tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76634911475092652002024-03-29T00:27:08.788-07:00It's all of us!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.comBlogger161125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-14826471438542995852017-12-29T21:09:00.001-08:002017-12-29T21:09:10.528-08:00Baby clothes quilting - for the nieceletI haven't been here in ages. I always feel like before I start posting I need to catch you all up on what I've done with my life since I last posted, a task that seems too big to get to. So I'm throwing that idea aside and just saying, "HI!" You'll figure out what's been going on as I post - hopefully more frequently again! <br />
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During my steady posting days a few years back I was working on baby clothes quilts for my girls. Guess what? They still aren't done! I also started cutting squares for my son's quilt. Also not complete. But I have a cutie pants little niece now, Eliza. She's almost 2 and she's taught me how much fun it is to be an auntie! Her quilt? Finished, done, gave it to my sister for Christmas. Sorry kids, hahaha! <br />
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It was almost easier to work on a quilt I'm not *as* emotionally invested in... although there were plenty of squares that cam from outfits my own daughters wore before we passed them down to Miss Eliza! I planned this quilt a lot more than any previous quilting projected - counted square and rows, chose a size ahead of time (WHAT?!), worked on a color scheme (RAINBOWS!)... and it all came together magically.<br />
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Magically last minute. As in, finished the morning it needed to be given. On Christmas Eve day. So long, all other projects and items on my to-do list! I am *so* glad I was able to give such a meaningful gift to my sister this year - one I hope she treasures for ever and looks at often. Those baby days don't last nearly as long as you thin they will....<br />
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I'm pretty obsessed with the details. The back is an embroidered family tree, just like Raina and Lucca have (I really would love to find a different colored version for Finn's!). I keep saying I'm not really a pro at embroidery, but I've done an awful lot of it now! I embroidered all the names in purple, and used buttons for embellishment. The mother of pearl buttons are part of the quilting front to back, and came from my grandmother's sewing box. The ribbons around the edge of the family tree are sewn in tagged blanket style, and are from a decoration my sister and I made to decorate Eliza's high chair during her first birthday party!<br />
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Around the family tree I used a pretty neutral silvery grey milky dot - so soft and really not terrible to work with. The brightly colored bands on the top and bottom of the back are from her playmat - that baby holder with the big arches and dangly toys. <br />
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I had so much fun cutting squares for the front. There are onesies, dresses, pants, overalls, sweaters, hats, bibs, blankets... a little bit of everything. Wherever possible I saved pockets, ruffles, zippers, bows.... details add so much. <br />
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Previous to finishing this quilt, I thought binding a quilt was super complicated. Turns out... I'VE BEEN DOING IT WRONG. Yep. I read a few tutorials, watched a Youtube video... and turns out it's not nearly as much trouble as I thought (and had previously put myself through!). I machine sewed the front and hand sewed the back. The entire way around. I thought I was going to be binding this quilt for-actual-ever. The light blue and light pink sections of binding were (again) from my grandmother's sewing box. <br />
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It was a true labor of love. I'm glad I finished but honestly... so looking forward to getting my own kids' quilts worked on like crazy in 2018! <3 p=""><br />
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<br /></3>Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-53017650018816857052014-03-11T21:19:00.002-07:002014-03-11T21:19:47.788-07:00DIY baby carrier coverIt started like any other time they let me loose in Gymboree unsupervised: I had an armful of things I didn't really need to buy in no time at all. One of the things in my pile was this awesomely-awesome mustache print hoodie:<br />
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But… ummm… it was a size 10/12. And my kids are just barely 5, 2, and 7 months. So yeah. But I couldn't find it smaller, and it was on clearance. So what's a crafty momma to do? Bring home that $8 mustache print deal and turn it into something new!! This one was born out of necessity. We're just outside of Boston, and it stays chilly here for way too long. Mr. Baby Man gets chilly when he's up riding around in whatever wrap or carrier we've chosen for the day, and he needed a way to stay warm! <br />
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COLD BABY IS COLD!</div>
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I found this carrier cover on the interwebs a while back, but every time I looked at it all i could hear in my head was, "I COULD MAKE THAT!" (I have "I CAN MAKE THAT!" disease) <br />
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First things first, i cut off the sleeves. Just over the seams, so that what is left is all raw edge.</div>
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Then I turned it inside out again and sewed across the bottom, right over the end of the zipper. Now, I considered cutting off this bottom ribbed portion. I didn't, and there are a few reasons why. First of all, while it is slightly too long for baby guy right now, he will, in fact, grow longer. And this is too awesome to outgrow. Also, POCKETS. I wanted to keep the pockets intact. Cutting off the bottom would have compromised the already wonderfully sewn in pockets, and losing them would have made me a sad panda. When we are playing outside, the big girls ask for help. A lot. Which means my mttiens/gloves/assorted finger coverings are constantly on and off. And some times I just don't put them back on. Now I have a place to keep my cold hands in between snow pant adjusting, shovel finding, nose wiping, and all that other fun stuff.</div>
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So now the main part of the cover is complete. You could finagle it to work like this maybe. But it gets better!</div>
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I took the sleeves and cut off the top unfinished portion. Why did I take this picture with the measuring tape? To show you how much to cut off. Did I do it in a helpful way? Nope, just kinda threw the measuring tape on there. Looks like I made them 4.5" - 5" wide though, based on the next picture's mustache placement :)</div>
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Now i needed to know where to sew them on for actual usefulness purposes. But my baby was long asleep. And it was way too late. Maybe there was wine involved. So I wrapped up a piece of fabric. Here I am with my minky baby. </div>
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So cute.</div>
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NOW. Because of how i cut off the top of the sleeve, I ended up with angled pieces. COmpletely unintentional, but it really worked for this project. Win! However, not necessary. If you would rather make them straight (from the sleeve or from other fabric), that will work just as well. </div>
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Day two, checking placement with real baby!</div>
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Once i had double checked, i pinned the strap to the body of the cover, and pinned velcro on the ends of the straps.</div>
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Here are both sides all pinned up:</div>
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And how they would look closed:</div>
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Next step: Sew on the velcro pieces, and sew the center of the strap onto the cover. I sewed in a box, and went over it twice. You can do an x-box if you'd prefer, but this won't be weight bearing, just covering, so it didn't seem necessary. </div>
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All done!</div>
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I was almost done here. But the hood was awfully large in practice and I wanted to do something about that. It was, after all, made for a head much larger than the one i intended for it to cover! So i folded the edge in 1" all the way around, pinned, and sewed, leaving it open on the ends. That part is important! We'll be inserting a drawstring, so there must be a place for the string to be drawn! :)</div>
