First, a felt mushroom.
It is a happy mushroom, of course, with a polka dot top.
(back)
Sure, she’ll match part of the table cloth but I love this little deer print!
Nothing says birthday like sparkly tulle.
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woodland birthday outfit!
Thursday, July 29th, 2010make a photo sachet for mother’s day
Tuesday, May 4th, 2010
I think hand-made Mother’s Day gifts are the best.
It will be so much fun when Miss Clementine and I can get crafty together making gifts for all of the grandmas. I envision glitter and paint everywhere!
This year she was more of an inspiration and a cheerleader.
What should “we” make?
Clementine’s new ‘trick’ is to smell. She crinkles up her nose and breathes in. It’s cracks us up every time. I decided to make something that smells lovely, is relatively simple, and easy to mail.
Lavender sachets made a little more personal (and a little less boring) by adding a cute photo.
I had one of my favorite pics of the little miss printed in wallet size. Off to the magic closet for some scraps of fabric, tulle and lace. No measuring here. I wanted these to scream hand made with love!
I cut two squares of lightweight floral fabric. On one I placed four pieces of tulle with the picture on top and sewed around the edges of the photo with a zigzag stitch.
With the same zigzag stitch I added lace around the photo.
Next, I attached the bottom square by topstitching with a straight stitch around three sides leaving one open to fill with the lavender. I used pinking shears to trim the tulle and the three sides.
Dried lavender from the farmer’s market to fill each sachet.
Stitched up the fourth side and trimmed with the pinking shears.
Simple. And I feel so relaxed from smelling all of that lavender.
not just an ordinary canvas bag…
Wednesday, July 1st, 2009When I found this organic cotton canvas at the fabric store I was really drawn to it’s texture.
I though it would make a great bag.
So I cut out my go-to easy bag pattern and started to put it together.
The pleats transform it from simple canvas market bag to something a little more.
For the lining I chose this deer print on bamboo fabric. ooh la la. how eco chic.
I like that the lining is a secret, sort of like pretty underwear.
This bag wasn’t complete without this woodland looking button. Perfect.
a blanket for happy days
Sunday, June 21st, 2009
Hurray for Japanese import fabric! I love this print from cosmo textiles. I decided to make a blanket with this happy print on one side to make us smile when we look at it and a super soft side that will be plush and lovely against baby’s skin.
Just a 36 inch square. Perfect for the stroller, crib, play yard, or just hanging out on the floor.
Are you smiling yet?
Making your own crib bedding
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009After searching for the right crib set (that would be the crib bumpers, sheet, dust ruffle and quilt for those not in the know!) and not finding one that I loved, I decided I would have to make it myself. I’ve never done anything like this before and for a short period I even tried to talk myself out of it. “Bumpers,” I thought, “they make cribs differently now. The bars are closer together, the baby won’t get her head stuck. We don’t need those!” Well, I reconsidered. How hard could it be. First I had to find the right fabric. I wanted turquoisey blue, orange and pink. Not an easy task. To my delight I found fabric that fit my needs and a package of bumper pads already cut to the right size and meeting all safety requirements. Best of all, they came with directions. I wouldn’t have to wing it!
Cut twelve pieces 27″ x 11 3/4. I had 6 of the blue birds for the front and 6 pink polka dot for the back. I found that cutting one rectangle the right size on parchment paper and using that for the pattern was really helpful. Instead of making ties from the fabric, which seemed really time consuming, I found coordinating grosgrain ribbon. Perfect!
After pinning on the ties to the corners, you put right sides together and sew all the way around leaving a space at the bottom open so you can insert the padding. Trim the corners and turn right side out. Insert the pad. Stitch up the bottom edge and you’re done! Now repeat for the other 5.
These are the bumper pad inserts.
The bumper pads are up. I love the blue birds. Although with our grey crib it looks a bit like they are caged. I also made a dust ruffle. I kept it really simple. Nothing too ruffly. Just an orange polka dot.
Now for the quilt. I pinned pieces of fabric together and put them in the crib just to get an idea of what it would look like. Then I took it out and properly cut the right sized pieces and sewed it all together attaching a cotton batting to the back side. A cute soft floral print is on the reverse side.
Not bad for my first try at this kind of thing! It’s not perfect but it has character! The colors and prints are bright and sweet.
As for the fitted sheet, well, I won’t be attempting to sew that! I ordered one and it’s on its way.