2010 December

From the monthly archives: December 2010

CLOSED falalalaFABRIC Giveaway from Charm Stitch!

Posted December 30, 2010

UPDATED: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!!!

Guess what? It’s our very last falalalafantastic fabric GIVEAWAY!

Since fabric is my most very best favorite thing in the whole wide world (*ahem*…besides my adorable children and handsome Mr Rae…*ahem*), I’ve decided to do a series of Fabric Giveaways for the month of December and a few of my favorite fabric shops will be here giving away some very. awesome. stuff to you guys, my readers! Ack, SO exciting! Hooray! So be sure to check back throughout the month to see what nifty stuff you can win!

Today you are the Luckiest of Readers because Charm Stitch is giving away a stack of gorgeous fat quarters! WooHOO! Do you…

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Action Shots: Clementine’s Dress

Posted December 29, 2010

I was so thrilled with all the great button suggestions from all of you in this post. I suppose the only problem with soliciting advice from so many people is that I can’t possibly do everything that was suggested. I loved the idea of vintage or wooden buttons and promptly ordered a bunch of vintage buttons from Deborah to try. Of course I knew there was no way they would get to me in time for Christmas (especially because I paid the day after, oops), so for the family celebrations I just plopped on a double row of these cream plastic ones, thinking that I could sew the “real” ones on later. It looked pretty…

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Falalalafabric Giveaway Winners

Posted December 29, 2010

1. Buttercup Bag, 2. Fold and Snap Bib, 3. 100_1945-Medium-150×150, 4. Zebra!, 5. IMG_3545, 6. IMG_3858, 7. made by rae buttercup bag, 8. BBBP, 9. buttercup bag for terre

The pictures above are the winning photos from my stash giveaway last week. I ended up picking 9 numbers since I had an extra yard of the pink octopus fabric, so from left to right and top to bottom, here are the winners:

Millie gets one of the yards of the pink octopus fabric:
“I made a Buttercup bag, a long time ago now, it was one of my first sewing projects.…

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Needs buttons? Need opinion please.

Posted December 22, 2010

I barely dare post anything I’m sewing right now lest I open my self up to chiding from those of you who still remember last week when I said I wasn’t going to sew anything for Christmas, but in my defense let me say two things:
1) Just saying you’re not going to sew Christmas presents takes all the pressure off, and then what do you know next thing you know you’re in your sewing room sewing PJ’s for the kids and
2) this is not technically a Christmas Dress. She might happen to have it on this year when she opens her prezzies but it could also be worn for Easter or church or whatever! so it’s not really just…

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CLOSED falalaFABRIC Giveaway from Rae!

Posted December 20, 2010

UPDATED: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS EVERYONE FOR SUBMITTING SUCH FANTASTIC PHOTOS TO THE POOL! I’M HAVING FUN LOOKING THROUGH THEM AND WILL POST WINNERS SOON.

It’s a long story that I don’t really feel like getting into right now, but we’re moving from our adorable little house in just a couple of months. I know that I’m going to cry Big Fat Baby Tears when I have to leave the house that I moved into seven years ago when I married Mr Rae, where we brought both babies home from the hospital, and my favorite blue wall that I just, seriously JUST painted, but right now all I can think about is how I will ever fit all my fabric into a moving…

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The Showoff Bag

Posted December 18, 2010

Here’s a new project just finished. In my head I’ve been calling it “The Showoff Bag” because it takes a pretty big piece of fabric and shows it off nicely with only a few pleated adulterations.

I love this fabric (Anna Maria Horner, wheeee!) and I think I like the overall shape of the bag, but already I have plans to make the next one will be a bit different. You know, because if there’s one thing I need, it’s more purses. Hah.

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CLOSED falalalaFABRIC Giveaway from Alewives Fabrics!

Posted December 16, 2010

*UPDATED: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!*

Our winner is Megan who said: “I’m looking forward to going to NYC to my sister and her family for Christmas (and getting to see all the amazing lights in Manhattan)!”

Look for my email Megan! Congratulations!!!

You’re going to be pretty excited when you find out what’s going on today. That’s right it’s another fantastic GIVEAWAY!

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CLOSED falalalafabric: Gift Certificate Giveaway from Above All Fabrics!

Posted December 14, 2010

*UPDATED: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS EVERYONE FOR ENTERING!!!*

Can you believe it? You could win more fabric AGAIN here on Made By Rae!

Today you are the Luckiest of Readers because Above…

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Merry Christmas Garland

Posted December 13, 2010

Here is a no-sew craft that I made a couple years ago that gets pulled out year after year at our house:

It’s made of paper, but with careful storage it’s been up for Christmas four years in a row now. I made this garland with some origami paper (that’s where all the fun prints come from), an exacto knife and mat, and a couple yards of green grosgrain ribbon. Here’s a step-by-step if you’d like to make one.

HOW TO MAKE A PAPER GARLAND LIKE RAE’S:

1. Download the letters from Martha (that MARTHA! so. amazing.) by clicking on the “ABC Letters Template” in this article.
2. Trace the letters you want onto colored paper, wrapping paper,…

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CLOSED falalalaFABRIC GIVEAWAY from Whipstitch!

Posted December 9, 2010

*UPDATED: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED! THANKS FOR ENTERING!

Our winner is:
Leslie said…: I’ve been reading since shortly before the first Celebrate Boy month. I love LOVE your big butt baby pants pattern. I’ve made 5 pairs for my baby girl- and I haven’t taken a picture of any of them (ack!). I’ve added ruffles to the butt, to the legs, I’ve add lace- you name it. Thank you for that pattern, sure took the guesswork out of figuring out the dimensions myself. And they look super cute underneath the “Raglan Shift Dress” if you cut it shorter like a tunic- another super easy pattern made by whole grain baby. In

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