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I used this because I had it. If I had had black i would have used it. I still might switch it out. But most of the time that seems like a lot of work.</div>
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Attached a large safety pin to one end...</div>
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Inserted it in to one end...</div>
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and threaded through the channel around the hood.</div>
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It pulls much tighter and smaller now, and is a perfect fit for baby guy's head.</div>
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I threaded a toggle through on each end to keep it in place and to help in tightening. Again, I used these ones because I had them. Not my first choice aesthetically, but it works.</div>
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Also, personal plug… links to my old easy shop appear throughout my previous posts. It is gone, but there is a new shop! With SO many goodies! <a href="http://www.sunshinesthree.etsy.com/">www.sunshinesthree.etsy.com</a> Visit! </div>
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Here she is in her first Minnie costume: thrift store dress that's way too big, my old Disneyland ears, and (unseen) Minnie slippers. At first I thought it was cute that she put this outfit together on her own and declared it her Halloween costume. Then I decided it was a bit too ragamuffin for my liking, and that she'd probably be tripping over the dress the entire time we were out. So take two...<br />
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I ordered this set from the Disney store. Not as cheap as the first version - but I'm okay with that. She looks pretty happy herself! <br />
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To add to the Minnie couture, I decided to make Raina a skirt that she can actually wear out in public at times when the full on costume is not going to happen! I was going to use the Oliver and S Lazy Days Skirt Patter, but then I decided to be even more lazy and not use it. :) O looked at the pattern, saw that it was basically gathering two large rectangles and adding an elastic, and thought that was enough to go on. I used a thicker elastic than I normally do in Raina's waistband, and I hope that passes her high standards for comfy clothing!! <br />
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The Minnie fabric is from Walmart, and we found it on our annual pilgrimage to Walmart last month. The fabric is so cheap that I really just let Raina wander down the aisle and point stuff out to me that she liked. Of course, that means we ended up with a cart full of Minnie, Tinkerbell, Hello Kitty, and Curious George. This is the George fabric: <br />
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My instructions have been to turn it into either zippie jammies or a ball gown. Hmmmm..... <br />
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More notes on our annual pilgrimage to Walmart....<br />
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I don't think it's really all that bad of a store, to be honest. The one we go to has a newly renovated craft section, and a giant supermarket in it. It also has a Dunkin Donuts and all the usual home/beauty/clothing/toy sections. The problem lies in taking two cute kids along with me, a mommy who loves to shop. We just can't make it out of there cheaply enough to go there often! Of course, the same is true about Target, and we end up there fairly often. Also, I let Raina wear her pj's and slippers to Walmart. She wasn't feeling all that great, and she wasn't the only one there folloing that dress code. She was, however, definitely the cutest. :)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-18689249189846682362012-10-12T11:41:00.002-07:002012-10-12T11:41:51.862-07:00Blogging mojo. (And a kid project)I have a pocketful of excuses, and none of them seem legit enough. Sometimes life happens. In the end, that's what it all boils down to. Blogging started to feel like another chore in my life, and that wasn't... isn't... what I want this blog to be. So I started asking myself what I want from this blog. What were my intentions when I started it? I didn't want it to be a daily churn out of "look what I made!" ...and that's kinda what I felt like it had evolved into. I was sewing like crazy, writing too late, and losing steam. I was linking my posts all over the interwebs, trying to get traffic and followers... and I ended up actually LOSING two followers. Now, who knows why they really left. It could have been lots of things. But I took it personally, and it was the last straw.<br />
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So now I've taken a break, thought a lot, and I want to come back and be funny again. When I started this blog, it wasn't all sewing projects. It was cooking, kid things, and rants about life in my mommyhood. So while I'll still show off things I made, I hope you'll still read my other posts, too! <br />
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Thanks for letting me take a break. Now lets get this party started back up!<br />
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I'm not sure what I imagine Raina would do with this pile of goodies, but I didn't expect her to build a person and give it feather hair! I helped with the mouth (chin?), but everything else was all miss Raina! </div>
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Aaaah, the question the art student and color lover in me has been waiting for! I'm so looking forward a whole new chapter of color explorations stemming from this! Do you think Home Depot will mind if I clear them out of paint samples this weekend??</div>
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It's safe to say: this is my new favorite pattern. I am already imagining fall versions of it: made from corduroy and fleece and made to be layered over bright colored long sleeved shirts. Raina loves it, too, and that's key. She has some definite opinions when it comes to her clothing, and the number one factor is COMFORT. The number two factor, as of late, seems to be that it is emblazoned with the face of a character she is on love with.<br />
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...Which is why this dress is made from Minnie Mouse fabric. Nothing I would ever have picked out on my own, but I don't see things through the eyes of a 3 year old! Last week, I dragged both of my smalls to a new fabric store I discovered. The tall of the smalls (raina, that is!) walked through the front doors, took a look around, and sighed, "ANOTHER fabric store?" To quell her disappointment about the fact that we were indeed at a fabric store and not an indoor trampoline park, I said, "But LOOK! They hace lots of fun things! Pink buttons! Shiny purple fabric! You can pick something out for a dress if you want!" Her response? "Where do they keep the princesses?" :)<br />
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The minnie fabric is jersey knit, and was a compromise. She picked out a few hideous prints that I vetoed - giant Care Bear faces, Bratz, sparkly spandex... just to name a few. It was down to Minnie Mouse and a pink cotton with cupcakes and donuts. We finally settled on Minnie, and Miss Raina dragged the bolt up to the cutting table all on her own, shouting something about "awesome gowns" and "strong muscles!" I love her so big. So did the girl at the cutting table. Her stories and sense of humor are pretty hard to resist. We also made a stop at the button wall, where Raina picked out the pink bow buttons that adorn the bodice right below the straps.<br />
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I was slightly nervous about sewing this pattern with a knit. I had the pink and white stripes in my stash already (60% off one day at JoAnn! I bought 4 yards at that price!), and decided to just swallow the nervousness and get on with it. It's a mouse dress for a 3 year old who doesn't even REALLY like to be dressed anyway. <br />
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Turns out, my timidness was not necessary! It came together fairly easily, with some wonkiness here and there on the long straight lines, but not really anything to be ashamed of! :) It seems very comfortable, and it is most certainly covered in character faces. WIN! <br />
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I did end up doing some unintended top stitching. The bottoms of the straps, and across the top of the bodice in the back and front. The jersey lays flatter when hanging if it's topstitched. <br />
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Here's what I discovered I really love about sewing with jersey: inside seams don't really need to be finished! The just roll right up! Hurrah!<br />
