Boy Fabrics!

When I started sewing to sell I started using up some of my stash and have been able make lots of gorgeous girls things but sadly nothing for little boy due to the absence of boy fabrics in my stash. Well I am finally able to start on some little boy things as I have received a small selection of gorgeous boy fabrics from Fabric Shoppe on Etsy. I love them and these are the sort of fabrics I would use to dress a little boy in if I had one and I hope you all love them as much as I do! I hope to be able to show you some boy items in the coming weeks.

Magic Yarn Ball Swap

A huge thankyou to Belinda who was my swap partner for the Magic Yarn Ball swap I signed up for on Ravelry. I totally love my yarn and all the goodies!

Check out those gorgeous shoes for my bubba on the way…aren’t they just gorgeous!

Vintage Fabric Swap

I ran one of these last year and with everything going on here at the moment (market sewing, baby baking-12 weeks to go!, knitting…oh and looking after my children too!) I simply don’t have time to do it this year but Selina over at What were we thinking? is organising one so hop over there and sign up!

And the winner is…

Bec (comment number 1)!

I will contact you very soon and get your free bib to you!

Flickr Faves!

I love looking through photos on Flickr for inspiration! There is so much talent out there and I love seeing the designs and the fabrics that others choose to dress their kiddies in. Here is just a little of the inspiration I found today.

1. barefoot rose little splasher bikini, 2. abc and birds reversible skirt, 3. garden roses pleated dress, 4. Hübsch eingerahmt 2, 5. Reversible Park Slope Jumper, 6. Ruffle Dress, 7. kimono pj1, 8. all blued up knot dress, 9. Criss-Cross dress

Knitting Little things

I have so many friends who are pregnant or who have recently had babies at the moment and so I have been taking the opportunity (in between all the market sewing!) to use up some of the smaller amounts of yarn in my stash. I do love knitting for newborns as the items are SO cute and SO fast to knit! I started this Tikki Rainbow dress a few days ago and have just been doing a few rows in between other things. I discovered that Georgie, the designer of this pattern, has released an undated version which fits better and has some gorgeous hem options so……I frogged it! Yes the whole thing (before I took a photo) so I am afraid you will have to wait a few days for a photo…It will be worth the wait! I promise!

A few more milos are on the cards I think and maybe another little dress or two as well as soakers, longies, little bloomers and a couple of lovely new patterns including Tikki’s new one “Bloom”. Hmmm will I really get all this knitting done as well as all the sewing…we’ll see I guess!

Another Little Milo

A friend of mine had a baby boy about 8 weeks ago and I had a little newborn Milo vest all knitted up to give her but he was HUGE (almost 12lb) so I didn’t bother giving it to her as it wouldn’t have fit! I have finally got around to knitting another one in a larger size. I am hoping that this one fits for at least a little while before the weather warms up.