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Another little hoodie!

2015-05-28 by Tenille 3 Comments

Mathilda, it seems, has outgrown most of what she wore last winter. There are only a few things left. But, since she started school this year, she doesn’t seem to need as many clothes overall, because she wears her school uniform during the day. So, I’ve kind of been putting off making her much in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Dress, Hoodie, Ottobre, Sewing

Lacey Leggings

2015-05-26 by Tenille Leave a Comment

Hello everyone, Following on from my previous post about the ruffle fabric dress, here are the leggings that she was wearing with it: They are also made from fabric that I got from rufflefabric.com, but this is their lace fabric. It is fabulously soft to touch, and very pretty, but I do think it looks … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Dress, lace, ruffle fabric, Sewing

All Ruffled

2015-05-23 by Tenille Leave a Comment

Hello everyone, Today I’m going to share a dress that was super quick and easy to make. About 18 months ago I bought a box of assorted ruffle fabric (from rufflefabric.com), at the time I only needed a small amount, but I bought a whole box to economise on the postage costs (from the US … [Read more…]

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A perfect lining

2015-05-20 by Tenille Leave a Comment

Hello everyone, Today I am going to share with you some winter pants that I made for Jonathan and the method that I used for lining them, because its a little different. But first, here are the pants: I used an Ottobre pattern 4/2014-18. There are hip pockets that are trimmed with piping – strangely, … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

And something for me!

2015-05-17 by Tenille Leave a Comment

I’d like to sew more for myself. There are many reasons why I don’t do it more often. (Three of them are really cute and aged 2, 4 and 5). But recently I did sew a couple of things for me. Firstly, there’s this dress/tunic. I used an Ottobre pattern – 5/2013-1. It can be … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Dress, Ottobre, Selfish sewing, Sewing, sewing for me, Shabby Rose

Apple Pants

2015-05-14 by Tenille Leave a Comment

This little man is wearing this hoodie I made for him recently (read about that here), but now with a new pair of pants! He really loved the pants that I made for him here and had been nagging me to make him another pair, but with specifically requested “apple” buttons that he spied in … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

And now for something completely different!

2015-05-11 by Tenille 3 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, costume, Kingdom Hearts, Sewing for boys, Sora

The Colossal Squid

2015-05-06 by Tenille 1 Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Octonauts, Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

More Ottobre Sewing

2015-04-18 by Tenille 1 Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Ottobre, ruffle fabric, Sewing, skirt

A Day at the Park

2015-04-18 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

Ciel Phantomhive

2015-04-01 by Tenille 2 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Ciel Phantomhive, costume, Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

A little something for me…

2015-03-14 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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A Pretty Princess

2015-03-10 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: costume, Dress, lace, Sewing, skirt

A Double Prize Surprise

2015-03-08 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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! ï»ż And it also won a Best Exhibit prize! ï»ż I feel so encouraged – … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Dress, Sewing, Smocking

Beware of Crocodiles!

2015-02-25 by Tenille 1 Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Ottobre, Sewing, Sewing for boys

Book Marks

2015-02-25 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: machine embroidery, Sewing

Little Lady in Grey

2015-02-25 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Dress, entredeaux, lace, Sewing, Smocking

Pony Tales

2015-02-23 by Tenille 1 Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Dress, machine embroidery, Ottobre, Sewing

All laced up

2015-02-16 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, entredeaux, lace, Sewing

The little details

2015-02-14 by Tenille 2 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: buttons, Dress, entredeaux, lace, Sewing, Smocking

A work in progress

2015-02-07 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Dress, lace, Smocking

More Short Stories – Part Two

2015-01-25 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: lace, Ottobre, Sewing

More short stories – Part One

2015-01-20 by Tenille Leave a Comment

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…]

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Stripes Ahoy!

2015-01-15 by Tenille 1 Comment

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…]

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Another short story…

2015-01-10 by Tenille 3 Comments

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…]

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Posted in: Sewing Tagged: Ottobre, Sewing, Shabby Rose
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Tenille

Tenille

I live in Melbourne, Australia with my husband Tim, and our 3 beautiful children - Mathilda, Jonathan and Veronica. I love to sew and create things in any spare time that I can find.

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