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One thing I've forgotten to mention in my past posts about the knot dress: I've made the bodice a lined bodice. That means no visible inside seams. Everything is tucked away, hidden, topstitched. No itchies to be found!<br />
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There is a pair of ruffle pants in the works, but from a different pattern this time. I am still in love with the ruffle pants pattern, but on Raina the 3T is just TOO wide for her skinny minny legs. I know I can adjust them to make them narrower for her, but I haven't done it yet. (they work well on Luscious Lucca, though!) In the meantime, I traced a pair of her current pants on the minnie fabric, and made ruffles from the pink and white stripe. They aren't done yet, but should be soon. Hopefully they pass the comfort test! This is Raina, sittin comfy in her extra wides:<br />
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I feel like I'm back in high school, buying super wide leg pink pants at Hot Topic. (Seriously. I had, like, 4 pairs. One was so wide, and had pockets so big, I could literally carry around an extra pair of shoes and all of my books without needing an extra bag. Memories are scary.)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-14648552729866582072012-08-10T19:16:00.000-07:002012-08-10T19:18:27.109-07:00By the Seashore Knot Dress<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Obvi, I made Lucca a knot dress. I can't make a cute little garment for one kid and not make it for the other! This fabric was bought with Lucca in mind... I though I might make her an Oliver and S Ice Cream Dress at one point... but never did. Now I'm glad I was lazy, because this pattern suits it perfectly! I really love that the tiny people playing at the beach are printed right side up AND upside down... no chance of sewing something on upside down! I don't need to spend any more quality time with my seam ripper!<br />
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Some views of the dress, hanging pretty on my front door:</div>
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I used pretty simple coordintaing fabrics for the bodice and trim: blue with white polka dots, and yellow with white polka dots. I'm all for mixing patterns, but I really wanted the focus here to be on the beach party! Having both other fabrics be polka dots, even though they are different colors, makes it bright and fun without being too distracting.</div>
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Of course, I made matching ruffle pants! But, my friends, August in Boston means 90 degrees and a gagillion percent humidity, so my tiny model will not be wearing them for a while :) </div>
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Oh, these were both made from the same patterns as Raina's Rapunzel set in my last post. Both patterns from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/pinkpoodlebows" target="_blank">Pink Poodle Bows</a> on Etsy!</div>
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She pretty cute, even when I can't convince her to ham it up for the computer :). (These are her 9 month pictures, taken 2 weeks late!)<br />
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Raina picked out the Rapunzel fabric part of this outfit and asked me to "Sew a beautiful gown!" It's been bopping around under my table for a while now, and I pulled it back out the other day after buying the Ava Knot Dress Pattern and Ruffle Pants Pattern from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pinkpoodlebows?ref=seller_info" target="_blank">PinkPoodleBows</a> on Etsy. I love the way I was able to use it as a large portion of the dress without having it be the whole thing. I love the way the purple floral and pink dots pop against it. </div>
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I was actually pleasantly surprised at how quickly this outfit came together! I expected the dress pattern to trip me up a few times, but it really only did at the final and very dreaded buttonhole step! :)</div>
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Very similar, except one side has the knots and one doesn't!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rapunzel face close-up. I love the sassy and defiant look on her face. Very Raina!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bodice topstitching. I think my best topstitching over ruffles yet!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More fabric close-up. I love the message... "Paint the world with imagination" Raina does this every single day.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hemline... with no hemming! I double the width of the skirt trim, folded it in half, and sewed it on to the bottom that way so there would be no hemming involved. It is sewn on in a way that sandwiches the bottom raw edge of the skirt, hiding it completely. I like the clean look it gives.<br />
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Honestly, the only thing I struggled with was the buttonhole - and that is no fault of the pattern's - just my own inexperience and general avoidance of them up until now! I looked up a video on YouTube about how to make a button hole with my machine while I was giving Lucca her bedtime bottle last night... making sure of course to have the sound turned off on my iPhone. I thought I'd just watch the steps in the video and figure it out. HA! No one told me that shutting off the sound on your phone does NOT mute YouTube!! So there we are, dark, QUIET room, sleepy almost completely passed out baby... (read the following with a southern twang, please) "HI! I'M CONNIE AND I..." Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!! I have never shut my phone off faster. Fortunately it didn't take Lucca long to settle back to sleep, but I learned an important lesson! :) <br />
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And then, of course, pants to match! The same easy peasy ruffle pants pattern from the other day, just a few sizes larger!! <br />
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Here's sassy Raina-punzel again!</div>
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My intention was to not write this post until I had some pictures of Raina wearing her outfit to add... but she lives in bathing suits these days, and no bribe or sweet talk could get her to leave real clothes on long enough for a photo-op! We have finally had to make a rule that bathing suits are not pajamas... but other than that I say it's summer, it's stinkin' hot, she's cute... why not let her wear her beloved rainbow bathing suit every second of every waking hour? :) I promise there will be real life picture of Lucca in her knot dress and ruffle pants when I finish those up... she's not old enough to fight back yet! </div>
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The Tova pattern, previously seen in my starfish dress, is my new favorite favorite. Basically, I'm going to make 5 or 6 of them and call my fall wardrobe complete! :) Kidding. Sorta. Or not. :)<br />
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This time around, I made the sleeves, and used the regular shirt length instead of dress length. It's still awesomesauce. <br />
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As we already know, I'm a big fan of using fabric that was possibly intended for children to make my own clothing. I've got a dress cut for Lucca in the same fabric, and while I love it for her tiny size, I"m going to be honest here and admit that I definitely bought it with the Tova pattern in mind! <br />
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Time to start cutting the next one! And if you're looking for a preview.... NEXT TIME, on Tova party 2012: un-gathered cuffs, side seam pockets (!), narrower rounded corner collar. Are you ready for the excitement?!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-59619689296798728922012-08-01T20:35:00.000-07:002012-08-01T20:35:11.904-07:00Easiest Ruffle PantsI was going to write "Easy Ruffle Pants" up there, but that would have been a lie! They were not easy, they were the easiest. No hem, no real measuring at the waist to create a casing for elastic... easy peasy lemon squeezy!<br />
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The pattern I used (mostly) is this <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69043926/girls-pants-pattern-pdf-sewing" target="_blank">ruffle pants</a> pattern from PInk Poodle Bows pattern shop on Etsy. I rarely use a pattern when making basic pants... but that can turn into kind of a crapshoot. I wanted a nice easy pattern (with ruffles!) that I could reference in multiple sizes, and that was easy to adapt. This pattern absolutely fits the bill! <br />
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The pants I made are a size 12-18 months, and I cut them for Miss Lucca. I'm thinking that they would probably also fit Raina as shorts, and it's too bad she doesn't wear shorts this year :) The leg is a generous wide cut leg, with ample space for Lucca's squishy and delicious baby thighs! <br />
