PRP - Sportswear

This is killing me!!!!!
We are on school holidays here and I am exhausted and just to top it off it has rained heavily all week!
I have however finished this weeks outfit for Project Run and Play.

Sportswear

When I think sportswear I think LYCRA

and I LOVE LYCRA

We have here

1 pair of white bike shorts - cotton Lycra

1 white singlet - cotton Lycra

1 Green skirt with white stripe - one of my old t-shirts and some scrap cotton Lycra

1 purple cropped hoodie - I'm not sure what this fabric is, the docket calls it sea spray its like a thin t-shirt material

1 pair purple leg warmers - sea spray fabric?

I love it all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

How cool is that hoodie?

I am soooo happy with this outfit.

The bike shorts worried me but turned out to be a walk in the park.

I really thought the hoodie would be my favourite item but its not

 that award goes to.....

the leg warmers!

Her mother was devastated that I didn't knit them.

I can knit but lets face it knitting takes forever and I had a week to do the whole outfit.

These were so simple!!!!!!!!!!! and they can be worn so many different ways

(maybe I should do a tutorial)

BTW both of the leg warmers stay up but I thought one up one down looked cute :)

One last detail

See the strap on the singlet.

 I didn't take a photo but the straps cross over at the back.

This sounds weird but I felt like it gave it a sportier feel.

Well there you go sportswear done!

Next week is Earth week I have promised my husband I will make something for one of our children.

Lastly an update on last week.

We didn't win the official sew along but

Ollia didn't stop wearing the dress for days.

It went to 2 birthday parties, the markets and church.

Her mother tells me everyone commented on how lovely it looked.

As far as I'm concerned I WON!!!!!!!!

PRP-Circle Skirt Remix

Well its that time again

Project Run and Play is on again

This week is the Circle Skirt Remix

For those of you who have read my blog before you would know I love this tutorial.

I have done layers with it and used it for costumes but I wanted to do something different.

Then I remembered that I had promised my little friend Ollia a dress, she had picked the fabric but we hadn't finalised a pattern so this is what I came up with

So the top is made from lycra

There are 3 layers on the skirt

Top layer - a heavy printed chiffon

Middle layer - white poplin, slightly longer

Bottom layer - white poplin, 4 inches shorter (gives it a fuller look)

Then some capped sleeves in the chiffon. I used this tutorial.

I went around this morning to show her and have a mini photo shoot

She loved it! YAY!

I also made the pretty headband. I just plaited some of the lycra with suede and a string of beads.

What a princess :)

Straight after the shoot she had to head out to a birthday party - but she didn't get changed :)

she added a coat, still cute

Next week is Sports wear, I've started and Ollia says she is happy to work as a model again.

Saturday Sewing

I know its Wednesday lol


I have just a few minutes to quickly show you the project I put together on Saturday


A good friend of ours moved house on Saturday. My darling husband went and helped but with 5 kids I got stuck at home with ballet and child minding duties (no different to ant other day), but I wanted to do something so I chose to make her a house warming gift.


I had been really wanting to try this tutorial since seeing these cushions here.

tada

Some of this lovely fabric is "French General" thanks to Kate Conklins  scraps she left me when she moved to Adelaide.

Here is a couple of work in progress shots

I was really happy with how the pin-wheels turned out but I didn't do so great on the zip :(

bit wonky and too short

It is however functional and at the back where nobody sees, right?

To finish off my gift I made 3 fabric roses using the same material

You can get that tutorial here.

I felt it was probably a bit hectic to take it around on Saturday so we dropped in Sunday after church. Happy to say my gift was warmly received which is always nice 

Sew Happy :)

Fallen off the face off the earth

I know its been ages since I wrote but things have been sooooo busy.
I have decided to home school our 4th child Jack. It is very rewarding but also very time consuming.
I have managed to find some time to sew.
So now its time for show and tell :)


Lets start with Kate. She did it again she made me a lovely and practical gift

A pot holder

She did a great job but it made my long 2 hand pot holder look even worse than it already did. You guessed it I had to make me a new one :)
I went down to Spotlight and picked up some matching fabric. I didn't have any insulbright so I got clever and just decided to recover the one I had. I bleached it first so it wouldn't smell lol.

It wasn't too difficult.
Took me about an hour and while its not perfect it looks heaps better and works perfectly :)


Onto clothes
I really want to go to the Craft show coming up at Rosehill, but the budget is tight so I have to fund the trip myself :(
Simple Simon & Co posted this tutorial to make a skirt. So I made one.

I changed it just a little, for example When I did the bottom piece I made it a circle first then sewed it on. I also made a removable flower pin.

Very cute very easy.
It can be worn on the skirt or 

on a shirt
or you could attach it to a headband, you get the picture. 
Well anyway I posted it on Facebook and a friend asked me to make 2 for her granddaughters. Now I at least have enough money to get there and get in. Now I have to raise spending money lol.


So Kate and I are holding a little workshop where we will show the group how to make these zippered purses.

Its next Monday so wish me luck :)

Please go back to school!

