Crazy Jammies

It's getting warm. Miss K needed some summer jammies. I have been looking for some inexpensive knit for quite awhile. It is hard to find! I finally spotted some at Wal-mart. It was a crazy 70's pattern, happy with yellow and orange dots. I'm not sure I'd make a dress out of it, but for jammies, it was great.
Miss K loves any new clothes so she was happy with her new jammies. Not having sewn with knit a lot, it was a bit tricky. Plus, I'm sure my $2/yard fabric wasn't the best quality. They went together quickly and hopefully they will last the summer season.

BYU Quilt

Mr G loves heavy, fuzzy quilts. His favorite quilt is one I made years ago. It is denim on the front and flannel on the back and it is huge, at least a king size. He loves to sleep with it and it is an absolute pain to wash. For his birthday, I decided to make him a new, smaller quilt. Mr G loves BYU, so perfect - a BYU demin quilt.
I borrowed a handy little projector (I'm going to have to get one of those!). I traced the BYU logo onto the quilt, cut it out and then appliqued it on. So easy and quick! The demin back took a bit longer. I cut up old family jeans into squares and sewed them back together. I love recycling fabric! Mr G loved his quilt. Now I just have to quilt and bind it (didn't quite get that done before his birthday!).

Miss K's purple dress

Miss K has been asking for months for a purple dress. I've had a hard time finding cute purple fabric so I've put it off. I finally dug some fabric out of my humanitarian box (you know, fabric you're not sure you love, but still keep around for service projects). Once the fabric was sewn into a dress, I decided I liked it! I used a bunch of elastic thread and it went together so quickly. I basically cut a rectangle, sewed in my elastic thread, added straps and a ruffle and that was it. Miss K loves it!