Little Coat

I had some orange wool felt left over from a previous project (probably a birthday crown), so I made a doll coat for my 2yo niece for her birthday. It's so nice to sew with felt: no need for hemming!

Quick Change Trousers

With the recent changes to Gmail, I nearly overlooked an Evite to a friend's baby shower. Consequently I didn't have much time make a gift for the baby--her third child, a boy. Sewing made more sense than knitting, and I figured my friend would have about a zillion hats and blankets.

I used the "Quick Change Trousers" pattern from Anna Maria Horner's book Handmade Beginnings.

The little pants are reversible, and I used fabric from my stash. 

And here is the reverse:

iPad cover

Bodhi and I whipped this up. Made from remnant fabric from Trash for Teaching warehouse and cushioned with an old wool sweater scrap. 

I did learn a lesson. Don't sew through sticky-backed Velcro. 

Foray into patchwork

My initial plan was to blindly choose strips of fabric and just let chance decide the pattern. I quickly realized I wasn't so carefree.

I also thought I'd make a whole blanket but realized I'd actually have to measure. So instead, I took Cheryl's brilliant suggestion and made a "taggy" blanket.

And now I've got three more. Because free form quilting is really rather fun!

Suitable Shorts

Shorts, not pants. Soft. No pinching. No rubbing. No scrunching. No buttons. No zippers.

Right.

Here they are:

I used the Class Picnic shorts pattern from Oliver +S. With tan corduroy and a floral print, both from my stash, they made her happy. That makes me happy.

B makes an apron

B decided he wanted to make an apron for H for Christmas. So he did.

He chose the fabric. I helped him a bit, mostly with guidance, but he did almost everything.

I found the free pattern on Sew Liberated. It was super simple and it fits H perfectly.

Photo canvases

For a friend who just lost his dog.

Scanned and sized photo.
Cut tracing paper to letter size and fed through ink jet printer.
Trimmed to 5x7 size to match blank framed canvases.
Spread thin layer of mod podge with foam brush. Adhered tracing paper , smoothed out bubbles and spread thin layer on top.
It is wet in photo - will dry clear.