You know when you’ve got a deadline and you’re worried you won’t get things finished in time………..and you’ve complained to DH that you’ll need weekend-baby-free time in order to do such finishing……….there’s always a distraction. Just to set me back a few more hours.
Little tote bag for: a drink, teddy, a book and a snack. A little girl needs a smart bag at a wedding.
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Knitted bolero and fabric = wedding outfit for the little miss
Now I need to agonise over tights or socks……..
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Gifted to me from my cousin in the US. Made by me 10 years ago. I love my family.
Simple tie top dress
One of my aunt’s patterns (probably vintage Butterick or something similar)
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A simple Christmas stocking in green with Liberty print horses and fans, cotton lace and linen. Embroiderey to follow on the long car journey…….
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Baby Sling
60″ fabric from IKEA
small amount of charcoal embroidery thread
I get so excited when friends have their babies, too excited, in fact. I was due to see a dear friend today and already had a big bag of practical bits, a teething toy and clementine’s kimono….but decided that just wasn’t enough. So, I whipped this sling up while Coco was snoozing.
The pattern was pretty straightforward. I’m not very good at working from notes, I’m a visual person, but I worked it all out in the end. I lined it but didn’t add any interlining because his mummy will mostly be using it indoors. A small amount of handstitching, mainly so she can remember which is the outside and which is the inside and it was done. Wish I’d made one for myself…..next time, eh?
I may even make a small one for Coco to carry about any number of her menagerie!
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Pattern L from here.
Fabric - quilting cotton picked up a couple of years ago (it may even be a christmas fabric)
I love the simplicity of this. It was quick to make, although it managed to take me almost a week to finish it. It’s a bit big for Coco at the moment but come the spring, it should be perfect. Perhaps if I’d used shorter elastic at the neck, it may be better but it’ll be nice to have it waiting in the wardrobe for a sunny spring day.
Think I’ll make some linen pants to match.
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Noo also gave me a bag of the most fabulous japanese fabrics from her trip out there last year. There’s a metre of each of these…..now what to do with them. I need some inspiration to strike!
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More yoga pants hanging on the washing line……cut from another pair, they’re a bit small, would’ve been good 3 months ago. They’re quite tight on the waist and about 3/4 length but still cute.
Liberty print interlock - worth the expense don’t ya think?
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I made this two weeks ago and have been using it quite successfully since. How the weeks have flown. A reversible linen/cotton zakka-style pouch with influences from various sources but made it up as I went along. Actually, I used one of Coco’s toys to trace around for the circular bottom as a starting point! It was the perfect size, then desperately tried to remember some schoolgirl maths, which failed me and had to ask DH (with the BSc in Maths) for the formula. Is it rushing to you? Well, if not, it’s pi x the diameter of your circle plus seam allowance.
As I wanted to use this for small knitting/sewing projects, I wanted it fairly strong and with an internal pocket for scissors/pencil/tape measure. I kept thinking that needles would end up getting pushed through one layer of linen. It was really quick to make and the tabs were an easy option to use for the closure and being drawn in by some lovely red grosgrain ribbon.
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After seeing Di show Soozs’embroidery thread box, I’ve been meaning to share mine. This is only some of what I have. Some I’ve bought over the years for various needlework projects, others are from Mum’s embroidery days in the 60’s and the threads in the tin were a recent charity shop find from DH’s Grandma. Lots of green, purple and brown, which I’m sure will come in handy one day. There’s also a beautiful handmade wooden box back home with my Granny’s threads in. Now some of those I think were her Granny’s - they’re silk and very old but the colours have survived brilliantly. I remember endless hours of sorting out the colours for her when I was little. Such fond memories.
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