Vintage love

Some more vintage love made from upcycyled materials. Both tops are peasant style tops with elastic in the neckline and light airy flutter sleeves.

This first shirt is my favourite vintage item so far. Feminine and delicate, but not pink! I love love love the autumn colours and I added a too cute lace trim at the neckline. It's just beautiful. I'll definitely be making another one for my teeny tiny daughter who is almost 14 months, but still getting around in a 0. Which is hilarious because she was 9lb 6oz at birth. Anyway, the second vintage top looks gorgeous near denim and would look super cute with denim shorts and sandals, perfect for summer!

Again, these are awaiting an a little original label before sale. I'm doing a market on Wednesday night so whatever isn't sold is going to be listed in the shop.

Autumn- Size 4

Playful Vintage- Size 5

Raffle prize

I just finished these adorable newborn longies as one of the Joyous Birth Brisbane raffle prizes. Once a month a group of women get together and talk natural birth, cosleeping, babywearing, breastfeeding and a host of other attachment parenting topics. It's a great support group for anyone parenting gently. Newbies always welcome :)

Sweet vintage

A few weeks ago my grandmother gave me most of her sewing belongings. Bags of fabric, buttons, ribbons, lace and even her overlocker. She's been sewing for 25 years, so imagine my excitement to sift through bags of vintage lace, buttons and ribbons!

I made these two tops out of upcycled fabric. I used some of my grandmothers buttons and on one of them, used some of her lace. The result? A very sweet little vintage top. I think it is just adorable! The two tops will be listed in my madeit store sometime next week (once my labels arrive- woohoo!).

Lace Garden- size 3

Colourful Floral- size 4

Peasant dresses... the start of it all

I made these dresses a while ago now, but I felt the need to post about them. They were the first items I made for sale. I need to remind myself why I started sewing for sale. I made these 5 dresses, ranging from size 3-5. They're made from a stunning, imported designer cotton, and I just love them. Why? Because they're gorgeous, quality fabrics, and they're beautifully fun and feminine, but they're not pink!

I began sewing because I didn't want to dress my boy in blue, but that's all I could find. The older he got, the more "mini man" the clothing options became, so I started making my own bright and fun clothes for him. Well, by clothes I mean pants and shirts. You're kinda limited for choice with boys.

Then I had my daughter. She was a planned homebirth. A really hard, difficult birth, but she was born at home, on her own terms, in her own time, and for that, I am grateful. Slightly off topic... but the more you get to know me, the more you'll discover just how much birth matters to me! I am passionate about natural childbirth and even more so about homebirth.

So off we go and take our new little woman to the shops to find some clothes for her and we can't escape the sea of pink! I started making her clothes, because there are so many colours other than every shade of pink and the odd shade of purple to dress a girl in. Oh and don't even get me started on the blueness for boys! So here I am. Trying to provide fun and funky kids clothing to parents who want something a little bit different.

Thursday mail

Some divine mail arrived yesterday :) Some gorgeous certified organic, hand dyed wool from Jolly Jumbuck and some stunning designer cottons. The wool is for cloth nappy soakers and woolies. Wool covers work a treat for cloth nappied babes. Both my children have been cloth nappied. Well, my daughter is still in nappies. I'm really proud that she's been 100% cloth nappied. I love the saying too precious for plastic, it's so true! Anyway, not only are wool covers practical, they're also super cute. The cottons are for some funky boys shirts and also girls clothing. Ooh, and hats! Really cute summer hats!

Designer fabric

I had 3 lots of designer fabric arrive this week. They’ve all been washed and are ready to be cut. They’re mostly for the cotton boys shirts and are just so beautiful. Speaking of the boys shirt, I’ll be listing some on Monday! I am going away for a few days next week though so I won’t be able to post until I get back. My husband will be checking the shop and emails for me so I’ll still be in touch.

Robert Kaufman Animal Party and On a Whim:

Mixed lot:

Michael Miller:

Semi custom orders

After several custom order enquiries I’ve decided to have a go at just listing semi-custom slots at my store. I’ve been taking photos of the fabric combinations on offer, with a measuring tape as a guide for print size. I’m listing some tonight and will be listing more over the next few days, especially as new fabric arrives. Hopefully that will give me time to work on the funky cotton boys shirts.