A Bag! And Baby Pjs.

I've been on a sewing kick lately.  I always tell myself that when I get my sewing machine out it's not going back until I get all my projects done.  Then it sits out for a very long time.  Anyway, one of my goals this year is to do some sort of crafty project every month.  This has proven successful thus far, with varying results.  In May I made this bag (I also made a skirt, but I need a picture before it can come on the blog).

It's for going to the library.  I realized that holding a baby and library books at the same time is hard, so I whipped this up.  In true Janet style, I made the handles going front to back instead of the generally accepted front to front and back to back. I'm too lazy to pick two rows of stitching out, so it will be staying.

The elastic is so I can roll it up and put it in my diaper bag/purse until I need it.  I hadn't put a button on yet, so I quickly sewed one on for a picture.

I obviously didn't center the button before I sewed it on, so it came right back off after the picture.

I like it.  It is perfect for my needs.  It is also good for carrying my Primary things to church.

My next sewing achievement were some pajama pants for Brooke.  I got a bunch of flannel receiving blankets when she was born and hardly used them.  I saved them, knowing they would come in handy someday.  She needs pajamas in the 12 M size, so I tried my hand at making some.

I'm happy with how they turned out, even though they all have the normal Janet flair .

These are my favorite

These are also cute, but I forgot to add enough fabric to make them stretch at the waist, so I hope Brooke is skinny.

 I found some long sleeve t shirts on the cheap at Target to pair with the bottoms and voila-- many pajamas for few dollars.

The trees are sideways.

And here is a picture of my helper.