I'm so happy to be able to show you my projects I've been working on in the cute fabric line Stolen Moments by Poppie Cotton. It's a fun French themed fabric collection with saturated blues and pinks and some pretty low volumes. 

 

I made two separate projects with this collection – first a 1950s girls' dress for my 5-year-old, using a vintage size 5 pattern from my stash.

 

I was planning to make it anyway, but it turned out to be just in time for her to wear it for Easter, so that made double use of my sewing time, which was perfect!

 

Instead of all one fabric, I made the bodice and skirt contrasting and chose a square neckline.

 

I altered it to open all the way down the back, since that wears a lot better for an active small girl than trying to set a small opening in the skirt.

 

The buttons are from The Timely Tailor and are the perfect classic flat button with a little cute detail.

 

The pattern showed top stitched bands on the front, so I took that idea and used it with a little fussy cutting from a pink striped FQ for trim on the bodice and sleeves. 

 

I could NOT squeeze the original puff sleeves out of the fabric I had, so I ended up finding a cap sleeve pattern to substitute instead. 

 

A little white cotton lace trims it, and it hopefully will fit her for a while, making a comfortable summer Sunday dress.

 

The second project (which was actually 6 separate projects) was a placemat set. I've been wanting to make placemats with this strawberry block from My Sew Quilty Life ever since she released it. 

 

I stitched the block, omitting the outer border, choosing one each of the brightest pinks for the berries and using the low volumes for the background.

 

Then I added a piece on the left to make it rectangular, and a utensil pocket trimmed with cute little ruffles (fussy cut of course).

 

To quilt it, I had to hold up the pocket and quilt on both sides of it, then laid it back down against the outer edges to bind it, which also secured the other two sides.

I quilted 3 of them with a free motion flower meander, but I'm just not a big fan of most meanders, so I ended up switching over to a FMQ flower chain instead for the last 3, and liked that much better!

 

The backs are just as pretty as the front, in case you wanted to flip them over and use them without pockets!

 

Don't they set a pretty table? These would be perfect for a spring or summer luncheon party. 

 

I like how they all coordinate but are all unique. 

 

If you like pinks and blues, you will like this fabric line! Swans and flowers, French script and bows…it's definitely fun to sew with.