A Baby Dress from Dad's shirt

Baby Girl has a new dress. And she's walking. She's 10 month's now, but had that down at 9. No wonder I've been absent. Here's her new dress! The blue came from Daddy's wedding shirt, the orange from my stash. I started with a pattern from a book, then threw it away and drew my own thing cause the book pattern and instructions were horrid. Yep. Horrid. This is big on her, which I knew it would be. Slightly A-line, and gathered at the bodice. I used the existing button placket from the dress shirt so I didn't actually have to do any of these buttons.

Dress front

Dress Back

Inside Front

Inside back...Look I used french seams!

What the armpit should look like.

Oooh pretty pit and hand stitched lining.

Eewww, look at that thready armpit!

 The bodice is fully lined, and I used some scraps cut on the bias to fake a bias binding on the armpit areas. One pit was better than the other, but the kid doesn't care. She can walk in it, but its getting put away for a bit cause it just looks too loose. Also, the button area on the front pulls it forward cause she's too little...needs a wider set of shoulders I think.

Things are getting made around here. And blogged. I feel so accomplished when I get a post done.
What have you accomplished lately?

Visit DeathByDenim's ArtFire Shop

Shop updates, life updates, possibly everything updates

So I have a shop over on artfire.com. I originally chose ArtFire over Etsy because I could sell for free or at a low monthly cost, instead of a per item cost, and on ArtFire my listings never expire! I love that feature. I also love that I am starting to consistently get sales. While I am not totally breaking even, it has been paying for itself over the past few months, and this has brought me back here, to the blog where it all began.

I originally began blogging as an escape from a mindless dull job with long hours and limited internet access as I waited for phone calls. I soon realized I could read blogs through Google, and decided to start blogging about my crafty endeavors as well. I blogged a lot back then, I was working a lot and sewing a lot, and sometimes bringing some handwork with me on the job. My first attempt at quilting, and it has yet to be completed, is a denim crazy quilt, which would be foundation pieced onto fat quarters, then hand embroidered, and I had lofty goals of this behemoth covering our king sized bed. Again realization hit me, and I decided this particular quilt just might be the death of me, and the blog name was born. Beautiful quilt, death in the process, it lives in a box now, and sometimes I take it out to look at it again, and remind myself not to be crazy.

Throughout this I discovered I love blogging. I love sharing my work, reading other peoples blogs, seeing the mess, the process, and finally the end result of creativity. Love, love, love all of it. When I quit that job I slowly fell out of the habit of blogging, and I miss it! I still do crafty, sewing wonderful things, but I don't post! And I am super lame at taking pictures lately! I want to blog, and to learn how to promote my business online effectively, so I am here, and I am back for round two, or maybe its round three or four at this point.

So now the life updates........ I'm having a baby! Due this November with baby #1, and I'm so excited about that. I'm working on a baby quilt using Alexander Henry's cute grumpy owl fabric for the feature fabric, and I think I'd be farther along but my Iron is complaining, I think it has hard water deposits inside? I did one round of vinegar and steamed the crap out of it(literally, it was grossness all over the bathroom sink). Yet it still is weird when I try to iron. I think it needs another round of vinegar? Helpful hints are greatly appreciated.

I miss this blog! I shall return!