An early start

I can't believe it.  I'm starting Christmas sewing in November - something quite unheard of for me. Perhaps it's got something to do with that mild feeling of panic that not everything will be done before B2 arrives in January, who knows.  What I do know is that I have the urge to make just a few things - easy things well before they are due.  Today I pulled out the largely unused Liberty sample pack I had stashed and started cutting - it was so so satisfying gazing at and dividing up those beautiful yet small jewels of fabric.  

Otherwise this weekend has been much better than the last, with two grown ups to one three year old it's nearly a fair game.  Hope your weekend is just as nice. 

Weekend solo

It hasn't been the smoothest of weekends this time, with my other half away interstate, and a late teething and sick 3 year old sapping what's left of the 30 week energy levels as she fights me at every turn. Despite all this we did have a lovely morning, with a friend visiting and home made pancakes on the menu. It was a little breather in a rather exhausting weekend and yum too.

Now to back it all up with a trip to the airport and the working week starting tomorrow, preschool and life as normal. Only 5 more weeks of work left....not counting at all!

65 years

My Grandma and Grandpa.  Married 19th October, 1946 and still going strong.

Congratulations to you both, we love you!!

Toddler Apron

A thrifted pillow cover, an easy tutorial and a fantastic little apron for my three year old.

It's got a great little elastic neck and velcro attached waistband that allows her to put it on and off independently.  Great idea Meg.

I did have to adjust the length of the neck piece slightly, as it was a little long but that was no problem in the end.  I used this tutorial, but there's also another version of the same thing here with some cute embellishments.

And of course, it had to be pink - yes she chose the fabric.

More stash busting

Another basic little garment done and dusted yesterday - I wasn't up for any kind of pattern tracing or drafting or even tutorial reading, so I pretty much just winged it on this one.  Inspired by this lovely dress, I just had a crack, started cutting and it turned out OK.  Of course a few alterations were needed, but Miss 3 is loving it, and pranced around in it when she should have been getting ready for bed last night, so I guess that means it has a bright future for the summer.

I'm so glad it's not a total screw up, as it's made with some precious vintage floral seersucker from Mum's place and some pink cotton I had in the stash (I think it was my Nanna's).  So this dress is special in more ways than one.

Milkmaid skirt

I'm trying to make a few items for Ellie this summer - I'm the worst culprit for looking at expensive clothing in stores and saying "I could make that" but never doing it.  So this year, I'm trying to save a few dollars, start some seriously needed de-stashing and am sewing up a few skirts and dresses - maybe even a t-shirt or two.

Last week I completed this little number using the milkmaid skirt tutorial at Crafterhours.   My version was a bit bulky for my liking in the back, but fun and very cute nonetheless (loving the flat front and those little pockets!) and most importantly it suits my 3 year old's taste.  Phew.

This skirt is made with a small amount of leftover Daisy Chain - dandelion field by Amy Butler and some off white heavyweight cotton for binding.

Hello Spring

I'm loving springtime at the moment. Blue tongues, a tiny blue wren and his mate visit us daily.  We've been enjoying the outdoors, planting gardens for little people, and collecting bits and pieces for collages.  My budding florist enjoyed her collection today, and with a couple of pieces of contact has a special 'present' ready for Daddy when he gets home.

I'm feeling slowly like getting back into some making, but I'm still taking it easy and if you hadn't worked out already, I'm getting ready for another life change in January.  Time is flying very quickly this time round and with just over 14 weeks to go it's all getting a bit close!

So you might see me a bit more around here or you might not.  We'll see.

Enjoy your weekend, and thanks for sticking around here despite the long gaps between my posts.

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