Bundle Up Boys: Whovian Edition

Poor Jeremy doesn't get much out of my sewing, but when Bundle Up Boys came around, I was excited to join the blog tour and make something for my little man!

Lately, Jeremy has made this geeky momma proud and has discovered a love for the Classic Doctor Who show.  We found it on Netflix and he's hooked.  He's also become a big fan of The Sarah Jane Adventures, which is a DW spinoff show.  So, what's a geeky mom to do when presented with sewing for her son?  I go geek on him!!!

He absolutely loves his TARDIS robe, which was made using the Ellie Inspired Sleepy Bear PJs.  I used felt rectangles for the TARDIS windows and used printable fabric from JoAnn's to print the Police Box info square.

For the pajama pants, I found a really neat Glow in the Dark fabric that we had in stock from Northcott.  The pattern has options for shorts or pants, but with fabric this cool, I felt that it needed to be used as much as possible, so pants it was!

I was looking for something for the Jocole Tank (the boy hates sleeping in anything with sleeves) when the latest Art Gallery shipment came in.  We ordered a really cool looking knit (we also have the same print in woven) that works great with this whole look!  I picked up the Police Box embroidery design from Urban Threads and added the text around it.

I loved working with both of these patterns for this blog tour and Jeremy is still really excited about his new "Time Lord" PJs. Next up will be a pair of boxers off of the Jocole pattern!  Maybe I can find some "Weebly Wobbly Timey Wimey" fabric for them!

"Bee" sure to check out the other great bloggers on the tour this week and make sure you get your bundle before they're gone!  Click here to buy the bundle!

As for us, we're off on another great adventure!  Happy sewing, Beauties!!!

~Princess Bee~

20th Boy, Oh Boy, Sew Like My Mom, Sew a Straight Line

21st Made By Sara, Friends Stitched Together, Max California

22nd Just Joshin, Kid Approved, Gracious Threads

23rd Mimi’s Mom, Feather’s Flights, Once Upon a Sewing Machine

24th Handmade Boy, Made By Momma, Bee Quilted Beauties

25th Handcrafted By Red, The Crazy Tailor, Kelly Hogaboom

26th Mae&K, Get Your Crap Together, Lady and the Gents

27th Paisley Roots, The Berry Bunch, Knot Sew Normal, 

 BabyFish Designs, Rebekah Sews, Lady and the Gents

28th Swoodson Says, Petit a Petit, Kelly Hogaboom

29th Beaza & Llama, Shaffer Sisters, Fabulous Home Sewn

Bee Inspired: Molly & Me

It's time to Bee Inspired again and this week, we're bringing Molly & Me projects to the craft table!  My daughter loves her AG doll, Molly, and especially loves projects that result in something matching for them.  Here they are in their matching fairy costumes, ready for the Renaissance Festival last spring! (Pattern is a modified Ellie Inspired Butterfly Dreams, I just made the bodice into a pillowcase style.)

 Little girls love playing pretend and especially pretending to be fairies and mermaids!  I found this really cute mermaid tail set on Pinterest and love how cute this girl and her doll are in their mermaid tails!!!

 When you're always on the go, like many families these days, a good backpack is essential for kids to be able to take toys and books for the road.  And when you have an 18" friend joining you, she needs a backpack of her own!  This tutorial is a PDF download to make matching backpacks for girl and doll.

Finally, after a long day, it's nice to kick back in some comfy pajamas.  Here's a great pattern for pajama pants for girls and dolls.  It's quick and simple to make and will put a big smile on any little girl's face!

I have so much fun sewing for Layna and Molly and I hope that you enjoy the tutorials I rounded up today!  And if you have an older girl, she can even help sew some of these projects!  Now go "Bee Inspired" today!

~Princess Bee~

Molly & Me Monday: Time for Bed!

This week, Molly & Layna got some cute new jammies!!!  My little girl is growing like a weed and has almost outgrown all of her current pajamas, so it was time to make some new ones!  I mixed pieces from a couple different patterns I already own to put these together.  The fabric is some Art Gallery that we picked up at Quilt Market last fall.  I still had a few one-yard pieces and it made such a pretty pajama set!  Plus, the Art Gallery fabrics are so soft, they really are perfect for lounging around in.

For the top, I used the Ellie Inspired Dreamy Girl pattern.  I love this one because I have both the girls and the doll sizes.  I didn't add the strip for elastic on the top because I added a touch of embroidery.

The shorts are from Made For Mermaids.  I've used the Lucy pattern before and it's a really quick and easy pattern.  For Molly's shorts, I used a doll shorts pattern I already had and I cut the hemline of them to match the pattern piece from Lucy's shorts.

As I was finishing up this morning, I saw that Urban Threads had a new freebie today that was perfect for these jammies!!!  This design is free through July 27, 2014.

Watch the blog in the next few weeks for some great Molly & Me Back to School Fashions!

~Princess Bee~