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I've been thinking about trying my hand a some clothing for my girls. At first, I was thinking it would be fun (you know, fun as in torture) to make them each a spring/Easter dress. Then I started looking at the Molly Monkey pattern (see previous post). I realized if I can't even follow this pattern without googling every other word, I'm pretty sure sewing children's clothing is off limits . . . for now at least. Then I came across these directions for sewing a child's skirt. This looks like an easy peasy skirt . . . something even I could make . . . maybe . . . well, probably not, but it's worth a shot.
I'm not including this in my list of twelve crafts till Christmas because it's more of a spring skirt. Hopefully, I can make two between now and Easter. This will be a fun (fun as in actually fun) little gift to include in their Easter baskets.
I can get too focused on craft/sewing gifts for girls. However, here's a shout out to all of you with little boys in your life . . . check out this sweet little tie pattern/project from Molly at purlbee.com. (Picture from purlbee.com.) She says that you don't even need a sewing machine to make this tie. Woo hoo! You could include this in his Easter basket instead of the skirt. Of course, if you wanted to include the skirt, I'm not going to stop you. :) This is just another option.
I hear from my friends who are Lostites (fans of the show Lost) that the final season started last night. Having never actually seen that show, I can only assume from the title that it's a show about people like me who are learning to sew using patterns like Molly Monkey. I'll have to tune in for next week's show which I can only hope will be an episode explaining what in the world "whipstitching" is while the characters decipher these directions, "Bind one edge with coordinating bias tape. Overlock or use pinking shears on the other edge. Edgestitch to form a tube."
Holy tamole . . . there are about six words in that sentence I actually understand and unfortunately they are the words:
So, as you can guess I'm struggling a bit with the Molly Monkey pattern. Truth be told, I haven't even actually done anything yet except read the directions over and over again for two nights in a row. (I have been working on another project though that I will post about another day.)
I do have a partner in this endeavor. Kristin sent me a message saying that she would make a Molly Monkey too. Yippee! I'm soooo excited! Any other takers? Click here to check it out http://mmmcrafts.blogspot.com/2008/07/drum-roll-pleasemolly-monkey-pattern.html. (The picture is from mmmcrafts site.)
We would love to have someone else join us. Kristin is far more knowledgeable in the sewing department. I'm definitely the weak-link in our long-distance sewing partnership. In fact, I already had to ask her what wool felt is. Oh Kristin, you are a saint.
Craft on!
I'm slightly nervous but excited to try my hand at this Molly Monkey pattern for February's craft of the month. As is my custom, I made my decision without actually thinking it through completely or reading the pattern instructions. Once I printed out the pattern and took a glance at the instructions, I started getting cold feet. There are lots of abbreviations and a few words I will be looking up. I know they publish English to Spanish translation books. Someone should make an English to sewing translation book because sometimes I sense that people who sew aren't talking my language. I had the opportunity to spend about three months in China some time ago, and I honestly felt like I understood Cantonese better than I understand sewing-speak.
I would love to have one of you join me in this project. Please! I will definitely need a fellow traveler on this bumpy journey into the world of Molly Monkey making. E-mail me at lizbeth694@aol.com if you are interested.
Here are the links to Molly Monkey at mmmcrafts and Mikey Monkey. Another free pattern . . . woo hoo! Molly is a full pattern, but Mikey is simply Larissa's variation on the Molly pattern to make it more boy-friendly. Take a look and let me know if you will be sewing up a Molly or Mikey this month.
Craft on!
Tonight I will be posting about my craft for the month of February, but first I want to give you a heads up about this great free pattern for strawberry felt food. Making felt food is one of those crafts on my hope-to-do-this-year list. It looks tedious and fun all at the same time. I'm a glutton for punishment, and I like free stuff. (This comes from my parents who pretty much paid for our childhood trip to Disneyland by making us eat only Cheerios for a year and collecting the box tops for a Disneyland ticket promotion.) In my search for free felt food patterns, I found this freebee offered by Bugga Bugs to those who sign up for their mailing list. They promise not to sell your e-mail address, and you can remove yourself from the mailing list at any time. Just click on the words "strawberry felt food" above and you will find yourself magically transported to the link where you can sign up for their mailing list. You may have to wait a few days for them to e-mail it to you because they only update their mailing list once a week. Enjoy your so-yummy-looking-you-could-almost-eat-it strawberries. (I like to use dashes to make really long words. Another thing I got from my parents . . . just kidding mom and dad!)
Craft on!
I can get too focused on craft/sewing gifts for girls. However, here's a shout out to all of you with little boys in your life . . . check out this sweet little tie pattern/project from Molly at purlbee.com. (Picture from purlbee.com.) She says that you don't even need a sewing machine to make this tie. Woo hoo! You could include this in his Easter basket instead of the skirt. Of course, if you wanted to include the skirt, I'm not going to stop you. :) This is just another option. 
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