Yaya's Apron On Sale!

Yes!

YouCanMakeThis.com
is having a big sale and 

my Yaya's Apron pattern is on sale for 5$!!! 

You can get it HERE

 

You can also purchase a lot of other 

great patterns on sale 

today through June 18.

And remember, you can always

contact me if you want to order a custom made

Yaya's Apron created for you by me!

You can email me directly at 

Sivje @ Sivjegoose . com

(remove the spaces)

Happy Sewing!

Alterations, Aprons And A Really Old U.F.O!

Thank you, 

so much (!!!)

for your prayers and encouragement!

My hand is MUCH better and I have been 

able to do some sewing!

I am thrilled with the progress

my hand has made since I have been following

the Anti-inflammatory diet!

So, thankfully, I have been able to do

some work!

That has meant A LOT of alterations for 

various clients in town.

And, as usual, that means replacing

a lot of zippers, 

adjusting hems,

and letting out seams.

But I finally remembered to share a tip

that has saved me a lot of frustration.

I have been replacing a lot of invisible zippers lately.

And I truly HATE the little plastic feet by Coats,

that are sold next to the zippers.

Now I know that you can buy a special foot 

for installing an invisible zipper,

but I didn't want to buy one more thing!

So I tried all of my different machine feet 

and found out that my Piping foot worked perfectly!

I was thrilled and feeling rather thrifty as well!

Do you have any idea what this is?

It is the inside of a gorgeous bridal gown

that I am rebuilding for a client.

While I always welcome alterations business,

I LOVE altering bridal gowns!

I have been taking my machine over to 

the bride's home to work on her dress,

because my eager girls would have 

a hard time not sneaking a try-on!

Did I mention that I adore bridal gowns? 

And I have made a few aprons lately too!

I had an old friend order an apron

for her preschool daughter.

She picked these two fabrics

so I made the apron up 

with the same fabrics but

in reverse.

She picked this one!

And this is the other version.

I love them both!

This is a size small (2-4) 

and I will be listing it in my Etsy soon.

And that U.F.O.?

(UnFinished Object)

Well.............

I bought this fabric in 1999

and cut out a dress for India.......

who was in second grade at the time!

A month into the school year,

we moved from Lake Bluff, Illinois,

to New Hope, Pennsylvania.

So I must have packed up this 

partially sewn dress that I had

been making for India,

to encourage her to learn to tell time. 

Guess who found it while

"shopping in the garage"?

Ahnalin!! 

This is just crazy,

because we have moved 

2 more times since then!!

So, now Ahnalin is in second grade

and learning to tell time.

And I am finishing this dress for her!

However, I don't like

that I had made it with facings,

instead of lining the bodice.

So, I have taken off the facings

and am lining the bodice so 

I can attach it to the skirt.

The dress also only has seam

allowance for a zipper,

instead of buttons, 

but I am just keeping that the same.

So, hopefully tomorrow I will have photos of 

Ahnalin in her finished dress!

It feels so good to be able to sew again!

I need to get back to work now.

Happy Sewing!

Feed The Birds and a Dress To Cherish

She is quite the crafty kid!

She begged and begged

to paint a birdhouse for the tree in our front yard.

Oh, and yes! 

She IS wearing a 

Yaya's Apron 

made in the super simple

"Crafty Kid" style.

And yes!

You CAN make one for your own crafty kid!

(Commercial over now!)

She hung it in the tree

and then it took this slow poke mama

about a week to remember to buy birdseed.

But she wanted to fill it herself.

She is so excited!

I wonder when we will have 

our first birdy diners.

And do you remember the little dress

I was making for my precious niece Cherish?

Well, I finished it in true Goosegirl fashion!

You see, we decided to go for a short visit to 

Sparks, NV to see my parents

and then Grass Valley to see Don's parents

last weekend. 

Rather spur of the moment, really.

And I was not finished with the dress.

So, I packed it up and finished sewing it at 

my parents house!

I am now kicking myself that I did not take 

my little dress form so you could see 

this little dress better. 

The lime green seersucker

is so fresh and light

and I love the fuchsia rick rack and 

embroidery thread.

