Handmade Nursery & DIY Heart Garland

So I had a yummy baby girl a few weeks ago - and I'm still smiling. I really LOVE babies, and this girl turns me into mush with every yawn and smile just like I knew she would. Lack of sleep, dirty diapers, and piles of laundry mean nothing to me when she opens those eyes. I'm an honest to goodness sucker like that. And I'm a sucker (obviously) for all things handmade when it comes to wee ones, so I racked up the hours creating handmade goodies on the sly while pregnant. I even got the kids involved. 

To start I made the Simpatico Flying Geese Quilt. Then, once I knew it was "the one" for my baby, I sewed up some coordinating baby and toddler blankets, crib sheets, a diaper basket/organizer, and infant dress. I also made a couple of painted guaze swaddling blankets, pom pom and felt window garlands, and an infant car seat set. This is my second mostly handmade nursery, and I'd love to share what I've learned about sewing for infants and babies over the next few posts. 

The first project I'm going to share is the simplest. It's a heart garland made of felt that my daughter and I made together in under an hour. If you want to make one of your own, then cut hearts, roughly the same size, out of felt in your choice of fiber and color (we used leftover recycled and wool felt from Purl and Benzie Design). Then sew down the center of the hearts with a continous straight stitch using a sewing machine. Try to keep the space between the hearts approximately the same length, and leave long tails of thread on both ends to make the garland easy to secure.

I packed our heart garland in my hospital bag and draped it on our baby girl's hospital bassinet the day she was born. The nurses in the mother baby unit at our hospital all loved the garland, and we always knew which baby was ours!

 

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Happy Mother's Day

Wishing you and yours a wonderful Mother's Day...

We are so grateful to be celebrating this year with our new baby girl :)

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Spring Shop Inventory

So in the past 10 days I have been very very busy sewing to stock some spring blankets, bibs, and gift sets in my Etsy shop, and at The Craft Lounge.  All told, I've sewn a whopping 19 blankets + 17 bibs! That may not seem like a lot to someone who has chunks of time to devote to production, but for me it took stolen hours while sick children were napping, and Mr. T was making sandwiches, folding laundry, and giving baths in my place. 

I won't bore you with the details of each item sewn here. Instead I'm just posting a few photos. If you want to see more details, then head on over to my Cry Baby Quilts Etsy shop. It's full of new Spring items!

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Hand Knit Odette Hoodie Sweater

So the very same day that I finished the Decouverte vest for myself, I cast on this sweater for my youngest boy, Mr.B, in a hurry.

You see, a couple of months ago I completed a tiny sweater for our soon-to-be-born fourth child, only to be told by my third kiddo that I had never (never!) knit anything for him. After some thought I realized I was guilty as charged, and I felt really, truly, like a bad mother. How could I skip over kid #3 and knit for kid #4 without even realizing it? So I knit like the wind, and finished this Odette hoodie for Mr. B just in time for our weekly Sunday breakfast date last weekend. We headed down to the Hudson River for a stroll and a scone, and I snapped a few photos of him in his new hoodie. It's a bit on the large size because I knit the size 4 (Mr. B is nearly 3 years old) in the hopes that he gets next winter out of it. We both love how it turned out, long sleeves and all. 

Pattern is the Odette Hoodie by Carrie Bostick Hoge. Yarn is Berroco Comfort worsted weight in Spice. Peace Fleece wooden buttons were a gift from many years ago...

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Modified Easy Linen Shirt

So this last item in my own personal Kids Clothing Week Challenge is a modified Easy Linen Shirt from the book Sewing for Boys. It seems like I see a version of this shirt on craft blogs weekly, and with good reason. It's a simple pattern to sew, with endless possible variations.

This variation is inspired by our oldest boy's love of old boy scout shirts, and all things sleeveless. When cutting and sewing, I left off the sleeves entirely. Instead of adding sleeves I merely topstitiched a double row of wide stitches around the armholes for stability, leaving frayed edges for a rough and tumble look. Otherwise, I followed the pattern exactly, in the size 4/5 for my slim five year old. I thought of sizing up because I think this shirt would look great layered over a long sleeved waffle T, but the patterns in this book tend to run large, so I stuck with the 4/5 size for the summer. 

