Emma's Garden Blog Tour Finale
I’m so glad you made it to the end of the Tour, I enjoyed reading all the posts myself! If you missed any of the stops,you can find the full listing here.
There were a lot of talented ladies involved and most were from my very own Houston Modern Quilt Guild. I thought I’d use this last stop to show some of the projects sewn up by some of the ladies without blogs. They’re too darling not to be shown.
I absolutely cannot wait until emma can wear any of the following outfits!.
The sweet purple top on the left is reversible with the cutest pink flower buttons on the other side. Mona Keegan made it using the Lucy Tunic pattern by Shwin and Shwin Designs.
That cuter than cute french-y looking jacket with ascot tie was made by Rebekah, as well as the sweet butterfly skirt dress with peter pan collar on the right. Both patterns are from the book, “Sew Classic Clothes for Girls” by The Cottage Mama.
Rebekah additionally surprised me with this adorable romper she made from her own self-drafted pattern.
Here are emma and I in coordinating colors!
Which brings me to big girl’s clothes, or in other words, dresses for me! I was hoping to wear garments made from my collection every day at Market, so I started by making this Simplicity #1419 dress for the first day.
It was super comfortable and had pockets which I love in a dress. I was inspired to make it after my fellow guild member, Julia, wore this dress to our monthly meeting. Another talented quilty friend, Felice made one also, in the cutest kitty fabric by Alyssa Thomas. You can see it here.
The second day, I wore a dress made with my Garden Bouquet fabric in the violet colorway. It uses the same Simplicity pattern, I just left off the peter pan collar. I’ve always liked a classic bateau neckline, and though this isn’t technically a bateau, it was close enough for me. I think I could alter the neckline a bit more the next time to get one even closer.
I fussy cut the pieces for the back of the bodice to try to match up the design on either side of the zipper. And I’m pretty darn proud of how it turned out! I will be savoring this achievement, because I don’t expect I’ll have that much luck on all my finishes.
The third day’s wardrobe was made possible unknowingly by Hilary and the gorgeous sweetheart dress she made for display. I told her to make it to her measurements since she’d be keeping it after Market. But as I eyed it hanging in my bedroom in the days before Market, I just couldn’t resist trying it on, and wouldn’t ya know, it fit.
Well, fit might be a stretch, I could get the zipper up and even walk around reasonably comfortably, provided I didn’t breath deeply or sit! I chose to wear it on the last and shortest day, which turned out to be a wise decision indeed. You can see it on Hilary’s blog here.
If you’ve been a follower of my blog for awhile you might remember the two cathedral window pillows Robin Woods made for my Les Amis booth at Fall Quilt Market 2012.
She very graciously offered back then to make me cathedral window pillows for every collection I design… for me to keep! Well, I hadn’t seen her in awhile when Spring market rolled around and I wasn’t sure if the offer still stood, but lo and behold I got an email from her reminding me that she would make me new pillows. Yes! She whipped these two up in a jif, one for each colorway. They’re like little galleries of all the prints in each collection, I love that!
Then came the bags…
Debbie Grosskopf sewed up the wildly popular Noodlehead Cargo Duffel in my Big Blooms and Lovely Lattice yellow with some hot pink for contrast. I love it! Have I mentioned how much I love it? Well, I do.
It’s so bright and happy, and it showcases one of my favorite prints from the collection, Big Blooms. It’s a great low volume print with delicately hand drawn blooms.
The inside uses another of my personal faves, Sketchy Stripes.
Laurel Cull introduced me to a little bag you may have heard of, the Sew Together bag when she offered to make me one for the booth. I’d never seen one, but it sounded interesting so I of course said, yes please. When I finally received it I was blown away… by the ingeniousness of the bag itself. I refer to it as the Mary Poppins roll-up bag, so much stuff fits in there that you can just keep pulling stuff out for ages!
The three interior zippered compartments and webbed inbetween spaces are great for organizing and separating your stuff. Then the whole thing zips up into this tidy little cylindrical bag.
If you’re feeling brave, you can find the pattern on craftsy here. Or, if you’re lucky like me maybe you can find someone to make one for you!
In addition to making the three children’s garments mentioned at the beginning of this blog post, Rebekah almost made this cool wood-handled carry all bag that she designed herself.
It’s plenty roomy with interior pockets (a must). Simple and modern with clean lines, it’s so fun!
Okay, I know this has been a looooong post, but I’m glad you’re still here, because here come the freebies! I have some free desktop wallpaper downloads for you and a grande final giveaway!
Download any of the following wallpaper by clicking on “download here” below the graphic and then choosing your size.
And one lucky winner will receive a half yard bundle of the colorway of your choice, Blush or Violet. Simply leave a comment to be entered. If you’d like an additional entry, you may do so by following my blog. I hope you will because I have lots planned for future posts!
