June 14th Ready to Ship Upload details

Hello, everyone! In just a few minutes (9pm EST) the June ready to ship albums will go live! Here are some things to know and keep in mind about tonight's sale:
~at 9pm EST I will post two photo albums (one with 3m to 24m sized items and the other with 2T-4/5Tsized items) with pictures of every item. 
~to claim an item, simply comment on the picture of the item you like with your paypal address. if you do not feel comfortable writing out your paypal address, you can claim the item with a comment that you will send me a message with your paypal address. 
~if for some reason a picture pops up before 9 pm, please wait until the album has been published to comment. If your comment appears before 9pm, I will not count it. I do not like being the bad guy, but I'm trying to keep it fair! :) hope that makes sense!
~if you like an item but it has already been claimed, feel free to comment if you are second in line--with "second"--if the first buyer does not pay the invoice, i will contact you! but please, if you comment to claim, please pay your invoice!! :) 
~you will receive an invoice for your item(s) by Friday night or Saturday morning (baby is having his tubes put into his ears in the morning and I'm not sure how that will color our day tomorrow!). Please pay within 24 hours so that I can mail out your goodies as soon as possible!
~shipping is $3.50, $1 for each additional item.
~if you are interested in a pair of shorts and would like a coordinating tee or tank (with applique (name, initial, number or image etc) or fabric flower) I can take orders for those (i know how annoying it is to have a cute pair of pants or shorts and nothing to go with it!!). tees and tanks to match the shorts will be $16 and flutter sleeve tank tops will be $22. These will ship within ten days.

happy little bow tutorial

here's a short and sweet little tute on how to make a fabric bow.

you will need:

2 pieces of fabric, approximately 3.5 x 28 inches

1 piece of 1/2 in bias tape (double fold, unfolded) or a piece of fabric that measures about 2 x 4 inches (turn the ends of the long sides under  to the middle and iron to achieve the same bias tape look)

I didn't take photos of the first steps because they are straightforward.
~Cut your fabric pieces.
~Take the two long strips and sew them, right sides together, leaving a small opening for turning the fabric right side out. Sew an angle at the ends of the fabric strip if you like the angled edge look to your fabric ribbon.
~Turn right sides out and iron
~Top stitch and be sure to close up your opening with your top stitch
~Mark the center of your fabric ribbon with a pin

 ~Lay the center of the fabric ribbon on your piece of clothing where you would like to position it.

 ~fold on side of the ribbon toward the center.

 ~scrunch a bit to see if you like your bow.

 ~repeat with the other side

 

 ~take your bias tape and position it over the place on your ribbon where the sides of the fabric ribbon meet.

~fold the top and bottom raw edges of the bias tape over the top of the center of the ribbon. 

~sew the rectangle down with a simple top stitch, making sure to enclose the bow! viola!

 

mother's day tea

my wonderful mom planned and put on the most amazing afternoon tea party for all her grand-daughters today! (poor baby b was a little left out but he did manage to skip a nap and attend for a few minutes before catching up on golf with the rest of the men in the family!) she has been working on every facet of the tea for many weeks now and the girls grew more excited by the day to attend mimi's party! we donned gloves and hats and fabulous costume jewelry for the fete! fancy nancy herself would have been impressed by our attention to every frilly detail! i have been sewing more play clothing for the girls lately than dresses so i figured they needed something fancy and fun for today's event! and not to worry, baby b was not left out of the weekend sewing...he got a schweeeet pair of yellow seersucker shorts! here are some pictures of our fabulous tea party!

awestruck by the festivities!

 

 

happy mother's day, mimi! we love you and had the best time today! 

ready to ship upload-- april 30th-- details and more sneaks!

just thought i'd write out some details about monday's upload!

there will be around 65 items in tomorrow's sale (maybe a few more if i can finish a few extra goodies tonight!). all are ready to ship and will mail out on thursday at the latest. (more sneak peeks here and some here)

~at 9pm EST I will upload two photo albums (one with 3m to 24m sized items and the other with 2T-4/5Tsized items) with pictures of every item.

~each picture will have a description on measurements, sizing and price.

~to claim an item, simply comment on the picture of the item you like with your paypal address. if you do not feel comfortable writing out your paypal address, you can claim the item with a comment that you will send me a message with your paypal address.
~if you like an item but it has already been claimed, feel free to comment if you are second in line--with "second"--if the first buyer does not pay the invoice, i will contact you! but please, if you comment to claim, please pay your invoice!! :)
~you will receive an invoice for your item(s) by Tuesday night. Please pay within 24 hours so that I can mail out your goodies as soon as possible!
~shipping is $3.50, $1 for each additional item.
~in the past i have taken custom orders for select items when i had enough fabric to make more, but i cannot take on any orders this month (husband's request!). that being said, if you are interested in a pair of shorts and would like a coordinating tee or tank (with applique (name, initial, number or image etc) or fabric flower) I can take orders for those (i know how annoying it is to have a cute pair of pants or shorts and nothing to go with it!!). tees and tanks to match the shorts will be $15 and will ship within ten days.
examples...

hope to see you all tomorrow!! thanks for being such amazing customers and friends! i love sewing for you all and and i hope that by taking a step back from custom items, i can hold ready to ship sales more often and with more goodies so that everyone who wants to can put a little chickadee chickadee on the little sweeties in their lives! :)

saturday sewing

if all goes well on saturdays and i have a little break in my sewing schedule, i try to sew something for my kids in between orders. last weekend i had lots of fun making a few pairs of oliver + s shorts for the kiddos, so i thought i'd keep with tradition this month and sew another oliver + s shorts pattern for the girls! not quite as easy a project, but i do love how they turned out...not without mistakes (i always tend to fumble with new patterns on the first go round!), but they'll get lots of wear this summer. i love sewing dresses for the girls and fancier things, but it is really fun to make clothes for them to run and play in too!

first pic and POUTing about it!

are we done now?

 oh, wait...the shorts needed a little coordinate, so the tops were a little bonus project at the last minute.

 after church, we tested the shorts out on a run to the playground! (there's our jogging "bus"! clear the sidewalk if you see this thing coming!)

she wants to be a ballerina when she grows up. and an animal doctor too.

daddy teaching the girls how to throw the frisbee...

ummm, great form, miss r! :)

all the munchkins!

 hope you all had a great weekend!!