Sophie Dress and Jonah Pants

I'm still here! Since getting my machine fixed, I've completed these 2 projects. I love them both!

1. Sophie Dress
2. Jonah's "Huck Finn" Pants

The Sophie Dress (I'm just calling it that because I made it for Sophie) was a lot of fun and really simple. I used Simplicity 2707 for the majority of the dress. To make it mine, I added the apron. I thought it added a needed "different" dimension. What do you think?

While making this dress, I learned how to put in my very first zipper. Let me just tell you how I feel about zippers, I HATE THEM! From now on, I'll avoid them however I can. Don't laugh--it took me 2--2-- hours to put that stupid thing on.

I think I might add a fabric flower of some sort to the bodice as well.




The Jonah pants were amazingly easy. I used a pattern from a new book that I got called Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. It's an adorable book with some great patterns and projects included. I'll be making many more of her projects in the future. I used the "Huck Finn" pattern in there for his pants. He got jealous when he saw me trying Sophie's dress on her and I told him I'd make him something. He was very excited when they were done and was oh so comfy and cute running around in them all day.

I've done my research

Well, it looks like my sewing machine needs to be re-timed. I've researched it online and unfortunately, it looks WAY too complicated for me to undertake myself. So I've called around to a few shops in the area and people are giving me estimates of anywhere from $49 to $89!!! It's hard to imagine spending that much dough on a machine that only cost about $200. But it has to be done, I miss my machine and have several projects hanging in mid-air.

What's funny is that when I went to explain this all to my dear, sweet husband, he was blown away by how much it costs to repair "a sewing machine??". I just shook my head and calmly explained that fixing a sewing machine is much more specialized that fixing a bike (these are terms he understands as he is a cycling enthusiast).

I told him that he reminds me of my dad. My dad would be utterly flabbergasted at the idea that something like a sewing machine, which he as no interest in whatsoever, could cost so much to fix. However, were it his fishing boat or his favorite rod or reel (or a bike for my husband), it would be worth fixing for any price.

Summary: I'm taking my little machine in for repairs today and they say it should be done in less that a week. I sure hope so...my projects are haunting me and causing me to lose sleep.

My poor sewing machine (white one). Sister Laura let me use her cute Hello Kitty machine to finish a project.

Fabric that is yearning to be turned into something delicious.