I’ve been so busy sewing lately that I’ve had zero time to blog. I’m trying not to feel guilty about it (but I still do). I blog because I sew, I don’t sew so I can blog. I do love sharing everything with my readers and also reading what everyone else is making. I need a couple more hours in the day!
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On Saturday I taught a Paper-piecing class at Sew Modern and it was so much fun! I was really impressed with my students. They did an amazing job both with paper-piecing and with sewing curves.
I’ll be teaching a class at Sew Modern in May on how to sew the Oliver + S Family Reunion Dress. It’s such an adorable little dress with pin-tucks, a placket and an extra-wide faced hem. The fabric for the sample I made (above) is from Marisa and Creative Thursday’s “Locally Grown” line and it is so sweet.
The other week, I made Figgy’s Scirocco Dress Pattern for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. I loved it so much that I decided to whip up an Easter dress for Emma from some fabric I had in my stash.
The fabric is Rick-Rack Rabbits by Marisa and Creative Thursday (again!). The Scirocco pattern is pretty easy and the fit is good. I made a 2T/3T and tacked the shoulders up a bit (Emma is 22 months). I can let them down as she grows.
The open, twisted back is so unique and perfect for summer.
The costume designer side of me loves that the ruffles look like a little bustle in the back.
I also made this top/dress for Emma using the Geranium Dress pattern by Made By Rae. I am SO in love with this pattern. There are several different sleeve/neckline/skirt combinations you can choose from and it sews up extremely quickly.
I only had 3/4 yard of this Amy Wisbrun “Don’t Be Crabby” fabric, so I made a shorter dress, but it’ll be perfect with leggings or ruffled bloomers (gotta get sewing!). I skipped buttonholes and just used resin snaps I had leftover from when I made cloth diapers.
Emma received several complements at the zoo on Saturday!
He has been asking me to make him PJ pants for quite awhile, so I whipped these up tonight in about 30 minutes. He wanted me to use the leftover backing fabric from his Transportation Quilt. I used the Basic Pant pattern from Dana Made It, which is a free download. The fit was nice and slim, for my tall, skinny guy, but I may add a little to the sides, so he can wear them longer. The pattern is only one size (2-3.5T) and he is 3.5. Dana also has a tutorial on how to make your own PJ pattern. Liam and I have a date to go to the fabric store and pick out some other fabrics.
That’s it for now (whew!). Time to get back to sewing!
Wow, you’re so clever!! What gorgeous clothes!
Great compass/beauty blocks! Adorable dresses, especially the crab one 🙂
100% adorable! I always hated tights as a girl, so I put my daughter in leggings or shorts under dresses all the time.
Oh, how I wish I could come to your dress making class!
I so love pintucks and that dress is wonderful! Summer’s a comin’ and GG is in need of such cuties, me thinks!!! The slim pj’s are great and one can never have too many!! Thanks so much for the great summer ideas!! Hugs, Doreen
I have started trying my hand at making clothes for my kids, too. I am in the process of turning a bunch of my husband’s cast off shirts into T-shirts for my boys with Dana’s basic t-shirt pattern. I’m really hoping it is as easy as it looks! I love your reunion dress -it”s just darling and the fabric is fantastic!
You’re making me want to bust out the sewing machine to sew clothes for Fiona! Maybe when she’s a little older and grows a little slower. 🙂
Oh the clothes all look so great! Wish I could just pop by to join your class on that dress! I am terrible at clothes sewing!
you have been busy! All cute things!