{a custom order & a gift}

It's been a productive week around here! I love when that happens! I'm busy creating my spring inventory for THE SHOP and I promise to have a shop update for you as soon as I can get everything listed! Here is a looksy at some of the creating happening here...

This sweet little Pocket Clutch was a custom order for Jacky from The Sweetest Petunia. She is a doll and I just loved making this for her! Have no fear, Jacky isn't the only one able to score one of the new canvas Pocket Clutches...they will be hitting the shop in the next few weeks. Just waiting on my order of magnetic snaps to get here...from Hong Kong.

Next is some super stylin' baby bibs for a friend of mine who's baby shower I'm attending on Saturday. The argyle is just in case the baby is a hipster. I typically use white {you know, because white is SUPER practical for babies lol} chenille to back my bibs but JoAnn's was out so I got this uber soft fluffy minky stuff instead. I have to say, as someone who typically loathes sewing with minky type fabrics, I kind of love this stuff. It's fuzz is covering my office, but other than that it was pretty easy to sew with. Lots of pins and my walking foot did the trick :) Not sure what I'll be buying from her registry yet, but I always like to throw in something handmade, ya know?

Anyhow, that's a peek at what's been happening here this week and today I am cutting out tons of  these cutie pie wallets. The style will be a little different. The new ones will be canvas/designer cotton without the button.

I made them for a show in the fall and they sold out so fast I didn't have any to list in the shop for you so this time, they're all yours! You're welcome :) Have a great day friends!

{some sewing for me}

Hey everyone! I hope you are having a happy Wednesday! A big thanks to everyone who linked up to Made With Love this week! I can't wait to feature some of my favorites on the FB page today!

I sewed up a super cute little bag over the weekend! Wanna see???

Isn't it fun? This is the Dewdrop Bag pattern designed by Keyka Lou. My intention was originally to sew this one up as the sample to familiarize myself with the pattern, and then make several more to list in the shop. However, once I got it done I thought it was just a little on the small side. The style is adorable and it definitely fits all my essentials, but the Strap Clutches currently listed in THE SHOP are a bit bigger and I'm already working on a few smaller wristlet type bags for the shop so I will not be adding these.

Pretty excited I get a new little bag though!

Made With Love Link Up!

Alright party people...are you ready for this weeks link up??? Let’s get to it! I'll be featuring my favorite links on the Facebook Fan Page throughout the week! Are you a fan?

{Just a few party guidelines}

• To link up, I would first love for you to follow my blog. I like followers. The more the merrier. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy!
• Link up your crafts, recipes, home decor....anything that has been made by you! {Multiple links to different posts are fine}
• Link back here by grabbing the super cute button on my sidebar and posting it either in your post or somewhere on your blog to let others know you've joined the party!
• If you see something you like, click on it and go leave them a comment. Everyone loves comments!
• Lastly, feel free to help me spread the word about Made with Love Monday! Follow me on Twitter {just click on my little Twitter button} and use this tweet "I linked up my craftiness to @sewchatty's Made with Love http://sewchatty.blogspot.com Check it out and link up your craftiness too!"

Thanks for stopping by! Now go link up something crafty!

{Miss America Party}

Last Saturday I got to attend a really fun party! It was a Miss America Party complete with tiaras and junk food and a talent competition! We had the BEST time!

My friends did such a great job putting this party together! I'm excited to share with you the details so you can throw your own next year! Or you can throw a Miss Universe party if you just can't wait that long!

There must be at least 10 guest in attendance so you can have your top 10 finalists. We actually had 20 girls so we shared our state. 2 Miss Wisconsin's, 2 Miss Georgia's etc...

What to bring:

Jammies, Tiara, $15, an appetizer or dessert, a goofy "talent".

Each guest must come in jammies and a tiara. 

You sign in and give your money {cash prize of $100 if you win, $50 for the runner up!} Throughout the night our hostesses gave out prizes for best pageant hair, cutest jammies, etc...

We potlucked it junk food style so everyone brought either an appetizer or a dessert.

You have your guests come about 2 hours before the competition begins and that's when you have your own fun!

Talent Competition!

Each guest is asked to come prepared with a goofy talent! We had some pretty good ones! Mine was napkin folding. I did the bow and the pocket. Fancy stuff.

We also had talents like balancing a spoon on your nose, ribbon dancing, blindfolded card shuffling, the waterfall braid, and my personal favorite...stuffing yourself in a suitcase and letting another "contestant" wheel you around. Fabulous. 

Question Time!

Every Miss America finalist must answer a very important question. Upon arrival we all give a "platform" {on a sticky address label to wear} to speak on {i.e. world hunger, the right to bare arms, global warming, etc...} because each contestant ties their platform into EVERYTHING They talk about! At one point in the evening we all chose a number out of a bowl and out of the Kid's Book of Questions we were asked the question with our number and had to answer tying our platform into it. These were pretty funny because the questions in the book are silly and random (hello, it's for kids!) and to have to tie in something "serious" was pretty amusing! 

Here are a few examples...one of the platforms was "public education" and her question was something like "if you could chose one, would you rather be a bed-wetter for reals, but only your family would know, or have an un-true rumor at school that you were a bed-wetter?" So because her "platform" was public school, she chose to really be a bed-wetter and have only her family know because kids in public school are mean. Another platform was "global warming" and her question was "what is your favorite holiday?" so she answered something like "My favorite holiday is the 4th of July because it's really warm outside and wouldn't it be so great if it were warm like that ALL THE TIME???" You get the idea!

Show Time!

The actual pageant starts at 9pm and by then we'd already done some eating and chatting, and talent, and question answering. Prizes were given for best hair, best talent, and best jammies too! So then it was time for the show. Chris Harrison was our gracious host.

The real fun starts when they get down to the top 10 which happens pretty quickly! Once the top 10 is announced, our hostess paused the show. She wrote each of the top ten states (twice because there were 20 of us) on a piece of paper and put them in a bowl. We each picked a state and for the remainder of the night, that was our girl!!! I was Miss Louisiana. Then we were given a ribbon sash to write our state on.

Everything moves really fast from here on out! The actual contestants do their talent and answer their questions from the judges and you are rooting for your girl so bad it HURTS!!! After all there is a cash prize to be had!

Then the finalists are announced so all our girls lined up by the TV! Miss Louisiana failed me.

Oh the suspense!!! Some girls got the boot and all that's left is the winners!!!

So these two lovely ladies were Miss Wisconson and got to go home with $100 each! And for everyone else...

Yep. The pile of shame. So sad :(

This party was an absolute blast! I can't wait for next year! I hope you love it and plan one too! If you have any questions at all, I will answer in the comment section below!