Sewing for Kids (not quilts)

January 1, 2012

Show and tell…

Christmas was a blur of family and travel and food. I haven’t done any sewing lately. These matching doll dresses are from a few months ago and just started getting lots of use from the little girl.

I got a generous gift certificate from santa and hit Intown Quilters in Atlanta. They have a huge amount of fabric. They also have a lovely deal on fat quarters, 10 for $25! Perfect for fat quarter addicts like me.

These three are jersey knits which will become the first project with the fancy serger I got on my birthday (and have been too scared to take out of the box)

And just a little more show and tell; this print was one of my very favorite Christmas presents. This dog looks so very much like our sweet dog Petunia and my love of a glass of red wine is *ahm* well known amongst my familiars. I am totally unaffiliated with this artist, I just happen to think he is great. Anyway, check out this guy’s etsy site, so much fun! SCHMETZPETZ

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November 26, 2011

quick toddler dress

On girls sewing night I cut the skirt pieces from a pattern (simplicity2825 size 3) and with our low key thanksgiving weekend I found the time to piece them to this Old Navy shirt that has been sitting in the dresser unworn. The shirt is a ribbed jersey which was really each to stitch to. Then I took a zillion pictures of a rather uncooperative model this afternoon.

I got some smiles from her but what I really wanted was her to hold her baby doll with the matching outfit that I made from the scraps. I would do a closeup of the baby outfit, but trust me when I tell you this; without the little girl in the matching dress, it is ugly! This is as close as I got to a picture of them together.

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November 13, 2011

Baby shower presents from the stash

Filed under: Baby Sized Quilts,Blue & Green Quilts,Sewing for Kids (not quilts) — perrymoffitt @ 11:11 am
Tags: baby presents from stash

A very sweet mama friend asked for gently used or upcycled things for her new baby. I dove into my stash and perked up a few burp cloths and a bib and made a scrappy lovey for this new baby. I love love love the scrabble fabric! It makes monogramming very hip and easy! I found it at equilter.

I also gave baby this quilt, which had been in my cupboard for just a reason like this and was just the colors I was using on everything else.

I love it when a stash comes together ! Not one trip to the store for this present!

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July 27, 2011

A dress for later

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts) — perrymoffitt @ 8:16 pm
Tags: japanese dress pattern, japanese pattern book

Well I lied. I said I was gonna try sewing this dress without a pattern but I realized I had a pattern very similar!

I tried my hand at the Japanese pattern book I picked up ages ago … I wish I knew the name…

that is the cover, this is the dress I made

I made the smallest pattern, 100, which I later looked up and learned it equates to 3T. It was my first time in ages sewing with knits. This is saying a lot! I have been sewing since I was 12 and many failures in the early days had me too scared to ever try knits again. But I watched this video on YouTube and holy crap, it worked! I wasn’t brave enough to do all the pieced shapes from the dress I mentioned a few weeks ago, but I think it is pretty fantastic.

Full disclosure; I wish I could say that the contrasting fabric at the bottom was artistry and creativity, but truthfully it was accommodate the lack of fabric I discovered a little too late.I won’t be adding horizontal seams in knits again, it puckers a little too much for my liking.

And in this picture you can see the pockets. Currently below the knee (HA HA HA HA!) It will fit sometime around 2014…. But I love the pattern so much she will have a whole collection of these dresses by then!

I knew it would be way too big for her while I was cutting it, but it seems silly to take pictures of a dress on a hanger when there is such a cutie model who works for cookies!

I got all 3 knits from Cloth and Bobbin.

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June 24, 2011

Fabric Memory Cards

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts),Tons of other stuff made with fabric — perrymoffitt @ 10:35 am
Tags: fabric memory cards, homemade memory cards, homemade memory game, homemade present for a 4 year old, memory game with fabric

I squealed just a little bit when I found this on Purl Bee recently;

A FABRIC memory game. okay. I am still a little giddy about it.

I have been keeping an eye out for a vintage memory game for our little girl. The current disney princess version just doesn’t do it for me. And knowing that she won’t need it for a few years means I can save up the most perfect scrap squares for a little while. And since I know I will have to make 3 or 4 sets, I will also have the perfect gift for all those babies that are growing up so fast!

A small start…

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June 19, 2011

Pillowcase backpacks

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts),Tons of other stuff made with fabric — perrymoffitt @ 4:00 pm

I got a little distracted from the 2 quilts that are in progress and I did a little side project over the last week. I am sure these have a real name, but I call them pillowcase backpacks. All the fabric is from my stash.

Much of it is fat quarters. The orange and pink cording is from an amazing fabric and trim discount store here in the Philly area; JoMar. As long as your expectations are low, you can find all kinds of trimmings for a steal compared to normal retailers.

The orange cording was 60 cents a yard which is not so bad. But, the deal of the day was fat rick rack for 25 cents a yard!

The 2 with astronauts are for brothers that are now 3 and 6. I made baby quilts for them long ago, but I wanted to make them something new.

I am not sure who will be getting the grey giraffes, but I think it might be a good big brother present for some friends that are expecting a new baby soon.

The pink one is for a fantastic little girl who is turning 8 at the end of the summer. To the dismay of her parents she is barbie and pink crazy. All that really matters is if she likes it…

And that there is a sneak peek at our sweet babe, who thinks this baby rocking chair, that I love so much, is unspeakably horrid. I plop her in it now and then and she always reacts with terrible dismay. And if you look real close, you will see our sweet dog, always watching from a distance, just to make sure we rescue the poor baby.

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June 8, 2011

Homemade Fabric Birthday Banner

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts),The sweet baby,Tons of other stuff made with fabric — perrymoffitt @ 11:51 am
Tags: fabric and felt birthday banner, fabric birthday banner, happy birthday violet, homemade birthday banner, homemade fabric birthday banner, pennant banner

Another present. This one is for a baby turning one this summer.

It was easy to pick a color this time.

Ingredients;

19 felt triangles, 9″ wide x 11″ long

19 light colored fabric triangles, 8″ wide x 10.5″ long

19 letters of dark fabric, top stitched to triangles

7 yards of ribbon

And a cell phone picture of our big girl busting through the baby gate. It seems like yesterday she could barely sit up. sigh…

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March 21, 2011

Happy First Birthday!

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts),The sweet baby,Tons of other stuff made with fabric — perrymoffitt @ 11:08 am

I simply cannot believe that she is one.

The invitees were all different ages, how to entertain them all? We got 100 beach balls and let the kids at it. Great success!

Not walking yet, but we will get there soon.

She was in awe of people singing Happy Birthday.

perfect. totally and completely perfect.

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February 3, 2011

toddler bean bag chair

Filed under: Sewing for Kids (not quilts),The sweet baby,Tons of other stuff made with fabric — perrymoffitt @ 10:05 pm
Tags: bean bag chair for toddler, small bean bag chair, toddler bean bag chair

It was tough choosing the perfect picture that modeled Darcy’s new beanbag chair. She will actually have 2 very similar beanbag chairs when I am done but so far this is the only one that is finished.

Delilah tried her best pose but I think in the end Darcy probably won the contract.