My new sewing desk (aka the laundry door)!

My day today comprised cleaning my fish tank and rearranging our bedroom to accommodate my new sewing desk (aka the laundry door). I can't wait to start sewing now I have all this space!

Welcome to all my newest fans

I had a great time meeting all those that came by to today's Titirangi Mums' Craft market. I've managed to spend my takings at Spotlight this afternoon while having a crafty moment! Will be loading some bandana bibs and more mini layer cakes shortly. So many ideas!!!

Please pop over to my shop on www.felt.co.nz/petitbebe and take a look at all my lovely items.

I also have a facebook page where you can follow all my latest creations.  www.facebook.com/petitbebe

For those of you interested in custom items please email me on petitbebebe@xtra.co.nz with your request and I will confirm details with you:-)

Me with my wee princess at our very first market. 

Holly Bolly looking fab in her one off designer outfit. Layer cake skirt, matching brooch and 'arm scrunchies'© (coming to my shop ASAP). 

Damask

A few new clutches have been added to my shop on Felt.

Lipstick red & white damask print on cotton with contrasting ivory quilter's cotton interior.  MCN size. Holds two MCN's. Adjustable twin snap closure.

French blue & chocolate damask print on cotton with contrasting chocolate cotton duck interior. 

Available in two sizes (standard and extra wide), these stylish nappy clutches are designed to hold approx 2 - 3 disposables plus wipes. (Huggies travel case used to trial fit). Adjustable twin snap closure.

Extra wide clutch also fits nappy cream OR you can pack two modern cloth nappies in to it (no room for a wipes case though). The extra wide clutch has an adjustable triple snap closure to provide this flexibility.

Twit twhoo - Owl bibs are new!

For all those owl lovers out there I have some cute owl print flannelette bibs with either a fuschia or aqua reverse.

Park Life Collection

These yummy skirts look fab on the rack and will look even better on your little darling. Made from sturdy quilter's cotton these ruffle skirts wash and wear well.  Teamed with tights and a bold co-ordinating top these skirts really make a statement. Your little girl will love to wear her park life skirt and you will love her look!

Available in three fabric combinations: Gingham Check, Daisy Strip or Birds (shown in photo). Please visit my shop on www.felt.co.nz to view these and all my other lovely items. 

Bibalicious!

Since I fell in love with the romance fabric collection I have gone a step further and created some reversible bibs to match the skirts.  For those wee dots still in need of a bib these pretty romance bibs are really cute. Especially when worn with a romance layer cake.

Each bib has a co-ordinating fabric reverse.  I.e. green with cream, cream with pink and pink with green.

Pot luck

So yesterday I got a wee parcel in the post of some fabric I bought off TradeMe - a small pot luck parcel.  This is what I made for my bubba this morning.  I like it - I even sewed a fabric flower which I intend to attach to a brooch clip so I can accessorise her outfit.  Just need to wash it a few hundred times to get that frayed look.

Perhaps I will even add some beads to the centre to give it a little bling.

Vintage Baby!

I am in love with all the retro and vintage fabrics on the market.  I have picked out a couple of my favourites and created some stylish reversible bibs.

Retro yellow flowers.

Vintage Japanese garden purple flowers. 

Monkey bibs are now in stock

Tonight I went bananas (ha ha) making up some cute monkey bibs to match the monkey burp cloths. These bibs have a white reverse to match the burp cloth.  I have decided to sell these as a duo.

 I am doing the same with the paisley ones. 

I also made some different monkey bibs with ribbon accents on the shoulders to be sold as a twin pack (reverse is butter).

Finally I made up some regular monkey bibs to be sold as singles (picture shows the reverse also).

More cake anyone?

My love of all things ruffly has evolved into a wee empire of romance layer cake skirts. Although I haven't gone too overboard, I am very pleased with the results.

I have created in total 6 beautiful skirts, all unique in their composition so you can be sure you little darling is the only one wearing that particular combination of fabrics.

As you will notice from the images, one skirt is absent from my collection and this is because it has already been whisked off to a new home. I hope to update my posts some day with customers' images of my creations in action.