Patches are from Best Made Co. Fabric is lighweight cotton black and red seersucker ordered from Fabric.com.

And that concludes my very own Kids Clothing Week Challenge for this spring. I'm pretty happy with what I've produced. What do you think?

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All Set Reversible Menswear Shorts

 

So it wouldn't be a Kids Clothing Week Challenge (even a self-imposed one) for me without my boys' favorite shorts. This year they have both officially grown out of the reversible trouser pattern in Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings. Last spring I fudged it and extended the pattern from Handmade Beginnings myself, adding buttons and piping (check them out here). This spring, I made life easier for myself and purchased Anna Maria's All Set Kids Pattern Set. It includes larger versions of the much loved reversible trousers/shorts and hooded jacket from Handmade Beginnings, along with new patterns for a skirt and blouse. 

I was tickled by the fact that the new All Set version of the reversible trouser/short includes options now for a button tab much like the one I added last year. Ironically, I decided not to include the button tabs this year, after replacing the buttons too many times to count for my rough riding boys last summer. This year they get the stripped down model - no button, tabs, or piping. Just simple reversible shorts in hilarious cotton prints that make them giggle.

Fabric is from Timeless Treasures' Menswear collection. I used Moustaches in black and Wingtips in grey for both pair of reversible shorts. I love these prints for boys because they are whimsical, non-directional, and they come in dark colors to hide the wear and tear that occurs naturally when you are a little man. Cute, right?

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Little Lisette Dress

 

So I know...another garment for my girl. Don't I have two boys too? What about them? Well, thoughtful reader, I'll get to them, I promise. But not until we talk about this funky dress in yet another off-beat fabric combo chosen by my fiercely independent girl child. 

Now please check this dress out. 

It's the little lisette 1892 sewing pattern from Oliver + S. I picked it up a while ago on sale at JoAnn's and started my daughter dreaming of matching mother-daughter dresses. Alas, I am not up to sewing myself a coordinating frock just yet, but I just may in the future. My daughter and I both love the racerback style of the back, and the high/low hem. This dress is a simple pullover, so there are no buttons, elastics, zippers, patches or pockets to apply. If you can sew a curved line and attach hem tape, then you know all you need for this straightforward project.  

Pattern was cut and sewn in the size 6, with length extended to size 7. Fabric is Jay McCarroll's Philadelphia on top, and Los Angeles on the bottom, both in the Midtown colorway from his Center City collection for Free Spirit. 

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Scirocco Dress Review

So here it is... my finished Scirocco dress pattern from Figgy's.  Hooray!

I meant to follow the pattern exactly as written because I think the design is perfect as is, but it was not meant to be. First, my girl requested that I make the twisted back with contrasting fabrics, which I totally love. Then, after completing the bodice it became clear that even though I traced the pattern in a size 6/7 with a 8/9 length, it was not even close to long enough to cover my string bean's bellybutton.  Luckily I had enough black piping and blue leopard print to make a cumberbund-style addition to sew in between the bodice and the ruffled skirt. I treated the top of the back leopard fabric piece as the top ruffle, and inserted the elastic and attached it to the bodice as instructed in the pattern. The main variation I made was in adding piping to the top front leopard piece, and all around the bottom of the leopard panel before attaching the skirt ruffles. Adding piping is simple and it creates a very finished, professional look. I use a zipper foot to sew piping to my cotton fabric without any added stabilizers, but there are many different ways to go about piping a garment. If you want a full tutorial to teach you how to do it, I recommend the piping tutes over at The Cottage Home, and Make It Love It. Both present simple ways to add piping to nearly any sewing project. 

Now about the Scirocco sewing pattern... I want to start by saying that overall, I find that Figgy's Patterns are easy to follow. As is clear by the sheer number of Figgy's patterns that I choose to use, I'm a huge fan. Nevertheless, even using this photo tutorial for the bodice on this Scirocco dress, I found myself utterly confused regarding shoulder finishing on the Scirocco. I'm not sure exactly where my problem lay, but every time I tried to follow the tutorial or pattern I ended up a very frustrated pregnant lady with a seam ripper in her hand and steam coming out of her ears. After about an hour of this I let my sewing instincts take over and topstiched the neck and armholes. Luckily I like the results, and I don't think the topstitching takes away from the overall design. The rest of the dress was a breeze, and I would use the pattern again without hesitation. Maybe next time the instructions will click with my brain, who knows?

