Retromummy's Giveaway
Be sure to head on over to Corrie's blog and enter her giveaway. Thank you so much for such a generous giveaway Retromummy I am really, really hoping I win this one :-D
Mucking Around
I wanted to try making something from a few ideas I had floating around in my head.
All I really knew was that I wanted to sew strips of fabric together and to try a ruffle.
There was no pattern which is why it's very wide on M and the straps were way too long (bad measuring on my part) so instead of cutting them I've folded down the extra length and sewn across it so the excess is tucked down into the back of the dress.
Regardless of the flaws, it will be a lovely light dress this coming summer and should she have a growth spurt, there is plenty of room to move in this dress, both ways!!
All I really knew was that I wanted to sew strips of fabric together and to try a ruffle.
There was no pattern which is why it's very wide on M and the straps were way too long (bad measuring on my part) so instead of cutting them I've folded down the extra length and sewn across it so the excess is tucked down into the back of the dress.
Regardless of the flaws, it will be a lovely light dress this coming summer and should she have a growth spurt, there is plenty of room to move in this dress, both ways!!
Another Little Munchkins Giveaway
May the stars and planets be aligned and my name be pulled out as the winner of this beautiful pattern which Novy is giving away.
While you're over at Novy's Little Munchkins blog, have a good look around, there is so much to see! Lots of beautiful sewing, she is such a clever and generous girl. Thanks for hosting another giveaway Novy.
While you're over at Novy's Little Munchkins blog, have a good look around, there is so much to see! Lots of beautiful sewing, she is such a clever and generous girl. Thanks for hosting another giveaway Novy.
Simplicity 4589
On completion of my pyjama's I enrolled to do a second 8 week sewing course. Instead of making the same thing as the other girls, this time we were all able to choose our own pattern. I started pattern surfing and found a few I liked and finally decided on this pattern after finding that it had its very own Flickr group! There are even more photos of tops made from this pattern floating around in Flickr.
I didn't find it as simple as the pattern title implies and was glad to have my sewing teacher, Ruth, alongside to guide me through it.
Now that it's done I can see that the neck isn't quite as rounded on one side as it should be. Apart from that I'm pretty happy with it. I would make it one size bigger next time and I added the contrast band at the bottom as I felt it was a little short on me. I did mean to cut it out longer but totally forgot to so next time I will try and remember to add some length before cutting into my fabric.
A big thank you to Chris for the beautiful Amy Butler fabric which was part of my goodie pack in the bag swap. Thanks Chris!
I didn't find it as simple as the pattern title implies and was glad to have my sewing teacher, Ruth, alongside to guide me through it.
Now that it's done I can see that the neck isn't quite as rounded on one side as it should be. Apart from that I'm pretty happy with it. I would make it one size bigger next time and I added the contrast band at the bottom as I felt it was a little short on me. I did mean to cut it out longer but totally forgot to so next time I will try and remember to add some length before cutting into my fabric.
A big thank you to Chris for the beautiful Amy Butler fabric which was part of my goodie pack in the bag swap. Thanks Chris!
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