baby bib

I made my first bib last night using this sweet vintage looking puppy and kitten fabric. I plan to make more varieties of these both for Little M and other babies. Little M isn't so little anymore but, he does still wear bibs.
The instructions for making this bib are from Bend-The -Rules-Sewing and I like that it is backed with cotton flannel. This pattern calls for snaps and the only ones I had on hand were heavy-duty. A smaller snap would most likely look a little better. You could easily use a little velcro or alter the pattern a little to make twill tape ties if you like.

into the woods tote bag

I made a tote for myself for Autumn during yesterday's naptime. I love how the tweed wool looks with red and cream squirrel print linen. The instructions for making the tote, which are very simple, came from the Lotta Jansdotter book I've mentioned before. It felt so good to sew up something for myself. Life on my end has been a little nutty lately.
I'm already craving cooler weather and a change in season. I love everything about Autumn. I'm totally romanticizing a walk in the woods right now...the smell of the earth and the leaves crunching under my feet, seeing forest animals and discovering little treasures. I do think it is my most favorite season of all although they all have something beautiful about them.
If you want to see the full size image it's here

tulip garden

i am so in love with these old polaroids of a tulip garden
my own fire escape garden was partially ravaged by squirrels this year.
those little buggers destroyed my window boxes
i'm torn whether to buy some new flowers (that squirrels don't like) or just
giving up now that it's the end of july. maybe i'll try once more.

scrap doll quilt

I just finished up the little doll blankie/quilt I was making out of vintage scraps. You can see here that the clothespin dolls are wearing the same fabrics that are in the quilt.
It didn't turn out as good as I hoped as it is a bit uneven on the edges but, since it is intended for a little girl to actually play with I think it's okay that it's a little messy.

apple pie kids & custom orders

I adore this fabric - Apple pie kids, I purchased from Superbuzzy a while back. I'm going to add this one to my Etsy shop today or tomorrow. I appliqued a few more onesies for Mackey Blue this week and also decided to make a fabric chart and offer custom orders which I think is a good idea.

My brother just called me and wanted gift ideas for a one year old girl so, after giving a few suggestions I actually thought... well I have some items you can consider... so he got all excited because he wanted to give something different and so he is coming to pick up the following items from me later today. YEAH! A sale is a sale even if it's family, right.




There has been quite a bit of craziness here this week and less time for crafting so I've not gotten done as much as I hoped or blogged as much as I wanted to but, well, that is just life sometimes.
Hope everyone has a lovely weekend.

a new clutch (lessons learned)

This is the artsy clutch from Bend-The- Rules - Sewing.
Some lessons learned while sewing this today. The fabric I used which is lovely is too flimsy for this bag in my opinion. I would have been better off with a quilting cotton or something sturdier. I would make the bag a little bigger than called for...a few extra inches would suffice as it's a bit small in my opinion. Lastly, I would be extra careful to follow directions when doing the lining as I made a mistake here and my seams are showing on the lining.
That said, I think it's a good pattern.
It was also a welcome distraction as I'm working on a sewing project for a relative that is not exactly thrilling me at the moment

meow

Aren't these two kittens sweet? I purchased them at Mackey Blue on Wednesday night. They were sitting right next to my children's items just waiting for me to adopt them. For those of you who are new here, Mackey Blue is a store I work at on Wednesday nights and that carries some of my homemade items. I really love this store because it is like a flea market or a thrift store where you find that little treasure you fancy and want to take home.

In other news, I'm trying out a very basic little patchwork doll quilt/blankie ..we will see how it pans out...
Hope you are enjoying your weekends.