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I used 3 fat quarters to make this size: 2 for the legs, one for the ruffles and waist facing. I *might* have been able to squeeze out the 18-24 month pattern, too, but definitely couldn't go beyond that using fat quarters. Now, I know I could just buy 1/4 yard of any fabric in the store... but I love digging through the fat quarters to find treasures! These purple polka dots called my name, and told me they wanted to be pants. I had to listen. They were spot on! (har har, did you catch that pun?!)<br />
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The ruffles are foldover, so NO HEMMING required!! Woohoo! I cut the ruffle strips twice as wide, folded them in half, and then followed directions from there. I LOVE using a foldover ruffle instead of hemming. So incredibly simple.<br />
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I already have multiple pairs of these cut and waiting to be sewed up! Some for Raina, a few more for Lucca... and most with a matching <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/69043926/girls-pants-pattern-pdf-sewing" target="_blank">Knot Dress</a> from the same Etsy shop! I'm waiting to show those outfits complete, which hopefully wont take me too long... but you never know :) Naptime has been non existent for the big girl, and unpredictable for the little girl. Most of the time during Lucca's nap, Raina and I spend some quality messy art and science time together... but some days... like today... I let her spend some quality time with Curious George while I spend some quality time with my sewing machine. No worries, though, we both spent some quality time with the Pirate's Booty, so we still got some bonding time in! :)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-89992185293563511332012-07-26T20:02:00.000-07:002012-07-26T20:02:00.585-07:00I Liebster You this much!<br />
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I think I was supposed to write this post a lot more quickly than I actually did :) In my own defense... it has been WRITTEN for a few days now... but the text ended up all mixed up somehow, and when I attempted to fix it, I unlinked all the links. And there are a lot of links in this post. So I had to go back through, find the lins, and re-link all the un-linked links. So they would link again. Because they were un-linked. Link link link. Have I said it enough? <br />
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A little while back (let's not do the math!) My friend Jen passed on the super-dee-duper small blog award... The Liebster Award to me! No lie, it made my day. I think what I wrote on her Facebook wall was something along the lines of, "You win the 'my favorite person of the day award! Woohoo!!'" I've seen a few bloggers get this over the past few months, and I kept wondering if it would ever find it's way over to me. And now, thanks to my fellow sewing addict Jen, it has!<br />
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Random fact: The German word for love is Liebe. I took German for 5 years, and spent 3 weeks there my senior year of high school. Most of my friends (all the awesome ones, anyway) also took German, so we spoke it out of class as much as we spoke it in class. So the fact that the name of this award appears to originate from a German word makes it even more appealing to me. <br />
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1. I was Liebstered (I feel dirty writing that, but I swear it was completely platonic!) by Jen at <a href="http://sewfrustrating.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">Sew Frustrating</a>! I've known Jen for so many years that it seems like it just can't be actually possible. I'm not really that old, am I? We were actual letter writing pen pals back in high school - we used pens and envelopes and stamps and sent things at the POST OFFICE! :) My sophomore year of high school, my best friend and I somehow convinced our parents that we should be allowed to take the train 2 states away to visit Jen for a week, and stay at the house of people we had never met. Ah, the good old days. Now, thanks to the amazing internets, we have been able to stay in touch when we probably wouldn't have otherwise, and have both developed a healthy (ha!) addiction to sewing. Once upon a time we talked about boys and beanie babies, now we threaten pattern makers who force us to understitch our pockets! Jen has been chronicling an amazing <a href="http://sewfrustrating.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/her-name-was-breyna-she-was-a-priestess/" target="_blank">Breyna costume</a> on her blog that inspires me to tackle things more complicated than I think I can do! Really, it's awesome work. I also love seeing her latest and greatest <a href="http://sewfrustrating.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/pajama-pants-reprise/" target="_blank">PJ pants</a>! When all else fails, make some pants! <br />
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2. A lot of the blogs I'm a devoted reader of have well over 200 followers. A few have uner 200, but I know they've gotten the Liebster already. So without further delay, here are 3 amazing blogging gals who have no idea I read every post, but totally deserve this award:<br />
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<a href="http://www.stoppingspree.com/" target="_blank">Kate's Stopping Spree </a><br />
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The premise of this blog: A woman who loves loves loves to shop decides to take on the challnge of going an entire year only purchasing essentials. I first came across this blog in February... and after reading her (at the time) most recent post, I went back to the first one and read it all from the beginning. My husband wishes I was doing this. Heck, *I* wish i was doing this. I like to shop... a little too much. It's my go to activity when I get some time to myself... but I definitely don't always need to be doing it. Here's a link to Kate's <a href="http://www.stoppingspree.com/2011/12/my-stopping-spree-challenge.html" target="_blank">first post</a>, where she outlines the why part of the stopping spree... a post I can totally relate to...<br />
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I first found Julie's blog by way of her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/paintedbutterfly" target="_blank">etsy shop</a>. Super cute sppliqued tees, and some gorgeous little dresses. On her blog, she shares snippets of her life with kids - 3 pretty darn adorable ones - with her lucky readers. I've loved watching the nursery projects she's been working on this past year - <a href="http://paintedbutterflystudio1.blogspot.com/2011/08/nursery-project-1-quilt-completed.html" target="_blank">this quilt </a>especially! Craft projects and cute pictures of babies? I just can't get enough of either, so it's no surprise I love seeing a new post come up from Painted Butterfly!<br />
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<a href="http://crissybell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Crissybell's Musings</a><br />
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<a href="http://crissybell.blogspot.com/2012/05/vintage-charm.html" target="_blank">polka dot family reunion dress</a><br />
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My Etsy shop can go from no hits for weeks to 100 in a day (who the heck knows why - Etsy is a beast that few understand), meaning up to a dozen orders at one time. Pile on top of that the multitude of baby showers I've been invited to this summer (read: baby shower invite = free blanket!) and I've decided to just start buying minky dot by the bolt!<br />
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Some new twists: different colored minky, flannel backs, some awesome custom color combos, blankets secured with a headband for little girls to be.<br />
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I love having loads of blankets to work on at one time. Once the girlies are tucked into their beds (which is a longer process some nights than others!), out comes the ribbon box, the bag full of fat quarters in every color of the rainbow, the iron I've gummed up the bottom of... Oh wait, that last one is a little less glamorous sounding. I really should get my own craft iron and stop making hubs clean the iron every time he needs to iron a shirt for work. (Pshaw!) Or maybe I'll get HIM a new one! Does that sound as hilarious to anyone else as it does to me?<br />
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The only thing that is decidedly NOT fun about making these blankets is that it is SUMMER, people! I'm spending muggy and hot summer nights swimming in piles of a fabric described as "Soft and Cuddly!" Can you say WARM? Slightly. But worth it, when I imagine all the tiny little fingers, toes, and soft little bums that will enjoy their blankies...<br />
