I have a brand new granddaughter and of course I had to make a few things. As I have mentioned before her great grandmother recently passed away and I was asked if I’d like her fabric stash. I wanted to use as much of her fabric and notions as I could for these makes. I […]
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This year is the 10th anniversary of Perth Frocktails and I have attended them all. I have made and worn outfits that I’ve never worn since, so over the last three years I decided to wear things that I will wear again, and this year is no exception. Lindy from Stokx Patterns gifted me the […]
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I’ve been doing a bit of dyeing lately, most of it red for a few Christmas type things and a new top for me, to be reported on soon. As the dyeing finishes I throw in other fabric just so it doesn’t get wasted and it tends to come out pink. My son-in-law has given […]
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I seem to have made lots of little things, many of which have gone unreported, so thought I’d add them to one post, which may turn out to be quite big. I made a girl pirate tee shirt for my granddaughter to wear swimming for a safety week. I finished up having to handpaint the […]
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The latest pattern from Liz Haywood’s kitchen atelier is a zero waste warm hat, which I wasted no time in buying as I had just been thinking that Mark needed a new beanie. I found some fantastic fleece leftover from a jacket I had made him. The fabric originally came from Knitwit Fabrics. I will […]
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Having made the Sewing therapy tie dress in cotton, I thought I’d try it in a knit fabric. I knew I should go down a size or two, but the whole point of this dress is that it can be fitted or very loose, so I didn’t go to the trouble of resizing it. Not […]
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I’m participating in Making Zen, and one of the classes is by Trixi Symonds and is about sewing a softie. As part of the VIP package Trixi is offering a copy of her e-book, but I happen to have the actual book, so I began flicking through it. Froggie and the Baby in a Pouch […]
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I’ve previously reported the very generous parcel (in fact two parcels) of patterns sent to me by Sally @baylissblanche from the US, and as soon as I saw this little jacket I knew I wanted to make it. It’s by Sew Baby and is really sweet. I invited Miss G and her Mum round and […]
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When Sally @baylissblanche sent me a large cache of children’s patterns, I immediately began looking for some winter appropriate things to make and thought pyjamas would be nice. I had quite a lot of vintage pink floral flannelette that had belonged to my mother and from which I had made pyjamas for myself. Miss G […]
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I have been enoying making some toys for the grandchildren. I began with a little tea set as my granddaughter loves to make everyone a cup of tea. I used felt that I had in my stash and the Lia Griffith Felt Afternoon Teaset pattern. The donuts pattern also came from Lia Griffith. Everything was […]
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