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One gorgeous (if I do say so myself) hot pink linen Garden Party piped with neon orange (from the awesome Britters) sewn and ready to be posted to the US of A.
A sewing swop with Cindy the swimsuit queen, who made Tilly a swimsuit from scratch. She even designed the pattern.

Tomorrow I have some last minute costume alterations and then it is…[Read more]

I making a fleece version soon. I know when I sewed if in wool, grading and clipping seams helped the finish
I think I will swop the front facing placket for cotton webbing too

Mood, I want to go to Mood.

I have a bag Sarvi sent me and I always use it at Spotlight.
(In South Australia you take your own shopping bags, they are not supplied)

Mood, I want to go to Mood.

I have a bag Sarvi sent me and I always use it at Spotlight.
(In South Australia you take your own shopping bags, they are not supplied)

Mood, I want to go to Mood.

I have a bag Sarvi sent me and I always use it at Spotlight.
(In South Australia you take your own shopping bags, they are not supplied)

The Fairytale would make lovely princess dresses for the older girls.

I am keen to make the polo top too. Liddy needs a new PE kit and I want to try the feminine version in a cotton/spandex knit.
I have made a lot of polo tops, I stopped counting in my head when I reached 40 (most of them pale blue) I am super interested to make this one up.
I am sure it will be excellent.

@justsewit, Burda do a range of patterns for ‘solid’ children. I like Burda, they are not O+S but they are not half bad.

I got my Garden Party PDF glued together, 25 minutes, start to finish.

@justsewit, Burda do a range of patterns for ‘solid’ children. I like Burda, they are not O+S but they are not half bad.

I got my Garden Party PDF glued together, 25 minutes, start to finish.

It has been a productive few days.
I swopped mending, for a box of veg, so the Twins have been taking care of the meals with their a m a z i n g soups.

I finished the nurses capes, for ANZAC costumes, for Elsie’s teacher, made 28 draw string bags, for skipping rope storage, for Tildy’s teacher and today I sewed a pair of Bedtime Story pj’s as a…[Read more]

It has been a productive few days.
I swopped mending, for a box of veg, so the Twins have been taking care of the meals with their a m a z i n g soups.

I finished the nurses capes, for ANZAC costumes, for Elsie’s teacher, made 28 draw string bags, for skipping rope storage, for Tildy’s teacher and today I sewed a pair of Bedtime Story pj’s as a…[Read more]

@Sarvi, no where near smarter, just Liberty on the brain. 🙂

I don’t use the cross over method, too bulky. I cut a triangle out of each end and sew and turn. Perfect’V’.

The trick is in the neck binding. The join is sewn in a ‘V’ to give you the neat finish.

I absolutely second @justsewit – I would absolutely make both items for me (and my husband) to wear; maybe not together, but I would definitely wear a polo for work (in fact, I do quite often), and my husband does as well – and my husband and I both live in sweats in the house.

@April Henry, I am planning on making this soon in the size 8 as part of a sewing swop. I have 27 drawstring bags to make for the school and it is next, after that project.

Someone asks your child where they got their dress/trousers/shirt from and they look blankly at the questioner and answer slowly …. ‘My mum’ ….