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updated – robe d’ete for 18″ dolls

This is a free pattern for 2 – 4 year olds, that I sized up to a size 6, by casting on 143 stitches, working to 13 cm and 287 stitches before splitting for the sleeves, (approximately row 36), for a total length of 15 cm. I plan to sew snaps on instead of completing the buttonholes and to sew […]

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spring break bags, cotton + steel

My daughter and her friend previously  finished these drawstring backpacks, based on a tutorial from Happy in Red. We are headed up to Whistler for a few days with my parents and my Aunt for spring break, and I thought it would be fun to package up the girls activities in coordinating bags. I have […]

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drawstring backpacks from happy in red

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My elder daughter (10) recently made these drawstring backpacks with her friend (11) with leftover fabric from my girl’s Christmas dresses. They have been taking sewing classes together at our local quilt shop, Stitch and Bobbin, and I thought this would be a nice and useful project for them to work on. They are both […]

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oliver + s, hide and seek christmas dresses

My elder daughter is currently horse crazy, so I couldn’t resist this fabric from the Folk Modern fabric collection. I had purchased 1.5 m in each of these colours and had come up short to date, on what to make with them. When I was browsing the Hide and Seek dresses on flickr, I noticed […]

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handmade Disney (well a little bit at least)

We took the girls to Disneyworld the first week in October. It was a once in a lifetime trip for us, as it’s bit aversive to get to Florida from Vancouver. We stayed at the new Four Seasons Orlando (which I would highly recommend) and the girls actually enjoyed the pool more than the parks. […]

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go canada! olympic spirit aline dresses

My girls were thrilled with the gold and silver wins by Canadian sisters Justine and Chloe Dufour-Lapointe and asked me to make them dresses to “match”. The Aline dress pattern from Lil Blue Boo, was a terrific starting point, and I added in a jersey applique of the a maple leaf to make the dresses […]

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