Last night was Ava's birthday party, so I can finally post pictures of what I made for my sweet little niece!
A tea-for-two set inspired by Claire Garland's Toys to Sew. Hers is made of felt with rick-rack; I decided to use some of my "hooray it's on clearance for only $2 a yard" fabric. This meant the edges had to be finished since it will unravel (unlike felt). I'd bought a bias tape tool a while back, and it worked great to make bias tape for some of the edges.
I also made some napkins and put it all in a little basket for her. Ava opened it up and immediately started pouring tea for herself. "More! More!" she kept saying. I think it was a hit.
I also made my first project from Bend the Rules Sewing--the swing swing smock.
I decided to modify the pattern a little and make it reversible. So instead of sewing the shoulder seams, I added fabric ties. Cute huh?
Here's the front:
...and the back:
On Ava this will be a little dress (worn with shorts underneath). It also fits Emma, so I think I'll make some for her for school--to go over t-shirts and jeans. And probably with pockets.
Fabric tea set? FAB!! How fun (but that looks REALLY hard). I'll just admire yours for now I think.
Posted by: Amy | July 08, 2007 at 05:57 PM
Just catching up on your blog after being away. That tea set is unbelievable! You are such a wonderful aunt!!
Posted by: Marla Taviano | July 08, 2007 at 07:49 PM
That tea set is awesome. It looks like it was hard to make, so I'll just enjoy yours.
Posted by: Lisa R-P | July 09, 2007 at 05:55 AM