Fall is Here

I love fall. I love it so much that I bought material to make outfits specifically for fall. I don't mean pumpkins or halloween faces or even turkeys. But beautiful fabrics of brown, pumpkin orange, yellow the color of garden squash and gray like the fall sky. It might not be for everyone, but I love it and it sure works for these beauties.

For my baby girl I made a tunic shirt and paired it with some great brown and white polka dot tights from a local department store. The shirt is longer so she can wear it now as a tunic and probably again next fall as a shirt. With the lace trim on the sleeves, elastic neckline and fabric rose with a button on the front, these fabrics look feminine.

For my older girl, I chose to use all the fabrics together in a strip work shirt. This jumper style is usually made in a dress (see pic below) but I chose to make this as a tunic shirt as well. I used the same white trim and velvet ribbon in yellow to coordinate their outfits without matching exactly. Again, I bought brown pants from a local store to make it a full outfit. She absolutely loved it and fit in great at the pumpkin patch. :)

Here's a close up of the back. A shirred back and button closure ensures a comfortable fit from now until next year.

As I mentioned above, this style can make an adorable dress. If you really like pattern and color, this is a great option for your little one.

Another close up of her dress with lace trim, velvet ribbon (can you tell I love that stuff?) and button front. Email me for sizing and prices. Only 2 available in the fall colors.

Sweet Grace

This is a precious picture of my sweet neice, Grace. Isn't she adorable? The shirt is shirred around the neck and chest and also at the sleeve. This makes for a comfortable, but flexible fit for all sizes. I then took the material and appliqued a design on each of the legs of the jeans and added a ruffle. I have several styles of this available and each shirt varies so your piece will be unique.

This is a great option if you have jeans that still fit your little girl but they have become too short. I have found most kids outgrow the length before they outgrown the waste size. So, if you have some great jeans, you can save by sending the jeans to me for embellishment and then you can pick a shirt style to coordinate with the jeans. More shirt styles will be posted soon. Email me for sizes, colors and pricing.

Key Chains and Bookmarks

I love the key chains I have seen out in boutiques recently. So I decided to make them myself (of course!) because I didn't see the variety in colors that I would want. I have teal, blue, red, brown, black, grey, pink, hot pink webbing with other colors coming soon. I also have a collection of fabrics and/or ribbon to coordinate with each key chain color. The key chains are for sale alone or you can purchase them as a gift set with these adorable bookmarks. I have covered a button and attached it to the end of the extra large paper clip. This one is teal, green and white. The material is sewn to the key chain and the same material is used for the bookmark.

With this style, I chose a ribbon and used a coordinating fabric to cover the button on the bookmark. I love this because I like more than one fabric or color option.

This is black, hot pink and white with a fabric in black with hot pink polka dots to match.

Here you can see the bookmark in my book marking my place....it is bigger than it looks in the picture! By the way, great book....So Long Insecurity by Beth Moore.

Email me for color choices and prices!

Beauty of Fabric

A sweet client in Richmond finished a beautiful remodel on their kitchen. It's a great blend of traditional and modern finishes and style. The finishes consist of anything from soap stone countertops (which my husband loves and wants to replicate in our kitchen---I don't think I can stand another remodel in our house right now!) to white bead board ceilings. But, for me, a room just isn't complete without a touch of fabric. She saw some neutral, simple fabric with an elegant pattern and decided roman shades were the best treatment in keeping with the look of the kitchen. Below are the pictures from our installation and I think the shades are a perfect compliment and a great finishing touch. So glad she loved them!

I LOVE corduroy

I'm so addicted to fabric. I could buy it all the time. It's a problem. As you can see from the picture, I got the fabrics listed here. This new corduroy(just in time for fall!) by designer, Sandi Henderson, has been catching my eye as I browse my favorite online fabric stores. I loved it so much I bought some for a new dress I'm making for the girls (and anyone else that wants to buy).

I loved this one, too. Also by Sandi Henderson. So this will trim the bottom of the dress and I might use some as a great accent on a hair clip. Who knows.

I love birds. Kinda over the top right now so I need to back off. But, this light pink fabric is so cute and now that I have purchased it and can see it in person, it's even cuter! So this will be the material for the sleeve. Add a little yellow velvet trim and it will be so cute. Can't wait... and as soon as it's finished, I'll post for you to see as well. And then you can tell your friends to order one for their cutie, too.

In Knots!

I enjoy making window treatments and home decor. No doubt. But there is something so fun about piecing together fabric and patterns to make a fun outfit for my daughter. This is an adaptation of the knot dress (first seen by Matilda Jane clothing line) with a little apron attached to the front. It's fun and airy and as you can see, my model loves it. The ruffled pants just complete the look but it can be worn alone. And I've got the cutest little shirt for her to wear as well so she can take this outfit in to her fall wardrobe (not that she has one yet!).

This outfit is sized from 6 months up to size 10. If you would like to talk about one for your cutie, email me for sizing, color choices and pricing.

Double the Blessing

A sweet friend of mine is having twins, double the blessing, right? Well that also means double the bibs and burp cloths at feeding time. So for her recent shower I gave her a set of handmade burp cloths and bibs with a coordinating blanket (thanks to my sis) in a bag of filled with wipes and diapers (major necessity!). I was so thrilled with how they all turned out and wanted to share.

I took a bib of my baby's that I really love because of the size and amount of shirt it covers when she is eating and used that as my template. I then bought several pieces of cotton material that coordinated and pieced them together to make the whole bib. I used the same fabrics or coordinating ones to form strips down the center of the bib and my sis used a large piece for the blanket. All in all, this is such a practical gift but with a personal and unique twist. If you have a baby or a shower gift to purchase email me at jenny_sew@yahoo.com for ordering info. You can't go wrong with this set.