Fabric was chosen by my daughter. The shiny blue dot is a very old Alexander Henry print from my stash, and the blue leopard is Anna Maria Horner's Spotted in the Crowd in Elizabeth from her awesome LouLouthi collection. We love black and blue together. There's just something edgy about it, right? Now all this girl needs is a pair of cute shoes and she's ready to party.

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Striped Banyan T-Shirt

So my DIY Dolman T-Shirt was such a hit with my daughter, that I decided to sew up this Banyan Tee using the very same fabric as the dolman while my serger was still warm. The Banyan comes to us from Figgy's Patterns, and if you read this blog frequently, then you know that I am a huge fan of all things Figgy's. In fact, I have a Scirocco dress in the works, that I hope to show you soon!

But back to the Banyan, yes? I departed from the pattern slightly to add contrasting pink striped wings to the bottom of the navy striped body. The Banyan pattern tunic already has these high/low wings as part of the pattern. To make them in contrasting pink striped material I simple cut a triangular section of the pattern from about 1/3 of the way down from the armhole straight down to the hem of the pattern. Then I added a 1/2" seam allowance to both sides of the cut. 

After sewing the pink striped triangles to the navy striped main body pieces, I continued with the pattern as directed, using the same pink stripes for the pocket and neckline. I thought about making pink sleeves, but decided against it. I'm glad I did. I like the pink-blue balance achieved just as it is. So does my girl, who gave me the go-ahead to try something new. Scirocco dress...here I come. 

 

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DIY Dolman Shirt with Tutorial

So this spring I was looking forward to participating in Kids Clothing Week Challenge (KCWC) again. Unfortunately it will take place April 22-29 this year...the very week our fourth child is due to arrive. At first I was sad not to take part, as I've come to really enjoy the comraderie and motivation that KCWC provides. Then I decided to have my very own kids clothing week challenge here at home. I've piled up the patterns and the fabrics, consulted with my little people regarding what they want to wear this season, and started working. If I'm up to it I plan to enter my makings in the official KCWC Flikr pool come April 22. After all, I can't imagine that hundreds of sewing moms would mind if I bend the rules just a bit, just this once, for the birth of a babe now would they?

So let's get started with my girl S. S is first approaching 8 years old, and is beginning to desire the trappings of American tweens everywhere. She oohs and ahhs over smartphones, lip gloss, and flip-flops with heels at every turn. She loves the pricey stylings of Splendid and Crewcuts, and after checking out all they have to offer this season we decided that I should give some striped tops a try.

I really wanted to make a top that actually fit my long torsoed super string-bean of a girl, so I set out make my own pattern for a shirt that would be trendy, yet simple to sew. Thus, the DIY dolman was born. The dolman sleeve is loose, comfortable, and seems to transform the simplest shirt into something current and cool. I made this shirt in a tunic length, but my DIY pattern is super easy to customize. If you want to make a dolman T for your girl, or for yourself, then check out my DIY Dolman Shirt Tutorial here. And please let me know if you give the dolman a try. I'd love to see what you think!

 

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Decouverte Knit Vest

So I've been drooling over Julie Hoover's simple, modern knitting patterns on Ravelry for a long while now. Nearly all of her knit pieces appeal to me, but I chose her Decouverte Vest to start with. There are many ways to purchase Julie's patterns, and I bought mine here.

I found the pattern to be straighforward and simple to follow. I knit it without any formal assistance, but relied on this tutorial to learn how to mattress stitch the sides, and this tutorial to master picking up stitches for the collar. Overall, I think the pattern would be well suited to any advanced beginning knitter. 

As for yarn, I chose Knitpicks Comfy Fingering cotton/acrylic yarn in black, whisker and hollyberry. I purchased just enough yardage to complete the project and then colorblocked and striped it by whim as I knit. I've already machine washed and tumble dried the vest twice, and am impressed by the seeming durability of such light fingering weight yarn.

My only complaint about the Decouverte Knit Vest has nothing at all to do with the pattern really. It's just that it took me so darn long to knit! Not sure why I was surprised that this project took a while given the guage of the yarn and the size of the needles, but I was.  Next knit: worsted weight please!

