Piggies & Jammies

I admit I have not sewn much recently.  I have started teaching English to some local Japanese women.  It is in my home- so I have been working on cleaning my house so that it is presentable.  But tomorrow I am going to buy a table to put my machines on so I keep them out and handy.  I used to have a sewing table- but it was an old one where you put the machine in and can drop it upside down to store.  My machine didn't work with that.  So I had a big piece of plywood over the top.  It was ugly- but it worked.  My dream is to have a beautiful sewing table.  Of course I can't order one now that I am overseas- they won't ship- and if they do it is way too expensive.
I am sad to say I never finished that Valentines jumper for Sister in time.  The sad part is all that is left is the straps and buttons.  I hope to finish this weekend- she will still love it.  I have the pieces cut out for one of the dresses from the Japanese patterns I bought- also for Sister.  Hopefully I can get started on that as well.  After that I plan to sew for me. :)

I finally got my pictures to upload so here are a couple of things I made last month:

Miss Hogs 'n Kisses- the sock piggie.  Sister LOVED it and took it school everday for a week.  Now it is a bit dirty and worn- but here you can see her brand new and clean.  I got the idea from a really cute book my mom sent us called Stray Sock Sewing.  We love just looking through this book- it is so fun!  Now when I see cheap but cute socks I find myself picking them up to make sock animals.  Brother wants one now too.  And Sister's best friend gave me sad eyes and told me that her mom doesn't have the stuff to make her one.  I think I need to make one for her as well.  Looking the book up on Amazon, I found out there is a sequel to the book- Stray Socks Sewing Too!  I think that will be included in my next Amazon order.

She's not perfect- her feet and eyes are different sizes- but she is loved all the same...

I finally made Brother the PJ pants he wanted (that I meant to make for Christmas.)  He loves the soft fleece- I admit they are quite cozy.  It is supposed to be "non-pill"- but I know they still won't be that soft forever. I love fleece because it feels so good and it is easy to sew- just wish it lasted longer.

Now I need to get my machine back out...