The new guys in the store ...

Hello Poppits

I thought that i would pop by to do a little update on what i've been up to of late ...

I've been busy making a new creation to go in the shop ...DOLLS YAY

I've loved making these so much and  i character  love the  that they oooz and all the fun details that i can work in :)

These will be popping up in the shop in the next day or so . So keep and eye out for them :)

TTFN,

Lili xxx

KCWC Last day wrap up

Hello there poppits, 

As this little challenge  draws to a close as dose my task of getting more than 7 items sewn ! YAY how did you go ?? Did you give yourself a little challenge that you managed to concur ??

I made up this sweet little dress after seeing this one here and knew i had to make something along those lines. I already had the pattern and had used it a few time already so knew what was involved with the making side. I decided to add in some pipping this time and went for a simple embroidered collar.  Granted the photos aren't top notch but you get the gist of what this dress looks like but 10x better in real life. ( I forgot to take the photos until it was almost dark hence bad photos)    

Pattern:

 Oliver +s Puppet show pattern

Fabric: Cotton linen blend form local craft shop.

Then I made up two more things. First a up-cycled skirt  from a dress with a very bad mud stain .... it was super easy and quick to make so that meant i got to make something else ... 

Then another skirt made from a heavy weigh knit fabric that i pick up at a local market.

Both these skirts were made without the aid of a pattern and were made with things that i already had :) TTFN,

Lili xx

KCWC Day 4 continued

Hello there poppits :)

Hows your day been ... mine has been long what with a snotty and sick little girl and the same little girl that didn't sleep much.

Anyway back to the task at hand, I now I'm a few days out with the posting but i've been getting most of my sewing done at night so can't get a photo till the next day.

I made this cute little top up on friday evening after doing a few Baprons earlier in the day.

This is the second time i've worked with this pattern and i used the same fabric again :) cause it looks just so darn cute ! I can't say i'm a huge fan of doing button wholes at the best of ties but on knit fabric AGHHHHHH  anyway so that i don't have to get 4 oh kish button whole i do two one one side and then just sew the other side together and sew the buttons on top of that sneaky huh :p

Pattern: oliver +s Sailboat top, pants and skirt pattern 

Fabric: thrifted knit

Buttons: stash  

TTFN,

Lili xxx

KCWC Day 4

Hello Poppits,

This afternoon was packed with catch up sewing , I manage to get 2 baporons done in about  40 minutes ... or less.I stumbled upon the pattern a few weeks back and knew that i wanted to make some up.

I love how they turned out and they use so little fabric I decided to use up some of my special scraps and it was well worth it. I'm thinking about making another in the laminated fabric that i had left over from the rain coat I made the other day!

Bapron number 1:

Pattern: free tutorial and pattern form Craftiness is not optional 

Fabric:side a 

Heather Ross Mendocino Giant Octopi  and side b Anna Maria Horner, Folksy Flannel, Diamond Mine

E.p love dancing around in her tutu today and wouldn't take it off of anything ... but i have to say it makes for some very cute photos :)

Pattern: Same a above 

Fabric : side a 

 OASIS Raindrops and side b vintage terry :)

WEll TTFN,

Lili xxx

Baby stockings

 Hello Poppits

What's new and interesting for you?

My new favourite thing is so have a nice hot hot water bottle at the bottom of my bed to rest my cost tootsies on...ahhh so nice :)

Any way  to this post, It had been a long time coming as i first made these about 2 months ago... wow that's flown by.

I found the fabbity post and pattern on Made by Rae It's such a quick and simple thing to whip up in 15 minutes if that !

The mushroom stockings are my second pair but I used a different jersey fabric that didn't have a lot of stretch in it so even though I made the pattern bigger it wasn't big enough. Oh well they still look darn cute.

For this pattern to really work you need a pretty stretchy jersey as Rae says in her post. Be sure to pop over and have a look at her blog.

The only thing I changed was the way I put the elastic on the band, I tried they way it said to do so in the tutorial but that didn't work for me, so I just sewed a tube and treaded though enough elastic to fit around Edie's waist. This worked so much better for me :)

These are the first pair I made. I really love the fabric and wish I had more of it to use my I salvaged it from an old bonds singlet of mine, that I had only worn a few times years ago! I was lucky to even be able to get a pair from the fabric as it was a bit on the small size for the pattern but I managed, to fit it on some how.

