Had to Have this Fabric!

Isn't this just the cutest Halloween fabric?

 It's call Mona Makes Magic by Alexander Henry. And the cats are great too - so fun!

So they both had to come home with me and become pillowcases:

I did some decorative stitching on the skinny accent piece with glow-in-the-dark thread (how fun is that). This one kinda looks like spiders:

and this one is like the bubbles in the witch's brew:

 

 

Poppa says Grandma steals his pillow, and I had some extra pillows so these are going to their house! 

Sewing experiments

My granddaughter had on a cute skirt last time she visited so I found a nice pattern to play with. I thought I could make it fancier or more unique than a store-bought skirt.

 

Here's the muslin test. It's been a loooong time since I've tried to sew any clothes. I played with some decorative stitching and tried out my new binding foot to add the trim at the bottom.  No hemming needed and it looks kinda snazzy.

  

 

I also found a free pattern on craftsy.com for a boy's bowtie (thanks to asundaygirl.etsy.com).

I used fabric I had left over from making bags for beadsofcourage.org  I think it turned out pretty cute.