Espeon & Sylveon Reversible Roly Poly Tunic and Giveaway!

 So I think it's no secret that Rachael is one of my favorite people ever.  Sidenote, I got to hang out with her a couple times when she was here for Quilt Market and it was pretty stellar!  She's a totally honest person and such a selfless friend.  Not to mention she makes some pretty amazing clothes!!!!  Her designs and pattern combinations are whimsical and thoughtful.  I'm pretty keen to everything she makes!! So check out this pattern of hers. I tested it a few months ago and I loved it.

 Um, first drafted pattern, and she totally nailed it.

So to revisit this incredibly versatile pattern I went to what my kiddo loves: 

POKEMON!

I went through a bunch of her books and some more research together online and we choose:

I had soooo much trouble trying to get this little guy right!  I tried a whole bunch of other stuff and it wasn't working so I went with straight applique.  Please don't hate ;-)

 

The bricky pink color is from this A-MAZING new (well new to me) little discount vintage fabric and trim shop I found not too far from my house!  And that muslin I was gifted from Ari (well exactly, it was a sweet little gift certificate!)

 

I am sad to say i messed up on this guy two times!!! This third time came out great I think! 

 

Time for baby photobomb (p.s. those Hosh pants go with eeeeverything!)

So that's it!!!!

...

or is it???

 

 did I mention it's reversible!  

I didn't take advantage of that last time I made one, so I definitely had to this time!

I decided after topstitching that it didn't look like cartoon-y enough, so I decided to fill in the area from the topstitching to the edge in black fabric marker on both sides.  LOVE the way it looks now.

A few more things to note:

• I blended and blended clay for the buttons and still felt it wasn't "perfect" but it's feasible!
• That headband is from Sephira's Sugglepunk Outfit.

I didn't have any black pants for Azy so I made some quick Hosh pants with the same Black Milk-like fabric from the above said outfit and made them into a two toned look at the bottom. 

Needless to say it was a big hit!!!

I love the little pockets on both sides!!!

And guess what!?

IT'S GIVEAWAY TIME!!!!

  If you haven't already bought this incredible pattern and you want it in your life reeeeeallly bad, leave me an awesome comment on what you would make with it!!!  I'll then choose at random which one should get a copy!!!  Giveaway is open until May 31st!

Make sure to include your email address in the comment so I can contact you!

And then, check out the rest of the the roly poly blog tour :

5.13 Jill Made with Moxie / Stephanie The Crafty Kitty

5.14 Stephanie NeurosesGalore / Cherie you & mie

5.15 Ari Max California / Caila Caila Made

5.16 Veronica SewVery / Tara Girl like the sea

5.17 Nancy owen's olivia / Adrianna Crafterhours

5.20 Ajaire Call ajaire / Sarah EmmylouBeeDoo

5.21 Laura Craftstorming / Jessica a little gray

5.22 Frances Miss Matatabi / Nicke kiss kiss quilt

5.23 Amy formwork design / Kat Sew Chibi

5.24 Joanne Rose & Dahlia / Amanda Kitschy Coo

5.27 Celina Petit a Petit and family / Delia Delia Creates

5.28 Christy a.Amelia handmade / Carolyn Fake It While You Make It

5.29 Bonnie Fishsticks Designs / Maria La Inglesita

5.30 Jane Buzzmills / Kate Things for Charlie

5.31 Polly Jack & GeeGee / Molly Rose & Odin

I may have had another, ulterior motive for choosing Pokemon too. 

EEEK!!!

countdown to Sew Geeky is Two Days Away!!!!!

 8-bit babies is the first theme!!!

Okay, I think that's everything!!!

See you very soon!!!

Sew Geeky Teaser! Getting in to the Spirit of 8 bit babies!

Oh heck YEAH, guys!!!  

Geek Awareness Day is less than two weeks and you know what that means!!! SEW GEEKY is almost here!!!!

I figured that we should get you all in the mood.

First theme is gonna be a throw back. Awww YEAH!

8-bit babies!

 BAM!  I know you know what these are!!!

From old school cartridges to the newest apps, everyone can appreciate a little retro gaming!  So let's whet your appetites by sending you through some throw back graphics at their best! 

Go ahead.

Put on your geeky gamer pants.

Grab a snack and a drink.

Then...

[PRESS START] 

 

• Land of Illusion   

  Oh Em Gee.  I loved this game with such a passion as a kiddo.  Just all the little hidden treasures and secrets... Oh, man.  I have such vivid memories of each of the levels and just watching them over again makes me want to buy a game gear again.   
  True story. 
  So. Good.
  

 

• Nyan Cat

    Seriously, guys?  Have you downloaded this app on your smartphone yet?
   Go on. It's free.  Go do it right now. 
  I'll totally wait. 
   The music is so adorable and, comeon, it doesn't get much better than a happy poptart kitty and a crazy waffle cat floating around catching tasty sweets!  Oh wait- there's a never-ending rainbow? Need I say more?
  
  

• Donkey Kong

   
  

   

   Final Fantasy VII 

  Final Fantasy is so truly dear to me. Heck, Sephira's name derived from a character from Final Fantasy.  Final Fantasy hosts hundreds of interesting characters and almost endless games which are still coming out!  Hands down, one of my top favorite games of all time.  Much love.

