I finally put the girls' names on their gymnastics team duffle bags.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Wednesday, January 06, 2010
Kids' Sewing Day
The girls wanted to sew something yesterday, so we made monsters. They chose all the fabrics and did the pinning and cutting; I just helped sew. 
Of course, Melaina wanted to make one too, but she is too little to pin and cut. So I had her draw the monster she wanted, and I made it for her out of felt!
Of course, Melaina wanted to make one too, but she is too little to pin and cut. So I had her draw the monster she wanted, and I made it for her out of felt!
Kellar's Quiet Book
A friend at church asked me if I would make something for her 5-year-old son to help with his fine motor skills. He is doing occupational therapy, but she felt he could use some extra help at home. She gave me free reign of the project, and told me to use whatever materials I had on hand. I did some research online to find out some of the skills kids practice in occ therapy, and below is the final product!
I decided to make a "big boy" quiet book (all the premade quiet books are too babyish for a big kid like Kellar!). Here's a run-down of the pages I included (pictures follow):
Cover: Unscrewing. Made from old jeans. I cut the tops off 2-liter bottles and embedded them under the jeans and a layer of thick interfacing. I covered the lids with felt and added some fussy-cut pictures to uncover once the lids are screwed off.
Page 1: Weaving. Used ribbon to make the football field; embroidered some footballs and attached to ribbon for weaving.
Page 2: Zipping/Buttoning. Used an old pair of jeans. Added some manly underwear to discover (what 5-year-old would not think that's funny?!).
Page 3: Pinching/Grasping. Made a clock out of felt; embroidered numbers on felt. Attached numbers to alligator hair clips with hot glue.
Page 4: Drawing/Writing. A simple chalkboard made from chalk cloth.
Page 5: Snapping. Printed a monster truck picture onto transfer paper, ironed it to fabric, cut apart and bound edges. Sewed snaps on back.
Page 6: Buttoning. Bound preprinted fabric shapes and made buttonholes where the wheels were. Sewed buttons of appropriate sizes onto page and outlined vehicle shapes by sewing around them.
Page 7: Lacing/Tying. Made a felt shoe and applied grommets for lacing.
Page 8: Zipping. Sewed zipper into a felt UPS box (Kellar was a UPS man for Halloween this year). Made some simple felt envelopes for him to find.
Back Cover: Made from old jeans. It looked boring, so I added a motorcycle from preprinted fabric attached to a ribbon; stores in back pocket.
I decided to make a "big boy" quiet book (all the premade quiet books are too babyish for a big kid like Kellar!). Here's a run-down of the pages I included (pictures follow):
Cover: Unscrewing. Made from old jeans. I cut the tops off 2-liter bottles and embedded them under the jeans and a layer of thick interfacing. I covered the lids with felt and added some fussy-cut pictures to uncover once the lids are screwed off.
Page 1: Weaving. Used ribbon to make the football field; embroidered some footballs and attached to ribbon for weaving.
Page 2: Zipping/Buttoning. Used an old pair of jeans. Added some manly underwear to discover (what 5-year-old would not think that's funny?!).
Page 3: Pinching/Grasping. Made a clock out of felt; embroidered numbers on felt. Attached numbers to alligator hair clips with hot glue.
Page 4: Drawing/Writing. A simple chalkboard made from chalk cloth.
Page 5: Snapping. Printed a monster truck picture onto transfer paper, ironed it to fabric, cut apart and bound edges. Sewed snaps on back.
Page 6: Buttoning. Bound preprinted fabric shapes and made buttonholes where the wheels were. Sewed buttons of appropriate sizes onto page and outlined vehicle shapes by sewing around them.
Page 7: Lacing/Tying. Made a felt shoe and applied grommets for lacing.
Page 8: Zipping. Sewed zipper into a felt UPS box (Kellar was a UPS man for Halloween this year). Made some simple felt envelopes for him to find.
Back Cover: Made from old jeans. It looked boring, so I added a motorcycle from preprinted fabric attached to a ribbon; stores in back pocket.
Friday, December 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Wild Jackets
The girls really liked their old jackets that I had made them out of animal fleece, so this year they chose the same theme, different animals. Well, except Livian (one-track mind!).
Monday, October 26, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Triple Taggie Blankets
My neighbor Hollee, a mom of triplet 1-year-olds, asked me to make her kiddos some new blankets (spurred by the loss of one blanket on vacation -- we all know how devastating that is!). She now has two new blankets for each child, one to hold and one to wash.
Something cool about the embroidered names: That font is actually Hollee's handwriting! She had her writing made into a font here, and I downloaded it, loaded it into my embroidery program, and voila!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Karis & Kaela's Birthday Twirl Skirts
The shirts are looking a little odd because they are hanging on HUGE adult-sized hangers. Oops.
Monday, September 07, 2009
Owl Jumper
Melaina requested a dress made from this adorable owl fabric. How could I resist that grin?! I even made a big pocket on the front to hold all her treasures.
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