Thinking outside the bolt
Sorry for the post-less week. We're tearing up my sewing room and
turning it into Fabritopia (insert chorus of angels here) and trying to
design our website and have it ready for the March grand opening. All
this while tending to a sick baby who's flu had decided to jump hosts
(from him to me). On the bright side, it's not finger flu so I can
still type (There ya go honey. Way to find that silver lining).
I'm so thrilled to have placed an order with Oliver + s company for some of their way darling patterns. It will be fun to try them out. I'm also placing an order with Montessori by Hand for some of their patterns (the apron is gorgeous!). And I've got goo-gobs of fabric on the way (I'm taking requests too!).
In the meantime, here's something fun and cheap to encourage you to
try something fun (and cheap!). I bought some velour blankets at IKEA
for around 5.00 each on clearance. Don't you love the owls?
I used
the cute and easy Olivia pattern from Farbenmix to make this snuggly
hoodie dress. I think I used an old New Look (old New? My foggy brain
just got stuck there. Just move along.) pants pattern for the tights.
I just narrowed them a little. The dress took a little more than two blankets worth of fabric because of the layout (I didn't want some of the owls to be upside down) but I used the scraps from the second blanket to make the baby sack below.
I used Simplicity 4153 for this little baby sack. It's the same pattern I used in this post
and I love it because of the neck opening. I have a big headed baby
and sometimes I really have to squeeze to get regular t-shirts on him. So sweet.
So there are a couple non-fabric store sewing ideas. Think outside the bolt (teehee). Hey, I like that! I'm going to change my page title. Fun!
Wow - I love everything from the fabric to the patterns. So cool. Hope you all feel better in your home.
Posted by: Miss Sassy | February 17, 2008 at 10:38 AM
This confirms that I need to move much closer to an Ikea and that you have some kind of super powers. I'm always so amazed that you still have energy left to be creative and thoughtful after caring for 5 kids all day.
Posted by: Kelci-Crafty Mama | February 18, 2008 at 07:40 AM
your comment about fabritopia and angels made me look:) I have been sewing for many many years keep me smiling! Joni in Ca
Posted by: Joni | February 18, 2008 at 02:28 PM
Very clever! Love all the clothing and the bag.. and the whole blog!
Posted by: pam | February 19, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Very clever! Love all the clothing and the bag.. and the whole blog!
Posted by: pam | February 19, 2008 at 07:07 PM
Love it! I never think about using other things besides the traditional fabric from the bolt, but I have really been enjoying the ideas you've had using bed sheets and blankets. I don't think much outside of the box, so this is so inspiring!
Wow! 5 kids-I go bananas with 3!
Posted by: Marie | February 20, 2008 at 09:48 AM
Those are adorable!!! Love that print!
With friendship,
Lisa
Posted by: Lisa thedomesticdiva | February 20, 2008 at 12:03 PM