I wish I could be with Cherish and 

her Mommy and Daddy

this weekend, the day before Easter,

when she will be dedicated to Jesus.

I am still working on the smocking for 

Ahnalin's Easter dress.

I tried to talk her into a dress

to match Cherish's dress.

Well, she reminded me that 

she is 6 now and may not want

smocking when she is 7 

so this may be her last smocked Easter dress!!!
EY YI YI!

I pray the Lord is blessing you this Holy Week.

Happy Sewing!

Yaya's Apron At YouCanMakeThis.com!

 

At last!

Yaya's Apron is now available on 

Youcanmakethis.com!

The Monkey Girl Bloomer Skirt pattern

has been available for about a year at YCMT.com

and is now happy to share the spotlight with Yaya. 

And........

You can purchase them both at 

Fairytale Frocks and Lollipops 

Each Ebook is $9.95 wherever you purchase them. 

And if you have any questions or want to 

share pictures of your Sivjegoose creations,

I would LOVE to post them!

Now, I have to finish a Christmas dress for a little girl who

will be crowned Student of the Month tomorrow.

Happy Sewing my friends!

Aprons for Christmas -A Giveaway!

Christmas Aprons!

Preparation for the holidays means lots

and lots of time spent in the kitchen.

And so you simply MUST have a darling, 

festive apron!

And, it would be even more fun if your 

little ones have matching aprons!

The Yaya's Apron pattern provides

5 sizes in one Ebook.

Because, little ones get messy!

And don't you think their dollies need aprons to match?

The dolly size fits an 18" doll.

You can even wear an apron over your pajamas

and feel well put together!

(yes, you are seeing Ahnalin in PJs from Target! 

Sigh.... I am busy with customs and packing to move so 

I had to buy her some pjs......)

Last year I  made matching aprons 

for India, Ahnalin, and my niece Emma

for our cookie baking day. 

It was snowing outside and I could not get the girls

out of their jammies,

so they just put the aprons over the top and started baking.

I even embroidered their names on them!

The Yaya's Apron front has a nice open space

for embroidery. 

So, why am I reminding you of 

all the fun things about my Yaya's Apron pattern?

Well.........

I don't want you to forget that you can make your own

Yaya's Aprons for yourself,

your friends, 

your family,

or even to sell.

You can purchase the Ebook

from my Etsy store here

or by clicking on the box at the upper right of my blog.

The Ebook is $9.95 and 

provides a misses (one size fits most) size,

3 children's sizes and a dolly size!

And now for the Giveaway......

How do you get to receive a colorful, 

festive and fun Yaya's Apron 

in the size of your choice from me?

You can have 5 entries, 

so leave a comment for each separately.

1. Leave a comment about your favorite apron memory.

2. Become a follower or tell me if you are one.

3. Become a friend of Sivjegoose on Facebook.

4. Follow me on Twitter and post this giveaway.

5. Post about this giveaway on your blog or on your Facebook page.

The winner will receive a Christmas Yaya's Apron in the size of their choice,

made by me!

I am busy packing for our move, 

and sewing a custom smocked dress for a client so I am going

to give you until Wednesday night to enter.

I will draw the winner and on Thanksgiving morning!!

And next week, I will list some aprons on my Etsy store

if you just want to purchase a Christmas Yaya's Apron.

Happy Sewing Everyone!

Lucy, Finally! (and some other aprony things)

So, I bought this "I Love Lucy" remnant a few months ago.

And my sister-in-law, DiAnna REALLY LOVES LUCY!

So she has been hounding me to make her an apron out of the Lucy fabric.

I told her that I was waiting to give it to her for her birthday in October.

Well, being the wonderful sister-in-law that I am,

and because she is moving in to a new house in the morning, 

I made her apron.

I wanted to get some pics of this set before I gave it to her,

but India was NOT cooperating with me!

I swear, I have more photos of my daughter where she is making

a dorky face, or a weird smile, or just plain being a goober!

Oh, and you see that she is not currently her natural blond, right?

Well this auburn is what we ended up with when the hairdresser

fixed her hair after the bizarre pink, blue, and purple hair episodes. 

