Sewing Projects

Since we've had more time inside lately, I've completed a few sewing projects:

Car seat ponchos - I made Savannah a poncho for her birthday and recently made Camden a new one (his original poncho was a few years old and had several mistakes). If you decide to make one, I love the minky fleece fabric from fabric.com for the outer layer...so soft! People comment on these all the time (and I'm sure some people think it looks funny).

Book holder - Camden sleeps with about 15 books in his bed.  When he's done reading, he throws them on the floor which leads to quite a mess!  Since he still likes having his railing up (keeps the books in his bed), I made a railing book holder with pockets on either side for holding books. So far, the floors and bed are much cleaner!

Shower Curtain - I did a mini-makeover to the kids/guest bathroom.  I reused an old shower curtain and just sewed two strips of fabric along the bottom for a quick style change.

Bathtub splash pad - How does everyone handle all the water that builds up along the ledge of the tub when giving their kids baths? Originally I just used a cut up towel, but I wanted something better.  I made a fabric runner with terry cloth on the underside to help absorb at least some of the splashes.  This was actually my second attempt...I used a dark terry on the bottom of my first try and it bled dark blue dye all over... so use light colored fabric (I think that should have been obvious but now I've learned!).

 Lego Sack - I made this for the kids for Christmas to store our Duplos in.  So far it has worked great although I would probably make it bigger next time.