my fussy Miss 5

yes, that's right, Little Miss 5 does not like them one little bit...the fabrics aren't great, thank god I didn't use my good stuff and they are not sewn to perfection but I really like them!

The first one is made using the wonderful That Darn Kat pattern, I love it and it was extra easy to make, I think a few friends will be putting their hands up for one of these.

The second is a combination of a couple of different dresses, I made a pillowcase style dress and added sleeves from another pattern that I have, I used fabric that was out of the bargain bin for $1 a metre just incase it didn't work. Maybe oneday she will decide she likes them.

The easiest skirt

I made this skirt today for Zoe, I was on a mission because she has decided she doesn't like anything I make her anymore, we sat down and had a chat and I asked her what would she like me to make her, she said a skirt, she doesn't like dresses anymore :( (I'd made her two dresses during the week, she hates both of them) so I made her a skirt with an elastic waist, one of those easy rectangle gathered skirts that take 20mins to make, of course she complained that the elastic itched her, grrr no pleasing my miss 5.

So I decided to make the same skirt out of fabric she picked herself (we got it in the bargain bin at Spotlight a few months ago) and instead of an elastic waist I put a waist band with a zipper in the back, some little pockets and ric rac feature, the buttons are from my dear Nan's button tin. Oh and I used a little more fabric to make it extra full and twirly (I needed to cover all bases lol)

She LOVES it! I have a winner.

2009 Advent Blog-A-Long

Christmas is on it's way! so exciting.

Anyway I am taking part in the 2009 Advent Blog-A-Long here I will be posting once a day from the 1st December #1 it will make me give my blog lots of love #2 it will make me pull my finger out and do LOTS of sewing #3 I just thought it would be fun!

It's like torture!

Waiting waiting waiting for fabrics to arrive...
I've got fabrics coming from here and here and here and I just want them to hurry up!
I'm keen to get my Made It store up and running and this waiting is driving me bonkers.
They're not late, I'm just impatient :)

Fun at the beach

These photos were taken on our latest camping trip up to Double Island Point, it was such a beautiful photo taking afternoon. On this trip their were 19 children and 13 adults and we all had a ball!

bird on a wire

Another bag creation....I'm having alot of fun making these bags and sewing this particular denim is great and looks particulary good with red. This one is for twin #2, I'm sure she will love it, well I hope she will love it! I think being able to make my Christmas presents is one of the best things ever.

A fantastic book!

As I was wandering around the shops I walked past Sussan of all places and for some reason I glanced at the table, it was holding a book that caught my eye called The Crafty Minx by Kelly Doust, well I picked it up and just HAD to have it...so many great ideas. I can't wait to start creating and being inspired by it.

Messenger Bag

I got my present early! Husband went and picked up the new sewing machine yesterday morning and I have barely left it's side....

I have made 4 pairs of little boy shorts and a bag for my god daughter, she is 13 and I know she will love this. I made a smaller version of a Messenger Bag that I already have here and I am so pleased how it turned out, everything has fitted together perfectly and is the perfect size for a small 13 year old girl, heck I think it's the perfect size for me but I have wayyyy too many bags as it is. It has two pockets at the front and a panel of pockets inside, I have also included a mobile phone holder as apprently all 13 year olds have them these days???

Yesterday I got a phonecall......

from a lady at a little shop called The Sewing Basket to say my new sewing machine had arrived! hmmm I didn't know I was getting a new sewing machine (well I had kind of an idea when I found some brochures in husbands car!) anyway it's my birthday next week and it turns out husband has been sewing machine shopping! And somehow they phoned me instead of him.

He has settled on the Brother NS50 which I am very pleased about....I was a little nervous, I mean I wouldn't just go out and buy him a new drop saw or something would I? Anyway he has chosen well, I have always had Brother machines and am pleased he has stuck with this brand.

I have had my current Brother Star3 for nearly 17 years and I guess I am a little sad I won't be using it anymore, we have had so much fun together and created so many things that I feel kind of crappy, I'm sure once I get my hands on my new baby I will forget all about it!

Something different

I stumbled across a tutorial http://www.ragandbone.com/blog/?p=1446 to make these gorgeous Kusudama flowers , I just loved the look of them. I used my old highschool dictonary pages to create them. I had forgetten my love of paper craft, a little bit more practise and they will be perfect.