Newly aquired Material

Funky Flannel!!  $6.99/mt It is so cute, I am making some Pj's for myself. This will only make some pants, still deciding if I should go back and get some more for the top too! Hmmmm

New Romance Voile. $3/mts yep you have seen that right! Cheap! I got 5mts to make the Maxi dress that I have been wanting to make for a long time. It will be nice and light for spring/summer can't wait!

Floral Dobby Poppy! $5/mt bought 2mts. I just loved this material. Don't know what I will make with it yet but it was too cute to pass up.

Now for the finished products!

This was the first project I started just before the school holidays. I made one for Hannah and her cousin Sarah. Very cute! It was also the first time that I had done box pleats.

Hannah's cord dress also had some box pleats in it but as I had already made the above skirt twice already it didn't seem as hard. The bodice though had 7 panels to it, but overall a great dress. It will look great with tights and boots!

These two tops below I finished yesterday! It was a very simple pattern, the only thing is the sleeves were a bit time consuming. Overall I like how they turned out and now have some more tops to wear (with sleeves).





Sorry it has been a while

Well the school holidays are almost over. We don't go back till Wednesday so a couple more days! I have been real busy over the holidays not a lot of sewing but I have managed to get a few things sewn. I will have to post the pictures later as we finally got that new camera battery yay!!!
I have done tow box pleat skirts one for Hannah and her cousin Sarah. A cute winter cord dress for Hannah and have nearly finished two tops for me. More from me later

my new and up and coming projects!

I call this "All For Hannah". Yep all this is going to make some clothes for my big girl.

This first one is a red/rusty corduroy. So I will be making a very trendy dress for her to wear with a nice pair of black tights. I think she will like this one.

$6.74/mt

This cute little check teddy bear fabric has been sitting in my stash for a bit and had no idea what to do with it. Then my friend had a great pattern so I am going to do the pleated skirt on the top. Very cute!

I also got some Indigo denim to make the pants on this pattern. It was $6/mt. A huge bargain.

These last 2 pieces of fabric the pink one is for a top and was $3/mt and the other I am still deciding between a top and a skirt it was $6/mt and it is a cotton drill. It would also make a great pair of pants. Hmmmmm.










So these were my spotlight buys this week. Very pleased cause they had 25% sale this week. I will defiantly be posting the results of these fabrics, as well as how Hannah has like each item.

 Thanks every one.

A Very Busy Week!

True to my word, I tided my sewing nook and started and finished nearly everything that I had started or left to mend.

Bethany's Pj's were actually very easy to sew as I had already sewn some for Hannah. The neck line was still a little tricky but over all I would do it again! She absolutely loves her sparkly star PJ's.

There were 4 toddlers Hats, which I had cut out years ago they are very cute just never got around to making them. I fixed up a pink shirred dress that was fraying every where. And the pink bag I also finished. All of these items (in the picture below) are for sale one small hat, (teddy bear small 48cm) $6, and the other 3 are medium 51cm $8. The bag is and the dress are $15. The dress should fit a big 3year old up to a small 5year old.

A Project a Week!

OK, I have been thinking that I will start a project a week so that I can continuously have a blog post at least once to twice a week. (unless there is something of importance that I must tell you).
I have been trying to work out what I was going to do this week to make as my project for the week. So I started to tidy up my sewing corner to try and get some sort of inspiration. And NOTHING! (it didn't help that I had my chatter box next to me). But as I was going through my stuff it occurred to me that I should finish my unfinished projects and mending and start a fresh next week with new stuff.

The "When I lose 5kg's Dress"!!!

Ok, I was able to breath life into the camera battery for a few shots before it died again. Have to get that new camera battery soon!!!!
Anyway I almost finished my dress and called it my when I lose 5kg dress, because I know when that happens this dress will look fab. All it will need is a pair of black boots and black opaque stockings!!!! And the all essential zipper! Out of the million zips I have, there is no black 18cm ones :( and I have not been able to go and get one at the moment!

