little monkey

this sweet little monkey blanket was whisked away to a new baby last week. it was fun to come up with a colour palette to suit a monkey design -- i thought these shades of purple, mauve and magenta worked really well with brown for the monkey's face, instead of the more common bubblegum pink + brown combo.

summer smidgey blankets

i've been a bit busy lately, between sewing + summer + vacation + life, and haven't had the chance to catch up on posting my work. here are a few blankets that i've made this summer so far. i've mentioned it before, but i just love working on my custom smidgey blankets. each one is different from the last, fun colours, applique images, sweet names. all ready to be sent off to a special tiny person whom i hope will love and cherish it for many years to come.

addison's sunny lion and beckett's cute little owl were special requests made by my customers. both were asked to be in a specific style, and i think they turned out quite nicely. i have had the pleasure of working with some pretty amazing customers, who have fun nursery colour palettes and themes to work with. i feel lucky to have such great people coming my way!

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on to a little shop news. please excuse me for chatting a bit about the holidays {yup, here we are in mid-august, and i'm thinking about the c-word} but i have to be thinking ahead!

I'm going to be taking a break from custom orders for all of september and october while i prepare for my holiday craft shows. I will have to focus solely on amassing stock {mainly for the One of a Kind Show mid-december} so unfortunately something's got to give! I'll keep my shop open with a good selection of ready-made items, so there will be lots to choose from in the meantime. In november, i will be taking a small number of custom requests for holiday gifts, but there will be limited availability. I know it's early to be thinking this way, but if you've got a smidgey blanket or a set of custom fabric buckets or stockings in mind for holiday gifts, it might be a good idea to let me know as soon as possible so that i can reserve a space!

blankets for brothers

two brothers, two sweet custom smidgey blankets. these blankets were both made within the last couple months. jack's mom loved his new baby blanket so much that she just had to have one for her older son, greyson, as well. i love the colour schemes she chose, that they complement one another without being too matchy.

the moon + stars motif is perfect for bedtime snuggles. for big brother greyson's, she asked if i could do a sun + clouds, which i think is a wonderful choice. i love how they both turned out, and i sure hope those two boys get loads of cuddle time with their new smidgey blankets.

as a final note, i have to say that i feel so lucky to have such amazing customers. i have now worked with jack + greyson's mom on three separate blankets, and she is an absolute delight to collaborate with. i'm so so happy that she loved each blanket enough to come back and order another, it is truly the greatest compliment i could receive.

some recent work

i made a couple of fresh custom smidgey blankets last week, which i thought i'd share with you.

first up, for little ari, whose parents are super hip and prefer a less babyish style, rather more sophisticated. i'm a huge fan of grey {stating the obvious, i know} so i was pretty excited to make this monochromatic blanket. i hope the little man + his parents love it, too.

next up, a sunny + bright blanket in one of my favourite colour schemes, aqua + orange. there's a little canary in the grass there, keeping an eye on things. wee leiland lives in new york, i sure hope this blanket is cool enough for him!

custom goodies

while i was away a couple weeks ago, i got a slew of custom orders flooding my inbox. funny how these things come in droves when i finally take a vacation! not complaining, but i sure had a busy week last week, as the first three all needed to get out by friday morning. i thought i'd share them with you here.

i'm loving making these new custom smidgey blankets, and they seem to be quite a hit. i'm so glad that people love them as much as i do!

i rounded out the week with a set of blocks for one baby izzie. this order came from a lovely local couple, who were themselves gifted a set of blocks when their little guy was born last winter, and who now wanted to share them with a friend. my favourite kind of word of mouth, and a huge compliment, too.

i've got three more custom orders to finish up this week, and then i'm on to some linen goodies and a good dose of halloween buckets. phew!

[i'm not sure whether you can tell here, but i've ever-so-slightly adjusted the placement of the ribbons on my blocks. i'm not sure that i'm through fiddling with them. in fact, they may disappear altogether, i'm just not sure yet. this tiny adjustment may seem insignificant, but it means a whole lot. more on that later on.]