Star light star bright

Made this a few months ago for my next door neighbor's 2nd birthday.  Apparently he is a huge fan of Sprout TV's bedtime star, yet there is no stuffed star that is marketed.

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Drew a huge circle on some butcher paper using a string and a pencil,  and made a star pattern from it.  I used fleece, safety eyes, and appliqued red felt on.  The stars are appliques that I purchased and sewed on.  The hat is separate, made from my too-plentiful flannel stash.  I originally was going to use these cute little star buttons, but decided that would be both a choking hazard as well as not very huggable.  I hear this guy was a hit :)

cover up

  I did a bit of sewing a while ago and can finally post now that the baby is here and healthy :)

pattern:  nursing cover

fabric:  amy butler fabric - found at a lake forest church sale!  yards and yards of home decorator weight fabric, for only a few dollars!

I ordered some boning online for the top, so that the mother can peek down at the nursing babe.  on one corner is a little terrycloth for wiping;  on the other is a little pocket, for a pacifier if needed.

Elemental, my dear sewer

This is awesome!  I found this on Pinterest.  I'm totally printing this out to post by my sewing machine.

My other favorite part of her blog post is the cutting table on which she decoupaged the pages of the Merck manual.  I think I would like this woman.

A new toy for me!

Got a Brother sewing machine from my husband, SIL, & MIL for Christmas. They must love me so (no pun intended)! Here are my first two projects. Done a little backwards: did not iron the fat quarters prior to sewing because I was too excited to stitch something together. The tote (my 2nd stitching project) was made for my daughter -- she loves Hello Kitty. The pink/brown project bag was the first thing I sewed together to break in my new sewing machine. And I admit: I hoard grograin ribbon that's used on gifts & packages. Now I finally have a use for them. For my next project: a simple accessory bag with a zipper closure. When that's done, I'll post it. Wish me luck!