more knit dresses

I love Spoonflower.  It's a great concept, and although I've only used it once - I plan to use it again for another special project.  I bought this rainbow fabric in the organic knit and used Patty Young's Morgan pattern.

I used an old tshirt for the yellow, and some scrap knits for the green and the turquoise.  I cut the fabric carefully to get a nice zigzag effect at the shoulder and neckbands.

I love the pockets peeking out a bit of yellow!

This version was made for one of my nieces using Patty Young fabric and some other solids from my stash.

Here's another peek at the pocket.

The tuck at the neckline is a cute detail.

I've made many of Patty Young's Abigail dresses before.  This is my latest version.

It comes together so easily now, especially with my serger.  Easy breezy!

matching purses and pouches

I decided to try my hand at a couple Noodlehead patterns, the 241 Tote and the Gathered Clutch.


My son's teacher loves pink, so I wanted to give her something she'd like without going over the bubble-gum top!


One of my daughter's teachers loves flowers in her yard, and the color red.


The polka dots on the red are actually kind of a shiny silver.


Her other teacher loves purple - so she got a purple/silver dot & floral mix.


It was fun mixing and matching different fabrics.  I've made a few clutches before, so they came together pretty easily.  The 241 tote has a lot more steps and pieces, but is still pretty easy to put together.  I haven't tried it yet with the inset pocket.  I'm saving that project for another day!

bloom

This is the bloom dress from Patty Young's book Sewing Modkid Style.  It came together very easily, and is light and comfy.


I thought the print was a perfect one to use with this dress that already called for a five-petal flower applique.

halter top

This halter top pattern is from Patty Young's book Sewing Modkid Style. 

I used some of her fabric as well as a matching light turquoise ribbed knit for the facing and hem band.

She loves how open the back feels!

pinwheel quilt

Today I welcomed niece #5 into the family. R gets a little bit larger quilt, mostly because I didn't bother with really counting stuff out until it was already cut.  When I realized how big it would be, I just went for it because I had everything already.  The pattern is Patty Young's Houndstooth quilt.


In each of the gray pinwheels, I free motion stitched a heart with an R inside of it.  In the corner, I signed my name.  Otherwise, all quilting is stitch in the ditch around the pinwheels.

The pictures don't do it justice.  It is a beautiful, bright colorful quilt.  I used a dark gray for the binding, and bright "firework" print for the pinwheels that aren't as solid.

warhol tank x 2

Here's my latest version of Dana's Warhol dress for my daughter and her doll.


I used a black and white polka dot Michael Miller knit, and did the strap and heart applique using an old pink tshirt.  The doll version doesn't have the bow at the shoulder and is a little more of the typical tank pattern.

american boy

We took a trip to the American Girl store in Chicago for a birthday lunch for my five year old daughter.  Luckily, she has a great brother who will do just about anything for his sister.  We wanted him to have something special to remember the day too.

I used a pre-made ringer tee, added my own Silhouette cut vinyl from a font I found online, and made this shirt for my American Girl's big brother.