a new dress

 A new dress that I made from some *new* vintage fabric I acquired recently. It is gathered at the neck with bias and closes in the back with a button and loop closure. This print definitely puts me in the mind of the beach and I think it would work well as great beach cover-up, too. This is for my Sweet Jane shop and I will have one available in sizes 2T, 4, and 6 next week.

floral and folk

Had just enough of this fabric left to make two of these dresses in a size 2T. Slides over her head for easy dressing and secures in the back with the bias ties. Easy peasy! Go here for a more detailed look!

Evelyn

so happy to finally include some organic fabrics in the shop! I'm starting off with Evelyn, an organic cotton sateen from the Harmony Art collection. It is a wide-width sateen (110") that I am also offering at a 55" width. The 55" width is great for those who would like to use the fabric for making dresses or blouses and need more length than width, but is also still wide enough for sewing a baby or toddler's quilt, a duvet cover or bed sheets.

I really do love the soft hand of this fabric, as its name would imply is does have a more satin-like feel than your regular quilting cottons (although I like those, too), but this fabric does have a nicer drape for garments such as dresses or blouses. A very versatile fabric, indeed!

  
Happy New Year, everyone! I think we have finally emerged from the crazy winter weather we have been experiencing. The upside is that I have been happily hibernating which suits me just fine and I have been popping in and out of my sewing room as time allows.

A new product I've just added to my Sweet Jane Shop  - headscarves for girls, featuring some sweet vintage cotton fabrics I have been cherishing for a while now. I will also be adding a new skirt to the shop when I get it properly photographed.

Hope you are all having a great start to your year!