Done and dusted...

 Make that done and listed.  The dress from the other day is complete and already in the shop.  I think it came out very well, if I do say so myself.  I have a thing for just the right shade of red and blue together and this dress totally fits the bill.

My friends might find it surprising that I've gone for a nautical theme.  What can I say?  It just seemed right.  And the best part?  I didn't even have to step foot on a boat.

Next on the agenda for today will be working on some hand carved stamps and making a few bundles of gift/greeting cards.  I have a tonne of wee scraps of fabric that are too small to be sewn but would look great glued to some card stock.  We'll see how they turn out.  If they are super awesome (like me), I'll be popping them in the shop.  If not so much, my friends and family might be getting wonky, handmade cards for awhile.  Made with love, of course!

In other crafting news, my good friend AC has recently announced on her blog that she will be taking over her mother's sewing machine this weekend.  I'm eagerly awaiting the results of her endeavours, which I fully expect will be geeky good times.  That's how she rolls.

Also exciting, my lovely Mum (who lives in a land Down Under) has sent me a gift certificate for the Fabricworm.  I suspect it's going to take me quite some time to pick out what I want.  So much goodness!  Fortunately, it is a grey and dreary day here in Vancouver.  A perfect day for spending hours curled up in front of the computer, cup of tea at the ready, scrolling through pages of fabric images.

Although, I did say I was going to work on those cards, didn't I?  Nevermind, the forecast for tomorrow is much the same.

And now for something completely different...

It has always been my intention to make and list some baby/toddler clothes in my Etsy shop but somehow the quilt thing took over my brain for awhile.  I felt like doing something a little different today, so I decided on a dress.

I'm using a Simplicity pattern from the 70's (because really, baby clothes haven't changed that much in decades) but I'm going to tweak it a little.  I've made pretty good headway so far but I got hungry so it's break time!  Here's what I've got so far:

The check fabric looks a little hinky in the photo above but that's the fault of the camera (or the operator, hard to say which).  The skirt and the yoke are done.  Having never made a lined yoke before, that was interesting but it came out very well so, Yay me!

The fabric looks better in this shot.  I'd like to get some more of this fabric for a boy's button up shirt, which was originally my intention.  However, when I found the dress pattern, I changed my mind.  Blue check isn't just for business shirts anymore!

I still have to hand sew the inside of the yoke to the skirt, attach the sleeves and the buttons for the back. I also have an idea for some embellishment but I'll post that when the whole thing is done.   I should be able to bust out the rest of this tomorrow morning and then into the shop it goes!

Another day...

...another quilt!  I've just finished a new play mat and listed it over at my Etsy store.  In a completely coincidental manner, the colours are a perfect fit for the long weekend in the US.  Happy 4th of July, my American neighbours!  I totally made this just for you:

This is quilt number 6.  I wonder if I'll ever make it to number 60?  Guess we'll find out!  I have something in mind, and fabrics picked out, for number 7 and number 8 but I should probably do some cleaning.  If I get all that boring stuff over and done with today, tomorrow it's all about me, cottons, my rotary cutter and my machine.  Speaking of which, I'm thinking my Pfaff needs a better name than Pfaff. Any ideas?