I fell in love with this fuzzy gnome fabric and had to have it to do something for Lorelei. She's about ready for another growth spurt I think so I made it rather large so she'd get at least a year out of it.

Strip skirt from the 2 gnome coordinates and then I hit up my mother to embroider "To Gnome me is to Love me" on the bib and appliqued one of the gnomes next to it. I didn't have any ribbon or anything for the waist and didn't want the skirt up that high so I did made a woven "belt" out of bias tape and sewed it in place leaving the ends loose. Its difficult to see, but there are some white heart buttons stitched onto the loose streamers. Lorelei insisted it needed a hat so she's wearing one of my berets. If anyone has a brilliant idea for a coordinating hat I'm looking for ideas. :) Not the best pics of the outfit, but I thought they were cute of L.

I think I'm going to do a coordinating outfit for the baby with appliqued and embroidered shirt and then I have a black wool sweater I'm going to recycle into longies and felt a heart on the bottom. I'm plotting a crocheted gnome hat with earflaps and ties. I'd have done it today but I think I've sat all I can today and need to hit my mom up for more embroidery :)
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1 yard fabric +8
overalls +1 notion
buttons +1 notion
bias tape +1 notion
embroidery +1
scrap of grey fabric +1
interfacing +1
lable +1
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super cute.

For a hat I'd do a long gnome looking one like the guys on the fabric are wearing, with red & white polka dots or stripes. Something of that sort at least.

Chole

That rocks my world..I call dibs if you don't have another girlie and save it for when L grows out if it!!

That is so stinkin clever and cute!!!

And those pics of L are awesome!

Adorable. Great outfit; those gnomes are cute.

That little L of your just keeps getting cuter and cuter!! I love the pic against the siding...her expression is perfect.

Jeni

I love it! Great job!! :)

Oh my freakin' goodness, that's stinkin' cute!!!

I think I like that gnome fabric better than the Munki Munki gnomes. :drop: Do you remember the name of it/who makes it...or better yet, where it's available?

Because I think I need a skirt made from that. Would be adorable with some shoes (http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Womens-Skechers-Bikers-Step-Up-BLACK-Size-10_W0QQitemZ280136638137QQihZ018QQcategoryZ63889QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem) I have on the way. ;)

OMGoodness!!! That is SO adorable - and the outfit ain't half shabby either ;) :smooch:

I couldn't agree more!

What a sweetie! Cute outfit too!

Oh my freakin' goodness, that's stinkin' cute!!!

I think I like that gnome fabric better than the Munki Munki gnomes. :drop: Do you remember the name of it/who makes it...or better yet, where it's available?

Because I think I need a skirt made from that. Would be adorable with some shoes (http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Womens-Skechers-Bikers-Step-Up-BLACK-Size-10_W0QQitemZ280136638137QQihZ018QQcategoryZ63889QQ rdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem) I have on the way. ;)



Those are great shoes. I'm considering a skirt for me too (I bought 4 yards, 2 of each color)

Here's the selvedge info "Swedish Design Mia-Lotta Arvidsson-Mars c. Arvidssons Textil" I bought it from an ebay seller plillian. She said she had more and would be willing to do an $8 bin when I asked her after the auction. Super friendly seller. The catch is she's in MALAYSIA and shipping is a bit steep or I'd have already bought more. Here's the auction for the wizard print by the same designer that I bought from her N 1 YARD WIZARD WIZARDS MAGIC OWL BLACK STOCLOT FABRIC - (item 320134459095 end time Jul-08-07 20:39:40 PDT) (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320134459095&ssPageName=STRK:MEWN:IT&ih=011)

If anyone can find a source for any of the 3 fabrics (or similar ones) that doesn't have the shipping issue. I'll kiss your feet. I want some for drapes for my kitchen :)

I know this one isn't the exact one you were wanting, but here's a gnome fabric I found:

Heather Ross - Lightning Bugs and Other Mysteries - Gnomes, Blue - Cia's Palette Online Fabric Store (http://www.ciaspalette.com/prod_pages/fsff0550.html)