My latest project…
…is taming our new feral kitten. (and explaining the nature of wild animals to a 4yo.) Miraculously, he survived a 15-mile freeway journey while hiding in the engine of C’s 4-Runner. I’m not sure what color he’ll be when we finish getting the grime off him (he’s soooo dirty from living under the Metro in […]
the PERFECT beach hat
floppy with a wide brim a pocket for keys raggedy edges (inspired by those old straw hats) lined/reversible soft and cushy and in colors to match D’s school!
Tiny hotpads
Sorry for the bad iphone photos, but I was rushing to get pictures before they get covered in mud! they’re for a kitchen which specializes in mud-pies, after all… straight line quilting I grabbed some scraps that matched the colors she chose for the kitchen… random straight lines quilted and bound them (sloppily) in less than 30 […]
Play kitchen…
Under construction… (built by C from a thrifted nightstand, wall bracket, and some scrap wood. Color design by The Bean, spray-painted by me)
reversible (but still simple)
I had this awesome hawaiian print in my stash, so I pulled it out, with some coordinating Kona I decided to try the simple dress again, without the shirring, but with knotted straps. pretty cute, right? I mean, the straps are too long, but that’s better than too short. she’s feeling around for pockets unfortunately, […]
the Perfect Beach Hat
This morning was D’s moving up. He’s no longer the biggest Yellow Bird at Beach School. Now he’s the biggest Red Bird (and the Bean is the littlest incoming Yellow Bird)D asked me to make hats for his teachers, (guess where the color scheme came from). we used a cute squirrel print for the hat […]
Wanna test my pattern?
so you’ve all seen this dress, right? I mean, I’ve made 7 versions in 3 weeks, so hopefully you’ve seen it. I have the pattern pieces all done, as PDFs, ready to go….sizes 18m-5T (for reference, I’d make the Bean a 2T. She’s 36″ tall and 26 lbs. BUT she has no store bought clothes, […]
Polka Dot BoPeep
So last night, I HAD to put all other projects aside, and play with this AMAZINGLY cute fabric. polka dots win all the cuteness points, right? close-up of big rose clip I made rose clips from the scraps. 1 big, from both fabrics, 1 small, from the mostly-coral-fabric here’s the back wanna see it EVEN […]
this one has pockets.
well, the last dress was NOT a hit. the Bean loved it, and was all excited to wear it, put it on quite happily, posed for pics (as seen a little while ago), and then realized that it had no pockets.instant tantrum. but the print is so busy and pretty that my scraps-large-enough-to-become-pockets clash. pockets! […]
so I’m working on a hat pattern…
Because D needs a new hat, and I am going to make some for his teachers, as end of the year gifts. (just WAIT till you see the fabrics D chose for his preschool teachers. SO PRESCHOOL) D is semi-graciously letting me use his head to test my prototypes.But then, it turned out he wasn’t […]