a few months behind in posting! ;o) The above picture is Rosemary oil that I made for my mom with Rosemary from my garden.


This is a scarf I crocheted for Elissa.


I made all three of my boys matching OU pajamas. Unfortunately PJ was not able to spend Christmas with us, so I do not have a picture of all three of them together.

PJ's pair of pajamas.

~Heather

My recent sewing project

I recently finished this skirt. It was my first skirt, and really my first project to do almost completely by myself. My mom helped me with the hem, but I did everything else. I didn't use a pattern, because the fabric was supposed to be a dress, and I didn't measure myself, thinking I knew what size I was, and I had cut it out to small. I didn't want to waste the cute fabric, so I took the four gores from the empire-waisted dress and cut them to fit as a normal skirt.

Here's the finish product, an almost-floorlength skirt (it just brushes the tops of my toes, so it's not quite floorlength ;)

~Elissa

Sweet sewing!

I had a lot of fun making these decorations for Elissa's birthday. One of the stuffed cupcakes was made from a pattern from Sew Pretty Christmas Homestyle and the rest were a modified version.

What could be better than cupcakes without calories!



~Heather

New cushions

I painted my wicker chairs and made two new cushions and a new pillow. I need to make a pillow for my other chair. My chairs were looking way more shabby than chic! I love how they turned out! ;o) I also painted my little table that sits between the chairs, I will try to get a picture of the porch later and update this post.

Edited: Here is a picture of my second chair and the porch. Also, there is a picture of the back side of the second pillow. I didn't have quite enough fabric to make the stripes go the same way, and since I am 2 hours from JoAnn's, I improvised! ;o)

Our porch

Love, Heather

An update (FINALLY!)

I'm sure that most of y'all have long since despaired of ever seeing an update on DH, I'm very sorry for the shocking lack of new posts. We do have alot of projects to share though :)

Our biggest project lately was my regency outfit for a dance I attended in IL.
We used Jenny Chancey's Drawstring Elegant Lady's Closet pattern

Here are some pictures of the construction
Like my pattern weights? :D



We, ahem, sewed the sleeves toward the neck.... hehe



My mom made the dress, but I made the shawl, reticule and most of the chemise.

The chemise:
(I was really tired this day, can you tell by the dumb expression on my face?? haha)


The Dress and shawl:

A view of the back:


The Reticule:


Hope you enjoyed seeing a peek into our project :D

~Elissa

P.S. What do y'all think of the new blog design?

Pouches

Here are a few pouches that I made this fall. Elissa made the zipper pulls. We make a great team!

Elissa's Prairie Skirt

Here is a skirt that I finished awhile back for Elissa. It is a very easy pattern. It would be great for a beginner.

Baby Bibs

I loved making this bib. It was for a friend at church who just had a sweet little girl last week. This was such a fun pattern. I used Everything But the Baby Layette pattern from Sew Baby. I embroidered the word baby on the denim. It is pink gingham flannel on the top half and back.

This bib above was also made for the same friend.

Pictures of Pouches

These pouches are so much fun to make. They would be even nicer to make if I had a walking foot for my machine! ;o) I used this Lazy Girl Designs pattern.
It is called Perfect Pouches. They are sooo easy to make. I used some 30's repro fabric. These three will be for birthday gifts for Elissa friends.


The top one I will use for some of my smaller embroidery projects. I didn't have enough of the front fabric, so I used some pink for the lining and the back. The smaller one is not as wonky as it looks. The camera must have distorted it.

Pink purse

Here is a purse I made last spring. I was testing a pattern for a girlfriend. She has since started marketing this pattern. It is called Mimi's bag. It is a great pattern to work with. I am in the process of making a pink and brown one. I will post pictures of it as soon as I finish.

White eyelet doll blouse

Here is a more detailed picture of the white eyelet doll blouse.

Lavender skirt, white blouse and lavender knitted shawl

Here is another doll outfit that Elissa and I made for another little girl for her birthday. Elissa made the lavender skirt. I made the white eyelet blouse and knitted the lavender shawl.

Pink Doll Dress & Pinafore

This a doll dress that Elissa & I made for one of her girlfriend's birthday gift. Elissa made the pinafore and I made the doll dress.