Sweet Bunny Bib

After venturing into the world of burp cloths, a bib seemed the next logical step.A super quick post today.

I appliqued little bunnies on them for cuteness.

...to match the caddy

They are backed with polar fleece and have a layer of batting for extra softness.

My favourite is this one, with all the cute deer designs.

What have you been sewing?

Sunday Stash 5th October 2014

Polka Dots

My new additions this week are very...dotty

Pink and soft green polka dot quilting cotton

And some candy coloured threads to co-ordinate. I also bought these Janome embroidery scissors which allow me to get very close the the base of the thread and snip it cleanly.

I need some new pins-these have become bendy and are fast losing their sharpness.

A new experiment today- I made a couple of contoured burp cloths.

 I made the tag into a handy hanging loop. These are lightweight with little polyester padding for easy washing and fast drying.

There are so many versions out there and I just made up the pattern measuring myself and drawing a curve freehand, then copying it for the other side. I used some newspaper as a template to get the shape right (scrunch it up first so it does not slip as much). If you want a tutorial, have a look at the Contoured Burp Cloths Tutorial by cloud9fabrics.

Happy Sunday!

Fabric Baskets for Babies and Kids- Taupe Dotty Teddy Pocket Friend

Dotty by Clarke and Clarke arrived in Taupe in Saturday morning's post.

I had to add to the collection and make another fabric basket

Don't they look great together?

I also made a fabric basket for a baby boy with elephants. 

and  one with Red Riding Hood style fabric

I picked out some details with red stitching and realised backstitching was a bad idea

Some check ribbon sewn to the top for contrast 

 and the pockets on the inside because the outer fabric was too cute to hide

I am now experimenting with my first ever boxed zipper pouch.

See you soon!