I think its the year of the baby. Every person I know is having a baby or just had one. And when new life comes into the world, that means its time to make something special. For a little girl who was born last month, I made this Patchwork Sleep Sack from Anna Maria’s book Handmade...
Well Christmas is only 5 days away. I think I just realized that. I still have a few things that need to be done, so I’ve been in high gear for the past few days. Except yesterday. Yesterday I just watched in awe as my new flooring was laid. I feel like that was allowed....
The Oliver + S bug has bitten me again. This time pretty good! I recently purchased a few more O+S patterns when they went on sale last month. I added to my collection both the Ice Cream dress and the Fairytale dress. They are completely adorable! Well yesterday I was in one of those I-just-want-to-do-a-machine-project...
So I’ve been wanting to make this project forever. Since I purchased Handmade Beginnings by Anna Maria Horner back in 2010, I really have been itching to embroidery Layla’s name in a similar fashion. I don’t know what held me back at first, but for this year I had been waiting and waiting on Anna’s Love...
It’s been a busy week between my part time job and crafting. I haven’t been blogging about personal crafting as much as I would like, so today I’m going to play catch up and show you several of the things I’ve made lately, and then I’ll go over some Holiday Craft Bash stuff. First off,...
Welcome to Olivia Jane Handcrafted! I'm Meredith and this is my creative journal. Here you'll find loads of inspiration for a handmade wardrobe, home decor, bags, and quilts. I even have plenty of projects and tutorials to get you started or help you along the way.
This is so amazing! Definitely putting it on my to do list whenever the next baby may come
The sleep bag is just gorgeous; I love the colours, and the creamy yellow really sets the pinks up beautifully. I’m intrigued by your use of the term ‘voile’. I assume you do mean a fabric different from quilting cotton – even the better quality sort. Where do you find it, and is it much harder to cut/sew than quilting cotton?
Thank you; I’m really enjoying your blogging
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Voile is different from quilting cotton. It can certainly be used in quilts, which is something I do quite often. Its also perfect for garment sewing. Its the softest fabric ever. It’s cotton (at least AMH voile is) and it has a very tight, fine weave making it very strong and sturdy. I could give your my views on it, but its better coming from the master herself. Here’s post Anna Maria wrote about her voile fabric: http://annamariahorner.blogspot.com/2010/03/all-voile.html
So cute, Meredith! Voile and flannel sound so cozy and perfect for a sweet little one.