WEDNESDAY PROJECT farbenmix Caroline!

Wow, I am inlove with this pattern! This is a brand newy from farbenmix. ...

 Caroline is a cute little 3 tiered skirt, just gathered enough to be cute...but not so much that is it painful to sew? ( I hate gathering...). With built in leggins! The leggins have three lengths to choose from;  super short/ 3/4 or full length. Bon's are 3/4 . Caroline is in German, but there is an online tute with pics, and I'm always around to help.

The fabrics I used are the stunning hemp blend denim from the shop, a quilt panel from my stash and Black STELLA from the shop. I added red bias to the hem, and some scrummy farbenmix ribbon too. Life is generally a lot better with farbenmix ribbon, I think! See them here.

Now I have to run, I need to get another of these made still!

Happy Sewing!

WEDNESDAY SEWERS....Start planning now...

Are you joining the WEDNESDAY SEWERS?? 

 Each Wednesday a small group of Crafty Mamas  have a virtual " sewing day" , logging into the forum on and off to share how we are going. It's a lot of fun and a great way to finally get some sewing done! Take the phone off the hook, set the kids up with a DVD ( educational, of course!) and come SEW!

Want to join us? Register in the forum, and we'll see you tomorrow!

Lisa :)

NEW FARBENMIX FABRICS!

The race is on at Crafty Mamas to see who gets the first item finished from these adorable new poplins from Farbenmix. Have you seen how cute they are?

Lovechirp fabric and ribbons....

 Fliepie.....

 Tatoo kids...

A good Wednesday project I think? These are marching out the door very quickly! Don't miss them!

MAMU DESIGN patterns New! Anouk and Lena

These beautiful new patterns have arrived! See them HERE

For Mama LENA

 And for the girls..ANOUK

Such a contrast!

Last weekend I was away at Sunny Stones for our 2nd annual Crafty Mamas Sewing retreat. We had such a wonderful time. The retreat was perfect for us, the food delicious and the hosts Kate, Matt and family very welcoming. We lucked out and had dreadful weather- which meant we had the prime excuse to stay in doors with our two fires and craft! Rhonni from Hot Rocks boutique coffee helped keep us crafting into the wee hours of the morning...by donating a heap of her yummy boutique coffee beans for us to grind and brew.

It was so wonderful to catch up with every one again, we can't wait to return!

And this weekend? Stuck indoors, pouring rain, three kids with temperatures and sore throats. Ah, such is life. But I did get a little bit of quick sewing in ...

RIVIERA leggins is from the book Sewing Clothes Kids Love, by Nancy Langdon and Sabine Polehn. You can get a copy in the CM shop.
 IMKE is also in the book, I just remembered! I used my old pattern, which is also in the Cm Shop. IMKE  has several variations, this is the plain wider version. Blue STELLA and Polka dot Flap Happy knit.  Velour iron on is a Farb fave from the Cm Shop.

And a bit of Kitchen craft too..two loaves of bread. It's that kind of day. And when a sick son asks for curry pumpkin soup and bread..who can say no?