David and Daisy

Fabric, Dreams and Life

Completed PJ Blanket

I sewed the front of this with a toddler on my lap, handing me squares. He was fascinated by the movement of the needle. So, as you can imagine, this isn’t my neatest work. But this is a simple blanket, made from scraps of his different pajamas I’ve made recently – a [...]

Fabric Art Tutorial

In case you haven’t seen it, I have a tutorial posted on Sew Mama Sew today. Check it out, and all the other great home-themed tutorials this month.

Scrap Fabric Blanket

I’ve been making pajamas and I have bits of leftover flannel. So cute – I hate to waste them. So I think I’ll make a scrap fabric blanket for David. We’ll call it the Pajama Blanket.

Blankets

I completed the pink blanket and finally got a chance to take better pictures, in better light. Don’t you love how the chenille looks? This photo just makes me want to wrap up in it (if it were an adult size, of course).

The polka-dotted strip is positioned about 1/3 of the way across the [...]

New Fabric Purchase

I had a discount to use at Sew Mama Sew, and I used it to buy these great fabrics:

The top two are from Amy Butler’s new Daisy Chain Collection.
The red fabric is by Kaffe Fassett.
And the last is 2-D Zoo Pool by Alexander Henry.
I thought the Amy Butler fabric would make nice pillows for my [...]

More PJ Pants

I sewed a quick pair of pj pants tonight, made out of flannel. I thought I bought 1 1/2 yards of this fabric, so I could make the kimono-style top, but I only had a yard.

These are very simple, elastic waist pants. The legs are wide in this style. David seems to [...]

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