Olabelhe: Claudia

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Monday, October 24, 2011

A is For Apple

What to do on a perfect Autumn afternoon? Have a special Girls Day Out with Abby. We decided to go over to CW which is basically in our backyard, and go for a walk and take in this beautiful day. Along our walk we happened into our favorite candy shop and they were making delicious caramel apples so of course we had to try one. Abby was so funny, with her new teeth all coming in and in various stages of completion and she was trying and trying to find good angles so she could actually bite into the thing. Great way to torture your kid...buy them a caramel apple when they are missing half of their front teeth. But as usual she was a great sport and we sat on a bench people watching and sharing our apple. All I can say is this is "the good stuff" simple moments shared with the people you love the most. Not to worry the boys were all at home having special "guy time" with their dad!

BTW Abby is wearing yet another "Claudia" and guess what, it has apples on it and so do her red shoes!

Dawn

Thursday, October 20, 2011

5 New Patterns Are In The Shop

All of these designs are now available for instant download in my shop! If you prefer the printed paper version those will become available as soon as I get them back from the printers. Happy Shopping!

Dawn

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Ooh, La La!

Doesn't every little girl need a gray leopard coat? Well, Abby and I went out shopping a few days ago... like she needs clothes! Needless to say when she spotted this coat from across the shop it was truly love at first sight and it had to come home with us. But, then what does mommy come up with to wear with such a coat? After a bit of thought, it came to me and at 3 am in the morning I was in my studio stitching away. I designed this adorable little drop waist banded skirt with layers of flirty ruffles. Honestly, it was so much fun to make I have been making lots of them this week and having a blast. I went through Abby's closet looking for other things that I could pair up with these skirts and made a whole bunch of new outfits using tops and sweaters from last year that still fit her. Abby said "Mom . . . this just has to be one of the cutest things you have made! You should make it into a pattern!" and so I am. This one is named Claudia.

Oh, and speaking of patterns just wait till you see. I have a bunch of new ones that are just days away from being ready. That's why I was so quiet this past week I have been working like crazy. So, hang tight just a little longer they are coming.

Dawn

Seamstress at Heart

Sewing is one of my true passions. I started when I was just a little girl and I have been addicted ever since. I have many wonderful memories of spending time with both my mother and my grandmother watching them sew and spending endless hours in fabric shops. As a little girl I had a closet full of beautiful dresses all handcrafted by my mother and grandmother. I remember them dressing me up and taking me into the city for tea and luncheons all the time. What wonderful memories.

Now I am a mother and my children are my pride and joy. However, my daughter is somehow special. I always wanted to continue the traditions I grew up with and now I have that opportunity. Abby, who is currently ten, loves to go fabric shopping with me and help me pick out pretty fabrics. She will sit next to me while I sew and happily play with scraps of fabric, my button box, tape measure, and spools of thread for hours. When she was 3, she would go into my stash and pick out a piece of fabric and bring it to me and say.."sewing machine it mommy!" I will treasure these memories forever and I hope that she too will someday learn to love to sew like her mama, grandma and great-grandma.

"What's In A Name..."

I have received a ton of emails from people curious about the name "Olabelhe"! Way back when, when I decided to start a blog and a small business I wanted to have a very special and unique name that people would remember and that meant something! Since my inspiration comes from the most precious thing in my life...my children...I wanted "my name" to somehow reflect them. Hence, the birth of Olabelhe. This made-up word comes from the first 2 letters of all 4 of my children's names. OLiver, ABby, ELliott and HEnry! Pretty clever huh? I just love it and indeed, it works.