skirt as top

Congratulations. She looks very sweet.

Congratulations. She looks very sweet.

I can’t get past your first sentence!
One thing I know I won’t create is any interest in my sewing hobby from my husband!!
As for the rest, who knows, but I’m sure to have fun. (and I will insist on boring him by showing him anything I’m proud of, over, and over, and over again)

Given that you have a bodice and skirt lining, how about this…
Sew the dress as per instructions with the zipper.
Sew the bodice lining to the skirt lining only.
Leave a basted area in the lining side seam where the zipper is.
Once it’s all constructed and the closed lining dress is hanging free inside the main dress, unpick the basted lining…[Read more]

Thank you @DawnRodriguez and @Sarvi, she wore the pants yesterday.

I do agree @beachmom and @Sarvi, too much it not always a good thing.
Unless it is Liberty or cheese.

@mim22, thank you.
We had a scary and vigilant few days but the weather has broken now. We had a huge fire last year and lost a lot of fences, crops and sheds so we had cleared a lot of trees and scrubby undergrowth in anticipation.
My sister, who lives in the Adelaide Hills, was evacuated but her home was not burnt.

I love sewing Liberty, I use…[Read more]

@mim22, thank you.
We had a scary and vigilant few days but the weather has broken now. We had a huge fire last year and lost a lot of fences, crops and sheds so we had cleared a lot of trees and scrubby undergrowth in anticipation.
My sister, who lives in the Adelaide Hills, was evacuated but her home was not burnt.

I love sewing Liberty, I use…[Read more]

I use the same needles I use for everything else and Gutermann, not for any special reason, just because it always seems to be on sale at JoAnn. If you want to splurge on the good stuff, this’d be the project. Maybe think of getting some special buttons?

Liberty lawn is a dream to sew: holds a crease perfectly and it’s so obedient, it’s like…[Read more]

I use the same needles I use for everything else and Gutermann, not for any special reason, just because it always seems to be on sale at JoAnn. If you want to splurge on the good stuff, this’d be the project. Maybe think of getting some special buttons?

Liberty lawn is a dream to sew: holds a crease perfectly and it’s so obedient, it’s like…[Read more]

Great resolutions, and I totally agree — sometimes the big stash is a storage problem and source of option paralysis. I think I’ll bookmark a few pieces of the quilting cotton for, gasp, actual quilts, and maybe chuck the rest on ebay/etsy/instagram?

Isn’t she darling? The proportions are really so different on babies. I thought the same thing about the long rise but then I remembered how differently babies move, you don’t want little bellies getting chilled when all that kicking tugs downs low-rise pants.

Do you have any small shirts with collars you could copy/trace? Or you could type ‘shirt collar pattern’ into https://images.google.com/ and get a feel for the shape of the piece, then just draw it yourself. After one or two practice ones you’d probably get a shape and size you liked. Your local library might also have a book with what you need.…[Read more]

They are so cute.

@Heidi, one of my sisters has a cottage at Egg&Bacon Bay, I will try and fill her boot next time she is over.

It is perfect, my 4 month old still fits in them.

I did pretty poorly on my resolutions — my organization is worse, if anything, and I have one piece for my advent calendar, made in January, I think. I did finally make successful forays into sewing for myself, however, which felt really huge. I didn’t resolve to cut into more of my ‘good stuff’ but I did do it and was really happy. I think this…[Read more]

Happy New Year to all!

I hope everyone is safe and well.

My sewing goals for the New Year are to sew more thoughtfully (do we really need it)? and focus on finishing and fabric choices.

I also plan to downsize my stash. I am frequently given bags of fabric and patterns from ladies that no longer sew, which is lovely, but I think I need to cull…[Read more]