Summer is in the air here, we’ve finally had our first sunny week and wow, how it has lifted my mood! So great to get outside and enjoy it. In preparation for the Australian summer, I’ve been sewing a few things and these tank tops were first on my list. I bought the Blank Tank… Read More
After finally outgrowing an old calico bag with a Wiggles motif that I upcycled from an old t-shirt, it was time for Anna to have a new bag. My bag making skills have certainly come a long way since the Wiggles calico bag (one of my first ever sewing projects), but still I felt that… Read More
I have been so lucky lately to have been asked by a few very talented pattern designers to be part of their blog tours! Today is no exception – I’ve had the pleasure of sewing up Debbie’s Birthday Dress by Sewpony Vintage. I love the swingy shape of this dress – it has a really… Read More
Anna is all about dresses. She wears a dress every single day. Actually I lie. Occasionally she’ll choose a skirt. I have no say over her wardrobe choices anymore (which makes for some interesting ensembles some days!) but I knew this pattern would be perfect for her. A super comfy knit t-shirt with a pair… Read More
Welcome to my stop on the Prefontaine Shorts World Tour! Jill from Made With Moxie designed and released this pattern recently and I instantly decided my girls were getting some of these retro style shorts for summer. Here is pair number one of what will no doubt become a Prefontaine Collection. Confession. I had never… Read More
For a while now we have been trying to encourage Anna to keep her bedroom tidy. For a four year old who loves dressing up and often has two or three clothing changes per day depending on her whims, this is no easy task. One thing that has been driving me bonkers is that she… Read More
One of Anna’s favourite books at the moment is a Golden Book I picked up at a thrift store last year, called Pepper Plays Nurse. It’s an old one, published in the early seventies, about a little girl called Pepper who decides to set up an animal nursing home at her house. Anna begged me… Read More
I think I can finally say that I’ve moved from being a sewing with knits ‘novice’ to a ‘confident beginner’. All thanks to Laura from Craftstorming. She asked me if I’d like to join the blog tour to celebrate the release of her new pattern Fancy Pants Leggings – of course yes – but I… Read More
During Kid’s Clothes Week I made a couple of t-shirts for Lucy using baby blankets and I got such a lovely and positive response for them! Thank you! So I thought I’d share a quick tutorial showing how I cut the pattern from the blanket in order to get the blanket edges to form hems… Read More
I’m done and dusted for Kid’s Clothes Week – I achieved the goals I set myself, made one extra item, and got some quilting projects done this week! It feels great to be so productive. Here are the last two garments, both for Lucy. Exactly the same as Anna’s hoodie vest, except this one is… Read More