pitcherpost

So if owls were my last fixation, pears are my current. It probably started when I bought these fabrics off etsy. I like them so much I'm afraid to actually try and make something with them. I'm thinking a little dress for Aubrey, but I want to make a practice one or two first, so most likely the fabrics will sit untouched with the gads of other fabric I've purchased b/c guess what? (I don't actually know how to sew anything but a burp cloth) The author of a crafty blog that I visit, Lollychops, also has a thing for pears and created this paper, which you can download for free here on her site. I have no idea who's behind the blog, but she does all sorts of free patterns, tutorials, and downloads, like cute recipe cards, gift tags, etc. It's worth checking out!

Here's my attempt to make my own pear paper, blatantly copied off of the Lollychops one of course. I like how she staggered her pears better, but I didn't think to do it until too late.

And apparently others are also feeling the pear right now. Check out this wall hanging someone made out of a large piece of fabric.

And these Pear Pin cushions. I want to make these next! Right after the pear dress ;) I snagged the picture below from someones blog and you can get instructions on how to make these here.

And my one pear sewing attempt, a shirt for Aubrey. The shirt is from old Navy, and I used that iron on interfacing to get the pear and leaf on there and then stitched around it with embroidery floss.

Lastly, does anyone know how to change the background in the minima template? I know how to in Mr. Moto, but wasn't clear on how to in minima. Just in case I want to venture away from white!