New skirt pattern

A few Sundays ago, I decided that Madeline had nothing to wear and I grabbed some fabric and starting frantially cutting. Less than an hour later, I ended up with this:

It's simple, but I'm loving the little tie in the front and it's just full enough that she can do a little twirling, so she's lovin' it too.

So...I got a little crazy and made four more this week! And took pictures. So if you can even tell what I'm doing once I get a chance to upload them, I'll post a tutorial this week.

...and this time I wasn't in a rush so I actually lined up the side seams. *cough*

Molly

Twirly skirts, birthday hats and initial tees

Contrary to popular belief, I don't spend all day crocheting. In fact, I've been on a sewing kick lately. I made this little outfit for Madeline's 2nd birthday. The shirt is just a simple fabric applique with a crochet (okay, so maybe I can't get away from it!) flower and fabric covered button. I used this tutorial for the twirly skirt. It was a LOT of material for such a little skirt, so it was super "twirly" and with the petticoat underneath it stood out like it had a hoop under it.

She loved it.

The fabric birthday hats were another easy project. I loosely used this tutorial, but skipped the interfacing. You could sort of see the hat pattern through some of the lighter fabrics, but not enough to justify me making a special run to the store for interfacing.

Here's another inital tee. These are such a fun, easy way to dress up a plain 'ole t-shirt. In fact, they are so much fun to make, you may see them in the shop soon.

The twirly skirt was a fun project too - so I decided to make another set for Maddie's little cousin. They were born a day (yup, a day!) apart, so her birthday party was right after my little Peanut's. This skirt went much faster. I cut back on some of the material and I think it came out a little better. Of course, she may be a day younger, but she's a foot taller (okay, not a foot, but she's TALL), so that's probably why this one falls better. And this fabric. Oh, how I love this fabric! It's Amy Butler, Water Boquet in Mint, I believe...

The fabric flower was designed by yours truly...and I think I like it better than the crochet one. I'm sure it will wash better, and it's another oppurtunity to use coordinating fabric, which is just plain fun. I think I've said "fun" at least 27 times in this post. I can't help it, sewing and little projects like this are just fun. Anyone want to help me with some synonyms?

If I can't figure out how to make a pattern, I'll post a tutorial for the fabric flower soon.

So that's what I've been up too. Fabric.com just made another delivery yesterday, so I'm excited to carve out a few hours to work on some fun t-shirts for the shop. Wouldn't they be cute with a number for a birthday party?

Newsgirls are here!

I've been busy developing this new style over the last month and I'm so excited that it is finally available in the shop!

I only have a few colors listed right now, but please remember that they can be custom ordered in any color.

Check it out!

As a special thank you to my Facebook fans, I'm offering a 15% rebate on all orders placed between January 16th and January 31st. Just mention that you are a facebook fan in the "notes to seller" at checkout and 15% of your total purchase price will be refunded via the paypal address you used at checkout.

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Black Friday! A sale and a giveaway!

UPDATE:
GIVEAWAY WINNER!

My little assistant Madeline helped me draw a random name out of a basket for the purchases made during the sale. The winner is.... Robin! Contact me and let me know what hat you'd like and I'll get it right out!

ORIGINAL POST:

Black Friday is upon us!

For all of you sane people who are sitting at home today instead of braving the crowds, I have a sweet deal for you!

Everything in the shop is 15% off - starting 12:00am on Friday and ending 11:59 on Monday, 11/30. The discount will be credited as a refund after your purchase is made - I'll be checking all day tomorrow, so you should have the refund within a few hours of making a purchase.

Additionally, everyone that makes a purchase between now and Monday will be entered to win a totally FREE hat of their choice! I'll select the winner randomly on Tuesday morning and announce the winner here and in the shop announcement section.

Remember, I L-O-V-E custom orders - I've worked with several clients recently to customize hats, mittens and scarfs to match winter jackets and everyone has been thrilled with the results.

Shipping is FREE to anywhere in the United States and Canada on ANY size order.

Happy shopping!

Mittens!

I've finally perfected my new mitten pattern and you can now find them in the shop!


It will take me awhile to have all the colors listed, so if you don't see the color you'd like, just ask - I love working on custom orders!

Madeline loves her red mittens. She kept pulling her hat off and holding it beside her mittens - "Mommy, TWO flowers!".