Sarah Jane's "Children at Play" fabric came yesterday! While I was happy with the print (seriously, it's so adorable!), I was a bit disappointed that the print was so big. I thought it'd be much smaller and more densely repeating, this is my first time buying a patterned fabric online and I wans't sure how big the scale would be. I planned on making a matching doll dress for Baby Girl and now I don't know if it's going to work... I also ordered a coordinating print for Big Boy and I was ok with that because the white space was broken up with grids.

I used the Oliver + S's Tea Party Sundress (which apparently is out of print now) with the hope of making a matching dress for her 18" doll. I like the yoke of this dress, definitely interesting.

I originally planned using the corduroy as the outer layer and the dots as a little "surprise" underneath, but then more and more I looked at it dots began to win out. Also the bias tape below the yoke and dress was an after thought. I literally bought out all the blue double fold bias tape from both local Joann's near my house. I am serious, I bought them all. I was going to make the bias tape apron for all of Baby Girl's friends and I was going to need lots and LOTS of bias tape. I'm glad for the hint of blue, it really breaks up the red.

This was fun to sew, dress pattern was well thought out and easy to follow (unlike the instruction on Big Boy's shirt pattern... ugh) and I'm already thinking of making another one using tweed/corduroy/houndtooth combo. I can already see how awesome it's going to be in my head! =P

I know, it's a blatant knockoff of Super Grover, but what do I know about super heroes? Only that they wear tights and are muscley.

Big Boy and I were at a fabric store (he likes to tag along, I think secretly hoping he will get to buy something) and then he wistfully asked me if I could make him something, he said I make stuff for Baby Girl, but not him. I told him that's not true, I made him a tool belt, shirt and puppet theater, I make him stuff too.  Then I asked what he wanted, he thought for a minute and said super hero cape (and I silently screamed inside my head; first he says he wants to play football and now he wants superhero things...).

He picked out the color, kelly green. Other choices were some rainbow prints, some baby prints, some blender fabric... all so gaudy and something I would wish to see on a daily bases. He took the bolt to the cutting table and asked for one yard of it, picked out a button (a gingerbread man, go figure...) and even used a coupon for the first time and saved himself $2.

He also said I need one too, because he might be lonely when he's flying by himself up in the sky (totally thought of "Superman" by Five for Fighting).

This is from a vintage pattern from the 40's (Simplicity 1095). It comes with a cute little bloomer (they called it panties way back when according to the pattern) that is buttoned from the side, which I have not gotten around to making. Have to readjust the buttons, I sewed all of them a little too low.

This was an odd pattern, the patterns were pre-cut and instead of ink they used different sized punched holes to indicate notches and mark. It was also old school recommending threading up the patterns to fabric. Also something I noticed about vintage patterns... hem line seems way to short, I guess they liked seeing baby booties back in the day?

Ugh. I broke my own site, wth. Quoting Charlie Brown, "Uuuuugh!"

I saw this dress from Ralph Lauren website. I really like the preppy/casual/vintage-ish look to it. I was absolutely in love with it when I first saw it, but now more I look at it I'm being reminded of the sock monkey I see everywhere now...