When life gives you lemons

Make a cute little dress out of it! This fabric was screaming spring/summer to me and I needed a little cheering up after the rainy cold days we've been having here(well there was one day in the 80s-just one). I used this new fabric from Monaluna and the Bubble Dress pattern from Oliver and S. The pattern was pretty easy to follow and I got it done in a day-plus I even prewashed the fabric which anyone that's ever talked to me knows that is something I rarely used to do.

I also made a cute pair of big butt baby pants for E with the new Helicopter fabric, and I'd post a pic but he grabbed them instantly and was wearing them within minutes. They look like the most comfortable pants ever and I plan on making him a couple more pairs. You can go to Rae's website to get your own pdf copy of the pattern HERE.

Don't worry for those of you not interested in kids clothes-I also made a duvet cover that I'm pretty excited about that I'll show next week.

Have a great weekend-hope you stay out of the rainy weather(if you're getting it too), but if you have to go out you should take a look at this cute rain boot liners that were showcased on Etsy this week-love them! Plus the designer has a soft spot in my heart since she went to AI-Seattle too. SLUGS CAN BE FOUND HERE

Better than I thought

I have to admit, sometimes I hate ordering some fabrics online...I've been burnt by not reading closely....ie the fabric with the sticky back.

But this fabric came in today and I am in love with it. I can totally envision it as a duvet cover. Maybe I just have duvet covers on the brain-the Dowtown Montessori Academy (right down the street and where I'm thinking of sending E when he's old enough) is having a silent auction soon and I've donated a custom made duvet and two pillowcases-if only I could convince the person that wins it to pick this fabric. (sorry for the glare from the window)

Also I think I may have neglected to post the pic of this little reversible dress that I made for P. Pretty excited about how the geometric print translated on the dress.

Too Cute!

So I'm not quite sure how many people look at the blogroll on the right side of my blog so if not I wanted to make sure I shared this cute little dress from the Moda Bake Shop. We carry Moda fabrics and they have come up with this blog that they relate to cooking and have sewing recipes on there daily. It's great, some projects are easier then others, but it's a great resource for ideas.

Anyways I digress...I clicked on their link to see what the latest project was and up popped this....

The leggings are a little much for me with the ruffles, but I LOVE the dress! (maybe minus the ric rac) I'm thinking about making it for a store display just for fun-I haven't decided yet if I would stick with the Origins fabric or maybe the new Fandango fabrics I got in earlier this week. Decisions, decisions.

Oh and I forgot to mention the best part of the Moda Bake Shop-all of the patterns are FREE!!!!

http://www.modabakeshop.com/2010/09/knotty-jumper-with-ruffled-leggings.html