Flipsy Skirt

I really don't get round to blogging enough do I...probably because I never seem to have time to sew at the moment! Anyway, here is the Make it Perfect Flipsy Skirt and appliqued top that I made for M. She is very pleased with it (as am I). The reverse is the same cream and green polka dot that I used for the elephant body.




Next on my list is a foldaway playmat using Michael Miller's Merryville Tot Town fabric. Hopefully I'll get it finished next week.

Amy Butler nappy bag...pratice run

I bought some lovely (but rather expensive) Amy Butler fabric to make the Amy Butler bag but decided to do a practice run first...here are the results.

I'm really pleased with it, although I did forget to sew the bottle pockets in and I didn't bother to make the changing mat . It was a pretty easy pattern to follow so I'm looking forward to making another one in the 'real' fabric this time. It's a useful desig too as it's really roomy and has lots of pockets.

Lovely Lisa

A few weeks ago I entered a giveaway on Lisa's blog, one of my EB sewing friends and I won - lucky me!!! I decided that I would rather selfishly like something for myself and told Lisa that my favourite colour is red.

Today, I became the lucky recipient of this rather gorgeous pleated bag. Maddie also took a liking to it but I have firmly laid my claim on it. Isn't it fab, I have included a front shot and a close up of Lisa's personal sewing labels, which are also rather fab!

I must be on a lucky streak as I was also the chosen winner of Pink Lizzy's blog giveaway. This time I was a bit less selfish and chose a bubble dress for Maddie.

I think I may have to do a blog giveaway at some point to pay back some of my good luck.

Long time no blog

It seems like ages since I've been able to get around to doing some sewing but I thought I'd blog a taggie blanket and dungaree and t-shirt set, both of which were made for birthday presents a few weeks ago.

I'm going to make Maddie a couple of easy skirts this week seeing as the weather seems to be getting a bit nicer so hopefully I'll be back to blog them soon!

Crayon roll

OK, not too exciting but I knocked out this crayon roll for M's friend Lachie last night. She's staying over at his on Friday night so that we can have a night away in Daylesford for our anniversary and hubby's bday. It's the first time I've left her over night so I'm both nervous and excited at the prospect!

Olympic distraction

I think the Olympics might distract me from my sewing for a while so bear with me....I'll be back soon!

Vintage style apron

I finished this apron from my Bend the Rules Sewing book last night. It was a present for a work friend who kindly volunteered to babysit the other night so D and I could go out. I got the green fabric from an op shop a while ago for 50c and the rest was offcuts I had lying around. My other work colleague said that she would gladly babysit if she could have an apron in return!