New Dress Pattern!

I decided to try my hand at a sweet little reversible criss-cross dress for the Christmas craft fair this year. I found the pattern at a lovely shop on etsy called wink designs and am so happy to report that it made perfect sense, the pieces were drawn out accurately (have had some issues with pdf patterns in the past) and was so much fun to make. I appliqued some cut flowers to the front and left the edges raw to fray naturally for a soft look. The front main fabric is a linen cotton blend, and the inside is from the Heather Bailey Pop Garden collection. I'm really happy with the outcome.

I'm hoping to have eight of these dresses completed by the end of the month but we'll see. If I get half that amount, I'll be happy. So far, I've completed a dozen sock monkeys, made about two dozen pairs of earrings (they are so lovely) and am in the process of creating a pattern for the 'Bowen Bear'. I'm hoping to spend the upcoming week cutting and preparing so I can just dive in and start sewing by next weekend (oh please, please, please let this be the case).

Cards for Cancer

Machine sewn cards for my contribution to Cards for Cancer .

Lovely Little Elephant

First off, I apologize to anyone that downloaded January's Monthly Make and got hung up on my typo on page 3 STEP TWO - it should have read 'right sides together' rather than 'wrong sides together'. Hope that didn't screw anyone up. I have fixed the typo and will re-load today. I am almost finished with February's craft so make sure to keep checking in (it's a fun one!!).

In the meantime, why not try making a little elephant using the same dimensions as the Lovely Little Owl.

Getting Started

So far I have two dress patterns figured out for this years market. Here's the first little lovely:

It's a simple 'pillowcase' style with a drawstring neck and matching decorative band on the bottom. The body is made from unbleached cotton and has a wonderful, organic look and feel. The second dress (which I may shorten to a shirt/tunic) is made from the same unbleached cotton and has a flirty little ruffle on the neckline and ties at each shoulder.

I am also expecting my fabric to arrive any day now. I decided to come up with four colour palettes to help keep consistency to the brand I am slowly starting to develop. Here they are: