Pay It Forward GIVE AWAY!!

Today's post is about gratitude. I have so much to be thankful for every day of my life. My family is number one! The blessings of good friends- the ones I can have tea with on my porch- and YOU, my "virtual" friends. My talents- sewing, photography, loving children! So much more...but today is about gratitude for good health. I had a checkup last week and not only did everything go well, but I did something I have been dreading: I had my first mammogram. Another blessing: good results!! I have been wanting to find a little way to share my joy on my blog. Give-aways are always fun and today I found a perfect match for me!

Rabbit Rabbit Creations is having a Pay It Forward Sale! The idea is that you buy a Rabbit Rabbit PDF pattern (on sale, no less!) and then Jasmin will send the same pattern to a friend of yours. I just love this idea and it's a great deal! Since ALL of my sewing friends are "virtual," I asked if I could use my PIF pattern as a give-away and Jasmin kindly said "yes"! You are actually going to win 2 patterns, because I chose to share the fabulous Bundle of: Wrapped Up Top & Origami Skirt! AND you can choose the ladies' bundle or girls' sizes!!
If you don't want to wait to win, or want to Pay It Forward yourself, head on over to Rabbit Rabbit on etsy and use code: KINDNESS15 to save 15% and send some pattern love to a friend!! Hurry, because the sale ends tomorrow!!

Now, to win this fabulous bundle (in your choice of ladies' or girls' sizes) all you have to do is leave me a comment, telling me a way that you have "Paid it Forward" (no matter how small). I would love it if you want to become a follower here or on facebook, but it's not required! I will pick a winner on Friday morning, so you have till Thursday midnight to enter.

"Lightning the Queen" Pillowcase for Zakhary

My little Andy loves "Lightning the Queen" (Lightning McQueen) from Cars. He went to a friend's birthday party today and his little buddy also likes Cars, so I made him a personalized pillowcase. I daresay with a spelling like "Zakhary" personalized items will be few and far between!

I used the "Waltography" font from Jolson's- on sale right now for 99 cents. It isn't really a Cars font, but it is Disney, so...

The fabrics are from Walmart. I really like the tossed Cars and I think the gingham goes with it perfectly. Happy 4th Birthday Zakhary!

"Prince Andrew's" Smocked T-Yoke Romper

The birth of Prince George had me thinking about smocked bubbles this week. I hope to see lots of beautiful classic clothing on baby George. Today I am sharing this little smocked romper that I made for my little Prince Andrew before he was born.

The pattern is by Debbie Glenn, from her book: Victorian Treasures. I think you can order it from her website, Love & Stitches. Anyway, her version is a daygown. Here's her artistic rendition:

I enjoy the challenge of modifying a pattern and I thought this yoke would be adorable with romper bottoms.

 

I love the way the romper turned out! This is Prince Andrew's 2 month photo- seems like yesterday! The hardest part of this was the little T-tab on the yoke. Getting the piping to fit properly was hard. I used blue Imperial broadcloth, so this is an easy-care romper. It was intended to be newborn-size, but as so often happens, it fit at 2 months instead. 

Here's the full view. The sleeves are sweet with a little pleat at the bottom.