So I've been sewing...

I've been highly unmotivated, but I've managed to start tackling a few projects I've had in progress for...we'll just say I've been putting them off for a while now.

Lesa came down this weekend and the girls got to enjoy Grandma time, and we got a quick little sewing project done. I saw these on Pinterest and decided to make Little Man something cute. It was super, super easy, and they turned out adorable.

I used a flannel material for the fabric along with basic Gerber prefold diapers from Target, so they are super soft and will be great for burp rags.

I also started on the advent calendar for my girls. I made one last year for my niece and nephew but never got around to making one for my own kids. My great-grandmother made one of these for us when we were little and I loved it, but somewhere along the way it got loaned to someone else and lost. I handmade the ornaments last year and matched a Bible verse, but I stumbled across these on Pinterest and am going order these and modify them a bit (A few verses are Mormon scriptures, so I'll just change those up a bit.) Short of picking up a few more felt numbers, adding a dowel and ribbon to the top to hang it and sewing to the tree a little ric-rac for decorations and buttons to hang the ornaments, I'm done with this way ahead of schedule.

I made it a bit topsy tervy on purpose. Sewing all that felt perfectly straight was just too much pressure. ;) I think it makes it a bit whimsical for Christmas.

I whipped these up today on photoshop today. I was going to order ones on Etsy to iron on shirts for the girls to wear to the hospital when I realized I could make them myself. Duh! I'll just have to print them on transfer paper and iron them on some shirts. I can't wait for Little Man to arrive and I know the girls are going to love wearing these. I made ones for my niece and nephew too for when their little sister arrives. Yay for two little blessings for our family.

Don't be too impressed with my progress though. I've had fabric to make dresses for the girls for over a year. In fact, it is probably more like a year and a half. I have more patterns than I know what to do with too. I'm really, really hoping I can buckle down and make dresses for the girls soon. I'm thinking I'll follow this tutorial instead of one of the basic patterns I have because it is just way cuter. If I can just get over the overwhelmed feeling and start tackling it, I might actually get it done. Am I the only one who gets too overwhelmed to even start?

Anyone else crafting for Christmas or just in general? I've got a few other things on the list for Christmas gifts, but those are super secret. :)