Little Big Girl Dress

Finally got down trying my hand at sewing clothes. Used the tutorial from Little Big Girl Studio for a simple pillowcase summer dress.

Fabric selection: Kate Spain Central Park

 

 M wore it last night to a family gathering and it looked pretty good but more importantly, she didn't complain it was scratchy! Dead sure she would fidget the whole night because the seams weren't serged (finished off with a zig zag stitch on the trusty Bernina). Anyway, still toying with the idea of getting one (a serger), but probably only when the new sewing space is ready next year when we move.

Dinner for One

 

 

Inspired by this cookbook I had purchased for S's birthday gift, decided to make matching scrappy placemats to go with the general theme. Used the concept from Ellison Lanes' 12 gifts of Christmas blog hop. Started out well enough but ran out of time, and ended up with only 1 of 6 mats planned. So much for personal effectiveness.

Don't want to make promises I can't keep so S will just have to wait for those times when the boys are out and she can sit down with a nice bowl of comfort food, with her very own unique placemat.
Happy Birthday girl!
 

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Superhero Girl

Who says she can't be Superman? That's what she said when we got the invitation card to her classmate's Superhero themed party. She was right, there aren't many "superwomen" who had costumes that are age appropriate for a 6 yr old. So got my hands on some red and blue satin, and whipped this up.

Downloaded the famous symbol and appliqued it to a plan blue t-shirt, then made a simple skirt and cape with matching belt. Just before we reached the party venue, M said to me "Mummy, we forgot something, the RED UNDERWEAR!!" Too cute.

Not much sewing happening lately on account of the lazy bug, mainly triggered by renovation blues. The new place will likely be delayed a couple more months (argh). Starting to pack up all the stuff ready for the move to storage so a few more dry months. Will bring along some half completed projects to finish up at Mum's though. Anyway, must look on the bright side, I will have a dedicated sewing studio (its really just a corner) at the new place so looking forward to kitting that out.

Here's some simple pillow cases made to cover the now grotty pillows made last year. Need to get more projects done.