Pool robe with applique | How About Orange

February 02, 2009

Pool robe with applique

Look at this child's pool robe my mom made from a bath towel for my little niece. Recognize those appliques? Mum is so smart! She didn't have any fancy buttons, so she cut some chunks out of the Calliope fabric to add some color. And put on some Fireworks for good measure. The free tutorial for making a robe like this is right here.

(And now she's back to making buckets for the shop. I had to crack down on this extra-curricular sewing and put an end to it. Hee hee.)

22 comments:

Margeaux said...

That is adorable! Your mom is so clever.

Ashlee said...

Precious!

Catalina said...

oh!!!! so beautiful. thank you!!!

Grandma G said...

You "cracked down"?! You crack me UP!

Mum

P.S. My apologies to those of you who are waiting for buckets. Granddaughter's birthday had to come first. ;-)

Heather said...

Adorable robe! Those buckets are amazing, too. I'll be stopping back to check them out!

Lindsey said...

Thanks for the link to that tutorial. It is so dang cute!

Start To Finish Supplies said...

What a cute little robe!! She needs to make more so I can buy one.

Ryan said...

Wow. I was always impressed with what your mom can transform, but a bath towel looking so cute and wearable?!

Christina Hill said...

That's just adorable! Love it

Larissa Holland said...

your mom is not only amazing, she is also super prolific with the sewing. She's going to turn around our economy.

Jessica Jones said...

Yeah, single-handedly!

Anonymous said...

Your mum is a very talented woman – absolutely keep her on the payroll!!!

jcaroline said...

If you don't treat Grandma G well, I'm going to steal her from you.

Grandma G-- you can always come work for me! And darling robe!

Sharla said...

Thanks for sharing the robe tutorial with us! My boys need this to wear on the boat.

adesignaffair said...

Mother like daughter!!! What creative genes

hungry little bird said...

Your mom did a fabulous job with this transformation. It's just adorable, you're little niece is going to be stylin'.

Grandma G said...

Wow, thank you everyone!

Sorry, I already told Jess I wouldn't be making them to sell. Mass producing them would have my house floating in little loopy bits of towels, not to mention my sewing machine dying from lint clogs.

Caroline, thanks for the offer. I just may take you up on that if Jess gets too Bossy! ;-)

Jessica Jones said...

No you won't. I forbid you. Hee hee.

Grandma G said...

See what I hafta put up with?!

Megumi said...

Such a cute robe!
Next time you come to Japan, you should bring your mom together, so that my mom and your mom can be friends!

Jessica Jones said...

Yeah! They can sew all day together!

Anonymous said...

that is so adorable- seriously- your mom is so great! I'd buy one of those!