Verity Rose Destiny Handmade Card


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Green Fairy Flowers Handmade Card

I spent ages choosing just one Spellbinders die to invest in.  I wanted a flourish to frame my images, a few flowers for embellishments and a little butterfly.  This die has them all in one package, I use it all the time.  It's definitely been a worthwhile investment.  


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Burda 9408 Purple and Pink Girls TShirt

Here's my latest sewing project.

Made with Burda 9408 pattern.  Main fabric from Abakhan, contrast fabric from an old baby vest.


I've done a more in depth description with step by step pictures in another post.

I really need to get on with making more long sleeved shirts but I love the idea of using old baby clothes to make new ones.

I'm struggling to find enough fabric for long sleeves.  I prefer the button down the front style babygrows which means i generally cant get a sleeve out of the front.  The few "full front" babygrows I have feature big designs on the front so theyre no good.

I reckon if I'm super accurate with my cutting I might be able to get a pair of long sleeves out of a baby grow if I cut them from the sides and place the side seam on the centre sleeve.
I'll be trying that next time I cut a batch.

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Towneley Hall Fun Fair and Play Ground

I spent most of the bank holiday weekend in bed with the flu - grrr!  I hate being ill when the weather is nice and I'd much rather be out working in the garden or doing something nice.  

Thankfully I felt much better on the Sunday and we made a little trip to a Fun Fair being held at Towneley Hall.  


We took a little picnic along.  

The fair itself was pretty rubbish to be honest, Little Miss enjoyed watching some of the rides go round but she was too young for most of them of course.   I was expecting a few stalls and the like that we could have a potter round, but it was just a few fairground rides and nothing else.  

So we went for a walk around the grounds and of course the playground area.  


Little Miss was too young to be interested last time we visited so I'd completely forgotten that Towneley Hall's playground features an ingenious giant sand pit with play machinery and water spouts.  

My little girl had an amazing time moving the sand around and playing in the water.  I love this type of toy because it gives so much scope for learning and imagination.  It also kept Little Miss occupied for a good hour - while I reminded myself that clothes are made to be washed.  Sods Law (which ALWAYS applies where my daughter is concerned) this was a brand new outfit.  

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Burda 9408 Sewing Project - Orange T Shirt with Shoulder Snaps

I love that this pattern can also be used for a plain and simple T Shirt with the option of short of long sleeves.  


This is to go with a dress I'll be making later on so I'm making it without the optional applique.  This fabric doesn't have quite enough stretch to skip the shoulder snaps, so I'm making it up according to the pattern instructions.  



The neckbands are folded in half right sides together.  Sewn at the ends, trimmed, turned and pressed.


Pinned onto the neck edge right sides and raw edges together.


I've run the inner and lower edges of the interfacing through the overlocker to neaten them before stitching them onto the shoulders.  


All turned to the right side and well pressed.  (This view shows the wrong side, the interfacing is pressed to the wrong side of the T Shirt front.)


Underlaps next, pressed wrong sides together with the raw edges to the shoulder seam.  


And the back neck band just the same as the front.


All neatly pressed - ish.


Before setting in the sleeves I've pinned the underlap and interfacing together.  The pattern advises applying the snaps instead at this point, but Little Miss was sound asleep in the next room so there was no way I was getting my hammer out!


Sleeves pinned in place ready for sewing.  


I've overlocked the hems and sleeves then pressed them up before top stitching the hems in place last of all.  


Finally the sleeve and side seams.  


And here's the finished article.  A little on the baggy side as yet, but I'm sure there's a growth spurt on the horizon so it's a good thing.  



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Sewing Project - Burda 9412 Dress in Fox Cotton


This dress isn't quite as simple as it looks.  I didn't notice it was lined until after I bought the pattern, I was looking for a very simple summer dress or top I could churn out a few times.  I also failed to notice the pleat which I generally feel makes a dress look shapeless, not an issue for a toddler but it somehow doesn't sit right with me.  


But I'd bought the dress and fabric so away I sewed . . . 


Pleat first.  


Here it is from the front.  


Then this little tab that covers the top of the pleat.  Edges folded in . . 


Then sewn in place.  


Shoulder seams next.  


And the lining too.  


Then the neck and shoulder seams are gathered.  


The lining is sewn in place and the edges notched.


It's turned through one shoulder.  


And finally the hem.  


It wasn't as complicated as I anticipated.  It actually came together surprisingly quickly and I was chuffed to bits with the result.  

Little Miss finished her nap just as I was finishing up and she took an interest in it so I tried it on her before sewing the buttons in place.  She delighted me by refusing to take it off!


Here it as ready for it's first outing after I'd sewn the buttons on.  

I hate the way the back of the dress is left open.  It got in my daughter's way and ended up looking scruffy - not to mention putting her nappy on display everytime she sat down!  So I slip stitched the opening closed.

I will be making this again, the tunic version next time, but I'll be sewing the two back pieces together on the fabric and lining then hemming them as two separate pieces.  I found it a real pain to neaten the back of the two hems at the point they joined.  

But overall I'm really pleased and looking forward to making it again - I have some awesome fabric in mind!




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