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I truly love finding out the name of every little lady or gentleman that is going to receive a blanket! Names I had never considered, names that remind me of someone, names that are nice and long and allow for lots of rainbow-y goodness, names that have no curvy letters... (Some nights I think I might start charging extra for names with lots of curves in them. I don't really mean it, but it takes a lot more concentration to sew around an "O" than it does a "T" Not all blankets get photographed. Some mornings I'm just putting the finishing touches on one when shipping time comes, so it goes from my hands to the USPS' without ever seeing the flash of my camera! Some names that didn't make the collage: Sophie, Madrid, Hollis, Myles. </div>
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A few orders lately have been sent with hair accessories for little girls... using the headband as a tie for the blanket adds a fancy little touch that I kind of love. Maybe bowties for boys? </div>
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Cloud DOUGH, that is! I found <a href="http://www.jugglingwithkids.com/2011/11/cloud-dough.html" target="_blank">this pin</a> on Pinterest (where else?) You use 8 parts flour to 1 part baby oil (So 8 cups of flour, 1 cup of baby oil, or change amount to suit your needs!), mix it up with your hands, and you have this moldable, crumbly, powdery, super-soft play stuff to have fun with! <br />
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It feels powdery in your hands, but when you squish it together like you're making a snowbal, it mushes and holds shape! We made little "sandcastles" using teacups, funnels, and other small kitchen items. And, as you might've guessed, we added GLITTER! Why not, right? I add glitter to anything I can, really. :)<br />
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It is, in fact, quite messy. That doesn't bother me, but be prepared! It doesn't stick like regular playdoh would, though, so all it takes is a minute or two with the vacuum and you're all set for your next activity!<br />
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We put a lid on ours to save it for later - seems like a shame to throw it out after one use! This is one project we do only while Miss Lucca naps, though. She will eat ANYTHING... and I'm pretty sure I don't want her ingesting baby oil! </div>
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Another reason this particular activity jumped out at me: Raina has been interested in (among other things!) clouds lately. It started as wanting to know at any given time if it was going to rain. Then she thought EVERY cloud meant rain... so we started talking about the different types of clouds, weather, all that good misty stuff. We got a couple books out of the library, inspected the humidifier mist, even found some old Bill Nye the Science Guy (!) on YouTube. Now, I'm not sure THIS has anything to do with actual real clouds, but it was a fun tie in, and we talked about clouds a little while we did it - mostly what we thought they might or might not feel like.<br />
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I'm pretty sure Raina is going to ace science when she's older!<br />
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In the Gap, I found this cute bright pink flower tank in the girls clearance section. 40% off of $2.99. Um, how could I leave it there?! Even though it's still too big for Raina as a shirt, I knew I could make it into a dress easily.</div>
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I cut a hugely long piece of fabric, probably 5 times the length of the shirt bottom. I wanted it to be extra twirly. This fabric was from the clearance section at JoAnn's, and has been in my stash for a while now. I love that it is SO bright and cheery. It goes perfectly with the big bright flowers on the tank. I ruffled it, sewed it on, hemmed it... and threw my hands up in victory. </div>
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Huzzah! A twirly whirly dress, all from clearance goodies!</div>
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Because I have lots of free time (bahahahahahahahaha!), I offered to make some custom yellow pants for a little girl who loves yellow! Looooves yellow. Really, the offer was honest and I offered because I love sewing cute pants, and I love the idea of sewing a collection of yellow pants. At this point, I've made so many dresses for Raina that I feel like I should take a break before her closet starts fighting back at me with those tiny pink hangers... so a new little person to sew some things up for was just what the sewing machine ordered!<br />
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I had a brain flood of one million yellow two legged ideas. Pockets. Treasure pockets! Appliques. Ruffles. More ruffles! Does she like ruffles? Do I finally have an "excuse" to buy the Oliver and S Sailboat Pants pattern?! Cuffs. Pockets. Must look through stash. Must go to fabric store. So much fun! I love sewing pants!<br />
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I did not buy the Sailboat Pants pattern. Boo, I know. I decided that the patterns and pants sewing knowledge I already had were enough for now. The Sailboat Pants require button holes, something I'm still not confident with, and this was not the time to be messing around with button holes. (It was a time for RUFFLES!) But I did manage pockets, a faux fly, a button loop, cuffs, a matching top, polka dots, and did I mention ruffles? Man, I hope she likes ruffles :)<br />
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Outfit #1 is a shirt and pants SET. What?! Yeah, I did that. They're made from a citrus-y cute lemon and orange print, yellow cotton, and yellow polka dot. I scalloped the bottoms of the pant legs and the shirt, because I've always wanted to do that. So I did. I can check that off my sewing bucket list now! My intent was actually for the top to be totally reversible, but that didn't happen. Way more hand sewing than I was looking for. Plus, I wasn't sure how to handle the back button closure with it being reversible, so it's a one way shirt :). Making it just one side also allowed me to add a cute pleat at the top with a little yellow button.<br />
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The pants can be worn solid yellow, or folded up with a cuff so you can see the citrus print lining!<br />
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Pant #2 is a print smorgasbord! I used all the yellow prints I had on hand - the one I had the most of became the legs of the pants, and the others I patchworked to make ruffles for the bottoms of the legs.<br />
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Pant #3 is another pair of my beloved treasure pocket pants! These pants are rad, and you're probably going to see them again and again! The front and back panels are solid yellow, and all contrasting areas are yellow and white polka dot. There's a fun yellow button decorating the faux fly waist.<br />
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And pant #4... ruffle pants! Super easy. I made Raina a purple pair that she loves. The fabric is stretchy and so comfortable. It's a little tricky to sew them, since you have to be sure all the ruffles are laying flat as you go. Otherwise, they get pulled into the seams randomly and you end up with some wonkiness. The nature of the fabric makes the waistband look a little wacky, too. I suppose you could create a separate waistband from a jersey or cotton fabric.... but I didn't think of that til it was too late! :)</div>
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And THEN, because I noticed I had some fun and random yellow things around, I thought I'd make it all a little more fun. A while ago, I read a post on a blog about a girl whose imaginary friend sent her a package with notes and trinkets from his travels, and how incredibly awesome it was for her to get it. I must have stored that away somewhere, because it all came back to me... and I thought, "Wouldn't be awesome if this little lady received a surprise package of happy yellow goodness in the mail?" YES. It would. (I have no memory of which of the many blogs I read this was from. Anyone?) Out came the paper and stickers and glitter and felt and ribbon... and I added all this fun to the mix:<br />
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A package from the yellow fairy. How cool is that? I hope it makes her little day!Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-22709277774774918072012-07-20T21:04:00.001-07:002012-07-20T21:05:32.639-07:00Sailing Away<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My seester saw my pretty blouses (<a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/06/strawberry-pickin-summer-blouse.html" target="_blank">this one</a> and <a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/05/pretty-summer-blouse.html" target="_blank">this one</a>) and let me know it was time to make one for her, asap. Sailboats, red and blue, polka dots, nautical buttons... those were the orders. Before she had even finished her sentence, the shirt was made in my head. <br />
