New Tote Style

This bag caught my eye on the cover of this book a while ago. It's a big bag and has a nice shape to it, more than just a tote bag. This is a japanese cotton/linen mid weight fabric that is really pretty in real life! I bought it in Portland last winter with this bag in mind. I've made 10 of them in various prints for the Cranberry Fair, November 27th. This will be my first Cranberry Fair, a juried arts and crafts show here in Whitehorse and I'm pretty excited to be a part of it. I'm hoping to have lots of lovely things. My biggest concern right now is how to display bags on a table... not the easiest thing to do...!

43 Pairs and Counting!

Click on the photo to see the rest of this year's Quilty Pants on Flickr. Frantically getting ready for tomorrow's swap and must go for a run - bye!

Corduroy Twirly Girls!

Three new skirts for the Kidz Swap this Saturday at Whitehorse Elementary School, 9:30 til 1pm or something like that. Yes, I know, only 3 but I got carried away with the quilty pants and have oh, maybe 40 pairs of those!! It's a bit crazy, I think I can sew them in my sleep. I'm hoping to take some pictures of them soon!

Matchy-Matchy

Another a-line skirt! These are a very quick skirt to make and a nice staple to the wardrobe. 2 twirly girl skirts accompanied mama's a-line and all 3 girls were very excited to dress matchy-matchy! I've recently made some twirly girls with a corduroy top layer, cotton under-layer that look like so much fun to wear - while being a bit warmer too! Twirly Girl skirts will be available this Saturday at the KidzSwap Meet. Stay tuned for photos!

Fresh Batch of Quilty Pants

Here are half the new stack of quilty pants to be made for the 2011 Fall/Winter season! Get your pick October 15th at the Whitehorse Elementary School Kids Swap Meet! After that contact me or wait for the 12 Days of Christmas sale at the Old Firehall in December. NEW this year, quilty pants are available in sizes 2, 3 and 4! Very exciting and thanks to the mamas that encouraged me to make them bigger!

My nephew's quilty pants - how cute?!

My sister in law has been an avid supporter and purchaser of my quilty pants and it was with great guilt that I FINALLY managed to give her lovely son a pair - he was almost one for goodness sakes! He really should have had a pair for everyday of the week starting at 6 months! But, now he is wearing them with great style, which I think he gets from both his mom and dad! My excuse for being late was that I wanted to make them with that super cute mini zoo fabric, even though I could have given a pair out of my supply, I really wanted to make a pair just for him - to match his zoo room! Thanks for the photo N - she is also a talented photographer!

A Castle Peeps Dress for River

This is my staple dress and has been since university - I'm trying to remember the first one I made and I think the recipient must be 16 years old by now! It's a burda pattern #XXXX. This castle version was for my very awesome niece with a great monster roar! Her dad is big in to knights and castles, and so is she! And monsters, and rocket ships, and robots and...

Square Neck Summer Dress - Happy Homemade Vol 2

Another lovely pattern and so quick and easy. The button loops at the back made for an easy closure - no button holes required.

Backpack

I've been eyeing this pattern for a year or more and when do I decide to finally get the pattern and make it? The night before Day 2 of Summer Camp of course! It is a terrific little pattern from Made by Rae (another terrific blog for sewing for kids, and moms too!). Easy to follow and the result is a very professional looking, sturdy little back pack for your little guy or gal. It's called a toddler backpack but is easy to size up, which I did for a 5 year old. The instructions even provide tips on how to do this (which I should have read to save me adding an extra inch that I ended up chopping off...). I added 2 inches in length and a name tag sewn on the back panel. There are no pockets on the exterior which I might add on the next one. I thought a side bottle pocket too with an elastic gathered top might be nice. I cut and sewed this up in one evening. I think Rae is a science teacher, you can tell by how methodical and well written the pattern is! I really loved making this up! And Finn seems to like it too!

Simplicity 3835 - awesome top!

Many of my favourite blog-sewers have recommended this top and now I know why. It's very fast and fits really nicely and it also comes in tunic and dress lengths. I can't wait to make another one in dress length next. I've had the pattern since last fall but was finally motivated by this one to get going and give it a try - I was also, most likely looking for a diversion from the other things on my sewing list - like a grad dress, curtains, quilty pants and a pair of room shoes for a friend... guess I better go and get those done!