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Baby’s Quilt

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Sarah

Here’s a sneak peak at the fabrics I’ve picked out for baby’s quilt:

I’m kind of obsessed with this teal, apple green and grey color combo. It’s just such a fun pairing for a baby boy! The fabrics are Laurie Wisburn’s Tufted Tweets, Monaluna Circa 50s and a collection of coordinating Kona Cotton solids. After setting out all the fabrics I decided to pair them up, choosing two prints that looked nicely together and a coordinating solid. The result was the following set of fabrics.

I decided to go with a Wonky Log Cabin quilt, since I’ve never made one before and I thought it would be fun with these prints. Here are some of my favorite blogs so far (they are 9.5″ blocks):

I’ve made 14 blocks so far and I figure I’ll need about 30 blocks to make a good sized quilt. Halfway there! I am also debating whether or not I want to do sashing between the blocks. I’ll have to play around with it when I have all the blocks finished.

By the way, the nursery remodel is almost complete. I can’t wait to show you the finished pictures, it’s SUCH a great space! The glider turned out amazing, I’ll do a separate post for that.

[SIDE NOTE: My new camera is FANTASTIC! I am loving being able to take great pictures in super low light. Perfect for these long, dark Seattle winters!]

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Christmas Presents

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Sarah

This year for my Christmas presents I put together pretty little packages for some of the special ladies in my life. The packages contained a mug filled with delicious teas from The Teaman (Etsy), homemade Buckeye Cookies (I used a similar recipe to this one) and a Lavendar Neck Wrap that I designed and made. I had so much fun coming up with the packaging and labelling design, I think that was my favorite part! I ordered boxes online and decorated them with a beautiful stamp.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Happy New Year!

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Which one do you like best?

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Sarah

I’m re-upholstering a glider I got at Goodwill for $25. The glider will be painted white. Keep in mind the nursery walls will be grey, the furniture will be white, and the rug I bought is also grey, so everything in the room is neutral EXCEPT for the fabrics, which is where the pops of teal and apple green come in. Here’s the room collage, as a reminder:

So, I’m trying to decide what to cover the glider in, and I’ve got 6 choices I’m between. I can’t decide if it would be best to keep the glider neutral also, but still accessorize it with a fun bright pillow using the other fabrics I bought. Or, I could go with a fun bright print for the glider.

In the pictures you’ll see that the top 7 fabrics are the ones I have already purchased to make the crib bedding and accents throughout the room. So, just look at the bottom fabric to see the choices:

So, what do you think?

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Baby’s Room

Posted on December 28, 2010 by Sarah

I started working on this collage of how I plan to decorate baby’s room. The top two fabrics are what I’m making the crib bumper out of (it will be reversible). The fabric comes from Monaluna’s Circa 50 line. The rest of the fabrics will all be used as accents (pillows for the glider, a simple baby quilt, etc.). The solids are all Kona cottons, which I love sewing with (Kona Lagoon, Kona Chartreuse and Kona Medium Grey).

We’ll be painting the walls grey, I haven’t picked out the color yet, so please feel free to send me suggestions if you happen to know the perfect grey! The love the decal I found, and I’ll probably position it above the crib. I found the cute little numbered flash cards from ChildrenInspireDesign for a steal at $12.99 for the ten (they are no longer on sale). I’m going to frame them in white frames and arrange them on one wall.

You can’t see the light fixture very well since I made it so small, but it’s this lamp from IKEA. It’s a smaller version of the lamp we have up in our daybed, and I think it will look very cute in the nursery.

Well, I’ve got some serious decorating to do! That should keep me busy for the next 3.5 months until baby comes. I’ll leave you with my most recent belly pic, here I am at my aunt’s house on Christmas day, 6.5 months pregnant (taken with my new D-SLR, a Nikon D5000, giddy sounds ensue!!):

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Baby Boy!

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Sarah

Looks like we’re having a boy!

As I’m typing he’s kickin’ around; he’s so active! Being pregnant has been such a joy, I’m working on my biggest craft to date! I have been blessed to feel really healthy throughout the pregnancy so far.

I’m starting to think about how I want to decorate baby’s room. My friend sent me a link to this fabric line, which I am in love with (darn! I just realized this fabric is $34 a yard!! that could get pricey for making crib bedding…):

I’m planning to paint the walls of the nursery a warm grey, and I think pops of chartreuse and teal could be really fun! I’d have to be careful that it didn’t end up looking girly, but I think I could work with it. The crib and changing table set I want to get will be all white, which should look nice and crisp next to the bright colors.

Just so you know, I haven’t stopped sewing! I’m slowly working on some Christmas gifts, which unfortunately I can’t post on here yet.

The hubs and I are off to Boston on Saturday to visit my parents. I’m so excited for them to meet baby via my belly bump! They should get to feel some good kicks too, which will be so fun! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Halloween Party

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Sarah

I know, I know, I’m a month late on this posting, but I wanted to post them anyways! My friend Dacia and I threw a Halloween party and had so much fun putting it together! Here are some photo highlights of the night:

The Dorothy costume turned out well! It needed a lot of adjustments to make it not so frumpy (I chopped off about 10 inches from the hem!):

The best part of the outfit was definitely the shoes! I bought some cheapy flats at Goodwill, spray painted them red, then painted on mod podge before completely covering them in red glitter. They were so much fun to make and they turned out so cute!

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Baby Time

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Sarah

Please excuse my delinquency in blogging lately, I’ve had a lot on my mind! It’s baby time around the Seitz household…we’re having a baby!!

We’ve got plenty of time to prepare, the due date is in early April (no baby sewing until at least next month when we find out the gender). We couldn’t be more excited! I’ve been feeling really well, just mainly tired a lot. Up until the last couple of weeks I’ve had almost no desire to craft at all! I come home from work and instantly want to put on my jammies and plop in front of the TV (healthy, I know!). With the onset of colder weather, my desire to craft is slowly returning.

I made two small baby blankets (loveys) recently. One which was commissioned by a friend at work and another which I made for my nephew in Denmark. These blankets are fun to make and go pretty quickly.

Next project on deck is making my Halloween costume, I’m going to be Dorthy!

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Little Girl Dresses

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Sarah

Two new dresses were made for my Little Miss Maddie. I was testing out patterns for a sewing class my friend and I teach at our church, and I knew Maddie would make the perfect little model.

The first pattern is from Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing for Baby. The dress fits nicely but I wasn’t crazy about the construction. I changed the way I put it together and that made it a lot easier. I added a little ruffle collar, a la my Ruffle Top, and a few pink buttons for good measure.

The second dress is a free pattern from Heather Ross. You can find the tutorial for the Smocked Sundress here on Martha Stewart. This is the dress we ended up teaching at our class, and it went swimmingly! I used leftover fabric from my Gingham Top and left the hem raw to allow for it to fray.

They sure are sweet dresses! Though I’m completely convinced Maddie would look adorable in a paper bag!

Thanks to my sister for the BEAUTIFUL pictures! Don’t forget to check out her Etsy shop, Kissed By Kate, for adorable baby hats, rompers and more!

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2 New Jetsetters

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Sarah

These two lovely Jetsetter wallets were custom made for some dear friends who will be travelling soon. I love the fabrics they both chose, they are so representative of these girls! The wallet on the left was ordered by Whitney, whose wedding colors were purple/lilac and green/chartreuse. The wallet on the right was ordered by Kelley, whose wedding colors were yellows, reds, oranges and other Fall colors.

Here are the insides of the wallets: