Bowl & plate, $65 from Lois Aronow Porcelain.
Calling Cards of Mysterious Ladies – no. 31, 4″x4″ limited edition print, $18 from charmfoundry.
Blue Rose Bobby Pins, $6.50 from Creamrose.
Fish softies, $44 each from Flora Douville.
Olive Eep Towel, $12 from skinny laminx.
Little Bits Tee, $44 from Ellaina Boutique.
Vintage Table Cloth, $20 from Paisley Path.
Rockmelon Kids Beanie, $40 from artish.
Lil’ Bunny LITTLE TOES Baby Announcements, set of 8 for $20 from earmark invitations.
It’s pretty exciting and somewhat hilarious that I have been asked to help judge this Baby Quilt Contest over at Make Baby Stuff, a fabulous site filled with creative ideas for…you guessed it – stuff to make for babies! I’m thrilled to be in the company of some of my favorite bloggers.
So, if you love to make quilts or have always wanted to try one, now is the time! In addition to basking in the glory of being a winner, the top three quilters will receive gift certificates to Superbuzzy! So get stitching and submit your entry here.
I just finished this little daisy dress for my three-year-old. Since our fall here in Atlanta is pretty warm, I’m still making short-sleeved dresses.
I handed my kids some floral clay today and they made these bead sculptures. This stuff doesn’t dry, so these can be taken apart and the clay can be reused. I think the one in the photo above looks like the everlasting gobstopper in the Willy Wonka movie.
it’s a t-shirt dress!
I saw an adult a-line version of this in a catalog and decided to make some for the kids. Are they back in style? This was pretty easy and inexpensive. You could add a matching appliqué to the top. And I think it would be extra cute in plaid. This will work for adults or kids.
Here are the basic instructions:
Supplies:
Step #1: Wash and dry tee and fabric.
Step #2: Try the tee on to see where you want it to hit. Mark that spot and cut neatly across the bottom.
Step #3: Measure the width of the hem of your t-shirt. Double that and cut your fabric to that width in two pieces. You can decide the length according to your needs. (I used about 10″ for my three year-old and 12″ for my five year-old).
Step #4: Turn under bottom of one piece of fabric 1/2″ and press. Fold 1/2″ again and sew hem. Repeat for the other piece of fabric.
Step #5: Right sides together, pin the two pieces of fabric together and sew one of the side seams (1/2″ seam allowance).
Step #6: Sew a basting stitch along the top for gathering, leaving bobbin thread long.
Step #7: Right sides together, sew the other side seam, starting at the bottom and leaving about 1/2″ at the top so that you can still adjust the gathers.
Step #8: Turn tee inside out and insert skirt section into the inside of the skirt upside down, with right side of skirt facing right side of tee (see photo below).
Step #9: Pin seams of skirt to seams of tee. Pins should be on the inside of the skirt. Then pin around, adjusting the gathers evenly as you pin.
Step #10: Sew in place along the basting stitch.
Step #11: Sew overcasting stitch along all seams.
If you make this project, be sure to post a photo to the Flickr Make it Monday page.