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You had me at "sailboats."<br />
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Ya see... one of the aprons of Gigi's I'd been holding on to... well... it was red, and blue... and sailboat patterned. Perfect. So my seester, she got herself her very own Gigi blouse!<br />
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I feel like I'm kind of a pro at this pattern now. If you haven't made one yet, you totally should. It's such a quick one to put together, and the result is really nice. If you just hold it up, the finished blouse has a tendency to look a bit like a sack... but once you put it on, it hangs nicely and, to quote Raina, "It is so soft and cozy!" :)<br />
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To mix things up, I tried my hand at cap sleeves... and although I'd like to try a non-poof version some time, I think the cap sleeve was successful. <br />
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I'm pretty excited about the double stitching on the edge. I was careful to sew straight across the white spots, because of course, if a mistake was going to happen, it would be on the most obvious location!<br />
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POOF!<br />
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The buttons were what held up the finishing, if you can believe it! I tried for an anchor button, but short of ordering one online that cost as much to ship as the button itself, I was batting zero. By some stroke of luck, I found these tiny sailboat treasures at JoAnn fabric while I was playing there one day!<br />
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I love this fabric. This particular apron was one I had pulled out to look at quite a few times, wondering what project would really have me ready to cut into it. I considered a dress for Lucca, I considered another shirt for myself. I am so glad I saved it for seester. <br />
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Each one of these aprons seems to be finding it's own special way to live on. I'm sending this one off to my bestest sis with memories of roller skates and Roy!</div>
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-83027216002560316392012-07-18T19:50:00.001-07:002012-07-18T19:50:05.948-07:00Summer Break, and some 4th of July dressesI've been on it :).<br />
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It's been a month since my last post. Ugh.<br />
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I've been sewing a lot of things... and finishing no things! There's just too much summer to enjoy! Beach time, playgrounds, kiddie amusement parks, boat rides... no time to stay inside, enforce naptime, and get some crafting done. I feel a bit scattered, and my sewing table is, uh... embarassing in it;s mountainous state!<br />
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Last week, I did manage 2 4th of July outfits for Raina and Lucca...<br />
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I can pull off a one afternoon upcycle like nobody's business!<br />
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Raina's dress is made from a one-piece romper we got handed down a few days before the 4th. I showed it to her, used my most excited Mommy voice, waved it around a bit... no go.<br />
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"That is not a dress."<br />
"Will you wear it if I make it into a dress???"<br />
"YES!"<br />
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So i sliced it, added 2 ruffles, and she was pleased as punch! (I think she was still more excited about the Tinkerbell PJ pants I found at a thrift store though!)<br />
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Lucca's is made from the onesie Raina wore on her first 4th! It was a *tad* on the waaaaay too tiny side, however, so I gave it the same treatment as Raina's: Slice, ruffle, ruffle. The end!<br />
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Cutie patooties, patriotic style!<br />
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Here's a few more shots from our 4th!<br />
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And if I could just ask one thing.... can you send me all your best "get that sewing done!" vibes? I think my table is about to collapse. :)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-2289969040974287152012-06-22T20:51:00.000-07:002012-06-22T20:51:15.372-07:00Sleeveless Tova Dress (for moi!)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When I first decided it was time to sew something for myself, I did some serious interwebs research through my new favorite search engine: Pinterest! The pattern that kept popping up and catching my eye was the <a href="http://www.shopwiksten.com/category/sewing-patterns" target="_blank">Tova</a>! I saw so many variations... like <a href="http://www.houseonhillroad.com/my_weblog/2012/04/kcwc-days-5-6.html" target="_blank">this one</a>, and <a href="http://bubalablog.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/tova-top-3.html" target="_blank">this one</a>, and <a href="http://www.filminthefridge.com/2011/10/18/fall-shirts-for-me/" target="_blank">this one</a>. The price of the pattern deterred me at first, but I finally bought the PDF, and since I've already made one and cut a second, I think I'll get my money's worth! While the variations are many, I finally decided that for my first Tova, I'd go sleeveless (allowing me to wear it right away!) and in a knee length dress length. My fave summer outfit is a dress with leggins and sandals, so why not add some variety to my go-to outfit? <br />
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The fabric is something I ordered a month or so ago, when I had just decided to make something for myself, but realized I had very little "grown up" fabric! It's from Michael Miller's <a href="http://www.fabric.com/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=6d4f5693-4a01-4b1d-9382-1557ee049dcf" target="_blank">"Going Coastal" </a>collection - sea stars in grey and orange. I usually don't go for grey, or any neutrals for that matter, but this one appeals to me, and the orange coordinating fabric sets it off with just enough pop of color. Also, it looks good with black leggings and orange sandals... both of which are already in my possession.<br />
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In some of the pictures, it looks like a real sack of a dress. I was pretty nervous sewing it up that I was, indeed, sewing myself a very pretty sack. But in the end, even my husband thought it was a really cute dress! He's always the first to offer "constructive criticism" when it somes to my sewing and craft projects, so when the forst words out of his mouth are a compliment, I take it as a really good sign!! I did end up taking it in a bit under the arms (this one is a medium, to compensate for my not so skinny hips and thighs), because while I am wide in the hip area, I do not have that same issue in the chest area! <br />
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Other than that, I made 3 additional changes to the pattern. The first, and most obvious - sleeveless!! My original plan was to make the sleeves as in the pattern, but I also really wanted to wear the dress sometime soon! And, uh, the print, being starfish and all, is a bit on the summery side to be long sleeved and intended for the fall. To make it sleeveless, I simply made bias tape from the orange fabric and bound the unfinished armholes with it. Incredibly easy, actually. <br />
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The second change, more for decoration than anything else, was to add vents at the bottom. I didn't wan it to be tight at all around my knees. I move and bend A LOT during the day to keep up with my kids, and having a dress that makes that difficult means that I just will not wear the dress, and that's a shame! Additionally, I was looking for another place to add in some of the orange starfish. It's extra from the bias tape I made to go around the sleeves, and took about 5 minutes to add on!<br />
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Third, and finally - I added a strip of the orange starfish to the insides of the front bodice where it opens. I did this for a few reasons: One, because it added more orange. Two, because I think it looks more finished than seeing the underside of the grey printed fabric when the front is open (and when wearing, it usually IS open). And third - when I sewed the edging onto the front and top-stitched, my machine did something wacky and made all kinds of extra loops in the underneath stitching. This covers it, and allows me the opportunity to not seam rip to death the front of my otherwise lovely dress!<br />
