Miss Wink enthusiastically wears most of her big sister's hand-me-downs. I'm grateful for that, especially when it comes to the ones sewn by me - it totally makes the effort worth it when the clothes get a second wear.
This is a Wrap-Up Skirt made 3 years ago. She's worn it alot recently as the Size 3-4 fits her now perfectly.
There was a big surge of activity yesterday when I managed to finish a blouse from the pattern that I mentioned in my last post. I've been fiddling around with this one since last winter and really want to get it finalised.
Am counting this one as yet another muslin though as it's still not quite right - the neckline has too much gape (as you can see in the second photo).
I changed the pattern this time around to make a separate yoke with a gathered piece attached.
The fabric is a tiny floral which, while very pretty in real life, doesn't pack much of a punch in the photos.
Still, even with all the reservations, I'm glad of the progress made and what a glorious autumn day to be out taking some photos in the garden.
OK folks. I have a plan and there has been some work but not much to show as yet. With a teacher-free day on Monday and a public holiday on Wednesday (and therefore less child-free time than usual) we'll be pushing it to accomplish anything major.
So.....my plan is modest. To make inroads into a variation of this tunic top/blouse from last year with some lovely Liberty from the stash.
I will leave you with some pictures I took a long time ago (but never blogged) of an unfinished blouse made to this pattern. This one has a little tie at the neckline and is made from some lovely soft, silky cotton I bought in Japan.
Not sure why I took the shot below (maybe to congratulate myself for making the bias?) but it shows you the fabric in a bit more detail:
Good luck to all you other KCWC-ers out there! Hope you are into the thick of it....
My photo file for this dress was not quite complete. I had photographed it on a hanger for the pattern cover but hadn't had the chance for my little model to give it a twirl. Our holiday in Noosa provided the perfect backdrop to snap the dress in action.
I wish the flowers on our street at home were this pretty:
Have you signed up for KCWC over at elsie marley? Every week is kids clothes week around here but joining a sew-a-long definitely creates an added incentive!
Not only will I be participating but Wink Designs (known as "winkhandmade" on etsy) is also sponsoring this month. Here's my little ad below which you can check out along with the other sponsors in the elsie marley sidebar.
As a special offer enter code KCWC1 in the shop at checkout for a 20% discount on all patterns (valid until 30 April).
Sign up here if you haven't already and start revving those machines!
Here are some more pictures of the Butterfly Breeze pattern in one of the larger sizes as the dress with ruffle option.
The dress pictured in this post had the body of the dress made in cotton and the sleeves/ruffle in voile - this time the entire garment is in voile, which gives the dress a lovely floaty effect.
The 25% discount offer to blog readers ends this Friday (and the shop will be closed for 10 days following as we're going away). So grab a pattern this week and enter "Butterfly1" at checkout for the discount to apply. In fact, I'm feeling generous this lovely Monday, so enter the code on any dress or skirt pattern(s) in the shop and the discount will apply!
Happy sewing!
I haven't given up sewing and blogging although it might seem that way. I've been hard at work churning out drafts and samples for this pattern and here we are at the finishing post. Hooray!
This one I've called the "Butterfly Breeze" because it's a little bit fluttery and a breeze to make. It's a classical peasant style pattern for girls which you can make either as a dress with a hemline ruffle, an all-in-one dress or a top.
I have lots of photos of the girls wearing their finished "Butterfly Breeze" dresses/tops and will post those soon but for the moment the pattern is here in the shop. (Enter code "Butterfly1" at checkout for a 25% discount until the end of March.)
This sample was made in Anna Maria Horner's "Loulouthi" butterfly print fabric. The main body of the dress is quilting cotton and the sleeves and ruffle are in a coordinating solid voile (the colour is "Heather" from memory - looks pink but is a pinky-purple in real life). Both from Pink Chalk Fabrics.
Thank you again to Dani for your editing and testing help which was excellent as always....
Here are the girls enjoying a sunny Saturday afternoon in the garden, skipping and having egg & spoon races. It seems the hot weather has arrived just when the holidays are at a close....
Miss Wink is insisting on dresses only at the moment and, if possible, in her preferred colour of pink. So I'm going through the stash to see what's lurking in there that fits the brief. Not a lot, I'm afraid. This Heather Bailey print got the thumbs up, though.
Cee Cee is wearing a ruffle skirt made to this pattern. I hemmed the ruffles instead of leaving the edges raw as I think it suits the fabric better.
And if the dress is not enough, you can always finish off the outfit with some hot pink sandals....
A little design that's on the back burner is this cap sleeved top/dress. The pattern needs a bit of tweaking but this one in a lovely dot print by Brandon Mably (partner of Kaffe Fassett) is cute enough to get a showing:
Of course, there's nothing like a spot of twirling on a sunny summer afternoon.
This post pertains to nothing in particular, other than the fact that a Telstra technician has finished digging outside our house and assures us that our dodgy cable internet connection is now OK.
So I'm having a go at flickering and blogging to check if, indeed, this is the case. So far, so good....
Anyway, this is a little mock-up pattern cover I put together with some clip-art elements as practice for my InDesign course. It looks a little Christmassy, I think:
Ah, yet more rain in Sydney. What is it with this weather? Hope you are having a happy Monday wherever you may be.
