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:

  1. MargeauxFebruary 2, 2009 at 12:20 PM

    That is adorable! Your mom is so clever.

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  2. AshleeFebruary 2, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Precious!

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  3. CatalinaFebruary 2, 2009 at 12:49 PM

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

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  4. Grandma GFebruary 2, 2009 at 1:55 PM

    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. ;-)

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  5. HeatherFebruary 2, 2009 at 4:26 PM

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

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  6. LindseyFebruary 2, 2009 at 6:34 PM

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

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  7. Start To Finish SuppliesFebruary 2, 2009 at 7:00 PM

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

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  8. RyanFebruary 2, 2009 at 8:34 PM

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

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  9. Christina HillFebruary 2, 2009 at 9:03 PM

    That's just adorable! Love it

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  10. Larissa HollandFebruary 3, 2009 at 7:47 AM

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

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  11. Jessica JonesFebruary 3, 2009 at 9:45 AM

    Yeah, single-handedly!

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  12. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:40 AM

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

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  13. jcarolineFebruary 3, 2009 at 11:14 AM

    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!

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  14. SharlaFebruary 3, 2009 at 1:58 PM

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

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  15. adesignaffairFebruary 3, 2009 at 2:47 PM

    Mother like daughter!!! What creative genes

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  16. hungry little birdFebruary 3, 2009 at 10:08 PM

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

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  17. Grandma GFebruary 3, 2009 at 11:49 PM

    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! ;-)

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  18. Jessica JonesFebruary 4, 2009 at 12:03 AM

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

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  19. Grandma GFebruary 4, 2009 at 9:25 AM

    See what I hafta put up with?!

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  20. MegumiFebruary 4, 2009 at 4:13 PM

    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!

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  21. Jessica JonesFebruary 4, 2009 at 6:36 PM

    Yeah! They can sew all day together!

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  22. AnonymousFebruary 8, 2009 at 11:20 PM

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

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