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I like these changes, and think they made the dress much more wearable for ME. Next time, I'm going to alter the collar - halving the width and rounding the corners, a-la <a href="http://verykerryberry.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/tova-sew-along-post-3.html" target="_blank">this post.</a> (FYI, that link also takes you to an extremely helpful Tova sew-along. Some awesome tricks and tips!)<br />
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Also, I love me a dress with pockets. I think the Tova dress could absolutely work with pockets... either slash pockets here:<br />
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You agree, yes? Sometimes a Momma just needs a place to keep bandaids, cell phone, and a couple dollars from the iced coffee fund without lugging around a 25 pound diaper bag! Obvi, the pockets would not be purple, or would at least be the same color purple... and would be appropriate sizes and all that :).<br />
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Here are some of my favorite details, in picture form:<br />
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(starting from large picture, then going clockwise)<br />
1. Bottom of front placket (placket! that's the word I've been searching for this whole post!!) Shows the orange stitching well, and the front pleat detail.<br />
2. Left sleeve, bound with handmade bias tape<br />
3. Inside front placket, lined with orange fabric<br />
4. Front placket<br />
5. Right sleeve<br />
6. Dress hem, two lines of orange contrast stitching<br />
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This was a pretty quick sew, despite my worries that it would be exactly the opposite with that front inset piece. Omitting the sleeves, probably helped with that, but making the bias tape added time back on... so I'm probably pretty accurately even on time there. I'm looking forward to making a bunch of these tops in different lengths and with different sleeve types. The cut and fall of this shirt are absolutely my style, and I can see myself making loads of these. If you make your own clothes, have thought about it, or like to have other people make clothes for you (my sister is guilty of this one!), then the Tova pattern should be in your home, and well loved. Versatile, easy to wear, flattering. Good things. <br />
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I've already worn this one mutliple times... and I was actually frantically hand sewing my lining on the placket the morning of the first time I wore it! I just couldn't wait to put it on. And some day, really, I'll get my act together enough to actually iron a piece of clothing before I photograph it and blog about it! :) I'm probably embarrassing my mother with all of these rumpled pictures.<br />
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If you're on Pinterest (and if you aren't, why aren't you?!), type "Tova" into the search box and you'll get all kinds of results. So many ideas for fabric choices and alterations. Can't wait to see what my next one looks like!<br />
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I love digging through our big old trunk of barbies, barbie clothes, and barbie furniture with her. There are some major flashbacks, and some awesome reminders of what fashion was like in the late 80's and early 90's!! I found two pairs of pans in the chaos that I immediately scooped out for further inspection. I have no idea who these pants belonged to. They're on the smaller side, so they can't be Barbie's... maybe Skipper? Doesn't matter much now, but I love them! And now I want to make them in real life baby/toddler size. (I think by the time I'm able to actually make all of the clothes I want to make for Raina and Lucca, they'll be too big for them!)</div>
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We got this kit, and followed instructions:<a href="http://www.insectlore.com/" target="_blank"> Insect Lore - live bug kits!</a><br />
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It was pretty awesome at first. I did this when I was younger, and have always loved butterflies, so it seemed like a no brainer to do this with Miss Raina this summer. Go online and order the caterpillars, easy peasy. They arrived a few days later in the mail, cute and little and fuzzy wuzzy!<br />
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In no time at all, though.... they were eating through their brown food stuff, getting rid of waste, and getting big and meaty. They yucked me out in a way I didn't remember getting yucked out when I was younger!<br />
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Raina checked them every day... she was so anxious for the caterpillars to turn from babies to "grownups" and build their "raccoons!" We did lots of talking about the life cycle of a caterpillar/butterfly. We read the book that came with the kit, read some things online, and of course read "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" a few hundred times :).<br />
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A week and a half later, the raccoons came! Slowly, one by one... the caterpillars built their raccoons on the lid of their little cup-bitat, and when they were all in... we moved them to their new and spacious butterfly screened in condo!<br />
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I woke up one morning to find 2.5 of 5 butterflies out of their cocoons! Hurrah! By the end of the day, the count was the same - 2.5. Ugh. Next morning... 4.5 butterflies out. And the half butterfly was flapping his wings furiously and frantically, causing the place to shake, and making a noise that freaked. me. out. A day later, it was clear (to me, at least, I don;t think Raina ever got it) that we had only 4 butterflies, and one sad cocoon mishap. I am still pretty traumatized by it, and the sound of the flapping.<br />
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Raina's reaction was exactly what I hope for as she watched them fly out into the sunny day. So amazing, that I couldn't stop watching it for long enough to take a picture. You understand, right? Those moments are gone so fast, I had to capture it in my memory instead of through a lens for once!<br />
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Will we do it again? I'm undecided. Part of me wants to give it another go and watch next years caterpillar larvae miraculously become brilliant orange butterflies. Part of me can't go through the flapping again.Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-40488431483043418212012-06-20T19:41:00.000-07:002012-06-20T19:41:00.291-07:00Eat Yo' Produce!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Raina wakes up in the morning, gets out of her pj's, and gets herself dressed. She saves the ties, back buttons, and bows for a grown up, but for the most part, she is dressed, head to toe, all by her 3 year old self. Her uninhibited, imaginative, confident and happy 3 year old self. Also, no lie, I love that it's a time saver for us most mornings! One less body to get dressed, because by the time she knocks on her door from the inside and yells, "Mummaaaaaaaaaaaa Daddyyyyyyyyyyy, come out come out wherever you are!" ...she just needs breakfast and shoes! Awesome!</div>
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Even when she was too young to really be dressing herself, Raina still had a unique sense of style:</div>
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I LIKE giving her choices, almost to a fault. (I wont get into detail here, but it goes beyond clothing, and I'm sure it annoys people sometimes...) And with clothes, what does it matter, really? She doesn't get to choose whether or not she sits in a carseat, or whether I cancel a playdate because the car needs to go in to the shop. But she can choose her outfit. She can be creative, imaginative, and in control of a piece of her world. I like that. It also gives her the opportunity to practice zippers, buttons, snaps, buckles... all important skills to master.</div>
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1. THank you, Gwen Stefani and Target. Harajuku Mini made my year.<br />
2. "Hey guys! I'm just at the mall in my rainbow pants! Can you meet me by the elevaators?"<br />
3. Her purple boots! Raina was very specific when we went to the shoe store that purple boots were her NEED to have item for the fall. <br />
4. Why limit yourself???<br />
5. Cat face boots. I secretly wish they came in my size.<br />
6. CHiPS? Diego? Super zoo patrol Raina to the rescue!<br />
7. Her go-to gardening outfit... ballerina panda chic. The mailman loves this one<br />
8. 3rd birthday attire - tutu, party shoes, pj princess shirt, and neon hair clips<br />
9. Queen of layering and mixing patterns<br />
10. <a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/ice-cream-dress-pattern-by-oliver-s.html" target="_blank">Ice cream dress</a>, purple boots, hoodie... and, obvi, purple hairnet!<br />
