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@vothgirl with your knitting, they have been pieces haven’t they? So if they have (I know you had at least one) in essence, technically speaking you HAVE been sewing – just with wool and knitting and not in the conventional sense.

Thrilled to hear Ben is coming home – praying he gets home in time. It makes it all the more special for all of you.…[Read more]

Wow it’s been a long time since I last posted! Not sewing anything at the moment as my basement (where my sewing area is) is currently drying out. Last weekend my hot water heater decided to finish completely rusting out and flooded the basement carpet. Fortunately discovered it fairly quickly so we were able to clean up as it leaked. Praying no…[Read more]

How sweet.

My 6 year old was trying to con her grandmother (my mother) into making her an alternative dinner since she didn’t like what was made. (An expressly against the rules thing.)

She told my mother that “You don’t have to follow mommy’s rules, because you are mommy’s mommy and she has to follow your rules. And besides sometimes adults…[Read more]

I just had to share this one. I hope it translates well into writing as it was very funny to watch.

We had just finished shearing our lambs this afternoon and I brought my 20 month old daughter up to see the last of the action.

Whilst the workers were finishing off writing numbers, baling wool and packing up gear and the sheep were being lead…[Read more]

I will Heidi! Double princess seams is non existent in my pattern stash until now.

I have a few fabrics to choose from but they will team better with indigo denim rather than black.

Black jeans I hope to crack on with today – when I was supposed to take my things to Perth today but I have a child with a contagious disease so I don’t think they’d…[Read more]

Perils of height, I traced off my pants went to place them on fabric, the 3 pieces of bottom weight I was considering were ALL too short! 🙁 Didn’t help that 2 of them were lovely 90cm width micro corduroy.
I found something but it will end up as pajamas if they work, but I can test the pattern. I don’t think I can get away with Winnie the Pooh…[Read more]

Ah, yes, Tamara, the perils of the lengthy adjustment and recommended fabric requirements or even, I want to use this from my stash, no too short 🙁
I’m in the process of adding 4″ to the length of Jalie 3243, pull on non stretch woven pants!
Please let us know about how the Harrison works, it’s on my to buy/make list. I’ve been hoping Cashmerette…[Read more]

@Harmony you have creative pets too? I wish mine would know that black is out of sitting bounds – no matter the project is it’s black…

Which leaves me doomed because I have the black denim laid out to cut a real pair of ginger jeans. I had a 40inch remnant and a 1.5 yard piece of cone indigo denim that I was really wanting to use but with all…[Read more]

Glad you found the issue. I was going to say that this one sounded pretty odd to me and I had no idea what would have been causing the problem!

I completed a Field Trip tee for the younger girl – my first ever tee success for her!

I also completed an SBCC Tonic 2 tee for the older one – she’s sized out of O&S lengthwise but she’s such a slender little thing she needs the petite proportions of SBCC.

Finally, I’m working on a Liesl & Co. Gallery Tunic for myself. In white linen. Under…[Read more]

Thanks for the suggestions @LightningMcStitch ! I am thinking about using either the Music Class blouse or the Sunday Brunch jacket as a starting point for the collar/top. It does need to be an all in one dress as she only wears dress – 24/7 and usually only pink. She makes an exception for Anna outfits. ;-P

@with love Heidi thanks! I will take…[Read more]

@caraskates I searched for the image (frozen ignoramus I’m afraid) and how about this: Music Class blouse, Lazy Days Skirt then a bodice whatsit that laces at the back to go over the top.
Then you’ve got separates that are wearable as everyday items and whack in the brooch at the neck and the bodice and you’re instantly Anna.
You could use a…[Read more]

I would wait for the new book due out this week as I understand it’s all about pattern modification 🙂

Oops; right when I hit post, I realized that it’s the plug-in my husband installed (Ghostery); I cleared the “google search” and it’s working again. 😀