*Thanks to my beautiful mom for modelling for the above photos! I didn't think the drape of the knit was don

Black and White Flying Geese Quilt (with Liberty of London back!)

So remember this wonky flying geese quilt that I started in the last week of 2012? Well, with help from Lindsay over at Eileen's Quilts, it's done!

I've always wanted to learn to use a long arm quilting machine, but with little access in my area of the country to rental machines, and a babe on the way, I decided to send this quilt off to a pro. I'm so glad I did. After a couple of short emails with Lindsay discussing motif, thread color, and batting, my quilt top and backing were off to Virginia! A few short weeks later they arrived quilted at my doorstep tied in the pink yarn you see above. And just like that I fell in love with Eileen Quilts... Just look at the close up of the quilting work and I think you will too. 

Back and binding fabrics were chosen from Liberty of London's 2012 seasonal Tana Lawn collection. The large floral print is Liberty's Seventeen in Multi, and the small scale abstract print is Liberty's Pepper in yellow and grey. I must say that though I was terrified of quilting with Liberty's Tana Lawn fabrics due to their lighter weight and hefty pricetag, I LOVE the way this quilt came out. Binding was especially easy with the lawn weight fabric wrapping so easily around my chosen 1/4" edge. Often applying such a thin binding with quilting weight cotton or linen blends can be awkward, but the lawn was a dream. I also appreciate the lightweight, year round feel of the lawn, and the drape it lends to the finished quilt. I am curious to see how it holds up to years of use and washing, but then again, when it comes to tears, holes and stains, they are really just a sign of deep quilt love right? And that's what it's all about to me - a whole lotta quilt love.

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Sew What You Love Ruffle Skirt

So it snowed a teeny bit last night, but I still gave this spring skirt to my girl this morning for its first day of wear. It's March after all, and according to the preschoolers in this house, spring officially begins in March!

The ruffle skirt is a based on a pattern from Tanya Whelan's Sew What You Love book, and I really do "love" it because, like many of the items in Tanya's book, it requires no actual pattern tracing. Instead you cut your fabric based solely on your child's measurements. This makes for a perfect fit every time, and is especially great for girls like mine who do not fit easily into regularly sized clothing! The skirt has cutting options for one, two, or three ruffles, and I think it leaves lots of room for personalization. I chose to go with two ruffles, and instead of hemming the ruffles I finished them with some bright orange polka dotted bias tape cut from the roll at Purl Soho. Fabric is Anna Maria Horner's LouLouThi Summer Totem in strudel. 

It's a little disappointing that this skirt first exited the house with legwarmers and boots bellow, but I think lots of wear in the hot sun this summer should make up for that. Here's looking at you March. I'm so glad you're here. 

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Simpatico Modern Flying Geese Quilt

Simpatico quilt finished! I meant to blog photos and notes about this quilt as I made it, but alas, our computer ate nearly all photographs taken during December and January, making that impossible. So here I am in February, proudly showing off this finished quilt instead. Forgive me.

The pattern is a modern flying geese motif inspired mostly by Denyse Schmidt's Flock of Triangles quilt from her book 30 Colorful Quilt and Patchwork Projects, and this amazing Flying Geese and Swan Quilt that I first spotted on Pinterest. To create the quilt I cut 12 1/2" squares of all fabrics. Then I cut the squares into triangles once for the main larger triangles, and then again to create smaller side triangles for the ends of the rows. Some large triangles are pieced from 3 smaller triangles for interest and fun. This is the first quilt top that I have made entirely from simple triangles, and once I stopped worrying about perfect corners it was a lot of fun to arrange and piece!

Fabric is a mix of Simpatico from Cloud 9 Organics, Robert Kaufman's Essex Linen in light blue and steel, prints from the Timber and Leaf Collection by Sarah Watts, and Mod Basics from Birch Organics. The fabrics came together in a rather organic way. I started with the fat quarter stack of Simpatico prints, matched what I had in my stash, and then on a visit to Purl Soho (during a snowstorm!) I added the Timber and Leaf florals and the rustic Essex Linen to soften the ultra modern look a bit. The back is mostly Birch Organic's Mod Basics solid grey, with leftover scraps to add width and interest on the right side. Quilt binding is Simpatico Straws print in mint.

