purple knit heaven

Didn't I mention I was in Love with Knit in my last post...Well here is another knit listing for my shop.  

lovin my sweet little model..maybe I am biased :-)

 

  This dress is so comfortable and modern for little girls...I made it using a pattern from the great designer HeidiandFinn... I can't wait to make more of these in different colors...I ordered 3 new colors tonightsilver silky knit, red silky knit, and teal silky knit.So what do you think of this dress??You can find it in my shop in Sweet Home Boutique Here 

The wonderful world of Knit!!

Feeling rather frustrated last night, and waiting too see the results of the Hurricane, I decided to slice up some knit fabric to see what came of it. I went by a pattern from DMK women's wear and threw this little thing together.



yes, yes, that is a poochy 10 week pregnant belly hiding behind that sweater



 What do you think? Plain, simple and a start to something beautiful...I have always been intimidated by knits, but something made me courageous and I conquered my fears...Now my head is swirling with ideas....Dresses, tops with belts, wrapped hooded sweaters...and possibly a cowl neck dress for little girls.Not to mention all of the great knit fabric out there...prints, colors, and patterns...oh my!!The wonderful world of Knits!! You can check out this knit top hereYou can also check out more from my shopSweet Home Boutique on Etsy Here 

New Blog design, and more!

Check it out, do you like the new design of the blog?? It is not completely finished yet, but I had an  awesome designer from Etsy come up with something for me. I also have new pages at the top, but still need to get all of those going.

I can't help but say something about Hurricane Irene, we are right outside of Charleston, South Carolina. It is amazing that it looks like it is coming right towards us, but instead will be heading more up North and slamming into North Carolina. Today we have seen some rains and wind, but we are only getting the winds around the storm. Praying for everyone in North Carolina, and my countless friends and family in the direct path of the Hurricane.

Sweet Home Boutique has been busy as well! I was a featured sponsor on Aisle to Aloha (the blog) yesterday. I have been busy filling up orders for my various customers around the world...
I have also registered for a wholesale account with Westminster Fabrics, and plan on making a large order in September.
I have many ideas for my shop. The black 3 inch elastic has arrived and I plan on making a cinch belt with it ASAP, to wear with things like this

new retro polka dot dress in my shop you can find here

I tried it with a red, belt, but the black belt will really make it pop!!

I also listed a new girls dress here

I am also going to start making more long sleeve peasant tops with elastic at the upper arms...

I try not to follow any particular trend with my clothing, but come up with my own ideas...

who knows, I could be the trend setter....

Want to see more of my shop come check out

Sweet Home Boutique on Etsy!

Stay Safe everyone!!

working on some things...

Hold tight... Making my blog better!


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Christmas Dresses, handmade dresses, red retro dresses....

This has been a busy week for Sweet Home Boutique on Etsy. I registered my business in South Carolina, filled several orders, started to set up a wholesale account with Westminster fabrics,  and was featured on a blog! One of my customers was so happy with her purchase, she wrote a whole blog post about my shop.
You can check it out here
http://beaandolly.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-new-favorite-shirt.html#comment-form

I also have been working on some new handmade dresses. I am 8 weeks pregnant with my 5th child, so I am trying to get these dresses made and listed before I start showing. At that point I will be and  building my shop with maternity clothes. I have one more red retro dress that I want to list soon. I have the pieces cut, but I am trying to finish up several more orders before I sew it together.
Another exciting thing is that I made my first sale to England, and has reached 99 sales in my shop...Now in only one more sale, I will have officially have graduated into the triple digits club! 

Here is my newest listing, I know it is a bit early for Christmas dresses, but like I said, I want to list some new regular women's clothes before I start showing and move into maternity clothes.

red corduroy, bell sleeves, black linen belt

In my mind Christmas dresses are the things that you wear to grade school recitals, so that was my inspiration for this dress.

no Christmas dress would be complete without a little bow!

I also felt a bit like Mrs. Clause when I put this on (maybe it was the black boots), so that is fun!

close up!

You can check out this dress, and more handmade clothing for sale in my shop on Etsy here
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweethomeboutique

how to change your serger thread, quickly!


how to change your serger thread, quickly....If you are like me, it  already takes enough time to  thread your serger. You shutter at the thought of changing it again.  I somehow stumbled upon something about the tie off method for changing serger thread. I did not get a change to read the article, but thought  I would try it based on the title "tie off method"....A serger is also called an interlock machine, and is used to make those pretty neat seams on most professionaly sewn items.



1. Start with your serger already threaded




2. Snip the thread as close the spool as possible, add the new color and begin to tie on



3. Make sure when tying on you secure the knot very tightly.

4. Cut off the extra thread on the side.

5. Run your machine as usual.

VOILA the thread is now changed...

It use me around 20 minutes hunkered over my machine meticulously changing the thread, and with this method it now only takes 5.

                                                                      Happy Sewing!!!
You can check some things I have been serging up in my shop here...
                   http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweethomeboutique

Revamp your wardrobe SALE

I added a sale to my shop last night...I labeled it the "Revamp your wardrobe Sale"...Everything in my store is now 10% off, no need for a coupon!! The sale goes until August 20th, and a great way to get some new pieces added to your fall wardrobe...

Here are some popular listings in my shop that are all on Sale

You can find these, and many more listings that are on sale here http://www.etsy.com/shop/sweethomeboutique