A shout out of thanks to the girls in my coffee group

I took along my newly created items to coffee group today and they sold like hot cakes.  I would like to thank the girls for their supportive comments and of course their commitment by purchasing items for their little darlings. I look forward to seeing the garments in action!

Deluxe Co-ordinating Bib

As an addition to my sewing empire I have created this gorgeous co-ordinating paisley print corduroy bib with baby pink ric rac embellishment which can be teamed with the matching paisley burp cloth as a gift for someone special or to simply treat your own little darling.

Made with a layer of soft snugly 100% cotton flannelette backing and a central layer of microfiber these fabrics provide both absorbency and superior softness.

Baby will love the feeling of this bib against their skin and you will love the look!

Introducting the Thirsty Burpy©

I designed the "Thirsty Burpy©" for my daughter who has reflux and is a super spewer. Made from a lightweight cord topper and a lightweight, trim and highly absorbent microfibre backing (80% polyester and 20% polyamide) which grips Mum’s clothing, these contoured burp cloths are perfect for containing large volumes of baby spew whilst staying put on Mum’s shoulder. They are top stitched for extra durability.

These cute burp cloths are a great gift idea and would make a lovely baby shower gift as they are useful for general burping and spit clean ups as well as containing those super spills.

Measures: 48cm long x 20.5cm wide at widest points and 15.5cm across the middle

Machine wash normal cycle
Tumble dry cool or line dry
Warm iron if needed

Mini Layer Cakes...

Introducing my latest creation - the Mini Layer Cake Skirt

This mini version of the layer cake skirt is designed to fit a baby to toddler (NB - 2yrs).  With the reduced hemline this skirt allows your bub to crawl, toddle, walk and run without tripping over excess ruffles but still looking absolutely gorgeous! Currently available in four different varieties of owls - I just love the print so have whipped up a few different combinations of the blue owls as well as the melon owls.

As with the original layer cake this skirt comes complete with an adjustable waist accessed through a peep hole at the back of the skirt waistband.  There are two size settings at 50cm and 47cm to allow you to adjust the fit to suit your child as they grow. The smaller size snap setting would suit approx NB - 9 months and the larger size snap setting would suit approx 9 months to 2 years. The elastic is soft, stretchy and non roll.

This skirt is absolutely beautiful on and would make any little girl feel like a princess.

Layer Cake Skirt - Park Life Collection

This fun layer cake skirt has three layers of ruffles in a bright combination of park life fabrics.

The skirt in the picture comes with enough elastic to fit up to a 22 inch or 56cm waist. This will fit from approx 6 months through to 5 years. This timeless skirt can last many seasons.

There are 5 size options accommodated in the waistband where I have placed snaps at half inch or 2.5cm intervals. When your child grows simply pull the elastic back through the peep hole in the waistband and unsnap to adjust the size to fit, then re-snap. You can repeat this process as many times as necessary until your child outgrows the skirt.

This skirt can be made to order in any combination of fabrics. If you have a preference please email me on petitbebe@xtra.co.nz with your custom order.

Introducing the new Romance Layer Cake Skirt

I followed the Layer Cake Skirt tutorial by Prudent Baby and made a few adjustments.

This beautiful Romance has three layers of ruffles in a gorgeous combination of floral fabrics.

The skirt in the picture below comes with enough elastic to fit up to a 22 inch or 56cm waist. This will fit from  approx 6 months through to 5 years. This timeless skirt can last many seasons.

There are 5 size options accommodated in the waistband where I have placed snaps at half inch or 2.5cm intervals.  When your child grows simply pull the elastic back through the peep hole in the waistband and unsnap to adjust the size to fit, then re-snap. You can repeat this process as many times as necessary until your child outgrows the skirt.

This skirt can be made to order in any combination of fabrics.  If you have a preference please email me on petitbebe@xtra.co.nz with your custom order.

Yay! I now have enough likes on my Facebook page to have my own URL

You can find me here:  https://www.facebook.com/PetitBebe

NZ Work at Home Parents' Showcase

I have just joined the NZ Work at Home Parents' Showcase. A page designed to exhibit what our NZ WAHP's have to offer. You can read about me here.