Snowflakes & Lace - Paisley Roots

Karly of Paisley Roots is here today!!!

 

I was so happy that Karly said yes when I asked if she would join our series!  Come to find out later, she was also asked to be on season 8 of Project Run and Play!!!  AMAZING!!!

You can see both her Snowflakes & Lace post AND her week 1 for Project Run & Play today on her blog - click here.

Don't forget to add your links to our link party and enter the giveaway for your chance to win one of 3 awesome prize packs!  If you missed that post, click here!

Stop by SewVery to see her amazing guest post today!  

We'll make sure to post a round up if you miss any guests this week!

Click here to see who it is!

Snowflakes & Lace - Get Your Crap Together

Welcome to day 1 of our new series "Snowflakes & Lace!"

 

Today we have the lovely Chelsea of Get Your Crap Together!  When I saw this picture I couldn't believe how much her little girl has grown!  Chelsea and I have posted on each others blogs in the past and helped test/sew patterns so it's been fun to watch our little girls grow through pictures on the computer!

I just love how the lace and snowflake fabric work together on this adorable outfit! 

Click this link and read more at Chelsea's blog!

Don't forget that Veronica has a special guest post today as well!

Click here to see who it is!

And if you missed it, our link party is growing with some wonderful lace projects -  

click here to check it out!

Snowflakes and Lace Giveaway!

Tomorrow is the kick off of the series Snowflakes & Lace that SewVery and I are hosting! 

 

Veronica at SewVery and I will daily feature a blogger and what they have created with their sewing talents and lace!
I love the delicate touch that lace can bring to a sewing project and I'm always in awe of how creative some of my blogging friends can be when they use lace trim or lace fabric!

We have a lot of great information in this post - a link up party and a giveaway!  On Saturday Veronica and I will wrap up the week with a project of our own!

LINK UP PARTY
 Make sure you bookmark this post so you can always check out what's been shared - you can also go look at our Pinterest board.

An InLinkz Link-up

Bloggers love hearing from you!!!  Leave some comment love on some of the posts you visit from the link-up party!


GIVEAWAY

Now for the giveaway:

Prize pack 1 - Lindsay Conner of Lindsay Sews and Craft Buds recently published a quilt book, Modern Bee.  She will send the winner a sewing kit that includes fabric, thread, and notions!

Michelle of Handmade Martini will be sending 2.5 yards of vintage lace trim!  And Heidi of Elegance & Elephants will send the winner one pdf pattern of their choice from her shop.

Prize pack 2 - Brianne of Ali Cat & Co. has a license to sell the Buttercup bags and has an adorable finished bag to send to the winner!

Chelsea of Get Your Crap Together has a great bundle of organization patterns for school!  And RaeAnna from Sewing Mama RaeAnna will send 1 yard of vintage lace trim and the winner's choice of either the Bumblebee Dress pdf pattern or the Cupcake Top pdf pattern!

Prize pack 3 - Karly of Paisley Roots will send the Saffron Twirl Dress Pattern!  And Hayley of Mouse House Creations will send a pattern of choice to the winner!

Please follow our wonderful blog contributors in some way for a chance to win one of these sewing bundles!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

I look forward to sharing all the other projects with you this week on my blog and on Veronica's blog (SewVery)

See you tomorrow!

UPDATE I will still post on Saturday but I wanted to update this post so I could enter Eva Mae's sweatshirt tunic in the Project Run and Play Sew-along!

 A LACE SNOWFLAKE

I bought a 3XL sweatshirt and cut it up to create this sweet little tunic for Eva Mae.  She was not happy to be outside in the cold so we didn't take too many pictures!  I waited to have our little photoshoot so that I could get some snow in the pictures.  This is our first snow of the season and it wasn't much!

I rewarded her with a little candy cane when we went inside - she is much happier now!  The pattern I used for the tunic is my Cupcake Top.  I brought the sides out at an angle and made it just a little longer.  It was great to re-purpose the sweatshirt because not only did I have the material for the tunic but I also could use the ribbing from the sweatshirt for my neck binding.  I also reused the sleeves and kept the sleeve hems intact.  Sewing t-shirts and sweatshirts is a quick project when you re-purpose a larger size!

I will admit a huge mistake I made....... I ironed the lace after finishing the applique!  I couldn't believe my lapse in judgement!  I had just finished putting Cloud Cover on the back of the applique and turned the tunic right side out - the iron singed just a few parts of the snowflake but I was able to repair with a few extra scraps of lace and some Hot Fix crystals.  And part of me is glad that I needed to find a way to salvage the lace!  I may not have thought to use my crystals!  I bought them a long time ago when they were on sale and I think they add the perfect touch to this outfit!

Announcements

Did you see the announcement?

I am a member of the 2014 Sewing Rabbit Team!  I will be on the Sewing Rabbit blog January 10th sharing a fun felt project for your little girl!

It's going to be a busy year but I look forward to all the great things that will be on the blog in 2014 including...... 
   

I'm so thrilled to see what wonderful projects will be sewn during the first Snowflakes & Lace series!  Veronica at SewVery and I will daily share a linked guest post to show you how lace can be used in your sewing.  Be it kids clothes, accessories, home decor......we want to see it all which is why we started a Pinterest board!

