Oooh, Baby Baby!

Phew! We've been doing lots of secret sewing over the past month and now that these gifts have been given, we can finally let the cat out of the bag and share some pictures.  

When our dear friend Jennie announced she was expecting a baby girl, Laura and I remained completely calm and congratulated her politely. Of course by "completely calm and polite" I mean "jumped up and down and more or less harassed Jennie via text message until we got access to her pinterest boards" - totally normal, right?

Once we had access to the design map (Pinterest boards = creative blueprints) of Baby C's future nursery, we set out to do one of the things we do best... buy fabric! Just like some people stock up on canned goods before snow storms, Laura and I know that the best way to prepare for a baby that isn't your own is to stock up on fabric and start sewing!

Jennie picked out the most beautiful palette of aquas and lavenders to accompany Baby C's 'mermaid' themed nursery. 

                                                                                              

Allow me to interrupt myself for a moment to say - buying fabric for a baby shower is pretty much the best. 

1. The fabric itself is gorgeous. Babies these days have no idea how good they have it... trust me when I say NOTHING in the 80s held a candle to these stunners from Sarah Jane, Amy Butler, etc. Fabric 'roll around' heaven!
2. There is 0 guilt. Typically when 7-8 yards of designer fabric shows up at my door, the first thing I do is quickly hide it in the stash so no one (coughmyhusbandcough) can ask any questions. When Laura brought this bag of treasure over I strutted around my house like a peacock showing it off to anyone (coughmyhusbandagaincough) who would listen and didn't need to explain anything because 'it's for a gift.' Ha!
3. Baby things are flat out adorable. Everything is perfectly tiny, whimsical, and pretty much begging to     be patch-worked. Sign. Me. Up.  

Laura and I made a list of items we thought Jennie and Baby C 'needed,' divided up accordingly, and went to work. Our list included: 

tiny baby booties (ithinksew.com)

diaper clutch (made by marzipan)

patch-worked bib (pattern drafted by Laura)

raggy busy blankie (pattern drafted by Sara)

little geranium dress (made by rae)...

... with matching bloomers (simplicity pattern 1826) 

wet bag (sailboat pattern)

burp cloths (the happy scraps)

glider throw pillow (same sailboat pattern as above)

and a lovely bag to put it all in! (McCall's m6905 bag)

Now comes the hardest part of all... waiting for baby C to arrive! What better way to welcome a baby girl than with love, whimsy, and a mermaid motif <3

Classes Now Available at Imagine Studio!

 One of our goals is to make sewing accessible and fun to everyone and that includes kids! We heard that you want classes tailored to kids and we are happy to oblige.

As always, we offer private lessons in your home for up to 3 sewists (we have limited availability for this fall so reach out to us soon if you're interested!) but now you can book one of our group classes at Imagine Studio! We are so excited to offer our classes in this amazing creative space in West Hartford. Registration is now open for the fall! Kids and Tweens classes run 45 minutes for 6 weeks and adult classes run 90 minutes for 4 weeks.

All classes are at a beginner level so no previous experience is needed! We provide the machines, tools and patterns. You will need to provide the fabric but we will give you several resources to make it super easy!

Space is limited in each class so book soon to reserve your spot! If you have any questions feel free to contact us directly. We can't wait to see what you sew!

REGISTER NOW!!

REGISTER NOW!!