Sewing for Cherubs

A Little Sunshine, Please?

I'm not going to lie about it: This winter has been long, cold, and dreary. I am so ready for some spring, warm temps, and sunshine. So, in an effort to bring a little sunshine into my sewing room, I have been sewing mostly with bright colors lately. Today's installment: sunshine yellow. Thanks for looking!

First, a custom order for two brothers:

 

And two items for my next stocking, Monday 2/21 at Universal Mama.
Aliens on Yellow Lap Tee/Hat Set, NB:

 

Organic Sunshine Lap Tee/Hat Set, NB:

 

I'm feeling warmer already! How about you?

A Few Kawaii Creations

Oh, yeah. The sewing.

As previously stated, I've been in a bit of a sewing slump. But I'm trying to break out of it and start stocking my Etsy shop again. I did get hit with a little inspiration recently with some small bits of adorable Japanese wovens in my stash. The Japanese word for "cute" is "Kawaii", and that is definitely what these bibs are! These infant bibs will find their way into my shop sometime in January, either at Etsy or Universal Mama. Details to follow. Thanks for looking!

 

How to Bust a Sewing Slump

It's true... I lost my sewing mojo. Fall happened, back-to-school happened, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas happened. There have been so many things to do! I went several weeks without even stepping into my sewing room. I haven't stocked anything new in my shop in a couple of months. Just wasn't "feeling it"...

And then.

Then Radar came home from school and told me about a friend in his class who does not have any warm pajamas to wear to school for the first-grade "Polar Express" party. And Radar asked me to "Please make him some fleece jammies like I have."

Wow.

I was so proud of my boy for thinking of this friend and wanting to help. I just couldn't let either of them down. So I got re-acquainted with my machines and cranked out something that I hope will be perfect.

Now that's what I call a slump-buster.

 

Black and White

I've been working on some items for a fun "Black and White" theme happening at Universal Mama tonight, Monday May 3rd at 10 pm Eastern. Don't be afraid to dress your little one in black! In the right amounts and combined with pops of color, it adds sophistication and uniqueness.

Here are sneak peeks of what I'll be stocking tonight. Thanks for looking!

 

 
   

Swirls of Fabric Heaven

I have to show you my new love. It's anything swirl-dyed by my good friend Pam of The Indigo Onion. What she can do with dyes and fabric is simply amazing. Just look at this box of goodies I got in the mail last weekend:

See what I mean? Heaven has come to earth in fabric form.

Oh yeah, I guess you probably want to see what I can turn this into, right? Well, here are some past examples of things I have made using Pam's gorgeous fabrics:

 

And here is my most recent foray into swirl-sewing. I love this swirl so much - it reminds me of the sky at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter - that I used up every little scrap I could squeeze out of one precious cut and came up with this special newborn set which is currently for sale at Universal Mama:

I can't wait to dive into more of these swirls! Thanks for looking.
 
 

Sweet as Cupcakes

Got a couple new oh-so-girly items to show you. Both of these are currently available in my shop at Universal Mama (scroll down the page to The Cherub's Closet LLC). While you are there be sure to check out all the amazing items the talented vendors at UM have created for Cyber Monday!

For a sweet newborn baby:

And a hoodie for the toddler in your house:

 

Thanks for looking!

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.