Fabric: satin $1.99 Eastcoast fabrics
Pattern: new look6949
Notions: 18 cm zip (still to get)

The fabric was quite slippery to work with. I also made a few modifications. Because it was so slippery, I just put a few darts in the sleves instead of gathering them. I also ha not done the cuff and gather on thend of the sleeve again because of the slipperiness. It also had a row of stitching to do around the neckline which if it was cotton or linen I would most likely do it.

Hello! touching base, broken camera!!!

Sorry it has been a while since I have written. I have been working on a dress, the one in the last pattern I just bought and the black fabric. It is looking good. Also I can't take any photos yet as the camera is broken. Anyway yesterday I was looking at my emails and a friend sent me one to a wonderful blog, which landed me into another great blog. So I now have a goal to aspire to for a cute summer dress (just need a few kgs to go first). The site is www.sewweekly.com and it is a 1950's style dress. I am now on the search for the perfect fabric to put aside for it and a pattern too.

Bargins!

I finally got to go back to East Coast fabrics at Lawnton today! They had a $1.99 rack, so good! I wanted to get more but was very restrained! I also grabbed a pattern too, with top, dress and pants.

One is a really nice shear fabric and the other black and silver which I will make into a dress I think. I got 3mts of each cause I haven't really made up my mind fully yet. So I will be off and sewing see you when I am done. :D

Picking up my Machine this arvo!!!

I am picking up my sewing machine today as I had to put it in to get fixed. I was sewing and got a bit in a hurry. Ran over a sewing pin and put the alignment out of whack! Oh how annoying that was.

Anyway this is the top that I was trying to make at the time. I needed something for the cooler weather we have been having. But thanks to my sister I was able to finish the top for wearing. So before school pick up I am going down to get my machine!!!! Yeah!! Also Thanks MUM!!! xxxooo

A very Blingy top!

I love this top! I found this material at East Coast fabrics. It is so blingy! Must go back to East Coast Fabrics at Lawnton again, so love that shop!!!!!

Bithday Cakes for my second daughter!

This is her First birthday cake, a cute fairy tale castle!

 This second cake is a 3d Teddy Bear, because I already did a flat teddy I thought is was time to give a harder cake a go.

 We were really getting into the fairies from Tinkerbell, but could not find a Tinkerbell doll at the time so we went with Iridessa. Better than the cheap Barbie/dolly var den cakes!

Lastly to keep the fairy tail theme going a crown for my princess!

The Birthday cakes I have made so far for my Eldest Daughter!

Today I am going to post the Birthday Cakes I have done so far. There have been a few so here goes. The first ones are from my eldest daughters Birthdays.

Woman's weekly Carousel.

Amy Bear from Banana's in PJ's!

Captain Feather Sword's Boat!

Just a number 4!  

This was my first attempt at an in making an Ice-cream cake it is a soccer ball!!!!!!

This was a double layer Choc\Vanilla, with chocolate writing.

OK, so that is all for now till the next birthday. I did Skip birthday number 5 cause she wanted a bought Ice-cream cake so that birthday was extremely

 easy.

So much to show!!!

I am sitting here wondering what to start off with, do I do a photo section of my birthday cakes and various other cakes I have created? or do I just start off with what I am working on at the moment on the sewing machine? I have so many things that I have done and would love to tell you about. If you are one of my friends on fb some of this will not be new to you but I promise to show new stuff too!

This is the latest project, a bag. It is the first time I have made one and didn't have a pattern for one and have been wanting to make a bag for a while. It is not quite finished just have to finish the zip and the handle. I traced around a bag I already have and so far it is working!

First post for my creative blog!

I have just had this thought that I should write something that I love to do! At the moment I am writing from my iPod so no pictures will be going up yet.
Had a big baking day today and my feet are killing me. 65 muffins and two lots of cookies double batches.
I will get on the main computer and up date properly real soon. But tomorrow is the last day doing the finishing touches of costumes for the school musical! Pity it is only every two years, but I do have plenty of years ahead as my oldest is only in grade 2 and baby only starts prep next year lol!