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.FREE AUSSIE POSTAGE SALE!.

I’m feeling friendly this morning – so on a whim, all Citrus pOp orders placed between the 7th and 13th March will enjoy free postage 🙂
So treat yourself or someone special and grab some pretties today – remember, Mother’s Day is just around the corner…nothing like being organised!
(If you are paying by Paypal, I’ll refund your postage amount once I receive payment.  For bank transfer payments, just deposit the product amount.)

Citrus pOp on Madeit
Citrus pOp on Etsy

 
Happy Monday 🙂
March 7, 2011
Make It Perfect, Slumber Party Jammies

.BIG Slumber Party Jammies + NEW BOY FABRIC!.

Thanks for your lovely Slumber Party Jammies comments – glad to hear that many of you can start sewing for your older children now!
Just wanted to share a pair of size 10 jammies I made up as a tester…unfortunately I don’t have a 10 year old model, so you’ll just have to use your imagination!

The fabric that I used for the main part of the jammies was sent to me by Kathryn, an Aussie fabric distributor who has just released her first range of fabric – “Little Monsters”.  After dealing with many fabric stores, Kathryn and her husband became more aware of the scarcity of decent prints to use for boys and decided to fill the gap themselves!

 

They have done a super job – the fabric is great…very boyish and not babyish at all, making it perfect for sewing for older kids.
Little Monsters comes in the two colourways shown below and I’m really looking forward to sewing more from it.

If you’re wondering where you can purchase Little Monsters…a quick google search pointed me in the direction of these stores:
Fabric Fusion
Funky Fabric
The Oz Material Girls
Inspire Fabrics
Crafty Mamas


SUPPLIES:
Make It Perfect, Big Slumber Party Jammies pattern
Stepping Stones, Little Monsters, Monster Squares in Orange/Aqua
Monaluna, Mingle, Squares in Steel

March 4, 2011
Make It Perfect, Slumber Party Jammies

.BIG Slumber Party Jammies.

As promised, I am slowly working my way through my patterns and adding extra size ranges for those of you who want to sew for bigger kids.
Now you can sew your Slumber Party Jammies for ages 6 years – 10 years!

 
Slumber Party Jammies are one of my favourite patterns to sew.  I love how quick and easy they are, yet still provide a quality finished product.  They are fast enough to sew up for a birthday gift for a child and a great way to use up that special novelty fabric.

Just a quick reminder about how up-sizing my patterns works…

The old/original Slumber Party Jammies pattern remains the same, but will now be called LITTLE Slumber Party Jammies – with sizes for 6 months-5 years.

The new pattern, BIG Slumber Party Jammies is EXACTLY the same design, only the size range for this pattern is 6-10 years.

You can find out fabric requirements for Big Slumber Party Jammies on the website. If you have a store and want to stock this or any other Make It Perfect patterns, contact Creative Abundance to place an order. 
If you would like to purchase a copy of Big Slumber Party Jammies for yourself, they should be popping up in retail stores very soon. Ask your favourite store to get one in for you!
I’m giving away a copy of Big Slumber Party Jammies to one lucky reader – leave a comment on this post to be in the running!
(Giveaway will close Sunday 6th March and winner will be drawn via a random number generator.)
March 2, 2011
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.March Cool Shops! TIED WITH A RIBBON.

 
 
 
Welcome to our next Cool Shop! – Tied With A Ribbon…
If you are on the lookout for quality handmade fabric and felt gifts then this is the place for you! Tied With A Ribbon is full of fun and unique treasures – from hairclip hangers to DIY felt kits to pre-made felt decorations – all created by Jemima.
 
I’m loving the cute Owl Hairclip Hanger that Jemima sent to us to have a play with.  Lil and I have a lot of clips cluttering up one of the drawers in our bathroom and it is hard to find what we are looking for.  This hanger solves all of my problems!  Plus it looks funky housing all of our clips.  The hanger has been designed for the clips to sit on either side of the strip, but I quite like how they sit on the ribbon running down the center of the hanger – which is also handy for tying your hair ribbons to!
 
 

 

Jemima also kindly sent us one of her Bouncing Bunnies Felt Kits.  These are great and my first impression was that it would be the ideal gift for an older child who was interested in learning to sew.  The whole thing took me about 15 minutes to finish and is completely hand-sewn.  The Bunnies would also be great for an extra Easter gift or decoration.

 

Tied With A Ribbon has a range of great DIY Felt Kits which include pretty much everything you need to make your own.  Check out the Funny Frogs, Lovely Ladybirds and Gingerbread Men.
Some other great products avaliable from Tied With A Ribbon…
Felt Needlebook – great to house your sewing needles:

Tooth Fairy Pillow:

Easter Bunny Party Bags – wouldn’t this be the best way to deliver your eggs:

Babushka Hairclip Hanger:

Tied With A Ribbon is offering Make It Perfect readers a special discount of 15% off all purchases from now until the 1st April.  Thanks Jemima!!
(Use code COOLSHOP15 during checkout.)

Important Tied With A Ribbon links:
March 1, 2011
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.New Cushions.

I finished these cushions in December, but am only blogging about them now because I don’t love them.  I like them, and they are a nice change from the old cushion covers but something isn’t sitting right with me. 

I think the problem might be the dark green colour in the fabric.  although I love green, I am not a fan of a deep, forest green.  

I do love that they are made out of home dec fabric though and retain a great shape and are sturdier than regular cotton covers.  And I love the enclosed zipper finish – much nicer than seeing a zipper up one side seam.

But I’m still not in love with them.  And you have to be in love with nine cushions that are scattered around your loungeroom all the time!  So I think I’ll keep them out for another few months and in the meantime start hunting for the perfect fabric to make new covers with!

Just another project to add to my list of things to do…
And what to do with the old covers??!

SUPPLIES:
Joel Dewberry, assorted prints from the Ginseng range (home decor weight fabric)

February 25, 2011