The pattern was taken from the fabulous crafty magazine, Molly Makes and the templates are still online if anyone else is tempted!
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Unseasonal
Half a year late....or if I am being positive - half a year early. I have finally managed to finish Elis' Christmas stocking! It really should have been very quick, but with a newborn it seemed impossible at the time. Isobel was very excited to see it finished. She speaks of Christmas regularly and reinacts Christmas Eve and the laying out the drink for Father Christmas quite often so the excitement this year round is probably going to be immense.
The pattern was taken from the fabulous crafty magazine, Molly Makes and the templates are still online if anyone else is tempted!
The pattern was taken from the fabulous crafty magazine, Molly Makes and the templates are still online if anyone else is tempted!
Saturday, 3 July 2010
Made It
I finished this cotton cardy (Debbie Bliss Eco Cotton) and hat some weeks ago and have been saving it up for our trip to see my new nephew Max:
And in the words of Isobel 'I did' it - finally got around to making her a Summer dress. I wanted just a simple shift dress and found a pattern, but only 3-8 years old....so made a few amendments and here it is using Amy Butler's Daisy Chain print. Let's hope the weather holds.
I was suppose to be packing to go away when making this- so of course I decided to make some shorts too given there was enough material. Not sure how 'ease of comfort' they will be as the crotch was slightly awkward - and again making it up a bit as I went along....all a bit rough and ready!
AM - if you are reading this - making the shorts took me back to that weekend where we made various pairs for ourselves! I was very proud of them!
And in the words of Isobel 'I did' it - finally got around to making her a Summer dress. I wanted just a simple shift dress and found a pattern, but only 3-8 years old....so made a few amendments and here it is using Amy Butler's Daisy Chain print. Let's hope the weather holds.
I was suppose to be packing to go away when making this- so of course I decided to make some shorts too given there was enough material. Not sure how 'ease of comfort' they will be as the crotch was slightly awkward - and again making it up a bit as I went along....all a bit rough and ready!
AM - if you are reading this - making the shorts took me back to that weekend where we made various pairs for ourselves! I was very proud of them!
Saturday, 27 February 2010
Fabric Frenzy
I have been thinking about 'getting into' Applique for sometime and had the idea of trying out a new skill on Isobel's plain bedroom curtains - creating characters or scenes for her to use her imagination with as she grows. I treated myself to this new book last week and lo behold it included some ideas for bedroom curtains.
Initially I was looking for retro material on both Ebay and Etsy, but I could only find very girly/chinzy prints if you know what I mean. In the end went for these. Russian dolls and Owls seem to be the in thing from Japan:
I think they are gorgeous. Here's hoping I get round to it before too long.