I love many things about Christmas, but one of the things most special for me is the creativity of it – sewing gifts, making decorations, planning the food, wrapping and embellishing gifts, preparing a beautiful table to eat at together. This is my first Christmas as a mother to our beautiful girl Amy,… Continue reading Sewing for baby’s first Christmas
I have been making Christmas stockings for friends and family, and have hosted craft parties for my mum’s group friends to make they own. The response has been so wonderful, I’ve decided to offer fully Customised Christmas stockings for those of you who would like one made for you, too! Personalised Christmas stockings, made to… Continue reading Customised Christmas stockings for sale
I’ve been on a roll with these awesome Wayfarer slippers by Twig&Tale – a sweet little pattern. They were initially a little fiddly to get the hang of, but when I had made one pair they came together easily. The secret to the embroidery is to sew it before you even cut the pattern. I… Continue reading Making embroidered baby slippers
There hasn’t been a lot of ‘completing’ around here this week, but there are a few projects on the go and some ideas for writing rattling around in my head. Projects in progress include Waldorf baby dolls, fabric selection for recovering some mid-century chairs, and summer clothes for Baby Amy using the Twig Tale ‘Barefoot… Continue reading Projects in progress
Last night I sewed a new dress for Amy, a spring themed floral knit pinafore lined with vintage indigo cotton. It’s a cute little piece for our transition from winter to spring, that she can wear now over long sleeve tops and hopefully over t-shirts soon. To be honest I was trying to distract myself… Continue reading A new pinafore dress and how sewing keeps me happy
The baby Geranium dress I made for Amy finally fits and it seems she loves it! ‘Made by Rae’s Geranium is straightforward and economical, and at this size is completely free. Hurrah for free patterns! I paired the dress with some sweet wee Wayfarer shoes by Twig and Tale, that I embroidered with cherry blossoms… Continue reading Baby Geranium dress and Wayfarer slippers
Ohmygoodness, I love that backside! A while ago I posted about sewing nine pairs (yes, nine) of these cute Fat Bum Pants for my yet-to-be-born baby. Now that Amy is here I am totally loving them. At the moment she usually wears them over a full-length onesie for extra warmth, but in summer they’ll be a… Continue reading Fat Bum Pants (aka Purl Soho baby pants)
The flock of felt seagulls I created have taken flight! I made them into a bird mobile for baby Amy. She studies them when she’s on her changing table, watching them drift and spin in slow circles above her. They are suspended from the inner ring of an embroidery hoop. The ring helped me to… Continue reading Seagull bird mobile for baby
I made a brand new merino sleeping bag for baby Amy! Using up stash fabrics is so satisfying, even better when its something practical that turns out great and saves us money. I made this merino sleeping bag with leftover fabrics and saved our family a load of cash, and I love how it looks.… Continue reading DIY merino sleeping bag for baby
Here’s a sweet bath time set for a baby shower or ‘welcome to the world’ gift. I’ve combined a couple of patterns here using the same Liberty print fabric, to make a matching set that includes a hooded bath towel, kimono jacket and burp cloth. The patterned Liberty print features sunshine and clouds, in a happy combination of… Continue reading Sewing for baby: hooded bath towel set, with kimono and burp cloth
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