2011

From the yearly archives: 2011

New whales!

Posted December 30, 2011

I recently made a few more color variations of the whale fabric design and ordered them up over at Spoonflower on the organic knit (by far my favorite of their substrates). Spoonflower is a company that prints digital fabric on demand, so you can upload any image and get it printed onto fabric.

Cute-cute, right? OK so I’m biased. ANYWAY.

This aqua and green whale print will become a knit dress for Clementine, but I think it could also turn into a great little gift set for a baby boy.

The navy background is just a color swap-aroo from the original whale print (featured in this post). Both are now available for…

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Just in time

Posted December 28, 2011

I managed to get the buttons and button loops sewn onto the holiday dress I made for Clementine, just in time for Christmas. You may remember that this one was part of the List O’Despair.

She rocked it of course.

The rainbow Baby Legs helped.

I did NOT get a matching one for Elliot finished as I had hoped. Nope-nope. But he had a nice blue dress shirt that matched his new accordion nicely (although he insists on calling it a “RE-cordion”), so now I can use the extra red material for something else festive next year!

This was SUCH a fun year for opening Christmas presents. Both kids “got it” and were excited about absolutely everything, even the small stuff. I’m so…

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falalalaFABRIC giveaway from Whipstitch! [NOW CLOSED]

Posted December 22, 2011

This giveaway is now closed! Our winner is comment #84, Josie:

“Baby #3 is on the way and you know that means sewing time! Thanks for the great giveaway”

Congratulations Josie! Look for our email!!!

Hey everyone! Today we have the LAST giveaway in our series of fabric giveaways from sponsors here on Made By Rae! I hope you’ve enjoyed them all. Hurray!

Today our lovely sponsor Whipstitch is giving away a $35 gift certificate to one lucky winner!! Select your winnings from Whipstitch’s amazing online selection of fabrics, patterns, and supplies…

Birds in Red | Aneela Hooey |

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falalalaFABRIC giveaway from Charmstitch [NOW CLOSED]

Posted December 20, 2011

Thanks for entering, this giveaway is now closed!

Our winners are:

Jessica: “gorgeous! thank you!” and

Laura: “Yikes! These are gorgeous, I love them all!”

Congratulations, and look for our email!!

This December I’m hosting a series of fabric giveaways from my sponsors here on Made By Rae! Check back throughout the month for the latest one. Hurray!

Today our lovely sponsor Charmstitch is pleased to offer some new arrivals for the giveaway…

Two fat quarter sets (two winners) Anna Maria Horner’s LouLouThi 100% Cotton Velveteens. GAH!!! Each winner will receive five fat quarters measuring 18 x…

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Overcoming Christmas-Craft-Related Despair

Posted December 16, 2011

I’m a procrastinator. It’s part laziness, part space-cadet-ness. I wish I could get extra points for an Energetic Response when I realize something should have been done 15 minutes ago, but for some reason that never happens. We moved twice this year, and last spring when my mom started calling a month before we were supposed to load up the truck to ask if I had started packing any boxes yet, I just laughed. “Mom,” I told her, “I always do this. It will get done, just all at the last minute.” Why on earth would I be packing boxes? (and surely she could still remember my senior year of high school, and the violin concerto I began practicing at home just days before I…

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falalalaFABRIC giveaway from Modern Fabric Studio [NOW CLOSED]

Posted December 15, 2011

Thanks for entering, this giveaway is now CLOSED! Our winners are:

Jen: “Wow! I’d love a little shopping spree at MFS!!! Thanks!!!”

and Nelly: “I would love to won! Thanks for the chance!”

Congratulations ladies, and look for our email!!!

This December I’m hosting a series of fabric giveaways from my sponsors here on Made By Rae! Check back throughout the month for the latest one. Hurray!

Today our lovely sponsor Modern Fabric Studio is giving away TWO $25 gift certificates to their online shop! That’s TWO WINNERS again today, woot! Modern Fabric Studio opened just this year, and owner Amanda specializes in finding…

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falalalaFABRIC giveaway from Fashionable Fabrics! [NOW CLOSED]

Posted December 13, 2011

Thanks for entering! This giveaway is now closed. Our winners are:

Kim: “Thank you for featuring Fashionable Fabrics. I just signed up to receive their emails. Great fabric for a Charlie tunic and the they take Paypal!”

and Kathy: “I have never ordered fabric online. I go to Joann’s just about every weekend. I hope that I win so that I can order some online.”

Congratulations ladies!

This December I’m hosting a series of fabric giveaways from my sponsors here on Made By Rae! Check back throughout the month for the latest one. Hurray!

Today our lovely sponsor Fashionable Fabrics is giving away TWO $25…

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Shop handmade for the holidays with Made By Rae sellers!

Posted December 12, 2011

It’s not too late to shop online for the holidays (or heck, for yourself)! I’ve been working on updating my Made By Rae sellers lists (they’re listed below) so I thought I’d showcase a few of the great items available from the talented group of indie crafters who are licensed to sell things with my patterns! From time to time I get requests for ready-made items from one of my patterns, and since I don’t have time to sew them up myself, I always send people over to the sellers lists. Supporting these shops is a great way to give handmade, especially if you don’t have time to sew it yourself!

1. Toddler Airplane Backpack by Zaaberry 2. Tutti Frutti…

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A different kind of craft

Posted December 7, 2011

When we were out in Seattle a couple weeks ago it dawned on me that my dad is a crafter too…just a different kind. I really wanted do a blog post about him and share his amazing craft with everyone!

This is my dad, Marv. He used to be a research chemist, but now he’s retired. Since the time I can remember he has always had more hobbies than I can keep track of. Trains, trees, birds, drawing, piano, classical music, seashells, sailing, racketball, running. When you start to go through the list, it’s really an impressive amount of interests for one person. About eight years ago he picked up a new, pretty amazing hobby: violin-making!

See that thing in his hand? That’s his most…

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falalalaFABRIC giveaway from Fabricworm [NOW CLOSED]

Posted December 7, 2011

Thanks for entering, this giveaway is now closed!

Congratulations to our winner, Susan:

“I’ve recently used some of my stash on quilts. This giveaway would be the perfect thing to fill those shelves again. I can make room for them “

This December I’m hosting a series of fabric giveaways from my sponsors here on Made By Rae! Check back throughout the month for the latest one. Hurray!

Today our lovely sponsor Fabricworm is giving away the entire line of Circa 52 from Birch Fabrics in Fat Quarters, that’s 10 fat quarters to one lucky winner! The line is 100% organic quilting cotton. I…