The Quilt Market

This year I had the chance to work at the Quilt Market, I enjoy the experience so much that I hope to work more  days next time . From my lunch area I was able to take those pictures of the booths.

The quilt market are for the retailers,is not open for the likes of me. But I found this part of the Quilt Show more appealing, since I like fabrics so much, here is where ones can see what comes next, what is new and even get to meet some of( my favorite )the designers.

This booth looks so lovely I just had to take pics

MODA, isn't their display so cute ? 

I love Oliver+s , their patterns are so sweet!

If you go by their blog they have some cute patterns for free ,my favorite is the Lazy days skirt .

Michael Miller Fabrics.

Their booth was amazing, and all the workers  were wearing wigs.

The little dress above is so darling(sorry not the best pic).

more about this booth here.

Modik patterns

Anna Maria Horner, I met her and she is so sweet and really personal !

Her fabrics are so soft! I WANT SOME!!!!

Amy Butler.

Here is just a few that I could see, my legs were really hurting going around ,but was so worth!!!

Later I will post some of the amazing quilts in display at the show...

Meet Josefina and Charlotte

I have wanted to introduce you to the most beloved dolls in my house,

Josie and Charlie,those dear little dolls have brought many fun play around here.

Josie loves to dress up, ride horses,and river dance.

Charlie loves to dress up too, fix her hair,and have tea with her best friend Josie.

Josefina

Best friends, they are always up to something




After the tea party ,pics in the garden

I never thought that my daughter would love those handmade dolls so much, she plays and sleeps with them.

Josie is the Nutcracker doll from A.Paulson's book. I believe I order the book because of the picture of the doll on the cover, if you have time check here to some beautiful Nutcracker dolls and some other project from her book  Stitched in Time, and Charlie is my own pattern ( I call Charlie the ugly doll, with makes her "mom" and occasionally "sister", really mad).

I love making dolls,they are most of the time easy, rewarding and fast to make !

Good Memories

 I can't believe that sewing have been one of my favorite things for about 4 years right now,I just love the idea of making things out of my hands...
 I am not really big in sewing for myself,but I love sewing for  for my little daughter and some dear little friends. How couldn't I ? Is so fun to mix and match colors for children, is so fun to make little dresses and little skirts, and kids don't look for defects,right? Not to mention all the beautiful fabrics and patterns out there!

Skirt pattern by Fabritopia

My child is always happy to have a new skirt,...the bad part is that everytime I am sewing something she thinks that is for her.
Toda as vezes que costuro algo minha filha pensa que e para ela.

I must say that I been blessed in family ,a family that loves to sew. Unfortunelly I didn't appreciate that much when I was young. I did love everything that my mom sewed for me,but I never had a intresting in watch and learn...they try, from my mom to my nieces they all try to teach me,I am thankfully the did because of those "trys" I went back to those sweet memories of watching a new dress been put together for me,my childhood pictures with beautiful handmade dresses(one day I need to post a few of those pictures),so now I want those same memories for my own child too!
Na minha familia todas as mulheres sabem costurar,porem eu nunca tive interesse,porem quando tive minha filha,minha memorias dos vestidos lindos feito para mim trouxe um desejo em mim de fazer roupinhas para ela tambem,e quem sabe ela tera lembracas e aprenda a costurar por causa das memorias dos vestidinhos que eu fiz para ela !
             Right now is such a exciting time to learn to sew and even learn some fun tricks from the experts of the sewing world, from those 4 yrs ago ,I have been blessed to have family  and friends guide me , and to buy books and patterns that has helps me to get a little better everytime I try a new thing,and the internet with some amazing blogs too...so fun !

 So why do like to sew? Do you have a story? I would love to read...
Porque voce gosta de costurar? Voce tem uma estoria tambem? Eu gostaria de ler...

Just Thankful

Just saying hi, and posting some pics from September.This little child of mine and horses...no fear!

The beautiful hummingbirds that come and goes, and a little of "spring",changes,the sky.

Our Lord blesses us with beauty everywhere.

Thank You!!

MY OLD BLUE JEANS

 My old blue jeans, I had this blue jeans in my closet for a long time, this was one time ,one of my favorites. I saved to use for garden work...But I got a little tired of have hanging on my closet without a purpose.

So a idea come out, why not try to do a fun little skirt for the child???

So I try to make a straight cut and add some fun little designs to it, I found some fun ideas in a German web page here

what do think? I love the results and the child too...

Oh, for the the green edge , the right side of the green fabric faces the wrong side of the blue jeans, after sewing turn the fabric to the right side of the blue jeans,iron, pins and zig-zag way... 

So stylish,uh?

What I love about this project is that now my old blue jeans is a "bermuda" to me,and a skirt for the child .

Also you can use some of those small fabrics sitting around your sewing room.

Galveston

 Last week my child had the most delightful class,where the outside was her class room... we went to  Galveston!!! She learn so much awhile enjoying her time with some wonderful friends.

A curious bunch ! The beach had so much to be explorer...

looking for shells

a tiny crab

beautiful fauna in the dunes of Galveston city park

                                                              More about our trip here.

WHY DO I LIKE TO SEW...

These blog is my space t share about my sewing ... I have a family with many gifted seamstress, from professional quilters to wedding dress makers. Well I am ashamed to mention that I really didn't admire my family abilities until I had my daughter,so I had to learn the hard way and I am still learning. But intresting enough from my  memories from  the past ,watching  them cutting fabric, making their own patterns,sewing...  somehow is united us and I am so thankful for those memories,because bring a connection now in each stitch, in each new creation from my own sewing machine...
                                     Thank you !!!


Here is a project that I have trying to put together for a few months, come out pretty good, my daughter also likes,and that is the most important part to  me !

I just used a half yard  of fabric for the skirt, come out a little long ,bu since this child grows so fast I just decided to keep as is it is

For the ruffles make sure to trace lines on the fabric on the  places that you will attach your ruffles, so will come out nice and straight, so will be easy to allign when you are sewing the side

 for the ruffles I use double the size of the width of the skirt.

-You will need some extra fabric for the ruffles and for the waistband-

The ruffles are about 3 1/2 in. long (for each layer cut 2 of 44 in. will be about  double the width of the skirt)

For the flower I used Heather Bailey's felt

Hope the design above can give you a idea of what I did...

     Skirt for a 6-8 yrs old

1. 
   
   Cut your fabric
2. 
   
   make your ruffles
3. 
   
   attach your ruffles
4. 
   
   sew side
5. 
   
   make your waistband
6. 
   
   attach your waistband
7. 
   
   put your elastic(1 in.)
8. 
   
   make and attach your flower

Portugues:

Esse e meu blog sobre a minha aventuras na minha maquina de costurar

Meu agradecimento as costureiras na minha familia, que me da inspiracoes toda vez que estou costurandando para a minha filha

Meu primeiro projecto.