Sewing It: Schoolhouse Tunic - turned into a dress with front closures.
Knitting It: Leaflet Cardigan - great layering piece.
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Showing posts with label Sew Liberated. Show all posts
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Blue and White
My love for blue and white floral burns strong and fierce. I need it in the place I rest at night...
...in my kitchen where I nourish my family...
...on my clothing to display a little of who I am...(Schoolhouse Tunic that cost me $2 in fabric)
(Voon sundress that I haven't quite been able to fit since 3 months pregnant with my now five year old. Oh woe that I was skinnier while pregnant than now!)
(Moa blouse that I've been wearing for over seven years.)
...above where I rest...
(Burleigh plate my kids gave me for my birthday.)
...on my china for when I take time out to refresh myself...
...and permanently marked onto my body to represent my babies...
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sun's Out Photoshoot
The sun came out, so the camera came out;-)
My gorgeous big girl in some of her mama-made summer fashions;-)
I had started to make myself a sunhat from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing but it became very clear it was going to be too small despite the fact I have a pinhead! So Big Girl scored and loves it!
Sew Liberated's Flora Tunic - using the rest of a thrifted sheet.
A Pillowcase dress from Handmade Home. It's the perfect length for a Big Girl Tunic without chopping any length off it. And yes, from the thrifted sheet set;-) We've got our money's worth.
Another Flora Tunic from leftover Prairie Dress fabric.
A Little House on the Prairie dress with $1/metre fabric from stash.
The full Holly Hobbie look again;-)
Mama's Schoolhouse Tunic in the shirt length - with some cheapy old fabric from deep in the stash. I put hook and eyes across the front of mine so I can close it if I don't want the top underneath to show.
My Retro Redux Shrug in Cascade 220 from South Seas Knitting.
Frilly Angora-Merino booties from Luxury One Skein Wonders. These are truely teeny. They never would have fitted my babbies' clodhoppers!
It was fun firing up the sewing machine yesterday after a bit of a hiatus - inspired by Meg's patterns arriving in the post this week. So I was able to churn out the three tunics for me and my lil' ladies. It's a good feeling watching the fabric stash decrease too (gotta quickly create some space for more fabric that is arriving in a month or so - eek).
My gorgeous big girl in some of her mama-made summer fashions;-)
I had started to make myself a sunhat from Lotta Jansdotter's Simple Sewing but it became very clear it was going to be too small despite the fact I have a pinhead! So Big Girl scored and loves it!
Sew Liberated's Flora Tunic - using the rest of a thrifted sheet.
A Pillowcase dress from Handmade Home. It's the perfect length for a Big Girl Tunic without chopping any length off it. And yes, from the thrifted sheet set;-) We've got our money's worth.
Another Flora Tunic from leftover Prairie Dress fabric.
A Little House on the Prairie dress with $1/metre fabric from stash.
The full Holly Hobbie look again;-)
Mama's Schoolhouse Tunic in the shirt length - with some cheapy old fabric from deep in the stash. I put hook and eyes across the front of mine so I can close it if I don't want the top underneath to show. 
My Retro Redux Shrug in Cascade 220 from South Seas Knitting.
Frilly Angora-Merino booties from Luxury One Skein Wonders. These are truely teeny. They never would have fitted my babbies' clodhoppers!
It was fun firing up the sewing machine yesterday after a bit of a hiatus - inspired by Meg's patterns arriving in the post this week. So I was able to churn out the three tunics for me and my lil' ladies. It's a good feeling watching the fabric stash decrease too (gotta quickly create some space for more fabric that is arriving in a month or so - eek).
Thursday, October 1, 2009
O Sunshine, Where Art Thou?
Seriously Spring, where are you? We are now into our sixth month of having a fire going. Not cool. I give up waiting for some decent lighting to take pics of my finished objects.
One of my long term goals is to get into patchwork quilting. I made M10 a cot quilt as a first birthday present with the idea to do one for each child but I stalled there. I even bought a walking foot for my sewing machine a couple of years ago which has sat languishing. I dragged it out recently, and grabbed my Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts book for a bit of how-to and whipped up some quilted coasters to pop into my gift box. Fun. I quilted!
