May’s theme for the Etsy Cloth Diaper Team is Flower Power, so in honor of May, I’ve listed this fitted diaper over at Etsy.

Well, currently, I have the hammock lowered to about a foot off the floor, and Genna or Wally - or sometimes Genna AND Wally - can get in and out as they please. Genna likes to play in there, and Wally has always loved hanging out in there. With it lowered, I don’t worry as much about Genna falling out and getting hurt, but I still put a quilt on the floor under the hammock. (It’s a cement floor otherwise - ouch!)

I had this dress listed on Etsy for a while, with no takers, so it’s sat here in my box of Boulevard Designs items. Too unique to have a good spot in a craft show display, and too small to make a suitable gift for any of my friends’ kids. Then, I had my own girl and now she fits into it. Isn’t it adorable?

My sister in law is a relatively new Phlebotomist (the person who comes to draw your blood at the doctor’s ofice), so I made her this tote bag for Christmas.

This bag is currently available on Etsy.

This was easy and fun to make. And now I have a super fun camera strap!

There’s a few more, too. These are all Mediums. All going up on Etsy soonish.

OK, how cute are these? These are all smalls, I have some Mediums I’ll finish up on Monday.

The last one pictured is up at Etsy now. The others will make it over there next week.

The Two Summer Sundress. This is such a ingenious design - I hope it really works out the way it’s supposed to. This dress is supposed to last two years - the first year, with the straps crossed, the second year with them straight. We’ll see.

I made three total, but didn’t get a picture of the dress I made for my niece Joey. The ones pictured are for my friend’s daughter Liv for her 5th birthday later this month and for Genna for next summer

I’ve never sewed on my knitting before, and I’ll admit it was a bit scary at first. I did Genna’s dress first so if I messed up, at least it wasn’t a gift for someone else’s kid, you know? But it was super easy to do, and I didn’t screw it up too much. Now I just hope that they fit all the intended receipents!!!

Pillowcase dresses are SO SIMPLE!!

Yes, you can start with an actual pillowcase, but you don’t have to! In this case, I just cut some fabric, about twice as wide as she is big around. (So I measured her around the chest, and doubled it.) Sew up one side seam. Now you have a tube, right?

You can either hem the bottom (and you pick which side is the bottom, since when it’s just a tube, either side could be the bottom!) or you can add a length of seam binding, or make a decorative band with another fabric, whatever.

Once you get the bottom hemmed, focus on the top. Lay the dress out, you can put the seam in the back or on one side. Cut out armholes. Like this:

After the armholes are cut, you’ll see only ONE straight part of the fabric that’s not hemmed, right there, top front and top back, between the armholes. Make a casing out of each of those little flaps, just about 1/4-1/2 inch deep.

Now, you need to hem the armholes. You can just hem them, or you could use seam binding. I personally recommend seam binding.

Next, cut two lengths of seam binding long enough to thread through the casing and tie over each shoulder. I recommend sewing the seam binding closed for this purpose.

And you’re all done. Easy peasy.

If you want pictures, post here and I’ll take some and put them up.