Orange Batik I

I probably like -- not love, just like -- less than 1% of commercial batiks I see for a project as large as toddler clothing. For a long time I viewed them simply as a solution for quilters, a way to match the unmatchable.

But a well done batik is...WOW.

This dress has been hanging around my house since late summer. I take it out of the crafting closet to sell, and with just a quick glance I fall hopelessly in love all over again. It's a 3T, way too big for Olive, but I'm not ready to part with it.

Olive in White Birds

The pink thing is her lovie, a potholder-sized security blanket for my girl on the go. They are made especially and only for her (in a rainbow of colors!) by my mom with Nana love.