SALE & Free Shipping for Sweet Thanksgiving Dresses

I am having a last minute shopper's sale in my etsy shop!  These two dresses are ready to ship in a 12M and a 3T and can still come to you for Thanksgiving! WITH FREE SHIPPING!!  and if you follow my blog, you can even get an additional 10% off of your order! 

3T/4T size  Also available with these adorable French Bloomers, Ready to Ship!!

12 month size

Happy Thanksgiving to you!  ENJOY your loved ones. This is my first year without my daughter---she's away at college.  It is so true when "they" tell you how fast the time flies by!

Autumn Pink

Here we are in autumn once again!  I saw my first fallen fig leaf yesterday....and my studio (okay, my house) is full of fabric, trims, stacks of possibly-put-together fabrics and open sketch books!  Both of our kids have moved out to college now, leaving me lots of space!!!!

     je t'aime...te amo...I love you

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just love using the vintage embroideries and laces.  I "rescued" this lace from a worn out pillow case, the flower from a worn table runner, but they are still in great condition...and it makes me think about all the time and work that women put into them..the hand embroidered little flowers, french knots, one by one...there must have been so much love that went into these little treasures!  Many moms now are working and don't have time to make all these extra touches, but I love to put these old ones on my new creations and let moms today enjoy them on their little ones.  The twirly dress' rosette has my hand stamped ribbon saying "je taime" or I love you.

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY.  HERE'S THE LINK BACK TO BEVERLY!  and one more Pink picture! 
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 XOXO
Kathi

Shabby Chic Pinks and Roses

My customers have requested and I have been sewing more shabby chic rosy dresses this week.  This one is a mix of new fabrics from a UK designer and some recycled vintage linens and trims in my stash.  I just loved the stripes of cupcakes, cherries, and roses in the bodice, but it is discontinued and I only could find enough for 3 dress bodices!! 

My first "Reverse Knot Dress"  with the ties in back.  I am liking the long bow hanging down in back

 

One of a kind---this is to fit 12-18 Months  It is the last Ava Rose fabric I can find anywhere!!  The bottom border is an awesome vintage rose ticking fabric.  I have quite a bit of this one, so ruffle pants can be requested with this dress.  I'm thinking about what to make with the rest of the piece I found???  

Isn't this sweet?!

I have one or two more summery rose dresses to make up and then will be working madly on my fall and holiday line up!  I am very excited about the fabrics I have found, and will share more later.

Lily--THE Queen of Everything!--and I bid you

HAPPY PINK SATURDAY!!!  

Here's Beverly's link, too:

http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/

XOXO

I feel spring!

This is one of the dresses I finished this weekend!  It really makes me feel happy looking at it, and I am hoping it will do that for a little 3 or 4 year old girl.  When I am working on these little girl clothes, it brings up such great memories of my daughter running and playing in the garden and park with her brother and her little friends!  Chloe was a flower lover, and frequently picked flowers for me from my giant garden...often the flowers were pulled out roots and all!! But of course, I loved it!

 

What I hope to figure out soon is the whole scanning in process!  I used to paint children, and would love to share some photos of those paintings with you here..but the photos aren't digital.  (This was back in the prehistoric age of F_I_L_M!)  I loved to photograph them in gardens or at the lake or parks doing their thing, not posed, and then paint them. 

 

Here's another little treasure that sold already, but I thought I 'd share anyways.  It is made from beautiful vintage organza-like cotton dotted swiss in blue and white.  I totally fell in love with this vintage rose trim, too.  And the fabric for the apron has little flocked daisies running down it!  TEA PARTY!!  and Alice in Wonderland!  

These ties in back are upcycled and reImagined from a vintage apron.  I just love recycling!!

Cupcakes, Polka Dots and Rik Rak

 

I am having my patience grown.  After 3 weeks of the flu, I loved being in my studio again to create this little outfit for a new baby!!!!.  Since it is close to valentines' day, I did one side in a pink heart fabric; the other is spring polka dot colors, and then the embroidered cupcake!   The little orange and cream buttons were so sweet.  I've been saving them for quite some time for the right outfit!   These little white bloomers in vintage dotted swiss or eyelet fabrics are really fun to make.  I am going to offer them in my etsy shop in sizes up to 4T;  also have some hot pink linen ruffle pants in the sewing machine now, and an AWESOME,  reImagined big pink roses Vera scarf becoming ruffle pants.  I forgot to photograph just the ruffle bloomers for the shop, though, cause the outfit was going out the door to my friend!  So the next pair is going in the shop!    I also got my Portobellopixie pattern in the mail finally, so I can start putting those fabrics together into little girl apron dresses, peasant tops, and even some mommy sized aprons!  Sandy Henderson is an awesome designer;  I'm really excited to be working her patterns with vintage fabrics!

Now, it is off to finish MY almost 17 year old's birthday present!  (No, it's not an apron dress!)

Piles of Pinks

I have finally sorted through my fabrics and kinda gotten organized for 2010!  I am so excited to start on my new line of toddler and preschool clothes!  It is time.  I have been collecting awesome fabric remnants, vintage embroideries and trims, etc  for a few years now, and it seems that my most popular items are for the little ones these days.  Soooo....along with the 1960's VERA cottons that I have been soaking and some wonderful vintage white cotton eyelet fabrics, I am beginning this new adventure!

I think these will be adorable peasant apron dresses and tops with the ruffle pants!

I absolutely LOVE vintage trims!!!  Got to go get started!!  Oh!  and I have boy stuff too...just not in pinks!  later on that!  Feedback welcome!  Requests and suggestions...Thanks
Kathi