I like the auburn. She looks more like me, poor girl.

With the teeny little scraps I had left from my remnant,
I made a potholder and trimmed two dish towels. 

I hope DiAnna likes them!

I have been sewing up several more "Yaya's Aprons" in

various sizes and plan to stock my Etsy shop in a few days.

This little one in darling "Dick and Jane" fabric

is in the child size small, 2-4.

And this one is in the Misses size.

I love how this pocket matches so perfectly. 

And remember, the Yaya's Apron pattern comes in 5 sizes. 

So you can purchase one pattern and make aprons for

yourself, and everyone you know, 

even an 18" doll size. 

You can purchase the Yaya's Apron Ebook either from my Etsy shop,

or by clicking the "Add to cart" on the upper right hand 

side of the blog. 

I will send the pattern in PDF format via email

within 24 hours. 

And if you do not want to sew your own Yaya's Apron, 

you can always order a custom apron from me!

Just send an email to me, using the email address

listed in my profile.

I had better get to bed now. 

I am going to help DiAnna move

Happy Saturday and Happy Sewing.

My Fair Ribbons!

So, here they are!

I have posted each of these items before, so I won't be a pest and 

post them all individually this time.

But I entered 14 items in the "professional" division,

and I received 1st place "Blue" ribbons on 10 of them. 

I received a 2nd place "Red" ribbon on the Dumbo dress.

And a 3rd place "White" ribbon for the 

child size Yaya Apron.

And here is the funny little thing.

I was not going to enter this little doll sized Yaya apron, 

but Ahnalin insisted that it needed to be entered.

Well it did not receive a ribbon. 

It did not deserve a ribbon, so I was not expecting it.

It is cute, but hey, it took probably 20 minutes to sew!

Oh, and the little Teacup Minnie outfit also received

the "Best of Division" Purple

ribbon and certificate. 

The funny thing is that I don't think that outfit deserves

to be the "B.O.D.".
I mean, it is cute and well sewn.

But it is NOT as well sewn as the "Dumbo" dress that won a 

2nd place. 

Really.

I mean, India's dresses, either of them,

were made MUCH better. 

They were flawless inside and out AND had all that

boning (yeah, it is always about the boning...)

And then, I realized something else.....

Oh the shame.....

Oh the scandal!!!

I did not enter ANY smocked items. 

But NEITHER DID ANYONE ELSE!!!

There was NOT ONE smocked item in our fair this year!!!!!

I am mortified!

I had better just sit right down and FINISH some

 of the UNFINISHED smocking projects I started this year. 

So, I am pleased with my ribbons this year. 

I am grateful.

But I am disappointed in myself for not entering some 

smocked items and for not really showing 

some fabulous sewing.

I pretty much entered simple dresses and aprons.

I am capable of better, but I was lazy. 

Ok, enough beating myself up here. 

I think I will sit down with some orange and chocolate sherbet 

and watch last nights "Project Runway" that is

saved on my DVR.

Oh....and if you think of it, please pray for India. 

She is in LA tonight preparing to audition for Disneyland tomorrow.

Yeah, really. 

She really, really, really wants to work there as a character. 

Really.

Thank you all for your kind encouragement. 

Ahnalin GLOWED with pride when I read each of your comments about

her ribbons.

Happy Sewing!

Yaya's Apron Is Here! And Giveaway Winners too!

Here she is!!

Yaya's Apron is here!

Isn't she darling? YES!

This is my Mother-in-law Lyn. 

Her mother is the "Yaya" who inspired this whole

pattern project.  

You see, THIS is the original apron!! 

I have never been able to find the orginal pattern for this,
so I HAD to make my own.

I love this apron. 

It is threadbare and hanging together my memories,

tasty recipes and love.

Using the original apron for inspiration, I re-engineered

it to enhance the practicality and beauty of the design. 

I added some fun design elements that may make you smile!

And it gave me a good excuse to use these gorgeous fabrics by Jennifer Paganelli!

(Yes, this is me, with out any makeup and I forgot to brush 

my hair before India took the picture!)

Ahnalin is wearing the Child Size Medium

which fits children approximately ages 5-8.