11. "It's RED day!" (and red day wouldn't be complete without her <a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/03/glitter-shoes.html" target="_blank">glitter shoes</a>!)<br />
12. Rockin' her toddler hippie chick style at the Wake Up the Earth festival - rain boots, <a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/rainas-rainbow-dress-gown.html" target="_blank">rainbow patchwork dress</a>, <a href="http://myrainasunshine.blogspot.com/2012/04/rawr-rainbowsauraus-rex-hoodies.html" target="_blank">rainbowsaurus rex hoodie</a>.<br />
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1. Mis matched sicks is her new signature look. Makes laundry folding exciting, since I never know if socks are missing :) <br />
2. What? You didn;t get the memo?! Knee pads are so in this summer!<br />
3. Two bathing suits, SO much more comfy than just one!<br />
4. White dress, pink pants, fancy bows in the hair... if you guessed we were headed to a FARM, you guessed right!<br />
5. Just the right outfit for a hike in the woods!<br />
6. Leggings under romper, pushed up to knee level... converse and mismatched socks... awesome hairpoof by mom, toddler approved. <br />
7. Looking awesome for a stroll through town... sunglasses. panda pants, glitter shoes, flowered dress... check!<br />
8. Bumblebee cowgirl! Clothes found at Yaya's... and had to be peeled off for bathtime under extreme duress!<br />
9. Both top and bottom have hearts on them, so they must match... right?<br />
10. Purple boots at the farm. These boots go everywhere!<br />
11. "POOF! You're a goon!" ...or a master at layers!<br />
12. ...but honestly, how could her fashion sense stand a chance when mommy dresses baby sister like THIS on purpose?!?! :)<br />
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I have only claimed veto power a few times - my grandmother's funeral, and a few times for church and family holiday parties. Other than that, it's a runway every day! Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-46425495453098505952012-06-14T21:12:00.002-07:002012-06-14T21:12:53.956-07:00Baby Clothes Quilt: Making progress!I'm making progress, pinky swear! It's been a much slower-going project than I anticipated. Probably for a number of reasons... here are a few of them, in no particular order:<br />
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1. I'm finding that some things are hard to actually cut. I could cut up onesies and pj's all day long, but those stinkin cute little dresses? Rough.<br />
2. I like to work on other things, too!<br />
3. When I decide something is officially outgrown (which I hate to do! and usually, things stay in the drawer a bit longer than they actually should...), it gets tossed into a bin in the closet in our master bedroom. Lucca goes to bed at 7:30. So anything I haven't brought downstairs early in the day is off limits for evening working-on. Boo.<br />
4. I'm trying to be detail-oriented in the cutting, making sure to save the trims, patches, pockets, and other cute details. This adds minutes to the cutting.<br />
5. Oh yeah, I have 2 kids to take care of and dinner and laundry and all that other housefrau stuff. <br />
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Just a peek at my work as of late:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">not sure how I'm going to incorporate these into the quilt... but just look at this face! how could i NOT let him join the quilt party?!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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I'm sure there has to be a point where I just have to start laying things out and sewing rows together. It seems like I could let this go on forevs, since both girls will continue to keep outgrowing their clothes!! I have to start somewhere, though... and maybe it would be nice for the set-up of the quilt squares to be sort of chronological! I hadn't thought of that until I typed it, to be honest. Like the rings on a tree. Yeah, I'm getting really out there now. But for really reals... the center would be the newborn, 3 months, 3-6 months clothes, and the squares surrounding it would be 6-12-ish... and then for Raina there would be another section around it with some big kid pieces. I like it!<br />
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My next post on this quilt will have real actual pictures of squares completed and sewn together into rows and/or blocks. I wrote it down, and now it's a pact (between you and me, blog readers! Hold me to it!)<br />
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My goal is to have these done in time for them to not include t-shirts with pictures of boy bands on them! :)Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-10686892708859856042012-06-14T06:58:00.000-07:002012-06-14T06:58:00.433-07:00Pants.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have soooooo many sewing chores to do. So many projects partially completed. Blanket orders, dresses, yellow pants, 2 quilts... it's bad. My sewing table exploded.<br />
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However.... a certain 3 year old was rather insistent that my precious few minutes of daytime sewing should include new pants for her creep-o doll, Olivia. I resisted, she persisted. There were tears and there was whining. I hate whining. (Despite it's almost perpetual existence in my house, or maybe due to it!) I told her she could help sew! I gave her some fabric, scissors, and free reign to create! Still... she wanted PANTS!<br />
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I used no pattern. I held up 4 scraggly pieces of fabric, lined them up kinda sorta, and cut out a shape that looked like a pants pattern in a size I hoped would fit. I didn't pin them, I just sewed. I used bias tape that didn't match for the elastic waist, and orange thread because it was in the machine. And a mermaid button. They fit! They are cuter than I expected.<br />
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Now it's almost 10 pm. I've made doll pants. I've blogged about doll pants. Maybe I should try to put a dent in that sewing mess now? Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-51538988822413264772012-06-13T16:59:00.000-07:002012-06-13T16:59:03.819-07:00Strawberry Pickin' Summer BlouseI made another top for myself! I used the <a href="http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2011/06/summer-sewing-the-pretty-blouse/" target="_blank">Summer Blouse</a> pattern again, only this time I lost the sleeves. I really thought that challenging myself to sew things for my own wardrobe would be a struggle, since I love sewing for kids so much. Turns out I love sewing for myself! Now I need to opposite-challenge myself to start sewing kids clothes again! :) Or maybe I should challenge myself to work harder on my baby clothes quilts!!<br />
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This top is the much anticipated (ha! By me anyway...) companion piece to Raina and Lucca's Gigi dresses - made from my sweet grandmother's old aprons. Once again, I stuck to the pattern as much as possible, but basically just cut iff the bottom of the apron and used that as the bottom piece to keep pockets, buttons, and trims intact. </div>
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From the beginning, I knew that I'd use this strawberry print apron to make something for myself. I love it - print, softness, color, everything about it. I knew I needed to use a fun pattern to coordinate with it for the bodice top, and as soon as I saw this strawberry print I fell in love. </div>
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It's strawberries and raspberries in pinks and reds, and has kind of hand-printed look to it. </div>
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I was concerned for just a second or two that it was TOO MUCH STRAWBERRY. It didn't last long, and I'm glad I didn't let the little voices sway me. Love.</div>
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No buttons on this one, and no poofy sleeves. Simple summer tank, perfect for picking strawberries. Which I plan on doing with my lovely little ladies as soon as the stinkin' rain stops!!</div>
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<br />Allisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15313402803822607830noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7663491147509265200.post-78265316291186150832012-06-12T20:35:00.001-07:002012-06-12T20:35:32.077-07:00Howwy Mowwy, it's SCIENCE!Over Memorial Day weekend, we found this amazing place in Worcester MA called the <a href="http://www.ecotarium.org/" target="_blank">Ecotarium</a>. Raina was beside herself with all of the "kid science!!" We've since been back 2 times....<br />
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Here's some of our science fun!<br />
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