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Aurora, Ontario, Canada
I am a lover of all things created, history, travel, art and literature. I spend my time with family and friends, working hard and creating things, pretty much in that order. My passion is to make beautiful things to wear, mostly accessories, jewelry, belts, clutches, hair adornments, brooches etc. I create mostly using fabric , fibres, metals, jewels, pins, chain, clips, buttons and more. I have a shop on Etsy.com which I sometimes have a little trouble maintaining depending on the time of year and how busy I am. Check out my Etsy Shop www.etsy.com/shop/dressedtothe9s or click on the box on the left to go directly there.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Handmade Blessing





So a few weeks ago I went to a baby blessing for a very dear friend (since most people don't have a shower for a second or subsequent babies we called it a baby blessing) Everyone was asked to contribute to a stroller and or make a gift.I decided to make an asymetrical repurposed baby cardigan.



I took 3 old sweaters of mine, one blue , one blue stripes and one red. I cut up the 3 sweaters using some parts of the edge of the sweaters as edges. The back and pocket are red, the sleeves and pocket trim are the striped sweater and the front panels are blue. I added trim from some old fabric I had, sewed on 3 buttons and made 3 button loops. I also cross stitched around the cuff with red embroidery floss and added a label. Then I cut out two pieces for the hat and a few long thin strips and sewed together a hat.



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4 comments:

  1. JacquelineJanuary 25, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    What a creative and loving idea to repurpose your sweaters in that way. What a beautiful one of a kind blessing for the baby!

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  2. Dressedtothe9sJanuary 25, 2011 at 6:03 PM

    Thank you so much for your comments, I am new to blogging and am hoping to having many posts in the future.

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  3. JacquelineJanuary 26, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    You're welcome and good luck to you!

    I'm working on a blog about my sewing projects. If it ever gets off the ground, I'll share it with you.

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  4. Dressedtothe9sJanuary 27, 2011 at 7:27 AM

    Yes please do, I look forward to it

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