Where have I been...

Market season in Wellington has cranked into full speed in the last month, with back to back weekend fairs. Such fun, but I'm afraid it has been keeping me off line as I've been so busy sewing.

There are new hats, cranes hatching all over the show and the sweetest range of new girls dresses. I'm working on t-shirts with the help of my fabulously talented partner Rich, which I'll be showing off to the world really soon... watch this space.

A Trifle matter

If you haven't heard already there is a great new online source of fabulous goodies for little ones called Trifle Shoppe where Free Range Baby has its own little store. Here you can find a range of products, lots of them made locally in New Zealand and Australia. The site is the brain child of the fabulous Louise who also runs Skout trade fair that brings together designers and photographers across a range of areas.

Fun Browsing and Shopping!

Vintage Spring... by Peta Mazey

a very vintage spring - as photographed by Peta Mazey

Over the weekend the amazingly talented Wellington based photographer Peta Mazey snapped these shots of this little stunner sporting some of the new spring Free Range Baby treads. Thanks Peta!

Etsy front page

Very excited to find that in the early hours this morning, while I was sleeping, I made it to the front page of Etsy. YAY.

Ok, back to craft2.0 prep... don't forget to stop by the new dowse in Lower Hutt if your in the Wellington region this weekend.

Pet Pocket Pinafores galore

Free Range baby has an extensive range of brand new pet pocket pinafores in sizes 3months up to 3years. They are a mixture of fun and playful fabrics in all tones from autumnal beauties to sweet & summery. Here is a preview, these little numbers will be up in the shops over the next few days.

Free Range Baby - The catalogue

See the side banner for a link to our latest catalogue, featuring sweet little Pippi & baby Leo in the best of free range baby wares.

Bubbles for summer

Summer rolls around again really quickly when you are working in both hemispheres at the same time! So while we are busy cutting out lovely vintage woollen coats, we are also putting the finishing touches on the latest and best ever set of super sweet vintage bubble suits.

Pippi, a free range baby

Wrapped up in Free Range Baby winter wears little Pippi and her gang of stuffed friends hit the parks and the beautiful coast line of Wellington yesterday. With 3 cameras on hand and a professional clown in tow we snapped for hours, with some super sweet results.

Thanks so much to Pippi, Justine, Daniel and Rich, you guys are awesome.

1000 pictures to sort and edit, but here is a preview.

Pippi & friends, getting ready for a day out at the park
Pippi wearing autumn daisy pet pocket pinafore and holding a GIANT pukeko softie

A little note on the new arrival

The latest free range baby dress was inspired by the little peach number, modelled by none other than yours truly and created by my mum, circa 1985.

The new arrival

Due to demand, free range baby has just added a brand new style to the range.
The latest edition is a little dress, all puffed and pleated and utterly sweet.

Here is a sneak peak at the very first one

Quilt it!

Warm things up even more with the quilted version of the free range baby winter coat! Super sweet and oh so snugly!

Winter Warmer: the long coat

... and here is the first of the lovely long woollen coats. This little number features the hood (there will be collared versions too). It's fully reversible too!

Our coats will be up for sale on Felt & Etsy from the 1st of May.

Publish Post

Getting Chilly...

Here is the first peek at the free range baby winter coats.
We are making two styles, the long and the short, with either collars or hoods. And as usual we will have oodles and oodles of fabric options to choose from.

These are the shorties... long coats on their way really soon


... These little gems and many more will be finding their way into the online shops over the next week.

Busy Busy...

Down at the free range baby studio we are working on earthy autumnal shades and dreaming up snuggly woolen winter coats. And trying, even as the weather gets chillier, to think about spring springing and summer on its way in the Northern world!

Glorious seasons!

Special tee

A series of genuine handmade tee's, created using remnant & vintage fabrics. All sewn by happy sewers @ Free Range Design studios in Wellington, New Zealand to the highest standards and made to last. They are limited editions so snap them up here while they last!

Sneak Peek

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Here is a sneak peak into free range baby's fabric stash - the product of endless hours trawling op shops far and wide! There is a fantastic range of drill weight vintage cottons that I can't wait to turn into little wears for the cooler months that are approaching.

Check out more fabrics currently available @ freerangebaby textiles 09

Butterflies and Bows

Free Range Baby sweetens up for the summer months with these little party frocks!

They feature gathered 'butterfly' sleeve and pleats and bows. Check these dresses and more out @ the free range baby etsy store (or follow the link to one of our online stores)

Beautiful Miller

Last month I got to hang out with an old school friend and her precious little girl Miller... I took these photos of Miller frolicking in her garden with her classic new zealand buzzy bee and her pet rabbit.

Martinborough Madness!

I'm currently sewing flat out for this Saturday, when Free Range Baby and I will be making our first ever appearance at the Martinborough fair!


Come and visit

Bubble Bubble Bubble

Summer has finally arrive! To celebrate the sun shining and long days at the beach free range baby has recently started producing a brand new super vintage summery number ...

the bubble suit

We are making these up in a range of colours for boys and girls, with lots of nautical themed numbers. They are available is sizes 0-3, 3-6 and 6-12months.

Check them out on our online store, pop into Swonderful in Wellington or contact vic@freerangebaby.co.nz for a custom order.