I’ve been participating in the Kids Clothes Week Challenge, and so far I’ve made a dress for Mathilda – my first Tinny dress, and a t-shirt and some really fun pants to make an outfit for Jonathan. The last item that I made this week is for Veronica. And it is another Tinny dress. The … [Read more…]
Yesterday, I posted some pictures of a t-shirt that I made for Jonathan, as part of Kid’s Clothes Week. I also started on making a pair of pants too, but it got too dark to be able to see the black fabric clearly in artificial light. So, today I started my sewing earlier than usual, … [Read more…]
Today is Day 3 of the Kids Clothing Week Challenge – the challenge is to spend at least one hour per day, for one week, sewing for the kids. Yesterday I finished a Tinny Dress for Mathilda, today I made a t-shirt for Jonathan. The Fabric I used a really nice tartan printed knit from … [Read more…]
The Challenge This is the first time that I signed up to participate in the Kids Clothing Week Challenge (KCWC). The challenge is to spend at least one hour per day, for one week, sewing clothes for your kids. And then to share what you’ve done, with all the other sewists out there doing it … [Read more…]
Last week I shared a blouse that I had made for myself as part of a summer wardrobe. This week I’m going to show you a skirt that I’ve made. A basic black skirt. This skirt is desined to become a favourite I’m sure. Its just one of those things that always works, right? This … [Read more…]
We recently had an unseasonally hot few days here, and it became quite apparent to me that I don’t have enough clothes in my wardrobe to see me through the hotter weather. So, I’ve started to look at adding to what I’ve already got. And I haven’t really got a lot, I’ve been out of … [Read more…]
Mathilda has been doing a fair bit of growing this year and will need a lot of new clothes for summer. As she is such an active girl I’m looking at skirts with shirts or leggings attached. I have several patterns to try, the first is this one, the Rosey Rhumba Skirt by Lily Giggle. … [Read more…]
