Burdastyle is an open source website for sewers. I am so these guys target audience. There are free patterns, great styles and wonderful photos of the work. I can’t express my excitement about this new find. What a genius idea!

Holly shit I am in love! The most amazing linen I have ever seen by nani iro…I really really want to buy a yard of this but do not know yet what I’ll make, plus it’s fucking expensive.

A few weeks ago I went to Bolt, one of Portland’s local boutique fabric stores, and feel in love with some of Anna Maria Horner’s fabric. I quickly bought some, brought it home and made pants for Florence. It was great fabric to work with, amazing color palete and I think she looks so stinking cute in them. Later in the week I made her and some of her friends matching headbands out of it.

Phew…these shoes were not easy to make, but oh my god…they are so cute! I’m trying to teach her an appreciation of good typography.

Here’s a fun soft block I made for Florence. It was super easy and put my scrap fabric to good use.

I made some baby shoes inspired by our favorite zutano pair. They were much harder than I expected…lots of ripping seams out, trimming and re-sewing. I’m going to try to make another pair and maybe even do up a little tutorial so others can give it a try and learn from my mistakes.

And look…she likes them.

I’ve been having trouble being creative in the evenings after Florence falls asleep, but I need some me time before I hit the hay. Watching 45 minutes of tv or a movie has been my outlet. So I don’t feel guilty about this, I’ve been embroidering on these linen napkins I sewed. My husband loves using a napkin when he eats and I was feeling like we’ve been using too many paper products. It makes eating dinner feel so fancy to have a cloth napkin.

Cut the sleeves off an old sweater.

Put right sides together and sew.

It will end up looking like this.

Fold over waist band, sew and leave a hole to insert elastic.

Sew off hole left open for elastic and trim sweater to the length of your baby.

Fold over the bottom of pants and sew.

Your baby will LOVE them!

I did a trade with my friend Becky. A little confusing since my name is Becky also…it’s the first time I’ve ever really known another Becky. Anyway, she knitted a beautiful sweater for Florence and I made a little pair of pants for her son Jasper.

Florence in her new sweater that Becky knitted.

Detail of the beautiful sweater.

Jasper sporting his new stretch denim pants with elephants at the bottom.

I used the pant pattern from this book and then changed up the pockets and added the elephants to the inside of the pant. Also, designed the elephant pattern and printed it out on fabric paper.

Cute feet!

While I was pregnant I made all sorts of things for my little girl.

I printed out one of my designs on fabric and made it into a softy to hang over her crib.

Here’s another.

And finally the mushrooms.

A little friend David named Theodora.

And a set of embroidered linen softies.

A green linen dress.

And my favorite the rain dress, which she is already too big for!