Embroidery T-shirt

Yesterday I went to the supermarket and I bought a pack of 2 t-shirts for € 4,99 for my son.

One had a print on it and the other was plain white.

I decided to give a new look to the white t-shirt. The little fellow picked the design and I embroidered last night.

This was the chosen design:

It's in Bad Bird blog of Andrea Zuill.

My son saw it today morning and He loved it!

Bag for toys

I made this bag for my son for him to storage his Mickey Mouse's"megablocks" that he got on his birthday.

It takes less space than the boxes where the blocks were.

I've only used two rectagules of fabric. The embroidery I've also made myself.

He liked and he also asked me to do one for the set of pirates that he also got.

Baby Bib

This weekend I made just this bib to a baby which is going to be born this year.

I'll offer to a friend of mine which after several unfortunate trials, is finally having her baby.

This was my first bib, and thus it did go perfect. And I only hope my friend likes it.


The duck design I took from website Painel Criativo.



And the pattern of the bib was taken from blog Chickpea Sewing Studio.

Xmas Tree Costume - Finished!

Finished yesterday and just in time. I had still time to lay on my sofa before my son woke up from his nap.
It was a challenge, but it was overcome. I confess it was less hardworking than the other projects that I have done.

In order that the points look stiff and straight, I put pillow stuffing in it.

After the nap, we convencied the boy to try the suit, to see how it looks. (unfortunately, we couldn't take his pacifier off for the picture...)

Today I already brought the costume to my colleague. She loved it.

She said that the fact that I offer myself to do, was fantastic enough. I was very happy that I've done this costume. And mainly, because it resulted ok.

Xmas Tree Costume - 1

Yesterday I managed to do a lot in the Xmas tree costume, and it's being easier than I expected. I used a large sweater which belongs to my son (Ana's sugestion).

I got a sheet of newspaper and placed underneath the sweater. I did the pattern.

With the help of a ruler I made the triangles/point.

I left the pattern longer than the sweater.

This is the fabric that my colleague gave me. It's a very heavy and thick fabric. It seems those fabric normally used on sofas and chairs. But it will do perfectly.

I folded the fabric and placed the pattern on it. And then I marked the pattern.

I bought golden wrapped ribbon made of fabric in the supermarket. As it was very wide, I decided to cut in half so that I could have enough for the back.

The balls I took a piece of carton. You can use the carton of the cereal boxes. I draw the circle in the fabric that I wanted.

The fabrics that I used was the red fabric of which I made the knoted top. The backwards is completely red. The other fabric is the one that I used to make the scarf to place inside the shoe box.

Then I place the ribbons and the balls on the fabric.

Yesterday I've sewn all the front part and the ribbons of the back. I think I'll finish it today.

Special Request

Talking to a colleague of mine, she told me that her son must go disguised as a Xmas tree to the Xmas party at his kindergarden.

I tolde her that she could pust him some brown pants and a green sweater. But then I also suggest that she bought some fabric and made the suit.

When I noticed I told her that I would do the Xmas Tree suit for her son. She was very happy.

As a coincidence, our sons have the same age and... the same name!

I tolde her that I would use my son as a molde, as they have the same height.

With the help of the web and computer, I made a draft of possible Xmas tress.

I think I'll do the one on the left, as I think it's more simple.

Then I reasearched on the internet in "Xmas Tree Costume" and I got these images. they have already gave some ideas.

The deadline is December 19th. I'll do everything I can to make it this week-end.
I confess that I'm a bit nervous. It's a big responsability to do something else to another person, as it's my first project without any patterns.

But I believe that a trinagule will not be hard...