This is an older Dick and Jane print and I wish I had bought the whole bolt.

But I do have a bit more of it! Heehee!

And she is holding her dolly Marina who is wearing her own matching apron.

And here she is again, wearing her denim craft apron

made from the Yaya's Apron pattern too. These little craft aprons go
together SO QUICKLY!

Another Yaya's Apron, sewn up in another

gorgeous fabric by Jennifer Paganelli.
I LOVE this fabric!

And you have seen this one before, but it is one of my faves!

This fabric is by Patty Young and it just reminds me of Spring.

And the back view is so pretty too.

The Yays's Apron pattern is an Ebook that will come
as a PDF to your Inbox.

Included in the pattern are 5 sizes.
The Misses size is approximately 41" inches wide and 37" long.
It hangs loosely from the shoulders so it is very comfortable.
 The child sizes come in a size Small (2-4), Medium (5-8),
and Large (10-14).

The pattern for your 18" doll is also included!
So you can sew up a bunch of these little darlings with those pretty scraps
so many of us can't bear to throw away.

Your pattern will arrive in your inbox within 24-48 hours
of my notification of your purchase.
I can not accept any refunds but
I do want you to feel successful in your creation of your
own Yaya's Aprons.
So I include my email in the E-Book.
And I love chatting about sewing,
so email me!

The pattern will be $9.95 and you have two options for purchase right now.

You can visit my Etsy store OR
you can click the button on the upper right of the blog and order through Paypal.


And now, for OTHER news you have all been waiting for......




So CONGRATULATIONS to the winners!!!

Katrina Marie said:

The best gift I ever received from my grandmother is learning how to sew & crochet. She helped bring out my craftiness. She is the best grandmother I could have ever asked for.

And Meredith said:

What a wonderful giveaway! I would love to take part in it. I have so many wonderful memories of my grandparents and great grandma. They have given me so many things but one that particularily stands out are the diaries that my Grandpa wrote in. For over 40 years he wrote in a diary everyday (yes, EVERY DAY!!!) he used the 5 year diaries so it is neat to be able to look across the years and get a picture of his life. Some days it was just the weather. Other days it was the price of milk or the news of the neighborhood. I love looking up the days that I was born, someone's birthday, etc. It is such a gift to have all these memories written down in his hand, especially as he is gone now. Thank you for this wonderful chance to share this memory of him with you and to be a part of this drawing! Meredith

Thank you all!!

And thank you to all of my wonderful testers!!
I will email you the final copy of the pattern!
You were all so amazingly helpful!

Sisters, Cookies, And the E.R.

We baked cookies today.

And yes, we had more rainy snow.

You see, I am kind of at a temporary standstill with the

Yaya's Apron pattern since my photographer is out of town

and so is my husband. 

So I could not get the photos back from Heather before she left.

And Don, who is my computer genius, is gone until tomorrow night.

So, we baked cookies.

And ate dough. 

And did a lot of laughing.

Yes, some of that cookie dough did get baked.

And two sisters had fun.

And then, whenever sugar is consumed,
craziness ensues.

So, here we are at the Emergency Room.

Ahnalin decided to use a chair and the edge of the counter
like parallel bars.

Not wise.

Not sure if you can see it, but she has a huge knot on her forehead.

She fell and slammed her head into the wood floor so hard it creased,

her head, not the floor.

The ER doc, who knows us by name, said that
the lump would start to drain into her face.

So she will have black eyes later today.

Yippee.

Before, the cookie dough and the ER,
Ahnalin measured, cut, and sewed her own book bag.

She insisted that I take a picture and post it on the blog.

She told me she likes the "Press".

I think she is turning into a sewing diva.

Oh, and there will be more pics today of this little apron.

Really, the pattern is coming.

I promise!!!

I am going to take a nap now.

I had to check Ahnalin every hour all night long
because of her concussion.

She is fine.

I am convinced one of us will not survive her childhood!

Keep those beautiful stories coming
and do not forget to enter the Giveaway.

I am loving your beautiful tributes to those who have
invested time and love into your lives.

Love to you all.

Sivje