Bubble Pocket Shorts

The minute I saw this pattern, I had to buy it. These shorts are too cute! I cut them out from some leftover cotton/linen blend from my Washi dress and had them sewed up the next day. I see lots of options for this pattern and have a feeling that Sage will have a whole summer wardrobe filled with these. There are two styles: classic and sailor. I'll be sewing up the sailor shorts next.

The Washi Dress

After ogling this pattern from Made by Rae for a really long time, I finally bought it and I am so glad I did. This dress is such a great fit for anyone. Mostly because of the shirring in the back. It sews up fairly fast and has some nice finishing details in the arm holes. Bottom line -  I love this dress! And turns out my mom does too. She asked me to make one for her and while I was at it I made another one for myself. I realize (since I'm a bad blogger) that I never shared the one I made last November! (how did that happen??) But here I am today to share all three with you. Oh - and the best part of all three dresses - pockets!!! I love a dress with pockets.

Washi #1

The original dress I made back in November with some Anna Maria Horner fabric in my favorite print! It's hard to see in this picture but it does have the keyhole neckline and top stitching all the way around the neckline.

Washi #2

This is the Washi I made for my mom. She picked the fabric. It is a really pretty silky fabric (much harder to work with than the cotton from dress #1). Because of the busy pattern, I omitted the keyhole front and top stitching to keep in simple and classic.

Washi #3

This is made out of a cotton/linen blend that is so soft and comfy. Since the fabric is so simple, I did the keyhole front and also top stitched all the way around the neckline.  I love the simplicity of this fabric and can't wait to wear it and accessorize! 

Wings for my Butterfly

Sage loves butterflies. Almost everyday you'll catch her singing a song that she made up that goes "like a butterfly, dance like a butterfly" as she dances around and flaps her arms. When I saw these wings over on Probably Actually, I knew that Sage needed a pair. The tutorial originally comes from here. All the fabric came from my stash or scrap bin. This project was fairly easy to make, cutting the pieces was the most time consuming part. They attach to her arms with elastic straps. I also added some small elastic loops on the ends so she can put her finger through them. Flap away my little butterfly!

Bubble Dress

My long absences does not mean I haven't been busy over here. But I have noticed that the frequency of my blog posting goes hand in hand with my sewing. Lots of knitting, woodworking and general crafting has been going on over here but until today, my sewing machine has been rather quite. Again, I was inspired by a pinterest pin that lead me to Straight Grain, a lovely site with some great tutorials. And that is were I found the Bubble Dress. I got this beautiful curdory fabric back in October that I had been holding on to for a project that was just right. This totally fit the bill. The dress is fully lined (with yellow gingham!) and I added some mini pom-poms in yellow too. Sage loves it and I have a feeling this is just the beginning of a new wardrobe of bubble dresses. I have some fabric in mind for an Easter/ Birthday dress and I think this pattern will be perfect. I think the best part for Sage was that she got to blow bubbles while I was taking pictures.

The back closes at the top with a simple button.

Bubble Dress!

Rainy Day Skirt

It's kids clothes week challenge over here and I thought that I'd participate this year. I've got so many project ideas running through my head that I figured this would be a good chance to get some of them done or at least started! Hop on over to elsie marley and read all about it and join us!!

I started off my Monday morning on the right track with this super cute little rainy day skirt for Sage. I love this fabric and got my hands on some of it yesterday and couldn't wait to get started.

Sage clearly likes it too, which makes her mama pretty happy!

Rocker Re-do

Dennis eyed this old rocker at a recent garage sale and snagged it. That very same weekend he picked up some spray paint and got to work. I regret that I didn't get a complete before picture but imagine that the paint was a faded red just like the seat.

Before:

On Monday I grabbed some cute oilcloth, pulled the old cover off and stapled the new one on. We now have a "new" rocker on our back porch.

After:

Vintage Market

Last month I participated in my first market selling my sewing goods. It was a bit nerve-racking since I only had about 2 weeks from when I was asked to participate until market day. So I spent every extra minute sewing. I decided to only a few different products which included aprons, clothespin bags, snack bags and lavender sachets. The market itself was really fun - it's held in a charming old farm building.  Here are a few pictures of my booth.

I'm hoping to do more shows like this in the future and include different products. A little etsy shop might be in my future too.... stay tuned!