Another Robot Dress
I’m working on getting another dress pattern up and running, and so I have been testing my pattern frantically. One of The Bean’s friends recently had a birthday, and since they’re the same size, I decided to make a dress for her. Since they’re besties, I thought they might like to have similar dresses, so I used Funbots again. I love that it’s got the pinks, etc, that girls seem to love, but it’s not princesses. Robots and science are COOL! and here’s her Robot pose. I’m still not sure what a Robot does with arms...
Read MoreFunbot Dress!
I had a little bit of Funbot fabric left over after making all the stuffed robots, so I decided my Bean needed a dress. She LOVES robots. she couldn’t hold still, she was so excited. I used my HennyPenny dress pattern, modified a little bit to have a back opening and a facing. (and, as always, I put pockets on the dress. This girl LOVES pockets as much as she loves robots) I love this pattern because a) it’s quick and easy, and b) the large pieces allow a special fabric to really shine. No fussy cutting or chopped off robots or...
Read MoreTrading Funbots
It’s Quilt Market prep time around here, hence the radio silence. I was asked to design some stuffed robots based on Ann Kelle’s new Funbots… (click over to see the line, then check out D and my robot: pipe-cleaners for hands means he can hold things! this 6 year old boy is VERY happy with my test-robot. He didn’t like my suggestion that it be a pincushion/seam-ripper holder. He disappeared for a few minutes, and came back with this: it’s a Seam ripper & pin Holder *Made by Darren* I don’t think I will use...
Read MoreFunbots!
I’m making some robot toys for the Robert Kaufman spring quilt market booth. They’re completely inspired by Ann Kelle’s Funbot fabric. And BOY ARE THEY FUN! This boy gets bonkers everything he gets to help play with them as I make them. They completely bring out his inner silly. (His #amineko, Green, is in for the fun too) He thinks we need to make another one that’s even BIGGER. So that’s what i’ll be doing tonight.: ) With his “help” stuffing. Of...
Read MoreBeautiful Blythe
I found my perfect fabric. It’s called Blythe, by Janet Dunn & Rebecca Bischoff for Robert Kaufman. it’s amazeballs. ROSES. Bright, saturated colors. Scattered polkadots. I am IN LOVE. SO, I jumped on the Quilt-As-You-Go Amy Butler Weekender Bag train, and made this. It’s all Blythe, in two colorways (park and garden). I used some leather scraps to reinforce the handles, but otherwise, it’s all Blythe, all the time. here’s the inside: Since I had scraps after making the bag, I made the wallet from Straight Stitch Society. here’s the back, opened...
Read MoreSock-Knitting Travel Bag (I’m sorta brilliant)
I made a bag a few days ago… It’s been in the works for months in my head… I really wanted a knitting bowl, but anything breakable… in my house… won’t last more than a few days… I wanted something fabric, that could go in my bag, but with something to keep the yarn from getting tangled when I knit 2-at-a-time socks. But a grommet wouldn’t work, because I want to be able to put in and take out at will, not be attached to the bag til I’m finished or til I cut the yarn. SO I made the perfect sock-knitting travel bag EVER. it has a...
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