with love Heidi

I didn’t make much holiday wear this year. I made 2 pairs of shorts, 2 t-shirts and a romper and only one of the pairs of shorts was Oliver and S! (The other was Ottobre as was the romper and the t-shirts were Kwiksew and MIP)
However I did make 11 (9 large and 2 small) messenger bags from LTTS 🙂

Working slowly, I hemmed and pressed the pleats on half the Anna skirt and topstitched one orange part of BB8’s today.

Working slowly, I hemmed and pressed the pleats on half the Anna skirt and topstitched one orange part of BB8’s today.

I don’t have an embroidery machine but I am currently saving up for one 🙂
I would check out this forum on pattern review dedicated to machine embroidery, there has recently been discussions about embroidery programs. http://sewing.patternreview.com/SewingDiscussions/forum/25
Here’s a link to some free softwear by Bernina. It should work with the…[Read more]

I’m working on a badminton skirt with the skirt part replaced by a pieced and pleated floor lengthy skirt to mimic the skirt from Anna’s coronation dress. And I now have the fabric to make the class picnic/garden party/swingers dress too 🙂
Maybe the next challenge could be an embelishment challenge. I’m thinking of all the embellished messenger…[Read more]

I’m working on a badminton skirt with the skirt part replaced by a pieced and pleated floor lengthy skirt to mimic the skirt from Anna’s coronation dress. And I now have the fabric to make the class picnic/garden party/swingers dress too 🙂

The pinwheel would drape so nicely in Liberty!
I’ve sealed together 2 sets of 5 panels and pressed in the box pleats. Now I need to wait until spotlight is open so I can get some sage green thread to sew the pleats in with. I’m really happy with how the skirt looks.
Also this evening I began an applique of the new Star Wars droid BB-8. After…[Read more]

The pinwheel would drape so nicely in Liberty!
I’ve sealed together 2 sets of 5 panels and pressed in the box pleats. Now I need to wait until spotlight is open so I can get some sage green thread to sew the pleats in with. I’m really happy with how the skirt looks.
Also this evening I began an applique of the new Star Wars droid BB-8. After…[Read more]

This is the first day I’ve felt up to sewing 🙂 I drafted Anna’s coronation skirt a few days before Christmas and cut out two thirds of the pieces. Now to cut the last 20 pieces and to get onto sewing.
P.S. The skirt will be made up of about 50 pieces, excluding the badminton waistband I’m going to add. I’m making a 10 panel skirt!

This is the first day I’ve felt up to sewing 🙂 I drafted Anna’s coronation skirt a few days before Christmas and cut out two thirds of the pieces. Now to cut the last 20 pieces and to get onto sewing.
P.S. The skirt will be made up of about 50 pieces, excluding the badminton waistband I’m going to add. I’m making a 10 panel skirt!

OH wow! Your own child mannequin!
It’s great to hear Noah has had a good year 🙂
Although I’m not sewing I’m practising my knitting. I’m learning the continental method and it seems to work much better for me than the regular method.

OH wow! Your own child mannequin!
It’s great to hear Noah has had a good year 🙂
Although I’m not sewing I’m practising my knitting. I’m learning the continental method and it seems to work much better for me than the regular method.

It would depend on how wide your ribbon is and the look you are going for. And is the contrast trim pattern piece straight? If it is then you should be fine substituting the ribbon.

I don’t think I’ll be sewing for a week or so 🙁 I’ve managed to pull something in my hip on our Christmas camping trip and am on rest and crutches. Maybe later in the week I’ll be able to sit at the table and trace patterns.

I don’t think I’ll be sewing for a week or so 🙁 I’ve managed to pull something in my hip on our Christmas camping trip and am on rest and crutches. Maybe later in the week I’ll be able to sit at the table and trace patterns.

I’ve been dreaming about an Oliver and S Moto jacket!

Sewing up a pair of yellow knit sketchbook shorts (size12) with a matching MIP Big Basic Tee (size 10). This boy has gone from being too small for the size 8’s I’ve been making him to fitting into the size 12’s in less than a year! I won’t be able to sew many more Oliver and S patterns for him 🙁

Sewing up a pair of yellow knit sketchbook shorts (size12) with a matching MIP Big Basic Tee (size 10). This boy has gone from being too small for the size 8’s I’ve been making him to fitting into the size 12’s in less than a year! I won’t be able to sew many more Oliver and S patterns for him 🙁

Bags all finished 🙂
Now thinking about drafting Anna’s pleated skirt!

Bags all finished 🙂
Now thinking about drafting Anna’s pleated skirt!