Newborn gift

My friend has just had a little girl so I have just finished packing up a play mat for her. I haven't done much with solids and I can definitely see the appeal of the clean lines ( although I am such a sucker for a good print...)

Tunic top

My sister brought me back a couple of sewing books from france and with B's obsession with yellow I had to use this fabric! The square neckline stumped me for ages( I was never good at origami) but I am pleased with the result! Thankfully the lady agrees and is giving it a test run today. I had to take in the neckline at the front and back by making little pleats- I think I could nearly have worn the first attempt so amazingly found a button that went perfectly to go on top! Smiles all round...

iPad and catch up

Christmas has come early- quite literally as I was 'allowed' to buy my Christmas present in the summer holidays!! I have wanted an iPad for ages and after both my parents getting one before me I thought something needed to be done! The only way I could justify it was to have it as an early Christmas present and at this rate the novelty will not have worn off before then...
I have also been working on a few things so photos to bring things up to date- two baby quilts and a cat bag. The bag is my second attempt. After not really measuring the first one it turned out rather bigger than expected so it was back to the drawing board for a more normal size. The conversation with my husband went something like this:
Me: do you like the bag I made for nina?
Him: is it to put her in?
Baring in mind Nina is just one and would have fitted in the bag I thought he might have a point.... However I am pleased with how this one has turned out so all good in the end!

Looks a bit wierd..

But I think it will be ok on! Just finished a little dress- made out of odd airtex blouse material I found at the market. It has a bit of stretch (hopefully enough to go over Bs noggin) but I think she will like the twirly bottom.

Only a couple months late (and still not finished!)

So B's birthday was in March, and I had the great idea to do her a new quilt for her bed- my first attempt was cot bed sized so doesn't really fit anymore. So here we are in may with a finally quilted quilt. I tried circular quilting which turned out quite nicely ( although was a pain to do). Now all I have to do is bind it- the end is in sight!! Next time I think I would try a more adventurous design but for now, I'm sorta happy :)
P.s the best photo I could get included a slightly chickenpoxy girl!

New best friend

Look what my dad saw in oxfam window yesterday! (And what I persuaded him to go down first thing this morning to buy!!)- my very own body. The shop assistant was a little confused when he went in and said he liked the body in the window and could he have a better look- not knowing there was another shop assistant fixing the window display....

Lovely fabric

I have succumbed to 20% off fabric from clothkits- how could I resist?! 2m of lovely linemen/cotton Japanese fabric- I'm thinking skirt for starters and see what i think of after that. Is it wrong to even consider matching clothes for B and I....... Yes I think so, but so tempting!

Photo from clothkits.co.uk

Ist birthday gift

I bought some iron on transfers at the weekend so dying to try them I decided to make an apron tunic for a friend's little girl. An hour later...... Ta da! ( possibly a little over excited for a transfer but humour me!!)

Happy birthday to me...

Today was my birthday- lots of fun with family. Who couldn't smile with company like this??
(Yes, you are right- she did climb into a guitar bag.)

Apron style top

I made a couple of these last year but they are perfect for nursery so I made another one! Bit longer so I have fooled B into thinking it is a dress- t shirts just don't make her wardrobe cut!