A couple of small projects...

I was reminded a few days ago that it's been a while since I last posted here! While sometimes weeks (and months) go by and I don't post because I have nothing to share, this is not actually the case this time... I have a couple of finished (yes, finished!) projects that I'm yet to share here, it's just been finding time.

First off, I needed an excuse to have play with my new sewing machine. I'd been meaning on practicing my dressmaking skills and making Sofia a dress pretty much since I knew I was expecting a little girl... but for whatever reason I'd never got around to. I found a pattern I purchased a while ago, some fabric from my stash and got cutting and sewing.

I used Butterick B4172 pattern in size 2 (with adjustments for Sofia's weight and height), and the fabric is a cotton from Tilda Quilt Collection by Aimee Dove White. I'm pretty happy with the result, although next time I make this dress I'll finish off the seams a bit better. I recently hemmed some pants and played around with different overseam stitches on my machine given I don't have an overlocker.

I then got started on a small project I've been wanting to do for a while... the 'Zippered Case' from The Simple Life book by Anni Downs. It took a few sessions of stitching the main design and cutting the little squares out. I was struggling with my big cutting ruler for such tiny squares so headed to my local sewing store with a voucher my step-sons gave me for Christmas and invested in a smaller one!

And before I knew it, it was done! Hemming pants, fixing Alex's bunny, making a bunting for a party we had (to celebrate both my and Al's birthdays), and some other odd jobs has kept me sewing but nothing else really worthy of sharing.

The kids watching me make a card for my mum's birthday

My work should calm down soon, and with the cooler weather and shorter days my poor bike will be getting less attention.. I'm hoping this will mean when I'm not busying myself with the kids, I'll have more time to stitch, hopefully do some hand-quilting, and of course update my blog with my progress!

Until next time x