Sewing for Cherubs

With Love From Japan

Just in case you are wondering where the softest, dreamiest, most-satisfying-to-sew knits in the world come from... it's Japan. Sigh.

 

Fun With Pink/Lime Ooga

I absolutely adore this colorway of Ooga Booga. With the coordinating stripe it's even better! Here are a few things I have recently sewn up using this fabric.

Baby Dress:

 

Big-Kid Sleeve-Patch Raglan (a request by The Princess for back-to-school):

 

VC Ringer Tee:

 

VC Lap Tee/Hat Set:

In the Mood for Chocolate

If you've been reading this blog for a while, you already know that I have a very hard time just making one of anything. Once I have gone to the trouble of changing the thread in my serger, coverstitcher, and sewing machine, I want to maximize my results. With that in mind, and a congo stocking deadline looming, I proceeded to sew up two little things for the shop, and two not-so-little things for two of my not-so-little kids. Back-to-school is almost here, and I want my darlings to have some new mama-mades to wear!

First up, a sweet dress for The Princess, with matching wide-legged leggings to wear underneath.

The main fabric is from Anna Maria's Chocolate Lollipop collection and the trim is Michael Miller's Dumb Dot. I think they play quite nicely together, don't you?

 

Next I made the 2009 version of the puppy ringer tee for Superman (last year's was light blue/black with a dalmatian).

 

And for the next stocking (Monday July 27th) at Universal Mama, a baby dress and a lap tee/hat set featuring more cute dogs!

 

 

A Little Fun, A Little Work

What have we been up to lately?

A little of this...

A little of this...

A lot of this (See the yellow gamepiece that is way back there in last place? Yeah, that's mine)...

And there was this, proving that anything here that doesn't move gets covered in fabric scraps...

Which resulted in (among other things) this...

 

The summer is flying by and I'm trying to take advantage of every moment. So if my blog posts are a little spotty and infrequent these days, now you know why. Hopefully you're busy with your own fun and work! Thanks for reading.

A Few Servings of Sushi

Remember this post? Back in March my friends passed along a bag of really fun fabrics, in which I found a wonderful surprise, 2 yards of an all-time favorite of mine, Munki Sushi. I was looking forward to sewing it up, and finally... I did.

On the far left is a babydoll-style top which I think wants to be paired with pants or longies as a collab. Next is a skirt which is going to be a part of a beautiful collaborative set at KimberlyR (more info on that as the date gets closer). And finally, two cute embellished sushi dresses; one to stock at my Hyenacart shop tonight and one which is a gift for the daughter of my fabric-gifting friends.

I do still have some of this wonderful fabric left, which I will use at some point, but at the moment, I'd just have to say... I'm stuffed!

Ready for the Fourth

It is completely out of character for me to get anything done this far ahead, but I am done with the kids' Fourth of July shirts. I decided to use a navy and white Stars and Stripes print from Chez Ami. They should be able to enjoy these all summer long. Thanks for looking!

For Superman:

For Radar:

For The Princess:

And all three shirts hanging up together:

Dress Love

It happens every now and then... I make something that I'm so fond of, it almost seems a shame to try to sell it. And believe me, if I thought I could squeeze The Princess, age 7, into a size 6-12 months, I'd be keeping this one.

 

I fell in love with this Japanese fabric quite some time ago. The colors, the nice weight of the fabric, the cute hedgehogs, some with polka dots. 

As most Japanese fabrics are, it was pricey, so I could only buy a small amount. I sewed most of it up last summer, then tucked away the tiny bit I had left.

Turns out it was just enough to make this sweet little dress, and fall in love all over again.

Now, anyone know where I can get some more??

Little Peanut

"Little Peanut" was my father's nickname for me as a child. And I really was a "little peanut"... always  shorter and smaller than all of my friends. So this fabric made me a bit nostalgic. It is perfect for infant day gowns in both pink and blue!

 

 

Surfer Cool

With the gray, rainy weather we've been having lately, it's the perfect time to sew up some bright, colorful fabrics. This weekend I got a small start on Radar's summer wardrobe with this totally cool "Hang Ten" t-shirt. The vertical layout of the surfboards in this fabric inspired me to do some vertical colorblocking, and I love how it turned out. I will definitely be playing around with this technique some more, with other fabrics and colors.

 

And because I can never make just one of anything, I also whipped up similar shirts for my shop at Universal Mama. These are both stocking tonight at 10 p.m. EST. Thanks for looking!

 

Back to Reality

Spring Break is over and it's back to work and school for the whole family. My serger had a little "spa visit" with Jerry while we were gone. I might be addicted to my serger; I have to be out of town to be able to give her up for more than a day. Anyway, after picking up good ol' Bernie on Saturday, I actually started back to work yesterday, sewing up a few things to stock at Universal Mama tonight. Thanks for looking!