and now for something a little more girly . . . in the shop, another pair of organic baby leggings.

A couple of fun new items in the shop - Organic Knot Hat and Leggings for newborns in a gray and white stripe!

working on . . .

organic black dot jersey dress

organic pink stripe interlock night dress

a few projects I've been working on. I used the polka dot jersey to make a dress for my daughter. The pink stripe interlock (which I got from here) I used to make a night dress for myself.

The last photo is a shot looking out at our back yard, lots of snow still to go, but not just yet as we have a little ski holiday planned.

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Good in both shops! :)

a few good things from today. My daughter has had the flu for over a week, as in flat out on the couch can only watch t.v. and eating very little. I've been warding it off as best I can, not easy when up multiple times throughout the night, all part of being a Mom I suppose. Luckily we still have a few good things left in our fridge to get us through.

oh, and those fabrics. I swear when I get a fabric order in the mail it feels like Christmas, especially when two gorgeous fabrics like this show up! The left is a plum french terry and the right is a grey jersey patterned with black polka-dots, both from Organic Cotton Plus. The left is intended for a pair of track pants for my daughter and the right will be a tshirt, or a t-shirt dress for her, I haven't quite decided. But I do love the two of them together!

still full-out winter in these parts. Will be nice to get a ski in over the upcoming Easter break, but after that we will welcome Spring with open arms!

Anna Atkins

These cyanotypes by Anna Atkins have such an ethereal beauty. They aren't exactly photographs, as there was no camera involved but rather a kind of impression of light and shadow on paper. Anna's was the first published book of such works. These are photograms of various British algae which she collected and dried and then catalogued in her book. The process is said to combine her love of art and science. You can find out more here if you like.

I have been toying around with the idea of working with dying some of the garments I am working on with indigo. Maybe I am just dreaming but the thought occured to try something similar with the indigo and some hand drawn resist technique on fabric. So many ideas, so little time. For now I will just enjoy these . . .

new skirt and blouses

I recently added a few new blouses to my Sweet Jane shop . . . made with the sweetest vintage cottons.

Amy Blouse

Emily Blouse

Missy Blouse

Molly Blouse

 

 

and a new skirt to my Meadowsweet Organics shop . . . all for girls of course!

Evelyn Organic Skirt

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!

snow day!

SALE!

HATS OFF to my customers for the rest of this year! Buy one hat and get the second hat 50% off using the coupon code HATSOFF during checkout. OR, but two hats and get the third one free! (use coupon code B2G1HAT). Coupon codes are good until Dec. 31st!

holiday shopping

The holidays will soon be upon us so I thought I'd post some suggested "shop-by" dates:

within Canada: Dec. 11, to the U.S.: Dec 10, and Internationally: Dec 6
  

new hats!

A couple of the new hats I just added to my Meadowsweet Organics shop. I have been plowing through all of my fabric bits and decided to mix it up a little bit to make these funky little numbers. Most are one of a kind of course! :)