I machine quilted this quilt with simple grey organic cotton thread and a nod to the long lasting chevron trend. However, in an effort to make it a bit different from the classic chevron, I quilted my zigs and zags vertically, rather than horizontally. I like the texture created on the quilt back by closely quilted lines, alternated with some empty space, so I quilted inch by inch until I felt I had achieved the right balance. This meant more time than I had planned quilting, but I like the overall effect. 

What do you think? 

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Spring Blankets and Bib Batch

So it's obviously not spring outside yet here in the Norteastern United States, but inside my sewing room it is. I've been sewing up a storm pre-baby and post-holiday sales to get some items finished both for my Etsy shop, and The Craft Lounge. This group of blankets is less of a collection than prior groups that I've sold, but I like to think there is a little something for every mod baby on the block here.

When all is said and done there is now a group of 25 blankets and as many bibs out there for sale now. Obviously I like all of them, but here are the prints that I favor the most right now. 

For soft and gender neutral I'm loving the Ed Emberley Happy Drawing Too sheep above. Leave it to a master children's illustrator like Emberley to create a print both whimsical and soothing (who wasn't told to count sheep at one time in their life?) at the same time. Plus, it's loaded with grey which coordinates with all things baby all the time.

I also adore this Circa 52 print from Birch Organic Fabrics. I made a custom appliqued blanket set for twins a while back with it, and have been saving this last yard in my stash ever since. Then I thought - what exactly am I waiting for...and the scissors came out. Paired with Michael Miller organic fleece I think it has universal appeal. 

For bolder babes and their families may I suggest the bright and cheery selections bellow? I really love all things made with Amy Butler's now classic Lotus collection, and this floral is no exception. It's feminine, but not pink, and I like that. 

Last but not least is this Bright Balloons print from Robert Kaufman. Tell me this does not make you smile and I won't believe you. Framed in barber pole stripes it looks like candy to me. 

Ok. I'm done writing on and on about how much I like my new blankets and bibs. Now go check them out for yourselves. 

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Downton Abbey Knit Along - Finished!

So here it is...my finished project for the Downton Abbey Knit Along. It's a Penelope Garter Stitch Vest from Lovely Knits for Little Girls. Yarn is Blue Sky Alpaca's worsted cotton in tomato embellished with a 1" turquiose grossgrain ribbon tie. Overall, I really enjoyed this very quick easy knit. Finished it fits my slender seven year old perfectly, and the ruffle in the back looks great. However, my girl is very slim, so I think that if you were knitting this item for the average 7-9 year old, it would be a bit snug. Especially when layered over other clothes as I imagine it is meant to be worn. For this particular child on this particular chilly January day however, it provides the perfect punch of color and flair over her school clothes. So thanks to Shanon aver at Luv in the Mommyhood for sponsoring the knit along! And check out what others are making on Flikr and Ravelry. I know I am.

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Downton Abbey Knit Along

So I was minding my own business in the blogosphere last week when I came accross the Downton Abbey Knit Along over at Luv in the Mommyhood and signed up. If you're a Downton Abbey fan like myself, then you know that the third season begins in America this Sunday, Jaunary 6. I know I'll be knitting while I watch, so I figured I may as well join my very first knit along and share the experience with other craft loving Abbey watchers. The goal of the knit along is to complete a project with a "downton abbey-ish" feel to it by the end of the third season. Photos of finished knits can be posted in the Luv in The Mommyhood Ravelry Group and Flikr Page. Sounds fun right? But what exactly is a "downton abbey-ish" knit? Well that's up to you of course, but I think every single project in the beautiful book Lovely Knits for Little Girls qualify (and a child sized knit is just about what I think I can handle within the Abbey season). The problem was which one to choose... 

I decided on the simplest of the three designs I had tagged in the book: the Penelope Garter Stitch Vest. It's a straightforward garter stitch vest with a ruffle at the back and a ribbon-tied front. The design is definitely donwton abbey-ish, but perhaps not my daughter's color choice! Instead of a muted tone, she went with Blue Sky Worsted Cotton in Ladybug. A bold pick for a bold girl. I think we're going to love how it turns out.

