From the monthly archives: March 2010
Elliot’s birthday was yesterday so I’ve been busy celebrating that (and making super-hero capes during naps instead of spring tops) and eating cupcakes. I wish I could give you a beautiful birthday party spread like Jess complete with diggers but really we just had a few chaotic mornings filled with playing friends, lots of drumset banging and chasing up and down the hall. Trying to pretend there was any sort of theme besides cupcakes would be misleading.
one day old
In fact am not sure I can sit down and finish this post (UPDATED: I didn’t, had to write it in two tries). The main problem is that there
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This tutorial will show you how to make a pair of tights by tracing another pair. Don’t have a pair on hand to trace? I’ve made a PDF baby tights pattern in size 3-6 months (with 6-12 months size modifications) that will be available soon (UPDATED: PATTERN HERE)! These baby tights can be sewn with either a serger OR a regular sewing machine. Stretchy knit jersey or old t-shirts make the best materials, and you’ll also need some 3/4″ wide elastic. I’ll talk about fabric selection, needles, and sewing techniques, so here we go…
For baby tights you’ll need very little fabric. An 18″ square of fabric will probably do it…
The baby tights tutorial is finished, but just decided yesterday that I’m going to include a tights pattern with it which isn’t quite finished. So that will be up tomorrow or Thursday, for all of you who responded so exuberantly! I’m so excited that you’re excited! It’s such a fast and easy project, I know you’ll love it.
During naps today I completely ignored my growing pile of emails and frantically whipped up this baby dress. In my defense: a) it was in my head and needed to get out, b) the grey tights needed something to go with them.
The pattern came from a vintage baby pattern that I heavily modified (as in: only used the neckline and underarm lines, redrafted…
I’ve been in serious baby-clothes-sewing withdrawal. Sooooo…look what I made this weekend:
{please don’t use pictures of Clementine without permission — thanks}
Oh and I may have gone a little crazy and made a few more.
{Striped recycled cotton jersey from Pacific Fabrics}
And guess what? I took pictures, so a tutorial’s on the way. Fun, fun, fun!!!
What is Spring Top Week?
It’s a week-long showcase of tops here on my blog and a contest for Best Top. It started last year as my own “selfish-sewing” challenge that I invited others to join, and again my challenge this year is to make five new tops for myself for spring (I will not compete). So, I invite you to challenge yourself to sew something new for yourself that you’ve never done before. Then enter it in the Spring Top Week 2010 pool between March 30 and April 30, 2010 to be entered in the challenge. There will be voting during top week (voting will be held May 3-7) to help us narrow down the finalists, and a final…
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