Monday, I just have to hang in there until Monday.


with the kids home and the weather not exactly your typical Australian summer, I haven't got to do much sewing.
I have however finally found Pinterest.
Yes I know slightly behind the 8ball but I love it.
Found a link to this tutorial
and felt so inspired I made my own

Please forgive my terrible photography, we were loosing the light so did my best.
It looked so cute on my adorable little model that I just had to give it to her. Then her darling mother (Kate) handed me $5 which believe it or not covered my costs. A dress like that for $5 very happy :)


Now if only Monday would hurry up I might be able to sew so more.

What's in a Name

My awesome BFF Kate made me this cute clutch purse/small bag for Christmas.

I absolutely love it!

She used some of my favourite fabric "Prince Charming" and I love my name on it.

A really thoughtful gift 

(better than mine to her - she got fabric)

Anyway turns out it isn't just pretty its practical too as it fits my coin purse(which I take everywhere) as well as my keys, my sun glasses and my earphones (for the gym)

So seeing as I love it so much thought I should copy it and make one for her :)

I happened to have a charm pack of "Prince Charming" that I still hadn't cut into so it was obviously meant to be.

Here they are together

I was really happy with how her name turned out, seeing as hand stitching is not a talent I've really developed.

I also did the whole cover the ends of my zippers thing.

Never done that before

I was quite happy with how they turned out 

(some minor flaws which I will fix next time)

I took my gift round to Kate, she seemed quite happy with it :)

Some people may be asking where is your entry for "Project Run and Play"

(probably not but anyhow)

It was a total disaster this week.

I had an idea of actually working with a vintage 1969pattern I picked up.

Well it seems I learnt a couple of things

1. Children have changed shape since the 60's

2. I don't work well with patterns.

Thankfully I only spent $2 on the material and I can cut it up and make something else lol

I'm not sure if I'll do next week either - its coats and we are in the middle of summer so not feeling very inspired for that one, but we'll see.

Boys Week

After a lot of contemplating and complaining that I couldn't think of anything for 

Boys week

I finally have an entry :)

SPACE INVADERS

My gorgeous model Jack

I actually got my inspiration for this project from "Oh Fransson"

In November she designed a "Space Invaders Quilt"

I loved it and so nicked the idea then set off to find more space invaders through Google images.

I then drew them up

and rearranged them

I decided not to buy anything for this project as I went a bit crazy with the last one and bought heaps of fabric and notion that I haven't used (oops)

Instead I found an old white t-shirt that had stains all over it 

(I bleached it, which got most of the stains out)

and I found this old pair of pants belonging to me that had holes in the backside (believe it or not from battery acid)

then it was appliqué city

I think I really know my machine now and it knows me 

(I don't think it liked me very much though)

I was going to appliqué the shooters at the bottom but I had this lovely embroidery stitch on the machine that did the job nicely (and quickly)

Jackie loved it!!!!!

He couldn't wait for his photo shoot

The weather was awesome, the perfect day for skateboarding

David felt Jack wasn't going quite fast enough down our very steep driveway so decided to lend a hand

well he seemed ok even though he came off, cause he went straight back up the hill

David also felt the need to model today

(maybe I should have made him a shirt too lol)

BTW Anthony (almost 12) really liked the shirt and wants one in black with plain white space invaders.

I'm one happy mum/designer :)

You can check out the flickr group for all the entries

Project Run and Play

Ok so I've been on Holidays and I meant to post about this before I left but didn't quite get to it.


I have decided to take part in "Project Run and Play" "Sew Along"


I finished my first entry before we left here it is

It was a pattern remix of  The June Bug Dress


I thought it would make a nice Summer Top
(no sleeves 'cause I'm lazy and t-shirts are cheap lol)


It is a bit big for my first little model but it was a bit short for Bianca

This week is boys week and I currently at a loss for what to do. I'm sure I'll think of something lol


Will probably post some pics of the holiday at some stage (hehehehe)

A Little Happy Dance

Yay I got my camera back!

Oh how I have missed it, it takes the most beautiful pictures :)

Helps to have a gorgeous subject <3

I also won some really cool shorts from Safron Craig's blog

Yep 2 pairs 

(pics are from her blog - not my boys)

They will be going under the Christmas tree for Jack and David.

I must say as well as looking funky they are really well made. The company is Mida.

You can check them out here

I have been doing a lot of Christmas present sewing but sent it off with out taking pictures oops

I did make this for the pre-school

What is it? I hear you say

It's a house bag

A house bag for who?

For dolly peg people of course ;)

One of the teachers at the school had started the bag she did all the piecing and hand quilting.

I then sewed it up lined it and add the plaited wool strap.

I made the peg people too.

I think it's really cute.

Lets hope the kids like it just as much :)

I should get back to my sewing.

Merry Christmas

Still no camera :(

Well I think I'm getting better with the digital but I so want my dslr back

Been sewing lots lately!!!!!!!!!

First up we have another Modkid Addison

I used Patty Young's Grand Bazaar

B totally love it :)

I also made some of these

You can get the pattern and tutorial here

The pants I kinda guessed with and copied different shorts I already owned

You know me I love to modify things so here is the Addison dress without the top ;)

And some Twirly skirts (tutorial here)

Hmmm how about one more thing

You can get the tutorial and pattern here

I totally love this brooch will have to make some big ones for me :)

One last thing

I want my camera back (insert tantrum here)