I don't know how much wear Edie will get out of them as they are already getting over stretched but, who cares they are just so quirky and nifty. 

TTFN,

Lili xxx

Cot doona/ quilt cover !

Hello Poppits,

Feeling a bit hungry ?? sink your teeth into this spiffy Hungry caterpillar fabric I found. Isn't it a little bit amazing. It's got everything you could every ask from a caterpillar, bright colours food and excitement! It dose have the cute rainbow spots of both edges but it was to wide for my other backing fabric that you'll see in a minute so i'm sad to say I had to chop it off...

But it was for the better good of the project.

   Tada... 

Here is the back/ other side of the cover isn't this side just as wonderful ! I found this vintage hot-air ballon fabric on esty and couldn't go by it. This fabric is a lighter weight than the hungry caterpillar side but who cares... not me thats for sure.The whimsical balloons are sure to most likely to keep Edie entertained instead of asleep... oh well.  

 For the finishing touch I gathered a selection of random buttons to go along the bottom. I'm rather chuffed with this part as I've never machine stitched button holes, it wasn't the perfect job by any means but I'm still happy with the out come. 

Oh so next time maybe I should iron the thing before I take the picture .. 

I'm so happy with how this turned out, but i'm sad to say now it will have to go away until Edie's old enough for a doona. But boy oh boy, will she have fun choosing what side to have it on when she is old enough!

TTFN,

Lili xxx

Crinkly Owl teether

Hello Poppits,

How's your daily adventures going ??

I know I haven't done a sewing post for a long time but fear not I have one for you now !

A few months ago I stumbled across this nifty idea on home made by Jill.

It's a really quick and I mean quick sewing whip up. These would be great for a new born present, or just because you thought someone special needed it!

If it was for a baby under 6 months you could try using a very strong black and white pattern which they are very drawn to.

 For Edie's I just used bits and pieces that where laying around in the scarp box, I stuffed it with a coupe of layers of plastic form a wipes bag, but on refection they need to be separated to make them really crinkle. For the texture I used a combination of different things such as elastic, ric rac, wool,and a red ribbon. I think what the great thing about this project is that you don't need to go buy anything for it to be able to make it just use whats on hand and make them each individual !

Happy days,

TTFN,

Lili xxx

Amy Butler Kimono Pj's Edie style

Hello Poppits,

How's your week been ? everyone looking forward to a nice weekend, filled with lovely quite moments and sips of tea ??? I wish that this wistful sounding weekend was going to be mine but instead mine is most likely to be a bit on the busy side of life! Maybe if i'm lucky I might get i minute or two of peaceful rest ??

I made these pj's a few weeks ago and as per usual I'm only just blogging about it now... naughty me

I had seen Amy Butler's Little Stitches for little ones at my local craft shop and then ordered it from the library to see if it was worth while buying. Well let me tell you as soon as I had, had a good look though this lovely book I went straight out a brought a copy! I had seen the Kimono pj's in the book before hand and had set aside this cute Elephant flannel fabric for just this job ! 

 I hit a few problems as per usual when copying a pattern, I tent to just follow my own path when sewing and then when I do go to follow any instructions I get VERY confused .... not fun for anyone let me tell you.

The Pj's are a little big because I went for the 12 month size for Edie just to be on the safe side and seeming she's only just gone 6 months and is still in a size 00 it is safe to say they will fit for a good while. I've taken them up for the time being so they fit a little better, but still need a press stud on the top to prevent minor chest flashing...

 Also I forgot to add the trim into the length of the arms and legs as I wanted to just be all from the same fabric. This isn't a problem atm as the needed to be taken up but when Edie does grow into them I will need to add the trim. Oh well!

But all in all I'm pretty chuffed with how they turned out seeming these where the first time I had made anything like this and it was good to try out a few new techniques! 

Oh any I know the photos aren't too good but all Edie's doing now is rolling and staring to crawl so it's hard to get a good photo where she's still ...

 have a good weekend TTFN,

Lili xxx