with love Heidi

Very productive day 🙂
Art Museum Vest – finished
Appleton dress – finished
Jalie Bella dress – started
Jalie onesie – cut, ready to go for my nephew tomorrow
It was rather frustrating when the coverstitch machine are the Jalie Bella sleeves.Thankfully I have enough to recut them although I’m considering adding pink sleeves and backhand as it’s a…[Read more]

Very productive day 🙂
Art Museum Vest – finished
Appleton dress – finished
Jalie Bella dress – started
Jalie onesie – cut, ready to go for my nephew tomorrow
It was rather frustrating when the coverstitch machine are the Jalie Bella sleeves.Thankfully I have enough to recut them although I’m considering adding pink sleeves and backhand as it’s a…[Read more]

I’d go with Nicole’s recommendation. Although I sew for many children they have all been long and skinny so I haven’t had to do any experience sewing for overweight kids.

Thanks Cybele for the clarification 🙂 Planning my first mashup. Class picnic top meets swing set skirt with shirring on the back, extra puffy sleeves and petals as an oversight! The dress was designed by my 7 year old niece. And a she would like a bonnet to go with it 🙂

Thanks Cybele for the clarification 🙂 Planning my first mashup. Class picnic top meets swing set skirt with shirring on the back, extra puffy sleeves and petals as an oversight! The dress was designed by my 7 year old niece. And a she would like a bonnet to go with it 🙂

I would add to the back as well

I finally finished my monochrome project!
Black pinstripe Art Museum Vest lined with red silk!

Oh, dresses with matching boomers are so cute!
Art Museum finished and put in the flicker pool. Now onto hemming my dress 🙂

Oh, dresses with matching boomers are so cute!
Art Museum finished and put in the flicker pool. Now onto hemming my dress 🙂

I have a 4 day long weekend! I hope today I can finish off the Art Museum vest and hem my Appleton dress. And maybe make a Jalie Bella dress. I hope over this weekend I might be able to finish off my nieces quilt, it’s the last one of 4 tops I made nearly 5 years ago.
And tomorrow I get to help my nephew sew I himself a new onesie!

I have a 4 day long weekend! I hope today I can finish off the Art Museum vest and hem my Appleton dress. And maybe make a Jalie Bella dress. I hope over this weekend I might be able to finish off my nieces quilt, it’s the last one of 4 tops I made nearly 5 years ago.
And tomorrow I get to help my nephew sew I himself a new onesie!

Just wondering about the definition of a mashup. Is it limited to combining 2 or more Oliver and S patterns or can it also include changing up an Oliver and S pattern and combining an Oliver and S pattern with another pattern.
I hope and suspect that all these options are fine as we are a generous and relaxed community, but I thought I’d just check 🙂

I also looked at the date and thought May 🙂
Feb is great, it gives me my favourite sewing month.

Pattern mash up/hack, yes please!
One of my favourite type’s of sewing 🙂

Music class top with the jumprope packet instructions.
These are some Laura Ingells nightgown I made a while ago form the music class…[Read more]

Yes, it’s her first pattern. She’s specifically designing for curves, larger busts and larger sizes. It works well on my (proportionlly) short waisted pear shape, better with the waist ties at the back than the front. So nice to make only one pattern adjustment rather than lots!
Tamara, it would also be nursing friendly 🙂

Yes, it’s her first pattern. She’s specifically designing for curves, larger busts and larger sizes. It works well on my (proportionlly) short waisted pear shape, better with the waist ties at the back than the front. So nice to make only one pattern adjustment rather than lots!
Tamara, it would also be nursing friendly 🙂

I’ve got some in process photos of the Appleton Dress.
Notes: I’m 6’2″, Pear shape with a large bust, HB 39″ B 44″, W36″, H48″. This is a straight size 18 C/D. I added 4″ to the bodice between the armhole and the waist and I adjusted the neck band to fit the new neckline.
The dress is unhemed and still has the stabiliser I was using on the…[Read more]

I’ve got some in process photos of the Appleton Dress.
Notes: I’m 6’2″, Pear shape with a large bust, HB 39″ B 44″, W36″, H48″. This is a straight size 18 C/D. I added 4″ to the bodice between the armhole and the waist and I adjusted the neck band to fit the new neckline.
The dress is unhemed and still has the stabiliser I was using on the…[Read more]

I’m finally finishing the Art Museum Vest, just need some buttons. It is lovely, pinstripe wool with a red slik lining.
I’m off to pick up my new Jalie Bella dress pattern and some wash away interfacing/stay tape to help hem my Appleton Dress.