 

• Sonic the Hedgehog

   Just listening to the intro makes me all giddy again.  Who doesn't get all nostalgic over Sonic?  It's such a fun game.  All the characters, the super fast gameplay. Sigh. Good times.

   

  

• Megaman

   

• Mario

Um, I know the the only people who don't know what Mario is are people who have been under a rock for the last 30 years. I can't even begin to go into the awesomeness that is Super Mario Bros.
 Perfectly, Classic.

• Zelda

   

   

• Revenge of Drancon

    If I could count all the hours of my adolescence playing this game, I'd feel a little bit shameful at the number.  This game is sooooo cute but it was so hard, for some odd reason, that I never ended up finishing it!  But seeing the video above puts me in a total happy place.

   

   Castlevania

    I personally didn't play the original.  I started with Symphony of Darkness and I was hooked.  Who doesn't love vampires, and goblins, and weird underworld creatures?! 

 

• Ecco the Dolphin

    Oh, Ecco, you helped me learned how to work out puzzles and riddles better than any game at my early age.  It was and still is such beautiful imagery for its time.  It really takes me back. 
  

• Contra

   

 

• Metroid

   

• Ninja Gaiden

   

  

• Bitboxland

    Another smartphone app!  It's like a kawaii fabric brought to life!!!  So many ridiculously cute elements, what is not to love!!!!

  

• Bubble Pets 

    Wanna get your kids into the 8 bit zone?  Well, here's yet another smartphone app that is perfect for them!  It's everything from dinosaurs on the moon to cute little fluffy pink bunnies!!!
  

  

• Strider

    So a lot of these other games I haven't spoken about are ones that my hubby is super fond of.  Since they were clearly more "boy-ish", I was not drawn to them as a child. But suffice it to say, when we were sifting through YouTube videos, his face lit up and I caught a hilarious video of him reenacting out the game.  And it totally made me fall in love with him all over again.
  

   

• Kid Icarus

Once again, not one I played but, sigh, I am really sad I didn't!!!!  It has some very inspiring characters!!! Watching this, it looks like something I would have loved playing!!!  Actually I know I would still love to play it... hmmm, maybe it'll come out on Wii...
What? A girl can dream, can't she!?

So there you go.
Nostalgia Overload.
Did I miss one of your favorite 8 bit games?
It's very possible.
I only picked ones that I or my husband had an intimate relationship with, HA!
Do you think you can guess which ones Ari and I picked???
Not that I'm letting you know if you guessed correctly that is ;-)

• Don't forget to add your geeky handmades to our flickr pool!!!

 
Alrighty!!!
See you soon!!!

Snuggle Punk! A Hosh Pants refashion!

Hosh Pants.  

An adorable pattern by one of my truly dearest friends, Sarah of Emmy LouBee Clothing. 

What I absolutely heart about her patterns is that they are modern, simple, thoughtful, ADORABLE, and very customizable.

  Oh geez, I am hooked on her patterns anymore... I think I made about a half dozen Doli tanks, two pairs of Hosh pants, and this Bimaa sweater which I am so smitten with I am at a loss for words.

She recently came up with a great idea to do a mini blog tour focusing on refashioning her Hosh pattern.  Challenge accepted!  I had a lot of ideas, but it wasn't until i found a sizable remnant of this sort of Black Milk-like Spandex and an ultra mega cozy light-weight, baby pink sweater knit did my vision truly come together.  

 I'm not going to deny that the material looks a little racy.  That was the main reason I didn't sew these Hosh pants for Azriella.  But I was so mesmerized by that black fabric there was no question I had to use it for Hosh.

 The main feature of the Host pants pattern that sets it apart from other pants patterns is that there aren't any side seams.  This opens up a plethora of options from customizing to busting out that special fabric with the awesome print that you just want to showcase.

I soon thought of something I hadn't done in a while that makes a biiiig impression: diamond tucks. I love the look of diamond tucks! 

 In the making of the diamond tucks, I had a dilemma:  should I use black thread or neon thread?  Max to the rescue!  Neon!  I thought it would be a nice twist to do two toned look with a magenta thread in the bobbin and neon orange in the needle thread.

In keeping the look tidy and svelte, I took the inseam in quite a bit and added a deep cuff for the leg bottoms.

 

 

 

 Oh man.  How much does that sweater make you weak in the knees.  I needed a super comfy snuggly slouchy shirt to contrast the punky pants.  The Bimaa pattern of Sarah's... oh man.  I just can't even form the words to express how much I love this pattern.  Check out that cowl!  And Oh! The slouchy Skinny sleeves... be still my heart.  Sephira never wanted to take this outfit off!  That is totally a win in the sewing for toddlers handbook if I ever saw one.  She's worn that shirt for the last few days.  So addicting.  Come fall I am making at least a dozen of those for each of my girls!

 

 What wasn't a win?  That softy stretchy cute headband!  Would you believe I had such an ordeal trying to get her to wear that things?!

 Lost in her cowl!

And I leave you with a pic of Sephira snuggle her baby pinkie pie.  So cute!

Now here's a super cool part:

• To celebrate, all week long you can enjoy 15% off anything in Sarah's Pattern Shop by entering code FANCY15 at checkout - now through next Sunday! 
  
  

  How sweet is that!

  So what are you waiting for!?  GO buy up her patterns!!!!

  
  

  

  
  P.S.)  I couldn't resist posting this Sarah: