Makes in the Wild

Got some photos of my makes in their natural habitat to share... I always like seeing the stuff I make out and about in real life, especially the stuff I send off to my nieces across the world!

Here they are looking pretty freaking cute for an outing to Costco with their GrandMartha. They're wearing their elephant MC Hammer pants and their matching Lola tanks.  As Martha said "We wore our elephant outfits today. It was a perfect day. We went to Costco and entertained all the elderly people there."

Here is Anna playing in her Tumble Tee made from vintage knit from Martha's stash...  the second photo is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time.  I keep looking back at it when I need a laugh...

"OMG! I made it to the top!"

"Sngrfhisfhhcppllllffff."

And Miss Z in her seersucker Ash jumpsuit... adorable:

Some funny photos of me and Tim wearing me-mades (me in my new and awesomely comfortable Summer Jazz Dress, Tim in his grey Strathcona tee) while on a weekend jaunt to Koh Chang ... our hotel had this fun tree swing out over the water and literally every person who walked past it on the beach was like "Tree swing! Let's instagram it!"  We laughed and laughed, and then decided, well, when in Rome!:

 

And, finally, for your amusement, outtakes from my Jorna tank photo session. Google+ made a sweet GIF of me picking lint off my boob.  Noooice.:

Makes in the Wild and Exciting News

Some exciting news!:

First, my blog's gotten a couple shout-outs recently... my Comox trunks for Tim played a part in the Thread Theory Comox Trunk parade and my Lisette Attache peplum blouse wrangled its way into a spot in Made by Rae's Spring Top Sewalong wrapup!  Yay!

Second, I am a pattern tester for a brand new pants pattern by the stylish Kelli over at True Bias... the Hudson pant (check out her preview on Instagram)!  I am so excited!  Can you tell by the number of exclamation points I have used so far in this post (5 thus far)?

And, the cherry on top, I was chosen to be part of the blog tour for the next Perfect Pattern Parcel, a great project supporting two worthy causes: independent sewing pattern designers and Donorschoose.org.  Check out the new PPP blog here.  More on that project in a few weeks!!


This is how I feel about all of this news:

"I'm somebody now!"
"Things are going to start happening to me now!"




OK, back to makes in the wild:  I just wanted to show you some of my makes on their new owners... they always look better photographed on the intended recipient than on a hanger!

Colleen looking super cute in her under-the-sea themed Polly tank:

A blurry pic of the girls in their matching Skater Dresses, deep in a post-Easter egg hunt/Frozen-induced stupor:

A closer view of Zoe in her Skater dress, layered over a long-sleeved tee:

Zoe adores her scarf hat thingy I knit her last year.  This is her picking out a Christmas tree (way back in December) while wearing it, but she also frequently just wears it around the house on her own accord, just for kicks, which cracks me up:

Zoe this Mother's Day wearing her plaid patchwork jumper: