Lightning McStitch

In the Capel Nicole? Is your blue capel blue on blue or does it have white in it like the pink looks to have? There seems to be alot of colourways of this print.

I was interrupted in tracing the hide and seek pattern so am yet to return to it which I what I plan to do in the next few minutes. And then I plan to get the pleater out. But that might…[Read more]

Happy Mother’s Day to you too Nicole! And to everyone!

I went to church with (most) of my family and came home to find the house smelling of something burning. It turned out that the someone left at home (refusing to get out of bed) made a great stack of pancakes with honey and apple and had it ready and waiting for me on my return! Along with a…[Read more]

Happy Mother’s Day to you too Nicole! And to everyone!

I went to church with (most) of my family and came home to find the house smelling of something burning. It turned out that the someone left at home (refusing to get out of bed) made a great stack of pancakes with honey and apple and had it ready and waiting for me on my return! Along with a…[Read more]

Well done!

You are kind Heidi.

Just finishing off a Music Class blouse in Liberty for Matilda.

You are kind Heidi.

Just finishing off a Music Class blouse in Liberty for Matilda.

Thank you!

Happy Mothers Day beautiful people!

I ignored the washing and sewed all day.

Happy Mothers Day beautiful people!

I ignored the washing and sewed all day.

Today I traced off the carousel dress and hide and seek patterns in 6-12 month size. I plan to do some assembly line sewing.

Today I traced off the carousel dress and hide and seek patterns in 6-12 month size. I plan to do some assembly line sewing.

After making Tildy some dungarees I would like to bump @Helena’s suggestion of a dungarees/overalls/romper/playsuit pattern.

I spent some time putting together the parachute pattern this morning while the children kept Chloe company. The pants look really long! I love the new format of the little dotted lines indicating where to cut and also the indication of which pages to print for the view you need. Ts a time and paper saving idea that’s genius!

I spent some time putting together the parachute pattern this morning while the children kept Chloe company. The pants look really long! I love the new format of the little dotted lines indicating where to cut and also the indication of which pages to print for the view you need. Ts a time and paper saving idea that’s genius!

Me too!

I will be interested to see how the two marry up. I have always thought the teaparty playsuit would be quite easy to lengthen. Its just a matter of working it all out!

So glad the Liesl and co patterns are ready for us now. It means I can go ahead and order them and the paper Oliver and s ones.

I will be interested to see how the two marry up. I have always thought the teaparty playsuit would be quite easy to lengthen. Its just a matter of working it all out!

So glad the Liesl and co patterns are ready for us now. It means I can go ahead and order them and the paper Oliver and s ones.