treats and treasures

Last Thursday my Mom brought along a few treats for me. As usual there was chocolate for me, bananas for S, raisins for M but in addition were some vintage doll clothes and accessories.



A WW2 women's work factory uniform



winter coat



and a broom




She brought me the sweet lilac apron with ric rac the previous week.

They work pretty good on Jenny and Mandy (from the Fisher Price line from the 1970's). I bought these dolls when
S was a few months old. They can go through the washing machine which is certainly nice since they were old dolls she was going to play with.

Lately, she has really attached herself to her dolls and wants to hold them while we read books and give them kisses.
I know, I know.... I can hardly stand how cute that is. It makes me all warm and fuzzy. Of course, she is still pushing along her brother's fire truck and toy cars making vroom'ing sounds too.

Oh, and every once in a blue moon M will nurse one of S's dolls which I find pretty amusing and also very sweet.

my folklore smock

A new Bend-The-Rules Smock for S from My Folklore again. Yes, the same fabric I used in this dress.
Last summer Ms S was 3-6 months size and I used the pattern at 150%. She is now wearing 12-18 months
and 175% worked out well for her.

I made some red bloomers out of the red in the pocket fabric a while ago that will work nicely with this in summer.
Speaking of bloomers, I have been making a lot of them lately working out a pattern of my own. I have one but, now want to make another version. I would love to learn pattern making so I could more easily bring my ideas into fruition.

smocked dress with bloomers

Smocked dress with bloomers.
I didn't use a pattern for this just went about it with
the knowledge of some measurements.

The top is one piece cinched with elastic thread and 2 straps.
If you want one with more flair I think using 2 pieces sewn at side seams would work.

I may shorten this to a short dress or top once I see how it looks on her.

Update: I will be shortening this. It was almost down to her ankles!

london badges

I am working on my Spring update for Mackey Blue.
These London badges will be a part of it.
I've sold a few of them there before and they sold fairly quickly.
They are made from Liberty of London scraps. I have yet to cut into the few Liberty prints I have. I'm a bit chicken about doing this because of the waiting for the perfect project scenario.

skirts

I rarely wear jeans but I do like my jean skirts.
So, it was only natural that my daughter should have one too.

No pattern- just two rectangles sewn together with an elastic waist and a hand-sewn wide hem that can be taken down so it can be worn longer.



Another skirt made from the free Oliver & S pattern.

Oh, and yes that would be an arrowroot cookie that is on her mouth in the first photo.

max and ruby...ruby and max...

Max and Ruby is M's favorite show. It's actually a pretty cute kids show. We are Max fans.

At our house nowadays this is is the incentive to get us through dinner. Dinner typically lasts about an hour long which gets a little tiresome for me after a full day. M is so distracted at this time and eating I guess is boring if it's not ice cream. I digress.

Anyway, I thought it would be fun to sew up this bunny costume for him. Now M gets his own Max(ish) costume and maybe part of the day Easter outfit and a few years from now Ms. S will have a Halloween costume. Perfect.

The pattern is from the Purl Bee.

spring bird brooches

Spring is on it's way and I added 2 new bird brooches to the shop.
The birds are a very cute accessory for spring and also look great perched just about anywhere.

I have one on a curtain in my room and another one sitting on my dresser.
Unfortunately, I can't wear them right now as they are so tempting for little hands to grab.

There are quite a few of them over there in my shop. Perhaps one will strike your fancy.

And, I'll offer 20% off your purchase of one by March 24th. That's next Tuesday so for one week only. I will reimburse you through Paypal.

Happy Spring!