Back to my roots

First off let me say that I can't believe it has been two weeks since I posted last. I feel like I just posted the other day. My oldest son "graduated" from Kindergarten last week so we've had a flurry of end of the year stuff to do. I thought once summer started I'd have all this extra time to blog, sew, clean, workout, etc. because I wouldn't be shuttling everyone around town all day. Boy was I wrong. I am now the Activity Director for my three little guys who expect me to keep them entertained ALL day. This is going to be a long summer! But I shouldn't complain- we are having a lot of fun.

So this brings me to the pictures below. Monday is our designated "craft day" and our first project was making tie-dye shirts. Sounds fun right? Not so much with a three year old that just wants to squirt the color all over and not listen, LOL. Luckily I had the sense to put the baby down for a nap before we started! We all got lots of dye on us (some of which is still stained on my hands and nails) and we did have fun. Below are some pictures- and don't worry, we did not leave the house all dressed in our tie-dye shirts together.

Oh, and let me explain the back to the roots part. I grew up in a small Northern California town. I love to say that it's still stuck in the 60's, lots of old hippies still around. I get a big kick out of it when I go back to visit in the summer because it is just so the opposite of where I live now.

My two oldest doing their new favorite pose


The baby who got to sleep through it all


My cool tank top. My mom will be shocked to see me wear this!


Melissa

Thank You!

Just a quick thank you to those of you who supported me in the Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser. I raised over $1,400 and Team Cooper raised over $40,000 in total!

Here are some pictures from our fun walk. It was a beautiful day on the bay!

Ryan and Cooper



My two little ones

More new fabric and bib

Just a quick post to share with you some new fabric I found and to show a bib I actually made.

Blue woody fabric- very cute!



Brown fabric with aqua blue flowers. I actually have this print in three other colors but didn't have this combo! I also have it in brown with hot pink, green and light blue.



One of these days I will figure out how to upload albums so I can have all my fabric choices for you to look at.

Lastly, is a bib I made. People always ask me if I make bibs. I do make bibs but they are store bought plain white bibs that I embroider. I finally decided to try making a bib and I think it turned out pretty nice for my first try. I embroidered the baby's initial on some chenille- I have so many small pieces left over from the blankets I make - and then used cotton for the back. A great customer of mine placed an order of a blanket and burp cloth set so I just made this to go with it as a thank you. The only thing I forgot to do was top-stitch around the edge.

Anyway, here's the front...



and the back...



with matching burp cloth...



I need to make a few more samples then I'll be listing them.

Melissa

Where have I been?

I've been making a ton of birthday shirts for my Cystic Fibrosis Fundraiser. Thank you to all who purchased them on ebay! I think I'll take a break from Birthday shirts for a little while though- they take a long time to make.










I also made a bunch of these cute bags for the nice girls in my MOPS group. If you have young children or are expecting your first child I highly suggest you check MOPS out. They have chapters all over and it has been one of the best things I have done since becoming a mom.

I used Amy Butler and Ginger Blossom by Sandi Henderson (Michael Miller) fabric which I love!

Here are all the bags cut and ready to sew



Outside front of bag



View of inside lining



All of the completed bags ready to wrap up



And one more thing- a gift pack I made for some friends. Their baby was born in December so I'm a little late :)



I just love making things for people. I bought some really cute fabric to make Brady an outfit. I can't wait to get it and share it with you!

I will post again soon with more pictures!

Melissa

New Fabric! And some old.

More pictures as promised...

UCLA Burp Cloth and Onesie set I made for my friend Stef to give to a friend. I love this UCLA fabric and have similar style's in USC & Cal designs. Also a shoutout to my friend Erin who reads this - she's a huge UCLA fan and I know she'll like this :)





Cal Blanket- I know I made my neighbor a really cute burp cloth awhile back but I can't find the file.



USC Towel



Some new Alexander Henry Fabric I just bought. I've had the same print in pink but finally got the sand color for boys.



The same print in pink that I made a cute burp cloth out of awhile ago



And finally here is some more Alexander Henry. I love this Japanese print so much I bought it in all three colors. I thought it would be fun to make a tote for a gift and of course for burp cloths, etc.



I would love to upload some photo albums to my blog so everyone can see all of the fabrics I have. I've done some searches online to get help to figure it out but I haven't found any clear instructions. Anyone know how to do this?

Thanks!
Melissa

Busy, Busy

I've been super busy getting orders done and shopping for fabric. I thought I'd share some things I've been working on.


Baby and Big Sister Set- I love the names!





Burp Cloths to go with the onesie- I've been using some new cute fonts



Another Birthday Girl Shirt. I've never used this color combination before but the customer requested it and I think it came out really cute!



And finally- a design I've wanted to try out for awhile. How cute will this look on some little shirts and tanks over the summer. All it needs is a name above or below the design in Disney font!



I have more pictures to share but I don't want to do them all in one post so I will share in the next few days.


Melissa

CF Fundraiser Update

I want to thank everyone who has checked out my auctions and bought things in the past few weeks. I've raised almost $100 through ebay!

Even though my Great Strides webpage says I've only raised $25 I have actually raised over $1200 in total!!! Most of my donations have come by check and it sometimes takes awhile for the chapter to add them to the website.

Just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has supported me and this great cause!

Melissa