my creative space ... little dresses

This may be the last of the holiday sewing, but it was probably the most enjoyable. I made two little dresses for my nieces ...

I used two wonderful patterns from Wink Designs - the Criss Cross Reversible Dress and the Petal Power Sun Dress. The Criss Cross Reversible Dress was a pleasure to make - very satisfying and great instructions meant no mistakes on my part - yahoo! Fabric for this dress came from the stash, but was orginally bought from Patchwork on Central Park.

The only thing I changed on the pattern was including a pocket instead of appliqueing some flowers on one side of the dress. (I did a post on my tags the other day, if you're interested in finding out how to get your own tags).

The Sun Dress was also made from fabric from the stash, originally from Patchwork on Central Park. No changes to this dress, except that I put press studs on the back instead of buttons. Super easy to make.

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getting your own tag love ...

Just about every time I post a picture of one of my tags, I get emails asking where I got them from. I'm really pleased people like them - thanks for letting me know.

Here's how I found mine: I googled "woven cotton tags", checked out the websites in Australia that did custom cotton woven tags/labels and then contacted each of them for samples. Once the samples arrived, I selected the one that suited me the most and went on to enquire about custom labels - sizes, what artwork they need, what colours they could do. Rather than actually tell you who I chose in the end, I think it's worthwhile running through that process yourself as we all have different needs, and there might be better/different manufacturers around since I did mine last year. This is the process I use to source lots of different supplies and services for my business, and I think it's a worthwhile investment of time - you never know what you might find out there!

Cheers,

tag love

I love using my tags when I'm sewing. I've been making some little dresses for little people. Here's a sneak peak of the progress ...

More pics soon. Have a great Monday!

P.S. I was interviewed over here last week - thanks Rachael!
P.P.S There is still time (extended until Wednesday) to donate and enter my fabric giveaway for flood relief here.

busy taggin'

Making stuff and adding tags is the name of the game right now, in preparation for the Finders Keepers Market next weekend! Stay tuned this week for the release of a new fabric design and a new tea towel design. Have a great Sunday!