Featured Etsian Artist~SewnNatural

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SewnNatural donated this "Organic VANILLA ICE CREAM Quilt, Mat for Naps/Changing/Play " to a blog giveaway and I won! My daughter, Lilly is already enjoying her nap times with this soft blanket while Shaylynne uses it as a play mat. It's so girlly and pretty!

Thanks SewnNatural!

SewnNatural

SewnNatural has hand crafted bedding, apparel, toys, name towels, art and organizers for babies, kids and kids at heart.

As a young girl sitting next to my patient, loving grandmother learning to sew my first patchwork quilt on a summer's day, I fell in love with textiles. Their textures, feel, colours and shapes really touched me. I have been designing and creating with textiles for many years. My craft has included sewing, loom weaving, clothing design, crafting, spinning and knitting. I am very particular about workmanship, beautiful design and using the best, most sustainable fabrics that are available for items that will be very durable and functional.

My real joy is creating things for our children and grandchildren to wear, cuddle in, or play with. One of my goals is to create clothes, toys and accessories that help to promote imaginary play and interest in nature.

Conscious of the impact of harmful chemicals on us, our children and our environment, I've tried to use the most natural fabrics I can in my designs. I use exclusively natural fibers: cotton, wool, silks, bamboo and organic and upcycled fabrics wherever possible.

I have had an etsy shop since December(about 4 mos) and have been working with textiles for many, many years sewing, weaving, spinning, knitting, crafting etc. I especially love designing with organic fabrics, upcycled or vintage fabrics and wools, silks, bamboos as well. I want organic to be fun, colorful and vibrant as well as functional. My favorite item right now would probably be a wool stuffed octopus made with upcycled vintage Guatemalan fabrics, handwoven by women there for their blouses/tops.

Make Your Own Pants

Pants Tutorial

I'm making pants for my daughter, so I'm using size 3-6 Months for this tutorial.

This works for any size though, even adults!

Add ruffles and other 'pretties' for girls.

OR

Keep them plain with a hem or add bias tape for boys.

If you'd like instructions on how to add ruffles, please ask!

Choose a pair of well fitting pants

Align the pants with the edge of the paper.

Trace around them onto poster paper, leaving a seam allowance.

I kept .5" seam allowance.

Add about 2" at the top for the waist band.

And add 1" to the length.

Cut out your new pattern and keep this handy for future use.

This will the the left and right leg.

Fold fabric, right sides together.

Place pattern on fold and trace onto your fabric, using washable pencil or fabric marker.

Repeat for other leg.

This is what one leg will look like unfolded.

Make two.

Hem the bottom of the legs, add bias tape, or ruffles right now.

Be creative!

Stack the legs on top of the other, Right sides together.

Make sure you have the legs at the bottom and not the waist.

They look Very similar!

Sew from the waist down to the crotch on both sides.

Do not sew the sides of the legs yet!

Fold the legs together and sew the inseam

(from hem up to crotch and down to opposite hem)

Make sure to finish your edges!

Onto the Waist band!

Fold down half an inch and iron.

This will be sealed inside the waistband, so there is no need to finish the edge.

Fold over again, 1"

Sew all the way around, leaving an open space to insert an elastic band.

Don't forget to leave the opening large enough to insert an elastic band!

Connect a safety pin to the end of the elastic to help you push it through the waist band

Sew the elastic ends to a scrap piece of ribbon or fabric.
Zigzag back and forth a couple of times.
This takes away from the small bulge you get when the elastic ends are sewn together.
Sew the waist band closed.

And embellish!
I added small bows, buttons, and rhinestones at the bottom of each leg.
Be creative and have fun!

I'd love to see what you create with this tutorial!

My Brand Spankin New Pretties For My Babies

Shaylynne is styling with her new pretties!

I couldn't capture Lilly sporting hers :(

I bought some silver bracelets for my little sweeties! ohhh I'm so thrilled with them! hehe
I had to show them off... My daughter, Lilly, calls them "pretties". She didn't want to take hers off. But she normally only wears her pretties for a little while before she decides it needs to come off. So my plan, this time is to have Shaylynne start wearing her pretties at a VERY young age. (She's 4 months old) So when she's like 2-3 years, she won't have any qualms about wearing pretties... :) I only wish I had thought about this for Lilly...

These were made by BrighidsForge.

I found that this store had the best price out of everyone who had answered my alchemy request.

Which was great for me, since the items would be worn by youngins.. I don't want to pay too much for jewelry that may end up lost, ya know? And the quality is great and the lettering is fantastic! Though I hope to have these until the girls are adults... The seller assured me that they are sturdy enough to have around for decades. So I have high hopes! :)

So, yay!