I'm a sewing machine

Get it? Ha! Yeah,I'm a dork. But I couldn't just put a lame title. Right?
Anyway...I think I'm doing pretty well on my to-do list. So far I have two things scratched off. But I have to say that those two things were pretty easy. Apparently I'm unintentionally saving the worst for last. Here is my project from this past weekend. It's an adorable changing pad with a pocket for diapers and wipes. Very cute and very practical.

I followed this awesome tutorial from Cluck Cluck Sew I added a minor change in the way I placed my Velcro since I wanted mine to hold more diapers. I think I will make a few personal changes to my next one. Definitely a little wider and maybe a bit longer.

So Crafty...

One of my great Christmas gifts was a new sewing machine. I've wanted one for quite some time now, but never really pushed the issue since I had neither the time or the space for it. Now that I have one, I've collected quite a few supplies, patterns, fabrics and ideas. The problem is I haven't done anything with them. That is about to change. My new goal is to tackle one a month then hopefully build up from there. You know, gradually. Konner's a lot more independent now so maybe I can accomplish some of these. These are a few "projects" that I would like to complete:

Changing Pad and Wipes Holder

http://cluckclucksew.blogspot.com/2009/02/changing-pad-and-wipes-holder-tutorial.html

Diaper/Wipe Travel Case

http://www.sleepingbaby.net/jan/Baby/dipecase.html

Nap Mat

http://jennycrafts.vox.com/library/post/my-nap-mat-tutorial.html

Covered Wipe Case

http://angieasplund.blogspot.com/2008/10/covering-wipes-case-tutorial.html

Magnetic ABC's

http://angieasplund.blogspot.com/2009/01/magnetic-abcs-tutorial.html

Appliqued onesie/shirt

http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/blog/applique_onesie.pdf

Freezer paper stenciling

http://angieasplund.blogspot.com/2009/03/freezer-paper-stenciling.html

Cloth Baby Shoes

http://stardustshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/cloth-shoe-pattern.html

Baby Rings

http://www.michaelmillerfabrics.com/Blog/baby_rings.pdf

Update: I've come to the conclusion that the rings shown above are too time consuming. I'm going to hold off on those for a while. :)

I know the list is long. But hey...it's possible. :)

All of these are linked to other blogs/tutorials. I'm hoping to come up wih my own version and share that with everyone. I'll update you with the progress.

Update: After a recent trip to Hobby Lobby and Jo-Ann's, I purchased awesome fabric for my projects. Hopefully I will "attack" some of these soon.

Little Miss Photographer

So...I guess my first post will be about my new "toy". My Canon Rebel XTI. My latest and best investment. I've wanted a "real" camera for quite sometime but didn't quite know where to start. After quite a bit of research I found the perfect camera for me. And I LOVE it! I continuously prance around taking pictures. Whether it's Konner or my Starbucks bottle. Anything amuses me right now. I'm in that new stage. Well, the "new and don't know what I'm doing" stage. But that will change soon. I will soon start a photography class at UL. Can't wait! Until then, I'll just keep prancing around taking loads of pictures that make me smile. :)



This is my camera...

This is what it does...