Her sister tried to make her laugh… But nope. No smiles. You would think she hates it, right? She doesn’t. She wanted to get the pictures done as fast as possible so she could wear it right away (I finished…
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She Doesn’t Want to Smile for Pictures
Tagged with: children's clothes, jalie, kids clothes week, libertyoflondon, makingchildrensclothes, sewing
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
Not a Dress
It’s Kids Clothes Week again which means I’m making the girls stuff they don’t actually need! Honestly though, it’s more fun when I’m making what I want rather than what they need. I’ve done the legging blitz before and I…
Tagged with: children's clothes, jalie, kids clothes week, libertyoflondon, makingchildrensclothes, sewing
Posted in Sewing
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Stalled
This picture. V didn’t want me to do pictures but I convinced her (i.e. promised her iPad time). Only she wouldn’t put on the skirt I’d grabbed to go with the T-shirt and told me to just put it on top…
Tagged with: children's clothes, clothhouse, harristweed, jalie, libertyoflondon, makingchildrensclothes, sewing, spinning
Posted in Plans, Sewing, Spinning
Posted in Plans, Sewing, Spinning
Pieced Skirt and Top
When I posted about my fabric dyeing and making blitz, I said I would share the skirt I made the next week. And that was the plan. All I needed were some pictures. But the leftovers were calling to me…
Tagged with: children's clothes, fabricdesign, makingchildrensclothes, patchwork, sewing
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A Top for the Bunny Leggings
When I made the animal leggings for the girls, E got a matching top. I felt like I should make one for V too. I had plenty of Liberty of London left over from her dress and some orchid stretch…
Tagged with: children's clothes, jalie, libertyoflondon, makingchildrensclothes, sewing
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KCW: Last Three Things
I had these plans where I’d get everything photographed and shared really fast during Kids Clothes Week. And it sort of worked at first. I’d let V wear her new dress and catch some quick pictures right away that morning.…
Tagged with: children's clothes, coffeeandthread, kids clothes week, makingchildrensclothes, sewing, violettefieldthreads
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KCW: Dress 2 Done!
When M went to London for business, he asked me what he could bring back (smart man). I asked him for some Liberty of London fabric. He picked out 3 of the tana lawns. When I saw this one, I…
Tagged with: children's clothes, kids clothes week, makingchildrensclothes, sewing, stripedswallowdesigns
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KCW: Dress 1 Done!
Kids Clothes Week is on so I decided to take a break from sewing for myself and make some completely unnecessary clothes for the girls. First up, V requested a dress with a low back. I’ve seen a few patterns…
Tagged with: children's clothes, jennuinedesign, kids clothes week, makingchildrensclothes, sewing
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Project Run and Play – Nothing But Knits
It’s baaack! The first challenge is all about knits. Perfect to finally dig in to some Birch organic cotton interlock I’ve been holding onto. V declared it would be for her when she saw it so I decided to make…
Tagged with: birch, children's clothes, jalie, machine knitting, machineknitting, makingchildrensclothes, oliver + s, project run and play, sewing, strandedknitting
Posted in Knitting, Sewing
Posted in Knitting, Sewing
Stars Dress
Or I could have said “Christmas Tree Topper Dress”. Or “What Was I Thinking She’s Going To Get Tomato Sauce All Over It White Dress”. Let’s just stick with stars. This month’s Project Run and Play challenge is fabric manipulation.…
Tagged with: children's clothes, cloud9fabrics, fabricmanipulation, makingchildrensclothes, mingoandgrace, project run and play, sewing
Posted in Sewing
Posted in Sewing
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