Baby Bunny blanket - custom order

I'm working on this custom order for a friend in London. It's for a one-year old's birthday.
The theme was straightforward "Bunny" and after scratching my head a little I came up with this sleeping rabbit design.

Home-made baby nappies - recycled textiles

Here is my first attemps at making my own washable baby nappies. I used the sleeve of an organic cotton zip-up top and the bottom of a tee-shirt for the outside, and made an inner lining pad out of absorbant cotton. Tomorrow I will test it for the first time on my (nearly) one-year-old. Fingers crossed!




I've posted a couple of pictures here of the nappy being trial tested!!!

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Textile sculpture - ball - 3 - 4 balls (the biggest still work in progress)

New pictures of the progress of my textile sculpture balls.

Lots of fun to make.

Great to cut up old tee-shirts and put them to use in this work...

Textile sculpture - ball - 2

Here's an update on the textile ball progress

Textile sculpture - ball

I am making this textile adding layer upon layer of fabric remnants.
I'm not sure how big I will make it yet.

Textile sculpture - bust

I'm starting work on this textile sculpture project. The idea is to add layer upon layer until I reach a thickness which will allow the "shell" to be cut away from the support, and hold on its own. I'm thinking 3 or 4 centimeters of thickness of fabric, using only bits and pieces of recycled textile.

Watergreen sheer top

If you are on the prairie
Close your eyes and crawl away
Go hide within some people place
This land's too broad, its sky's too high
It was never meant for people eyes





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Poem from http://home.tiac.net/~cri/poetry/poetry4.html

Floral Summer Dress

A lovely dress to wear when the weather gets warmer.
A simple shape, easy to slip on.
Sold to an Etsy customer in Italy.

Size measurements:
- Waist: 88cm (34inches)
- Bust: 94cm (37inches)
- Total length from shoulder to bottom hem: 142cm (56inches)
- Side slit: 55cm (21.5inches)
- Sleeve length: 60cm (23.5inches)
- Length of skirt lining from tie: 51cm (20inches) - Does not fall bellow the start of the side-slit
- Length of the side-ties: 39cm (15.5inches)

Mini blanket baby keepsake

Oh Baby! What nicer way to celebrate your birth then a bit of hand stitched parental love acknowledgement on a nice piece of organic and Fairtrade cotton, backed with a lovely remnant of recycled floral cotton...

Dinosaur baby blanket

A new blanket I've been working on over the last couple of days, using a recycled pyjama, a dinosaur print from a baby top, Fairtrade fabric.

A lot of handstitching (dinosaur print and edging).

A lovely piece, with soft tones, to be used as a blanket in a little one's bed or crib, or as a little playing mat. Size: 69 x 56 cm. For pricing and more pictures click here. ...

Hand embroidered shirt skirt

An interesting skirt made from a selection of white shirting material. Plenty of hand stitched circles. Pink zip stitched diagonally. One front pocket.

Waist 90cm. Max length 65cm.

More pictures and details on etsy.

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Baby blanket - fruit and vegs and colours...

This blanket reunites pieces from different sources, mostly from my box of remnants.

I had a lovely time working on this, and out great care in the choice of colours and materials. The backing made of dark blue cotton jersey, and the edging soft in dark green, light corded fabric. "Piece Unique" label on reverse. Care instructions: cool wash. Dry flat. Beautiful finish. Size 60 x 60 cm *23.5 inches








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Card and Tab holders

A custom order to replenish the stock of the local restaurant / wine bar La Terrasse, in my village.
I made two batches of 6 in the summer, but 11 disappeared progressively, and there was only one left when this new order cae through. The design has improved. The result is a thicker piece, less pliable, and without raw edges which could become messy.
Let's hope the customers can refrain from walking away with them!
- Made out of a mix of recycled or given fabric. Machine washable -

Eco-Friendly item poll

One of my latest item has been selected for Etsy's Eco-Friendly item poll. Here's the poll: http://www.etsy.com/voter_list.php?ref=voter&room_id=42
If anyone fancies voting for me, click on the link and look for the Spring Baby lightly quilted blanket from Pieceunique.
Any support greatly appreciated! If I get enough votes, this will be my first time on Etsy front page since I've been working on my shop properly (early January '09).

Here's a link to the picture on my Etsy shop in case you want to read a bit more about it.
Thanks again for any help!

Custom order - Witch dress

In exchange for a photo session from Aurelia, I made this witch dress for her daugther Jade. I didn't have precise measurements, so am not entirely satisfied with the result. But then again I think it did the trick for Carnival day.

Here's also a lovely picture of her with her Mum Aurelia....