with love Heidi

I hope ours come in soon! They didn’t have any last time I checked 🙁

I have a KAM snap press and normally use size 20 snaps. However for the back of clothing and the lullaby set I am seriously considering getting the size 16 snaps as well.

What about a full tiered skirt to go with the chambray shirt? I make these all the time, in fact wore a floor length one to a wedding today. I usually make them out of all one fabric. Here’s a tutorial for ones made from multiple fabrics, but it will give you the idea.…[Read more]

Nicole, I like that “you can change your mind until it’s cut.” Lots of oppituinty for discussion and working out what you want 🙂
It looks like another day of summer storms. We’ve had about 1 a fortnight here for the last 6 weeks. I don’t rember so many summer storms other years.
I want to sew a small messenger bag, finish my bathers, sew a scarf…[Read more]

Nicole, I like that “you can change your mind until it’s cut.” Lots of oppituinty for discussion and working out what you want 🙂
It looks like another day of summer storms. We’ve had about 1 a fortnight here for the last 6 weeks. I don’t rember so many summer storms other years.
I want to sew a small messenger bag, finish my bathers, sew a scarf…[Read more]

Nicole’s tutorial dosen’t seem to have the pocekts but it’s worth a look for construction. In fact the whole of Nicole’s blog is worth reading! Amazing step-by-step tutorials and georgeous kids and clothes 🙂
http://fiveandcounting-motherof5.blogspot.com.au/2012/05/ice-cream-with-some-body.html

Amy over at badskirt also did a sew along for this…[Read more]

Nicole’s tutorial dosen’t seem to have the pocekts but it’s worth a look for construction. In fact the whole of Nicole’s blog is worth reading! Amazing step-by-step tutorials and georgeous kids and clothes 🙂

Amy over at badskirt also did a sew along for this dress a few years ago. Here’s a link to the pocket tutorial,…[Read more]

My husband is very supportive, has a great eye for colour and things “going” together and is a creative person himself. Generally he is happy to listen and be involved in sewing creative discussion 🙂
This year i’m going to continue working on my wardrobe, espically getting fit right. I’m working on my TNT tsirt pattern and I got Lietchy’s…[Read more]

I’m attempting to make bathers for myself, but i’ve stalled on my second muslin as I can’t find the old bra to harvest the hardware 🙁 I’ll have to wait untill I can get into Spotlight tomorrow.

I’ll go back to working on the zip coral fleece lullaby jacket, so soft and cuddley 🙂

I’m attempting to make bathers for myself, but i’ve stalled on my second muslin as I can’t find the old bra to harvest the hardware 🙁 I’ll have to wait untill I can get into Spotlight tomorrow.

I’ll go back to working on the zip coral fleece lullaby jacket, so soft and cuddley 🙂

Congrats Tamara! Very excited to hear about your new baby girl! 🙂

Congrats Tamara! Very excited to hear about your new baby girl! 🙂

Can you not sew the lining for the last little bit near the zip, pin it out of the way, insert the zip and then sew the lining to the zip?

Are those the knits? I love the large flowers on the teal background, just mind the pattern
placement 🙂

What about using the sketchbook pattern for the top and merge it with the bottom of the lullaby bodysuit?
Of course this would only work if you want the sizes larger than 6m.
Another option would be to to add the collar and placket from the Jumprope dress. This would again only work for the sizes larger than 6m.
Now it sounds so cute, I might…[Read more]

That would be amazing! And she lives quite close to us 🙂
Thank you!

Happy New Year!
I had a lovely night with friends. We went into the city to watch the 9pm fireworks. I love living in a small city, the traffic was still very manageable immediately after the fireworks finished. 🙂
Nicole, if you really are getting rid of fabric I’ll put my hand up for some 🙂 Let me know and I can pay postage.

My reflections on how I achieved the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year. Overall I’m very pleased 🙂

1. Sew from my stash and make do!
I sewed up 255.6m of fabric this year! 63.65m of knit fabric, 163.1m of woven and 26.7m of fleece.
Since overall I bought 121.05m of fabric this means I used at least 134.55m of fabric from my…[Read more]

My reflections on how I achieved the goals I set for myself at the beginning of the year. Overall I’m very pleased 🙂

1. Sew from my stash and make do!
I sewed up 255.6m of fabric this year! 63.65m of knit fabric, 163.1m of woven and 26.7m of fleece.
Since overall I bought 121.05m of fabric this means I used at least 134.55m of fabric from my…[Read more]

1. Sew from my stash and make do!
I sewed up 255.6m of fabric this year! 63.65m of knit fabric, 163.1m of woven and 26.7m of fleece.
Since overall I bought 121.05m of fabric this means I used at least 134.55m of fabric from my stash! In fact I used more as some of the fabric I bought has not yet been made into anything 🙂
I noticed I need more…[Read more]