I did mention that I bought some cotton fabric from Spotlight about 2 weeks ago. It was the last piece of fabric wrapping on a paper rod and it was certainly on sale. When I took the whole rod to the counter and asked to cut 1 meter for me, the lady who does the cutting and measurement quickly pulled the fabric out, then the rod fell off on the ground…well, there was only 95 cm left on that rod, and I didn’t know that before.

But, I was quite happy. 95cm is close enough. The only thing that I knew that I was going to make at that stage was just a baby kimono, but guess what? Now I have turned this piece of fabric into 3 different things, and after that, I’ve still got about 20cm long of fabric left. What can I complain?

BABY KIMONO

To me, the kimono is a second try project (see my 1st version here), so there is no problem. Believe it or not, this time I saved a hell lot of time as using ready-made bias tape, and the result is even more satisfying. I certainly recommend the pattern to everyone who wants to make a start for baby sewing.

BABY SUN DRESS

I absolutely love this pattern. Fabulous project for beginners!~ I couldn’t believe it’s so simple yet effective. Seriously there is not much sewing to do, except two seams and attaching the tape to the edges. The dress comes up quite cute, I can even imagine the little one having some smiley face wearing it in the sun.

BABY SUN HAT

Before you get sick of seeing all these little flowers-and-butterflies, I want to show you my last project that I came up. I didn’t plan this one until I saw The Fourth of July Baby Sun Hat from Purlbee. It’s perfect! I immediately decided that I have to have this one in my sewing list. Of course it’s important to have a hat to protect from sun burn, surely it’s a must-have accessory in a baby’s wardrobe, but you are kidding me, right? Who cares?:-) It’s fun to me, and that’s enough. I don’t know what other people think. Sometimes people make things as they experiment on stuff.

Because I’ve got plenty of fabric left, so I used it both for lining and outside, and it really works well! The only part I altered a bit was the width of the tape I used. I couldn’t bother to get 18mm bias tape, so I still used this 12mm one. A little narrower, but if you sew carefully enough, it will do the job, catching both sides of the tape edges as well as the fabric in between.

Then, what’s the next? What’s missing in the picture? What else can I make with only 20 cm fabric? I am sure I will come up with some ideas!