This Is What Happens When.....

This is what happens when a crafty working mom with a toddler who didn't have the time to devote to sewing and crafting changes and becomes a pregnant stay at home mom with a toddler who has also moved to Northern Michigan during one of the worst winters on record....Well, this mom happens to be me and lets just say that I have spent considerable time over the past few months bonding with my sewing machine to keep myself sane during this ridiculously long and cold winter.  So although there have been considerable completed projects rolling off my sewing machines, I have been rather negligent on sharing these project with cyberspace.  So rather than bore you with all the little details, I thought that I might just have a post showing the projects I've been working on so we can get caught up.
So enjoy! :)

Remember the baby hats that I was working on back in August?  I know...it's been a while.  But anyways, the MOPS group that my church at the time was starting wanted to do something nice for the area moms, so between me, my mom, my sister, and a friend, we made over 200 of these baby hats and donated to the Buffalo Baby Expo for them to hand out to the first 200 moms through their doors.  There were so many cute little baby hats that we made...it was a little sad to give them all away, but know at least a few newborn babies this winter are being kept nice and warm by these hats. 

Back in September 2013, before we moved to Michigan, my family had a get together to say good bye to us and to also have a small baby shower for my sister who (at that time) was expecting her second baby.  I whipped together this set of bibs and burp clothes for her.  I just love the little dinosaurs and the lime green flannel I used for these!

For Little Bear's birthday, I wanted to make him something special.  I saw this ADORABLE puppy print flannel into JoAnn's and knew it would be perfect given his obsession with any and all things puppy related!  I got enough fabric to put together a rag quilt and matching pillow case for him.  He loves it so much that now, I'm not allowed to put any other pillow case on his pillow or else sleep won't happen.

 A long long time ago, I mentioned that I was going to make a quilt for Little Bear for when he moved into his twin sized bed.  Back in September before our move, I got the quilt top done, hurray:

 And then just in time for Christmas, I got the back pieced together, the quilt basted, quilted and bound!  We got Little Bear's twin bed set up just after the New Year and this quilt loves to crinkly and inviting on his new bed!   

 Also, for Christmas, I put together this cute floor cushion for Little Bear.  It is inspired by this tutorial from Living with Punks. 

One of my favorite Christmas gifts that I made for both sets of grandparents this year was this adorable "Grandkids" sign.  It seemed appropriate since the grandkid population on both sides of our family seem to be exploding! It was fun to delve into a different medium of crafty expression other than sewing and crocheting for a few minutes. 

I made a few other Christmas gifts, but alas this girl forgot to get pictures before I wrapped everything up and gave them away.  
Here is some of the latest Quilty Fun that I've been up to.  This quilt is going to be a queen sized quilt for our bed.  The top is done but I haven't worked up the courage to attempt to bast and quilt my largest quilt yet.  I purchased the fabric for this quilt some time ago, and finally I was inspired by a quilt done by Stichery Dickory Dock called "My Favorite Things" which is a spin on the classic Irish Chain Quilt pattern.

One of these days, I'll get around to quilting this beauty, but in the mean time, I do enjoy it when Little Bear decides to "help" me sew.  He was helping me sew together the above quilt top. Such a cutie! :)

New house equals new curtain!  I put together some cute new curtains for Little Bear's new room:

 And some nice put back curtains for the living room and dining room:

We got a new bench for the entry way in our home, and using a tutorial from Make It & Love It, I put together some matching chevron baskets to hold Little Bear's shoes, hats, mittens, etc.  They turned out pretty great! :)

 For Christmas, my husband got me a vintage looking fabric of the United States from an Etsy shop called "Mapology" which I had been drooling over for weeks!  I had a break after Christmas and made it into a wall quilt/hanging that we could use to display the hiking badges we have and will collect as a family of our many adventures! Bonus - it's hanging on my dining room wall, so I get to see it from my kitchen and living room where we end up spending most of our time!

 Oh, and a few more fun touches for Little Bear's new room have also been in order.  I have piles and piles of left over fleece from the numerous sleep sacks I've made for Little Bear, nephews and my Etsy shop so I picked out some of his favorite prints and made some cute wall art for his new room! He just loves them too! 

In between sewing for the new house, for Christmas and birthday gifts, and for my new Etsy shop (which is another post all together for another time), I have squirreled away a few hours to make a few new things to update my sewing space.
A new needle book:

A new ironing board cover:

 A new pin cushion to match my new ironing board cover.  I used a vintage button that I found in an old jar of buttons that had been sitting on our bookshelves for a while.  I love the flare it adds to the pin cushion:

And best of all - a new dust cover for my sewing machine!  I figured my sewing machine is getting a pretty serious work out lately and this was a perfect way to show it some love. :)

 Oh yes, I've also started sewing for our coming bundle of joy in May!  I've gotten a few blankets and burp rags and new sleeper sacks and a diaper/wipes case for the car done thus far.  The pile of yet to be sewn together projects for this little man doesn't seem to be shrinking though!

 

 

 And lastly, I haven't completely neglected my crocheting and this past week, I whipped together a set of coaster, a hot mat, and some new pot holders for my kitchen! :)

 Pheww!  I know that was a rather lengthy blog post so thanks for hanging in there with me!  I think this covers the large majority of the projects that I've been working on in the last 4 months minus the stuff I've put together for my Etsy shop.  Which by the way, my Etsy shop "It's Maggie Made" has now officially been open for 2 months!  I would love it if you took a second to check it out at https://www.etsy.com/shop/ItsMaggieMade.
Thanks for stopping by! :)