Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Handmade Gifts

One of my favorite things about learning to sew is that I can make things for other people. There was a time not too long ago that I never would have dreamed I would give a handmade gift. Now? It's the first thing I try to give.

My friend Nicole had a baby boy in December. Drew received this tassle hat and scarf to wear next winter.
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The mom board I'm a part of sometimes has swaps. You can make a gift or buy a handmade gift. Now? I can make a gift. It's so much more fun now! We recently had a love themed swap. I found some adorable fabric (once again on Pink Chalk Fabrics), and made this apron for my friend Tara.
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Here's a close up of the fabrics. The little scooters are so cute!
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And because I always like to use a pattern more than once, after all, the first time I'm blindly making my way through, I made another apron for my friend Trish's birthday. The fabric wasn't as nice, seeing as how I waited too late to order it online. I popped by Joann's and just went with "cute." Other than the spot on the bottom where I left the iron on it while I rescued Little Bird's fingers from the drawer he had closed them in, I think it turned out well.
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My most favorite gifty project lately though, is this birthday shirt for little Pippi. She turned one this past Sunday, and she is sporting a cutie pie birthday shirt. Her mom picked out an adorable little t-shirt from Old Navy and the two pink prints for the "1" I think from Joann's. I thought the shirt turned out well, but I am probably mostly looking at the model. She's such a sweetie.

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Thursday, February 12, 2009

In the Meantime

All of my current projects are happies for other people, so I have to wait to post about them until they are in their rightful ownership.

In the meantime, I give you the fabric I simply must have for my next bag:

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Courtesy of Pink Chalk Fabrics, a great place to buy fabrics online. Which reminds me that I have a post about a handbag to write. I can't believe I forgot about that. My brain. So swiss cheesy these days. I've been enjoying using it so much, that I've forgotten to post it. You can see a sneak peek here though.