Look whats coming my way!

I bought a set similar to this one (minus the number fabric, but including a food print fabric) tonight. I won't be able to sew anything for a while as I am currently super busy with my Cheer Bows and will be until July 14th. But its on its way and have several outfits in mind to make with it. Who wouldn't love an outfit for their little one made with The Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric! Its so cute - I can't wait to get it!!!!!

A Sister Set

Though the onesie dress might already be reserved for a fellow UWIB member - I am very pleased with this sister set. It isn't finished yet. I plan to take a pair of jeans and turn them into ruffled capris to match the pinafore and need to make a pair of bows to match. The onesie dress and matching headband (a new style!) will have a pair of burp cloths and a clutch ball made to match. And I think that will use up all of this fabric that I have! I might have enough left to make one more pinafore (small one though and possibly not reversible) and I might be able to pull together some bloomers - but we will see.

I love this fabric and think its just perfect for spring. I also tried the pinafore on a 17 month old (who is small for her age) at my Moms Group this morning and while it was a smidgen big in the shoulders, it fit great everywhere else! I think it would have fit a 2 year old just fine and it fits my 4 year old beautifully, so it truly is a top that will last several seasons!

Onesie dress and the first side of the pinafore

Onesie dress and the reverse side of the pinafore

Close-up of the onesie dress and the headband

Back side of the pinafore on Little H

Its not easy taking a picture of a 17 month old!

Come back tomorrow for my Friday Favorites - this time its something for us ladies! :-)

For the Hot Mom (or Aunt)

So my sister has been bugging me for several weeks to make her a cute top - the little girls can't have all the fun. After much thought and mulling it over, I ended up desigingd a top specifically for her that I based on a top that Padma Lakshmi wore on season 5 of Top Chef.

Super cute top that I thought would be incredibly flattering to my sister's figure. While I was making that one, she sent me pictures of tops that she thought would be cute so I made another one based on those pictures and somewhat from a Vogue pattern I found. I finished them up this past week and my sister came to visit this weekend so I got to take pictures of her in her new "Hot Aunt" tops. I think they turned out pretty good!

Top #1 - based on the above picture of Padma.

And the back of the top

Top #2 - based on an assortment of photos and patterns

And the back of Top #2

And you can't be a Hot Aunt (or Hot Mom) without a cute kid to hold!

I used some fabulous interlock cotton for both tops - found it on clearance at JoAnns last summer - bought out everything they had and I haven't seen this exact fabric anywhere since then. Its super soft and super stretchy in one direction. Its been a very versatile fabric to have!

Belle and a Ball!

Kevin and I got the girls these gorgeous Disney Princess gowns for Christmas this year - they got the Fab 4, Belle, Cinderella, Snow White and Sleeping Beauty. They were made by Jodi at Tinkerella Creations - she is amazing! Today I finally got around to making a "Belle-ish" hair bow to match the Belle dress. Allison has a cold so she wasn't up much for picture taking - hence the presence of Lambie. I am not terribly happy how it turned out - my first attempt at fabric roses. I might fiddle with it some more and see if I can make it better.

When I finished the Belle Bow, I had some of the fabric left over (I actually have a lot of this fabric now - its so pretty!) and decided to make another fabric flower bow. I used the yellow fabric and some pink with white dots fabric and made a Pink Lemonade Fabric Flower. Maddy was gracious enough to model for me. This set matches the Gymboree Happy Rainbow line - Maddy's outfit is from this line. It also works with the Lemoney Fresh line and the Sunflower Fields line - for those of you who love Gymboree.

And lastly the project I finished a while ago but finally got around to take some pictures is a new baby toy. A clutch ball! I found a tutorial online that was really fun. I have altered the pattern a bit from what was written and I plan to alter it a little more for the next one I make. I have some great fabrics to use with this pattern and I plan on making this a part of the infant gift sets from now on! I have found it hard to make stuff for baby boys and this is definitely something a baby boy would love.

A few pictures of my most recent projects

Posies and Pinstripes Reversible Pinafore with matching fabric flower bows

Daisies and Dots Peasant Dress with matching Fabric Flower bows

Close-up of the Fabric Flower Bows

Jitterbug Swing top with matching Boutique Toddler Bows



Dressing-Up Jeans and T-shirts boutique bows