"Sew, how have you been?"

I wish I could stop thinking of ways to use "sew" instead of "so" in a sentence (Blogosphere: "We do, too."). It's just "sew" easy to do.

Anyhoo, I've been sewing. I wanted to share a couple of my latest projects. The first is yet another pattern that I intended to make for Claire years ago and ended up making for Blythe. The pattern is out of print, but I found it here.

 

The whole reason I ended up making the coat was because of these:

 

I could not resist these buttons, but I had to have something to use them for. I ended up with this fleece coat. It was a really easy pattern. Fleece is very forgiving of mistakes. The only thing I suggest is...DO NOT use black fleece. My white marking pencil did not work very well on the fleece, so it was almost impossible to see the markings I made for buttonholes. Sheesh!

Blythe is adorable in this coat; it's a classic cut and very ladylike. I'm thinking of making her another, more casual, coat out of this pattern with camel-colored fleece, a hood and wooden toggle buttons.

My next project is from another simple, adorable, FREE pattern from Oliver + S. This is their Popover Sundress pattern:

 

I realize that is a huge piece of fabric laying across the front of the jumper, but I like it anyway. The colors are great. The bird fabric is actually a Michael Miller quilt square scrap I found at a local quilt shop. I bought it without knowing what I would ever use it for. I also had the most amazing colored lace from Fabritopia that I've been dying to use. I just went crazy and used it all on this little jumper. Too much? Perhaps. Jimmy crack corn and I don't care (Ha! I just love saying that). Here's a closeup of the lace and Evelyn's tongue:

 Here's the back view:

 

I'm planning on making several of these for Blythe and Evelyn. There are so many possibilities for these. I think they'll be cute with close-fitting long-sleeved T-shirts underneath and some funky leggings and boots.

Next on the sewing agenda - candy cane dresses!
 

Comments

[Tina Newsom]

Hey Jennifer,
Just wanted to say "Hi" to ya! I love that coat and dress, your babies are so beautiful! Have a blessed week! :)

[Nichole]

Adooooorable. I love the buttons! Evy is such a cutie pie in that dress! Can't wait to see Blythe in her coat.

[Sharon]

Sew cute!