Flipsy Skirt

I posted a pic of my Flipsy Skirt fabric way back in May when I first started sewing and blogging. I started making the skirt not long after but sadly it has been sitting in the corner for the last 3 months as a UFO.

I've made all of the loops for the skirt but the idea of sewing 20 buttons on has left me completely unmotivated to finish. I know it's not even going to be that bad to do, I just don't want to do it. The buttons I've got are all mismatched in pinks and greens and very cute.....I just don't want to do it! I know there are many Flipsy's out there minus loops, belts, buttons etc but I would like to *officially* finish this skirt.

As M was choosing something to wear to a birthday party today, the Flipsy popped into my head so I asked M if she wanted to wear it and she said....YES!

Then I decided how cute a matching headband would look with it (yep, loving these headbands) so I made one up and geez that felt good to be able to whip something up for her at the last minute (hey it was only a little something but still!)

I'll have to get a better photo of the flip side, it's the same fabric I used in the popover sundress here. Oh and I opted out of the stripey fabric altogether (what was I thinking?).

I tried to negotiate no socks, I lost.



Must take some better pics of the flip side

Another Popover Sundress

I'm officially over making these! There are so many things I want to try sewing that when I'm making something for the 3rd time I just want to finish it because I'm itching to start on the next thing. Does that sound like someone who is new to sewing or what?!

Having said that, I love how this little sundress turned out. I made it for Miss R's 5th birthday party today and secretly (or not so secretly now) wish I could have kept it for my Miss M. I love love love the brown and pink combo and the dots are just too cute.

The headband is the icing on the cute cake don't you think?

Oh yes, there will be more popover sundresses and headbands, after all, there is another party next weekend yet to sew for.

Please excuse my little man, your eyes haven't failed you, he does indeed not have any pants on. I have deemed this photo ok for viewing since you can't see any of his dangly bits. I have deemed the photo of him peeing on the grass not so suitable and have therefore not uploaded that one!

Buttercup Bag

I kept stumbling across versions of this free Buttercup Bag pattern from Made by Rae so I decided I would make one.

M has been waiting very patiently for me to make her something out of some Tweety Bird fabric we bought from SL months ago, actually it was probably one of my very first fabric purchases.

I'm disappointed with the top band on the bag, why did it turn out so skinny?? I interfaced everything and sewed the strap in between the layers instead of sewing it onto the outside like the pattern says. The magnetic clasp is probably too strong for this little bag but I only had a large clasp on hand. I love love love the bright yellow stars used for the lining. It's the perfect sized bag for a child, I would like to try making it again though after enlarging the pattern, apparently 130% is a good size.

Miss M is very happy with her new bag. When I get a chance I will make her a skirt in the same Tweety Bird fabric, she loves Tweety!



Mmmmm nice, bright yellow!

School Holiday Sewing

I had some trouble the first time around when making the Make it Perfect Little Explorer pants. No use trying to hide the fact that I'm a beginner sewer and sometimes the littlest things just don't make sense to me...how was I to know I was cutting out 2 left legs per pair?? So I cut out the other legs and then both pairs officially sat there and became UFO's - until now. My little man has scored both of these pairs so the initial mistake was a good thing in the end because otherwise I probably wouldn't have got around to making him any in time for this summer.

I luuuuurve the stripey trim on this pair.





I've done the star trim before for my nephew but on this pair I did a stripey pocket instead of the denim.



I had a lot more success with this Oliver + S Popover Sundress than my first try. This one is *almost* perfect.





Last of all I made a cute and quick headband to match the O+S dress. These are both being sent off to Miss S for her 6th birthday which has been and gone. (I get there eventually but I do need to work on getting presents to people on time!) I will definitely be making more of these headbands. I used the tute by Blue Bird Studio and the headband you see on my almost 6 year old daughter's head started out as a 5" x 20" sized piece of fabric. The first headband I did was too tight for her head at 18" long, but would be perfect for a toddler.





I also need to give a huge shout out to my amazing parents who have helped me so much these holidays with my kids and without their help I would be nowhere near getting these 4 things finished (or surviving the last 2 weeks) - THANK YOU!!