Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby in the Hood Jacket

If you're not familiar with Anna Maria Horner, yet, you should be.  She's a fabulous designer and an awesome pattern writer.  I love, love, LOVE her style.  Her book, Handmade Beginnings, is another book you should probably have in your library if you sew for babeis a lot.  Or maybe even if you sew for babies sometimes, but really like to and want to own some awesome patterns.  



This little jacket is from Anna Maria Horner's book.  I've made it up a few different times and it is always such an easy thing to make.  





My little guy likes it, too.  



I wish instead of buttons, the closures were a zipper.  It's easy enough to change, but buttons are kind of hard to do up on a little guy who is constantly running at 592 miles an hour with very little pit stops along the way.  



I really love this jacket.  It fits well.  It's easy to make and the directions are crystal clear.  If you haven't made one already, you should.  I'm sure you'll love it as much as I do, too!

Pattern: Baby-in-the-Hood from Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby by Anna Maria Horner

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica

Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Shoes

Is there anything cuter than baby shoes?  Well, probably, but baby shoes are definitely up high on the list.  I made three really cute pairs of shoes for Fabri-Quilt's booth at Spring Quilt Market.



I love this pair.  They look so cozy!

Pattern: Simplicity 2491-C 

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

And who can't resist a pair of micro sized Mary-Janes?

Pattern: Simplicity 2278-A 

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

These were fun, too.  They were pretty easy to make.

Pattern: Simplicity 2278-C

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

All three patterns were relatively simple to put together.  As to be expected, things that tiny take time to make, but does it really matter when you end up with an adorable pair of tiny baby shoes in the end?  

-Jessica

Sewing for Quilt Market - Appliqued T-Shirts

This was a project added later on in the game, but oh my didn't they turn out well?



I didn't use a pattern.  I just used fusible web, ballpoint needles, and some thread to applique these little t-shirts.



Don't you just love this little bear?  I do.  He's kind of pathetic looking.  I imagine him saying, "Please come give me a hug.  I need your love.  Also, do you have a cookie?  That would also make me feel a little bit happier."  

Pattern: No pattern used.

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica

Sewing for Quilt Market - Baby Dress

Is this dress cute or what?  I unfortuately don't remember what the pattern was that I followed to make it.  It was pretty easy to follow, but it was very slow going .  It takes (at least for me) a while to sew something with gathers and layers like this.



And the bloomers with it were really stinking cute.

Pattern: I didn't think to write it down, but I want to say it was maybe a Vogue pattern

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica 

Sewing for Quilt Market - Quick Change Pants

This is another of my very favorite sewing projects for baby.  It's the Quick Change Pants from Anna Maria Horner's book.  These pants are adorabe with the contrasting butt of the pants and the large cuffs on the legs.  They're reversible, so if you get tired of one fabric being the main print, flip them inside out and you can see the opposite fabric for a while.  I love the fit of these pants on my little man.  They're easy, fun, and fast to sew.  The instructions are well written and I just love the finished project.

Pattern: Quick Change Pants from Handmade Beginnings: 24 Sewing Projects to Welcome Baby by Anna Maria Horner

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica

Sewing for Quilt Market - Oh, Kimono!

If you sew for little babies often (especially baby girls), the book Sweet Booties might be one for you to consider adding to your sewing library.  I've only sewn a few things out of this book, but there are a lot of really adorable projects in it for babies.

This Oh, Kimono pattern was easy to follow and went together nicely.  I didn't love the way the button-with-elastic-cord closure on the inside stayed closed, but it is probably better on a tiny human than on a plastic hanger.  I also prefer a bigger hem on the bottom, but that would be something easy to change in the future.  Other than those minor, nit-picky preferences of mine, I really liked sewing up this pattern.

And don't you just love the elephant print?  I think this might be my favorite from this line.  It's so bright and happy.

Pattern: Oh, Kimono from Sweet Booties!: And Blankets, Bonnets, Bibs & More by ValerieVan Arsdale Shrader 

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica 

Sewing for Quilt Market - Huck Finn Pants

I've made these pants before, too.  They are simple little britches to put together and look adorable in super cute just about any sort of fabric.  The book shows them in a striped fabric, I've made them in flowers and rain drop prints in the past.  I think this subtle blue polka dot looks pretty cute, too!

As I mentioned in the previous post, I really like Heather Ross's book.  Her patterns are so well written and are really easy to follow.  I think these pants took me around an hour to make, start to finish.

I'll say it again, just to drive my point home... If you don't already own Heather Ross's book "Weekend Sewing", you should.  It's a great book filled with awesome, useful patterns that real life people would actually use.  It's a great book to add to your sewing library.

Pattern: Huck Finn Pants from Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross

Fabric: Mystic Forest by Fabri-Quilt

-Jessica