My couch is in serious need of reupholstering, but until funds allow I thought a few cushions would obscure some of the worn-out-ness. I tried Log Cabin for the first time and used up some scraps and fat quarters that had been lurking in the stash.
Next step is to get brave enough to cut into the Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric I've got to make a lap quilt with.
I've also made another Gratitude Wrap and a matching letter satchel for a cousin's birthday next week but that's been posted sans photos.
Now, I'm just waiting for some cute patterns to arrive to cut into the Ginger Blossom stash for the girl's summer wardrobes. I really hope I can be disciplined enough to make quite a bit of their stuff. (Please excuse the link fest in this post. I know, I know - not an original idea to be found! Works for me though.)
One of my long term goals is to get into patchwork quilting. I made M10 a cot quilt as a first birthday present with the idea to do one for each child but I stalled there. I even bought a walking foot for my sewing machine a couple of years ago which has sat languishing. I dragged it out recently, and grabbed my Last Minute Patchwork and Quilted Gifts book for a bit of how-to and whipped up some quilted coasters to pop into my gift box. Fun. I quilted!
My couch is in serious need of reupholstering, but until funds allow I thought a few cushions would obscure some of the worn-out-ness. I tried Log Cabin for the first time and used up some scraps and fat quarters that had been lurking in the stash.
Next step is to get brave enough to cut into the Very Hungry Caterpillar fabric I've got to make a lap quilt with.I've also made another Gratitude Wrap and a matching letter satchel for a cousin's birthday next week but that's been posted sans photos.
Now, I'm just waiting for some cute patterns to arrive to cut into the Ginger Blossom stash for the girl's summer wardrobes. I really hope I can be disciplined enough to make quite a bit of their stuff. (Please excuse the link fest in this post. I know, I know - not an original idea to be found! Works for me though.)
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
This'n'That
This is a bit all over the place;-)
My Sew Liberated patterns arrived in the mail yesterday. Really fast service! I loved her Reading Pillow pattern so am looking forward to finding some precious sewing time and making these too! Meg's blog is very inspirational with its Montessori emphasis, and seeing the life she is creating for her family.
Had me a bit of S.E.X (Stash Enhancement eXpedition) with some Noro Kureyon. Actually, it wasn't an expedition as this arrived in my mailbox this morning. Too, too easy.
I'd been eyeing up the recipe book Apples for Jam for a while and knew it was meant to be when Whitcoulls had it on sale a few weeks ago. I bought it purely for looks but the recipes are actually things my family will make and eat. It has become the designated recipe book for Sunday night dinners that Hubby & M8 make together.
Our resident fantail continues to delight us all with his aerobatic antics right outside our windows.
My Sew Liberated patterns arrived in the mail yesterday. Really fast service! I loved her Reading Pillow pattern so am looking forward to finding some precious sewing time and making these too! Meg's blog is very inspirational with its Montessori emphasis, and seeing the life she is creating for her family.
Had me a bit of S.E.X (Stash Enhancement eXpedition) with some Noro Kureyon. Actually, it wasn't an expedition as this arrived in my mailbox this morning. Too, too easy.
I'd been eyeing up the recipe book Apples for Jam for a while and knew it was meant to be when Whitcoulls had it on sale a few weeks ago. I bought it purely for looks but the recipes are actually things my family will make and eat. It has become the designated recipe book for Sunday night dinners that Hubby & M8 make together.
Our resident fantail continues to delight us all with his aerobatic antics right outside our windows.We get up early to head away to my hometown for the weekend. The girls are bursting with excitement as we are going to the local production of The Sound of Music. The house is alive with the sound of The Lonely Goatherd and Do-Re-Mi.
I'm just deciding what knitting project to pack and desperately hoping my parent's new puppy isn't attracted to wool. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu. Adieu, adieu, to yieu and yieu and yieu.
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