I added a few projects that I've found on the internet but I want to see what you have made or found!  Simply "pin" an image to any of your boards and add the hashtag #SnowLaceSew so that we can find your image and repin it to the community board.

Make sure you stop by during the week of January 13-17 to see more lace projects from these fine ladies:
Sew Like My Mom
Get Your Crap Together
Kid Approved
Shaffer Sisters
Welcome to the Mouse House
Paisley Roots
House of Estrela
Ali Cat & Co.
The Berry Bunch
Climbing the Willow
Handmade Martini
RanaMamaDesign

There will also be a Rafflecopter giveaway during the series!  I look forward to seeing your pins!

***********UPDATE*************

Pinterest fail. :(  So far the search function is not recognizing the hashtags so I'm not sure how I would be able to find your posts!  I'll have a link party open on January 13 so everyone can add their projects!  You can use the hashtag on instagram, twitter, or facebook!  We'll check those as well! #SnowLaceSew!

Goodbye 2013! Thanks for a great year!!!

 

Wow!  What an awesome year!!!  As I look back over 2013 I am amazed at how much I accomplished! And I also realize how quickly my kids are growing up!

In no particular order, I picked 12 of my favorite posts!  Here there are from top left to right:

Eva Mae's Button Party - I think having parties for my kids is the highlight of my year!  I love planning their outfit, cake, and party details!

The Scrubby Jams Pattern - This was my second drafted pattern!  It's a free pattern download!  I loved being able to come up with the pattern pieces and instructions so people can sew uniforms for the school in Haiti!  I donated a large sum of my pattern sales from the Bumblebee to the school to help pay for their food!  Click the link to read about this great ministry!

Peek-a-Boo Spring Tour - I loved this cute ruffle pant pattern and matched it with an applique shirt for Easter!

The Bumblebee Pattern - my first reeeaaaal pattern for sale!  I love seeing different versions of the dress by so many talented seamstresses!

A Seersucker Summer - this is the post with the matching cousin outfits!!!  We love getting together each year with our extended family in Idaho!

Paper Airplane Party - Again, my kid's birthday parties are so much fun!  This post is extra special because one of my images was shared on the Disney Baby blog!

Casual Lady - I used the pattern "Casual Lady" to create my look for the sewing competition "The Sew Off" - I took 3rd place!

Cupcake Top - My latest pattern!  It's an adorable unisex long sleeve knit t-shirt!

Goodship Dress - Eva Mae's Easter dress for church was made in the adorable fabric by Sarah Jane (Out to Sea) - I love how it looks on her!

Pleated Party Dress - This was my look for the Project Run and Play remix week!

Chevron Bubble Romper - I love the pictures I took of Eva Mae in this romper!  She was the cutest patriotic baby on 4th of July!

Junebug Dress - This dress was made from my grandma's plaid shirt.  The post is very sentimental - if you didn't get a chance to read it I hope you will!  The holidays are so hard because we all miss having the original Eva Mae around. :'(

Thank you so much for supporting me this year!  I can't believe the growth that my little ol' blog has seen and I'm excited to share some fun news with you next week!!!  (hint......I was chosen for something sewing/blogging related but I'm not telling you what it is quite yet!)

Shannon Fabric Guest Post

  

 Visit my tutorial over at Shannon Fabrics today!  I have a tutorial and pattern to create something special for a little baby!

monogrammed boot socks

I love projects that go from idea to completion in an hour or so!!!  I seriously whipped these up in no time tonight and wanted to share with you now to go along with an announcement at the end of the post!

Here's how to make a cute pair of lace trimmed boot socks in a flash.....

First, raid your closet for a sweater and some lace (I rarely wear these so it wasn't hard for me to cut them up!  You could go to Goodwill or a thrift store if you don't want to play Frankenstein with any of your clothes!)

 

Second, cut out the strips you need for your boot socks.  I used stretchy sweater material that was 13" wide and 14" tall.  The stretchy lace I used was 15" wide and 4" tall.  And then I cut a little trim off the lace top that is about 11" long. 

 

Fold your lace in half and pin with right sides together to the top of your sweater boot sock.  Sew 3/8" with a zig zag stitch across the raw edge. I stretched my lace as I was sewing so that it would make it easier to go over my calves.

 

Flip up the top trim and now fold the sock with right sides together so the side seam matches.  Sandwich in any little trim you want to peek out of the seam.  Sew the sides together with a straight stitch and turn right sides out.  

 Here you go!!!  Add a monogram or some cute buttons to finish the look!

 

If you follow my blog you know that I loooooove my southern style - monograms are a girl's best friend!


My mom said the only problem with my boot socks is that they have an "R" instead of an "S"...... 

 

I know what she's getting for a stocking stuffer!


As for the announcement, I wanted to let you all know of a fun new series that I'll host the week of January 13th-17th!  I have some great bloggers lined up to showcase some projects and tutorials featuring LACE!!!  And we'll have a link party and Pinterest board as well to share and inspire creations - I hope you'll join us!

 

Follow me on bloglovin or FB to stay up to date!!!

-RaeAnna

You can PIN this graphic (or any others from this post) to add to your DIY Pinterest board!