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Tuxedo Dress September 5, 2009
Here is Lil’ C in her new Tuxedo Party dress – bring on the birthdays we say!
Mesmerised by the Night Garden
A most productive week August 24, 2009
For some reason this week I’ve been on a roll – three pairs of bloomers and the finishing touches to a new prototype trapeze dress that has been lying around for about two weeks waiting for some buttons and slip stitching to it’s lining. It still needs some satin or grosgrain ribbon around them hem – I’m waiting for my trip to the Gardams sale to stock up.
Pearly buttons on a pink & chocolate prototype
The red and white bloomers are a special order for a Birthday Girl, Miss A. Her wardrobe is strictly colour coordinated, so red, white, black or pink were our only options! Hopefully spots and hearts won’t be too loud.
Spots and hearts with lacy ruffle trimmings
It is third timelucky with these new summery shorts – using more of the fabric leftover from Lil C’s birthday frock. (I don’t think we’ll be wearing them together though)
Spring flowers and red ribbons
They’re still a little big around the leg, but a vast improvement on the blue ladybug test case, and the shiny black pair with pinstripe borders that haven’t even been finished because I botched them so royally. One day I’ll unpick them…..
Next up: more shorts, finishing the tiered skirt, and a photo of Lil C’s party dress for Miss A’s celebrations next weekend.
Roomy PJs July 14, 2009
Counting Sheep pajamas
I bought this cute sheep flannel when Lil C was way to small to be contemplating proper pajamas – goodness knows what I thought I might do with it. Anyway, of course, now that we’re experiencing pajama crises every week due to the whole self-feeding phenomenon, I didn’t have enough flannel to make the whole set – we had to mix and match and put all sorts of seams where we shouldn’t have. But I did manage to line the back panel and the bottom-most wrap at the front, it’s at least nice and cosy, even it it’s a bit wonky. And the bulky nappy means my adjustments to make the pajama shorts into a size 1 from a 9-12month pattern weren’t so successful (can babies wear low-rise pajamas?). Ah well, first try. We’ll get it right next time. I have some blue puppy dog flannel still sitting there waiting for some good use.
Recent works July 14, 2009
I keep making little outfits for birthday girls and boys, and forgetting to take photos before they get wrapped up for my brag blog! So here’s two recent outfits that haven’t been worn yet (mainly because the dress is a size two, and the overalls look a bit too meagre for this cold weather).
Grey bib-front winter dress
The bib-front grey dress is from leftovers – a dress made by the big sister, and some long-abandoned wideleg pants form mum that never quite sat right, so were never finished. I actually based the dress on a pattern for an a-line jacket, so maybe that’s why it seems a little big.
The overalls are more leftovers – some great jacaranda bloom fabric from the Gardams remnant bin – my favourite place… Instead of snap studs on the straps, I put a short zipper in the back, so it was easier to get on a wriggly toddler. It’s so cute – let’s hope a long sleeve shirts and some socks keep the winter chills away on our trip to town today.
Craft in progress July 14, 2009
This little sparkly tunic is looking a bit 80s shoulder pad at the moment, hopefully it will modern up a bit when it’s all put together…
Mystery project
Oriental folk diva May 31, 2009
A cute little kimono style top, adapted from an Amy Butler pattern. Yellow checks and red-rose trim on soft white cotton give it a folky charm. And the cheesy grin helps too!
Non-matching shorts complete the lounge lizard look.
Birthday blooms May 31, 2009
Some bright blooms for a girl who turned 1, and some croc hunter khakis for a groovy boy.
Rat-a-tat Hat February 21, 2009
A hat stays on the head!
Here’s the shabby chic patchwork hat, which, true to form is too big for Miss C’s head. I can’t win with these patterns – I cut it smaller than the measurements indicated, and it still falls over her eyes. Oh well. The corduroy brim should be nice and snug during winter, while the cotton top won’t make her little head too hot.
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- Corduroy brim with pink detail stitching
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- Patchwork bucket hat
Icing on the cupcake February 10, 2009
The cupcake skirt has been a success.
Swirly Cupcake a-line
- Yummy gingham and swirls
I adapted a pattern linked from the lovely Nerida’s blog, Craftjuice, and I think it looks gorgeous. Babies with full skirts and chubby legs are just too cute. The lemon gingham looks fabulous with just the right shade of hot-pink swirl trim. I find the best cotton prints are hiding in the quilting section (although I’ve been having a wonderful time digging through the remnant bin at Gardams of late too.. see projects below). I still have a bit of cupcake fabric leftover, so maybe a matching swing top or perhaps even a little sunhat might be in order. The pink patchwork hat is cut up and ready to go, but the heat is just too much to be slaving over a hot machine in a stifling room. Bring on autumn, I say.
Oranges and Lemons February 3, 2009
crochet and ribbon detail
This reversible pinafore reminds me of the nursery rhyme oranges and lemons, the bells of saint clements
I can’t remember the rest of the rhyme – must look that up before Lil’ C hits kindy.
It’s the same style as the French Kisses pinny, with lovely yellow ribbon ties, and some cute floral embellishments. I think a green version might be in order too – it’s the only colour missing from our wardrobe now!
I’ve also decided the front template for this dress is the perfect size and shape for a bib, to prevent the sticky finger stains that seem to be appearing on all our t-shirts, whether Lil’ C has a bib at dinnertime or not.
Next projects: Gingham cupcake skirt, black and white tuxedo style bib and a pink patchwork sunhat.
Apricot bubbles with a glittery peach pansy
