Good Afternoon!! I cannot believe how fast time is moving this year! I'm finally getting around to sharing the Halloween costume that I made for my daughter. She love love loves the movie Coraline and wanted to be her for Halloween. I tried letting her know that its not the newest movie and most of her classmates probably won't know who she is, but my sweet little girl didn't care one bit and just HAD to be Coraline. She especially wanted to wear the outfit with the stars that the Other Mother gives to Coraline. Silly me I agreed thinking it would be so easy to find a sparkly blue sweater and just pop some stars on there. Boy was I wrong lol. I searched high and low and came up with nothing suitable. Not wanting to disappoint my daughter I found this pattern on Ravelry. I ordered up some yarn and began knitting.

After I got the sweater knitted we found some velour at Joann that I sprayed with a silver glitter fabric spray. The stars I have to admit were the worst part and I honestly didn't think I would get them sewn on in time. I tried doing them the way the pattern instructs with interfacing and a teeny turn under for the appliqué but it was just not working. After spending all that time knitting I did not want to just glue some felt on or anything that would look cheap. What I ended up doing was scrapping the interfacing all together and turning under more like 1/4" when I did the appliqué. This worked fairly well (still took forever to stitch all those stars on though).

For her boots I used an old black pair she wore last year as witch boots (I should share that costume sometime lol) and used a teal fabric paint to change the color. The boots soaked it up so it took a few coats. The dragonfly pin I made from some gold polymer clay and crystals we picked up at the craft store.

For her hair we went with a blue spray. We did try a wig but my daughter said that it was too itchy. Last but not least the doll we found on amazon its an actual replica of the prop from the movie:) I also made my husband a Captain America costume but I'll share that another time.

Have a great day!!

Good morning!! I am thrilled to be included in Bonnie Christine's Hello, Ollie blog tour! I was so honored to be included among so many talented people to sew a few things for Bonnie's quilt market booth. Her latest collection was inspired by her sweet daughter Ollie. Additionally, Hello, Ollie is Art Gallery's first organic line of fabrics. The fabrics are all printed on GOTS certified organic cotton with eco friendly GOTS approved inks. The quality and feel is exactly what we've come to expect from Art Gallery.

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Ok, on to the projects!!

The first item I made was the Alice Dress using Sweetly Sings in the glimmer colorway. This dress is a fairly fast and easy sew. I will say that I feel it runs pretty large so if you make one take that into consideration. Its a great easy style to wear.

The second item I made was the Dottie Angel Frock. I used Swanlings Bevy in peach for the main fabric, the bottom is Feathered Fellow in lush, and the pockets are Winno Frock in charmed with Nested in roots for the bias.

I think the pockets are my favorite part of the dress!

Last but definitely not least, is the cargo duffel. I have to admit this bag is probably one of the favorite things I have ever made. I used Dabbling Swan in sage for the main part, Sweetly Sings in the glimmer for the bottom and handle accent, and Garden Grounds in dollop for the pockets and handle.

For the interior I used Swanlings bevy in nightfall and Meadow Dreams in lace for the binding. I love those sweet little eyes peeking at you when you look into the bag :)

You can purchase Hello, Ollie here. And be sure to check out yesterdays post by Vanessa of LBG Studio and tomorrows post by Sarah of Sariditty Handmade. You can check out the full line up here.