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!

Tailor dummy experiment

So I have this idea that I really need a tailor's dummy to make little b's clothes- well until I actually google it and find out they are stupidly expensive. So out comes the masking tape and hilarity as I tape up over an old dress and stuff it. Job done in ten minutes! B thinks it is her robot and keeps making funny robot noises- too funny! Not as swish as a proper one but a whole load cheaper and exactly the right size... Now all I need to do is find a broom handle and base...

New shoes

B's new shoes arrived today- so cute. The front is like a pear which she is very impressed with! From a make called livie and Luca. So many lovely ones for summer- think I have found a new guilty pleasure!!

Cake!

It's b's birthday tomorrow! Big bad 3 years old. After saying she wanted a cake with eyes?! I managed to persuade her that a fairy castle would be better. Now starting late and taking forever to bake we now have a cake for her party on Saturday. Now all I have to do is wait for it to cool:(

Ballet bag

So little b has started ballet classes- she has to wear a cute uniform so I thought it was a good excuse to sew up a ballet bag to hold her stuff ( although currently a toy mobile phone has also worked its way in there... I suppose even ballet dancers need to stay in touch) It was one of those quick makes as it was done during the day while I was also trying to keep her out of mischief- so not perfect by any means but will do the job!

Oh and a quick photo of her wearing the skirt in the last post!