Hello everyone, You may remember that a little while ago I made a costume for a friend (see the post here), well that was only the first one. I was also asked to make a second costume for another anime character. This one is quite a bit different from anything I’ve made before. This is … [Read more…]
A week or so ago, I entered a competition to win tickets to see the Octonauts live. This is currently Jonathan’s favourite tv show. To enter I needed to know which was his favourite character. Now, most kids would probably have said one of the main characters (Captain Barnacles, Kwazii or Peso – I have … [Read more…]
I made this outfit I made for Mathilda using patterns from Ottobre 4/2012. When I went to cut out the patterns I saw that I had already traced them, three years ago when I got the magazine, and never made them! So I’m glad that I finally got around to it. Although I did need … [Read more…]
Hey everyone, I’ve been quite busy making a few different things. Today I’m going to share an outfit that I have made for my Jonathan. I’ll start with this t-shirt. I used pattern 32 from Ottobre Design 6/2014. I measured Jonathan at 105cm tall, so I made it in the size 110 and it fits … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, Sorry its been quiet, but I’ve been a bit busy making something a little bit different. This outfit is for the nephew of a friend, a costume for the character Ciel Phantomhive from the Black Butler manga series. I used mostly Ottobre patterns to make this, with a few things drafted myself. I … [Read more…]
I took some time out from a special project (more to come of that later), to make a little something for myself. I used pattern 2, view B from Ottobre Woman 2/2013. I had just enough of this fabric to make it. I bought this fabric as a remnant piece, it is so soft. Instead … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, I bought this t-shirt for Veronica when it was on sale (it was a really great price). I felt that it needed to have a special skirt to go with it. So I set myself to make a Sofia style skirt. The purple satin fabric was left over from a Rapunzel dress that … [Read more…]
I recently made a special dress for Mathilda (read about it here). I entered the dress in the handcrafts section of the Bellerine Agricultural Show that was on this weekend. And it won first prize in the Child’s Garment section! And it also won a Best Exhibit prize! I feel so encouraged – … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, This week I’m going to share with you a new outfit that I made for Jonathan. The patterns for this outfit are from the most recent edition of Ottobre Magazine (1/2015 – 9 & 10). As soon as I saw this, I knew that I had to make it for my Jonathan, and … [Read more…]
Here is another quick catch-up from my Christmas sewing. I made a heap of these bookmarks to give out instead of cards this year. They are simply two pieces of fabric stitched together with some interfacing in between for structure and a small piece of folded ribbon inserted at the top. The front has a … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, I finally finished this dress for Mathilda, I have been working on it over the last few weeks (you read about it here, here, and about the jacket here). I used a pattern called “April in Paris” from Australian Smocking and Embroidery Magazine Issue 80. It is long, twirly, very girly, and she … [Read more…]
Hello everyone, I’m doing a little catch-up on a couple of things that I have made for Christmas, but haven’t blogged about yet. This bundle was for my oldest daughter and some of her friends. They all, independently, discovered a love for ponies during last year. So for Christmas I made them all pony dresses … [Read more…]
I have been making a special dress for my daughter Mathilda, which you can read about here and here. The pattern for this dress has an adorable bolero jacket to match. The jacket is made form pieced lace, which I spent ages deciding what colour to use. At first I was in a mindset that … [Read more…]
Following on from my last post, which you can read here, I have been working on a special occasion outfit for Mathilda. I’m almost there! Firstly, I made a fancy band for the skirt of the dress. To do this I pieced together two rows of lace, this lace is a greyish-green colour and works … [Read more…]
I just wanted to share a little of what I’ve started this week. I had a pattern and fabric picked out, the fabric was from stash, a pretty peachy pink satin and it was just the right length, so I started to cut it out, and then it all went so wrong. The fabric was … [Read more…]
This post follows on from this one. Here is another pair of shorts for Mathilda. The last one in this series. This pair of shorts, also made with the same pattern, is made from a floral fabric that I had in my stash. To me it looked kind of tropical, and made me think of … [Read more…]
Remember that I made Mathilda some shorts here and here? Of course, I did make even more! I made them using the same pattern again – Ottobre Design 3/2012-26. This pattern is fitting her so well, its got enough style features but its still easy to sew and put together. For this pair I used … [Read more…]
Jonathan probably feels like he misses out on my sewing because Mathilda has been growing so much lately and has needed new things, but he really does enjoy it when I make him something. Jonathan picked out this fabric the first time he saw it! He loves stripes. I had a lot of fun getting … [Read more…]
Remember these shorts for Mathilda that I made because I didn’t like what I found in stores? (read about them here) Well, Mathilda needed more. And these fitted so well and were a big hit with her – she loved the lace! So, I used the same pattern again (Ottobre Design 3/2012-26) and came up … [Read more…]
When I was just a teenager I used to do a lot of sewing for myself. One of the things that I did quite a few of was shoulder bags. When my friends asked me to make bags for them I started doing that too, and eventually I even made a few to sell. And … [Read more…]
Well this is an outfit that nearly didn’t happen! But I do love how it came together in the end. The Dress I used pattern number 8 from Ottobre Design 3/2014 for the dress. The pattern is adorable and has these really cute little cap sleeves that peak out from underneath the binding that goes over … [Read more…]
Mathilda was in need of new shorts for summer. She’s outgrown all her old ones, and I don’t want to buy any that I’ve seen in stores, mainly because I don’t want my 5 year old to look like an inappropriately dressed teenager! So, I needed to make some for her. I started with this … [Read more…]
So Veronica had a Frozen themed birthday party, and I needed to make something for Jonathan that would include him in that. At the same time, it had to be something he would actually wear, as he is sometimes a bit funny about costumes and dressing up. I actually managed to come up with two … [Read more…]
This is Veronica wearing A dress that I made for Mathilda when she was about 18 months old. This started the resurgence in my sewing enthusiasm, which had been dormant for quite a while! This is the first time I tried smocking. It was made using a printed poly cotton voile. I love this fabric … [Read more…]
I made this dress for Mathilda nearly 3 years ago, and she’s finally grown into it. I’m not sure how it ended up so big, but that’s what happened. I used pattern number 11 from Ottobre Design 1/2007 – polka-dot knit dress. The dress overall was just oversized! And even though it’s a pretty good … [Read more…]
