hi, i'm maggie.

(like the rod stewart song)

i'm a millennial living in the bay area who loves dark beer, the environment, and sewing for the tiny humans in my life. more

happy second birthday maya!

happy second birthday maya!

the tradition of making each girl a special dress or outfit for their birthday continued in 2014 (read about maya's first birthday dress here and etta's third birthday dress here) and first up was maya's second birthday.

a few months earlier i had made a polka dot class picnic tunic by oliver + s that was incredibly popular with maya and her mom. so when it was decided that the party theme would be farm animals i decided to do a twist on that much loved style by adding a pig embellishment.

i got the materials (two buttons, embroidery thread, a yard of polka dot quilting fabric, and a fat quarter of pink cotton) at jo-ann for something like $12. 

for the pig i found circular objects around the house that were the right size for the body, head, and nose. (okay i used a growler, pint glass, and shot glass respectively). i traced them on to parchment paper then added the ears and legs freehand.

(sorry for the blurry photo, i didn't know then i would be blogging this). 

i stitched the pieces on with a zig-zag stitch and dark pink thread. for the eyes i used small black buttons. on the back i used the two larger pieces just put on in the reverse order (head then body). for the curly tail i hand stitched on a spiral with some some embroidery thread. 

as expected the birthday girl loved her new top.

and my sister loved getting the same picture for a third year in a row.

love,

aunt maggie


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