Runners up for the knit along were the amazing Laura Frost Flower Poncho,

and Zoe Fan Stitch Jacket. The jacket is by far the most difficult of the three projects I selected, so I think I'll work up to it. Now that I have another girl on the way I know that feminine knitting projects will go to good use! There is nothing quite like handmaking an item and watching it get worn and handed down among those you love. 

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More Handwarmers & A New Hat

Happy New Year everyone! I don't know about you, but I've been busy making resolutions. Knitting and sewing resolutions that is. My list is long and varied, but many projects have to do with what will be the main event for me in 2013 - the birth of our fourth child! 

Of course I have a quilt in my head, with crib sheets, blankets, some clothing and baby extras on the list. But before I dive in and get sewing for baby I have fixed and finished a few smaller projects in these last days of 2012. My favorite are the new handwarmers and hat that I made myself. I know - more handwarmers...I admit to being obsessed with handwarmers right now, but I think I know why. 

You know how some ladies find themselve buying new shoes during pregnancy because shoes make them feel pretty while not showing them how large they have become? Well handwarmers are my version of new shoes. They come in pairs, I can wear them like an accessory with any outfit I choose, and they fit no matter what the scale says. 

While I love the colorblock handwarmers that I made last month on double pointed needles, I was intrigued by the simplicity of this Work + Shelter design. Using straight needles in a size 5 and comfy worsted yarn from Knit Picks in Hawk, these knit up quickly and easily to match my slouchy version of the simple seed stitch hat pattern free from Lion brand.  To make this simple hat slouchy I cast on the smallest number of stitches, but knit the maximum number of rows called for in the pattern. Oh, and instead of two colors of yarn, I used three. Knit picks comfy worsted in Whisker, Seraphim, and Hawk (in order from top down). I like the fashionable ombre effect of the three yarns together. 

Until 2013...Wishing you all of the best for you and yours, 

Corey

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Wonky Flying Geese Quilt Top

So in this very last week of 2012 and I have decided that it's time to play. That's why, after wrapping my last handmade gifts I ignored all patterns and guidelines, all wants and desires of others, and threw something fun and modern up on my design wall. This is what it looked like.

I sewed these squares and I liked them all. Then a little winter light came in through the window and I saw a quilt. It was a large scale wonky flying geese pattern in black and shades of white made from rectangular blocks much like my block above top left. 

To make my quilt a reality I pieced 40 rectangles 6 1/2" x 12 1/2", sewing them together in a grid to make a quilt top approximately 50" x 60". Fabric is Robert Kaufman's Kona cotton solids in black, white, bone, and natural. I try to have a stash of black and whites around for moments like these. :)

Inspired by this quilt by Noodlehead, I plan to back the quilt in a brightly colored floral pattern (perhaps a classic Liberty of London print). Binding may be a second bright floral in a contrasting color. I'm not sure yet. My plan in to head in to Manhattan and hit my favorite fabric stores soon. I have a happy feeling that I'll know my back and binding fabric when I see them. Then the question will be how, oh how, to quilt this baby. While holding the quilt top up for the photo bellow my Mr. suggested I use a brightly colored thread to quilt it with. I think he may be on to something... What do you think?

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Handmade Holidays - Day 8 - Echo Pillow

So it's the last day of Hanukkah, and I've made it seven straight days sewing and blogging. I must admit that I'm kind of exhausted, so please don't get upset when I climb into bed on this last post to show you the pillow that I gave to my husband for the holidays. 

I really wanted one nice long pillow to go with my Echo quilt. I like the modern look of a single accent pillow, it doesn't get lost on our king sized bed, and it's easy to find on the floor in the morning. So here it is - our singular pillow. The top is pieced with Lotta Jansdotter Echo fabric triangles and then quilted for sturdiness with a lightweight cotton batting and unbleached cotton muslim. The back is home dec weight striped IKEA fabric, with a nifty invisible zipper (I dare you to try to find it in the photo bellow). 

When I first handed my husband the pillow wrapped in white paper with little blue snowflakes he proclaimed, "A pillow, I love it!" Then he left it on the bed, wrapped, for 2 days. It looked like a pillow, gave a satisfying crunch when we laid on it at night, and just generally made us laugh. I should have taken a picture of it then, but sure enough the kids unwrapped it. Now when I see it on the bed I think of it all wrapped up, and I love that - it's a great holiday memory that will always make me smile.

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