KCWC SPRING 2012 - PART THREE

okay my last project for the KCWC was this little wrap dress, a rather impromptu project, i'd planned to make this a while ago & had the pattern cut out & stuck together an age ago, again i grabbed fabric from my stash, the cream needle cord had been left over from the swing coat i'd made a while back & the dotty cotton was from fabric land in brighton {again brought a while ago} the pattern was from Heidi & Finn, & was easy & straight froward to follow, it all came together quickly & there weren't any really tricky bits, i made the 3/4T size, which has room to grow on little O {at just over three & a half} i tweaked it a little, made the sleeves much shorter {but wish i'd made them a little shorter still!} added a sweet little pocket & didn't bother with the contrasting strips at the bottom of the dress {if i  had i think it would have made the dress too long for her} my version is also not reversible

i had planned to make more last week but am really quite pleased with what i achieved & am already planning the next sewing project{s}   

KCWC SPRING 2012 - PART TWO

i have felt rather silly sewing summer clothes when it's more like winter outside - i have seriously had it with this weather, really enough is enough! that said i'm feeling rather pleased with myself, i made little O the sweetest little blouse, for when the weather does decide to brighten up

the pattern is from the 'les-couleurs-francaises' japanese pattern book i got from 'm is for make' quite a while ago & i used some red dobby cotton i'd had stashed away, this fabric was great to work with & worked really well with this pattern, having followed a few japanese patterns in the past, i found this surprisingly straight forward to follow, it all came together beautifully 

she likes this one too! - although she informed me that it's too cold for 'out sleeves' & she's quite right too! only one day left of KCWC & i hope to post one more project before the day is out

KCWC SPRING 2012

what a week- too much work, too much poorlyness {child & dog} definitely too much rain & not nearly enough sewing for the spring kcwc over at elsie marley's, there has been a little sewing though, i had tried to be organised & last week had pre-washed & ironed some of the fabrics i wanted to use, i had also drawn out some of the patterns & had cut them out ready to go, first up i've made a little pair of shorts, from the 'mademoiselle' pattern book i've had for a while, i went with the 100cm size & used a thin cotton drill with a fine 'minty & white' stripe {which had been picked up very cheaply from fabric land when we last visited brighton} 

this was my fabric choice, not little O's, but i have promised her a pair in the pink floral fabric she chose! although i do think she'll wear these & providing the weather warms up a little, they will be great for our summer camping trips

i actually didn't think i'd like these as i was putting them together, but once finished they are actually quite sweet - girly but perfect for mucking about in, which is exactly what she did whilst i was trying to get a photo of them on her! the pattern was easy to follow & although the book has a few less step by step pictures than the japanese pattern books, it was far easier to translate {even with my school book french!}

making plans

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KCWC day seven - part two

the cardigan got finished last night & i managed to sew the last of the ends in this morning {as well as baking 24 cup cakes for the fete!} little O even helped me pick out the buttons she liked, shame there weren't more button holes as she picked out a whole heap of good ones, 

i used the lilla koftan pattern again, a few changes but not many, i used up some of the left over yarn from my granny blanket {which is all finished, it just doesn't have the ends sewn in, so no 'tada' yet}it's a real shame this yarn is discontinued, as it's lovely to work with & is so very soft & makes a cute little summer cardigan, my ravelry notes can be found here

it's been a busy week for me, think i'll be off to bed now & hopefully be back next week with a little more to say

KCWC day seven - part one

i think i'm almost too tired to type, it's been a busy day, the rain stayed away, little O happily tottered off to join in all the fun of the revels, in a costume that can only {loosely} be described as a mermaid

she was happy {she had to add her own stamp though - looking pretty cool eh!}

 

KCWC day six

another good sewing day, another dress made, i used the same pattern from the "homemade" book & up-cycled a skirt a friend had passed onto me, which had plenty of fabric to use,

this one was even quicker than the last, as i knew what i was doing this time & i also made the most of the skirt by using the hemming & straps from it's previous life, very handy

it's a very twirly dress, little O enjoyed twirling round the garden in it, now i'm eyeing up other clothes for re-fashioning

i've also finished the body of the rainbow cardigan this afternoon, so still on track to get it finished tomorrow

KCWC day four & five

as yesterday was a work day i didn't get too much done, 

at the start of the week i also started a knitting project, which i've been working on whilst sat in-front of the telly in the evenings, as i don't tend to sew much at that time, i took the knitting along to work with me & got a few rows done at lunch, i'm feeling quite confident that i'll get it finished within the week {helped by the fact it's going to have short sleeves}here's a peek

today i've sewn a few sequins onto the fancy dress outfit {& also learned not to take a 2 year shopping for said sequins - she has very strong opinions about what she likes!}

better get back to the knitting

KCWC day three

today i have moved out my comfort zone & to a place i really hadn't planned to go 'fancy dress' whilst i would have loved to spend some time today sewing another dress or maybe a skirt, a fancy dress outfit was what was needed for little O to wear to our village fete this weekend, so a fancy dress outfit is was i made, well started to make really, the main outfit is finished, i have to say it all went rather well {especially considering i made it up as i went along, as i always seem to do!} it's just in need of a little embellishment, so now a trip to the shops to buy some sequins is called for,

here is a sneek peek, i'll share the rest when it's finished!

KCWC day two

after yesterdays poor start, i have more than made up for it today, as i had cut out the fabric for this pattern last night, the actual sewing took very little time & if it hadn't have been for the stopping & starting {due to small child requiring attention} i think i could have finished this within a couple of hours

the 'lollipop dress'

the pattern came from a book called 'homemade' which is a lovely book my sister gave me last year, the biggest problem was enlarging the pattern to the correct size {which i must have done as the fit of the dress is not way off}the instructions in the most were clear & easy to follow, the dress came together really well,

i'm very pleased with the finished dress, i think it also helps that i love this fabric {just picked up from a local C&H fabrics, sorry no idea what it is}it looks like lots of little lollipops to me

the straps & bodice lining is some heather bailey 'nicey jane' i picked up on sale from 'prints to polka dots' which worked really well with the other print, it looks ever so cute on too - i'll have to get a snap of little O wearing it

i would really love to make another one of these tomorrow {& trust me i'm sure there will be more} but i think i'm going to have to make a start on a mermaids tail!

KCWC day one

i've been at work today, so haven't got much done on day one, i did pick up some fabrics a few weeks back & managed to cut out a dress pattern around cooking the kids their tea, so plan on cutting out the fabric tonight & get sewing tomorrow - we'll see, i did have some plans for other things, but have luckily remembered i need to come up with a fancy dress outfit for little O to wear to the village fete on sunday, so it's likely that will be my other project for the week, if i can come up with an idea that is!  {main theme is the 'four seasons' our pre-school is just sticking to summer/seaside, she'd like to be a 'crab', i'm thinking more along the lines of a mermaid!}

{the little golfers fabric is going to be made into something for me i think}

out in the garden

we've spent quite a lot of time outside this weekend & i've been having fun playing with my camera, i've been up to very little in the way of making (other than a spot of baking) but  i have been adding to my fabric stash, so i can continue to stalk the postman for the rest of next week! 

i'd like to think i might get something started next week but then what with it still being half term & easter it's unlikely, we'll see, i have however set myself a challenge & signed up for Elsie Marley's 'kids clothes week' taking place in May, you'll find the link over on the side, there are so many things i want to make, so i really need a little push!