Bonnie Blue, Buttons and Backyardigans

For the record, I love having my titles rhyme or have the same letter beginning them.  It is just fun for me.  On Saturday, Kimberly was awesome and we went to my favorite fabric store about an hour away.  I got some great fabrics and then this cute pattern.  I was a little nervous about doing it because it looked and seemed more tedious than others.

I started on it last night after I realized I messed up another project.  I started smocking a cute purple bishop dress for Kate to wear the Sunday around her birthday.  It had a cute cupcake on it.  My problem was I took out the gathering threads too soon before putting the neckband on.  I was so disappointed.  However, this pattern and some cute fabric saved the day and Kate has a new birthday Sunday outfit.  The added difficulty with this pattern were the buttons.  I have NEVER done buttonholes before and was actually quite intimidated.  All it took was patience and reading the directions on my machine.  The buttonholes went very well.  I did manually sew the buttons on because it was easier.  I am actually very proud of it and I LOVE IT.  I then added an iron on "K" to it and I think it turned out so cute.  I will need to pin the top of the pants a little bit because they are a tad big.  I guess I thought Kate was fatter. :-)

Front

Back

My first button and buttonhole!

The pretty girl - look at those shoes!  Love them!

Finally, something about Jack-man (as Lisa refers to him).  If you don't know, Jack is obsessed with The Backyardigans.  They are actually very cute and fun.  Unfortunately, the show is only in syndication and no new shows are produced.  This also means there is not a lot of stuff - clothes, toys, etc. out there.  I found Iron-On transfers for like $2 on Ebay and made him a shirt.  I also have a surprise for his birthday, too.

I have lots for cute fabrics to work with and my next project will be to finish a tree skirt for a certain someone (Val) so they can get it soon!