Is it a skirt?

I received some new patterns in my store a few weeks ago and I thought I would try one since they look soooo cute. This is my version of the Tessa Bloomers from Marie- Madeline Studio.

This is a size 4 and is made from 6.5 ounce denim from Robert Kaufman. They look like a skirt from the side. My girls love them and they all want a pair now. I would like to try one in a pretty quilters cotton next.

The pattern is well written and super easy. I had no trouble whatsoever. They took me an hour give or take to finish them.

Happy 1st Birthday To My Sweet Girl

It's hard to believe my baby girl is a year old. She's walking and talking and is adored by her 3 big sisters.

This is the quilt I made for her. I am sooooooo proud of it. It's my first try at machine stippling and I must say I think I did a good job. Next time, I will try to make the stippling bigger. It's pretty small.

The pattern is "Simple Modern Baby Quilts" from Oh Fransson.

What a great pattern!! It's very detailed and was just what I was looking for to help me try free motion quilting. I highly recommend it.

Simple Skirts GIVEAWAY!!!! Beautiful Skirts!!

Simple Skirts GIVEAWAY!!!!

Cool!! My girls would love skirts like that. A rainbow of skirts!

Modkid Kyoko is done!!

I finished the Modkid Kyoko pattern in size 6. I love love love this pattern!! I followed the directions to a t (except for lengthening the skirt 2 inches) and it turned out fabulous. I love the look of the striped bias tape. I think it really pulls the fabrics together.

My one complaint is that my fabric was not wide enough for the belt to be cut out on the fold. I did it anyways but it made my belt an inch or two shorter than it was supposed to be. Next time if this happens I may piece the belt or perhaps cut it out with the belt running parralel to the selvedge instead of perpendicular to it. Hope that made sense :) It looks fine but my 6 year old is super skinny. I would have loved to have the ends of the belt closer together.

All of these fabrics are from Basic Grey's Sultry collection from Moda. I have these fabrics plus the pattern available in my shop.

I would love to try the Frida dress next. I've seen some lovely Frida's popping up in Modkid's Flickr group.

Tracing patterns

I enjoy tracing patterns. I usually set myself up on the kitchen counter. Another method I have been known to do is lay a big piece of heavy plywood on top of the piano bench and then put my cutting mat on top of the board. That just keeps my surface smooth. Plywood is kind of rough. I like to do this setup in front of the tv. I'll trace out 4 or 5 things at a time when I do this method since it's harder to get setup than when I just use the counter top.

These pictures are taken using the counter top "method". I'm tracing out Modkids Kyoko and Oliver and S Birthday dress. Both are for my 6-year old. And yes, those are tuna cans and various other cans swiped from the kitchen cupboard. Those are my "weights" so that my tracing material doesn't slip while I am tracing.

I love it!!

This is the very first blog post I have ever written!!! I thought it would be fun to keep a "diary" of my crafting adventures. Welcome!!

I made this purse for my daughter's friend's 9th birthday. The pattern is from Keykalou's Pixie Handbag pattern found here.

This pattern is terrific!! The purse turned out perfect and the directions were very easy to understand. I highly recommend it. The only thing I changed was to lengthen the strap to 27".

Their friend LOVED it!! I will be making many more of these.