Cooda's Corner

I was asked to a custom order the other day, something I had never done. I said sure I can do that! Well, the first one turned out like this. Just making a sample so she could take it to Church. (Made to match her apron to help in the kitchen at the Church)

I liked the design but something was missing.



I made elastic for pens/pencils and elastic to hold the ends of the Bible but I wasnt happy with it. Anyone who knows me knows that I will tweak something until I have it just right and the way I want it.



Here is the new revised version and I am very happy with the way it turned out.



It has covered flaps to hold the Bible in place and it features a pocket on each side to hold pens/pencils, a note pad, cell phone, you name it.





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I love retro fabric and knew when I seen this one that I must make a retro apron to go along with it. So here it is. Jane Pole is modeling and she is super skinny while the apron is an XL size so it looks a little wonky on her.

The front view.



Up close of the pocket.



The back. The ties look really long but they are normal when its on a bigger person.

I thought I had posted these and looked back and they werent here. Oops! Okay so Halloween was fun last year. The oldest girl was a girly bat, then we have a Power Ranger, and then the red head was a Go Go girl. They all were adorable. The youngest one wanted to be this and that but kept saying he wanted to be a Cowboy. Well, they dont make cowboy costumes for a two year old and we had decided he was going to be a pumpkin since we couldnt find the cowboy. We have the Halloween walk thru town that starts at 4pm. Along about 1:30 that same day, I decided he would be a cowboy. I checked my stash and I had just enough cow print from where I made the little red head Woody's girlfriend from Toy Story on character day one time. I found a pair of jeans and used them to make a pair of chaps then used a shirt to make a sort of vest. Added a red bandana to his neck and this is what we come up with.

All the kids together before we started the walk thru town.



This one is blurry but I think it is so cute. (he is running off, thats the reason its blurry) With the barrel it makes him really look like a cowboy lol.



This pic turned out cute too. We got so many compliments from our little Cowboy Dylan's outfit.

Here are some pillowcase dresses and matching capris with ruffles on them. I made these for some friends of ours for their Easter egg hunt at the church. I loved this patchwork cat print in the hot pink and lime green colors. The capris are pants the two girls had, I cut the legs and added a ruffle so they were the right length. They turned out great!

So y'all know by now that I make rag quilts for baby shower gifts. Here are the latest two I have done.

All wrapped up and ready to go.



Here it is spread out. I added a bib and burp cloth to this set. It is made from pink girly skulls and black flannel. This one turned out so cute. It has black and white polka dot for the back.



And this one is a pink and brown set made for little Abbi. The mom was doing the room and accessories in pink and brown so this combo was the perfect choice. The daddy has just left for another tour of duty overseas and little Abbi is due in May. God bless you Chris, we pray for your safe return. Erica, we will be thinking of you in these trying times.

So my mom's boyfriends daughter Samantha has prom to attend on the 18th. They looked everywhere for a dress and on a limited budget couldnt find one they liked that fit just right. She finally found this one in a consignment shop but it wouldnt quite zip up all the way. I get a phone call, "we found a dress but it doesnt zip up about 6 inches, can you do something." My only suggestion was add some fabric in the side seams where it wouldnt be seen until I seen the dress. Immediately I knew this was a job for a corset. Only problem was, I had never done a corset nor had I ever messed with a prom dress! I was scared to death I was going to mess it up and they would be out a dress and money. I was very hesitant to cut into it and finally said forget it, it has to be done and I have to do it. So without further ado, here it is.

ETA: Quick tutorial is in the comments.

This is the dress as modeled by Jane Pole. Here is the front view.



Here is the back view before I ever touched it. On Jane, it zips up because she is a slender gal, probably a size 8 I'd say.



And finally, here is the finished product. I couldnt find any black or white spaghetti strap material or cording after searching everywhere so I settled for silver "lame cord" as Hobby Lobby calls it.



The ties are left long so when it comes time for the big day she can get into it fairly easy. After she gets it on and is laced up we will cute the ties to length so they arent flowing on the floor. I will post an action pic when she has it on and ready to go. It also doesnt look so frumpy in the waist when she tried it on afterward, like it does on Jane. Its because Jane's waist isnt as big to fill the waist up with the corset.

So what do you all think? I did take pics of each step as I did it so if there is enough call for a tutorial, I will post one. Enjoy!

Updated with pics of her wearing it.

I had 3 of each to make and it was a task with everyone being sick etc etc. I got them done and they turned out soooo cute!!!

Here is Caden, my God son with his little bowling shirt on.



Here are some of the other kids with their outfits on. My youngest son was sick (was sick for a total week, just now starting to eat again) and slept the whole day so I didnt get any pics of him.

I havent posted in a while so I figured I'd better. I'll post a few things I've worked on recently. Everyone has been sick around here. Of course we live in Georgia so the pollen is crazy right now and that just adds to the sickness. I'll make seperate posts of my new items so there is no confusion.