Nicole

@with-love-heidi thanks so much for starting the thread.

I’m thinking/planning on a holiday dress with hand embroidery on the front yoke of the Hide-and-Seek Dress, but will I have enough time???

@with love Heidi thanks so much for starting the thread.

I’m thinking/planning on a holiday dress with hand embroidery on the front yoke of the Hide-and-Seek Dress, but will I have enough time???

@juliamom2009 I love her response! Both for the sweet concern for her friends, and for how proud it must have made you feel!

I got our Hiccup (http://wm.schoolofdragons.com/SoD/Joomla/templates/schoolofdragons/images/DTV_cg_hiccup_03.png) costume done in time thanks to @maraya giving me great tips on which patterns to use, and then had to make…[Read more]

But I love the idea of pyjamas and holiday wear, can’t wait to see all those adorable/gorgeous things everyone makes! What are people planning? I think I might go for red plaid/tartan (what’s the difference? I think somebody asked before) this year, and flannel pyjamas.

Haha, Heidi, your tablet is so cheeky!

I confess that I feel unable, with all my grey hair, to say ‘linky party’ with a straight face. These internet catchphrases are a bit past my time, or should I say, past my timey-wimey, haha.

The kid’s costume got completed this morning….at about 5:30 a.m.! She had a Halloween costume parade at her school, where the kindergarten kids wear their costumes for all the older kids. As they were lining up, Julia was checking out the other costumes – she pulled me aside and said “Mom, I think all these people BOUGHT these…[Read more]

I’ve just traced off a mash up of the lullaby layette bodysuit with the top of the badminton top!
I’ve also made changes to the class picnic top to make a beautiful dress 🙂

My tablet wanted to change the “l”, in linky, to a “k”! 🙂

It’s very cute 🙂 It’s drying as I had to wash out the stabiliser I used for the hem. Yes I’ll get pictures up 🙂

It’s very cute 🙂 It’s drying as I had to wash out the stabiliser I used for the hem. Yes I’ll get pictures up 🙂

I initially thought that too but the file is named “1201_pattern”. Not sure why. 🙂
I’ve finished the Jalie Bella dress, so small and cute!
Now I’m hemming a UFO for a gift but I’ve been fighting my coverstitch for these last 4 hems 🙁

I initially thought that too but the file is named “1201_pattern”. Not sure why. 🙂
I’ve finished the Jalie Bella dress, so small and cute!
Now I’m hemming a UFO for a gift but I’ve been fighting my coverstitch for these last 4 hems 🙁

I’m looking forward to this challenge as pretty much all my sewing for the next 2 months will be Christmas gift sewing, including Anna’s coronation dress, a 6 year old designed dress and lots of other presents 🙂

Thanks for starting the mash-up challenge, I can’t wait to see what everyone creates! The black and white challenge was a huge success, everyone did a fantastic job!

In early January we will put a linky party up on the blog for the mash-up challenge, closing it February 5th. It will be a nice gathering place for all of the mash-up creations and…[Read more]

Thanks for starting the mash-up challenge, I can’t wait to see what everyone creates! The black and white challenge was a huge success, everyone did a fantastic job!

In early January we will put a linky party up on the blog for the mash-up challenge, closing it February 5th. It will be a nice gathering place for all of the mash-up creations and…[Read more]

I’ve made the Mabel and Iris shorts. I haven’t made any top patterns. With the Mabel I used one waistband smaller but with the Iris shorts I redrafted the crotch curve and waistband. Given I have even more fit issues with my upper body, narrow shoulders, narrow back, full bust, comparatively long (for patterns but short for my height), it would…[Read more]

I’ve made the Mabel and Iris shorts. I haven’t made any top patterns. With the Mabel I used one waistband smaller but with the Iris shorts I redrafted the crotch curve and waistband. Given I have even more fit issues with my upper body, narrow shoulders, narrow back, full bust, comparatively long (for patterns but short for my height), it would…[Read more]