More sewing :)

Hi lovely people :)  I have been sewing again, I think I have definitely found a new passion to add to my crafting endeavours.

I made this dress which you can find the pattern for HERE  It is a Create Kids Couture pattern called Malyn's pretty peasant dress.

And just a heads up.... if you go to fabric.com HERE you can get your hot little hands on a free CKC pattern or 2.  Although if you go to the actual CKC website they have so many GORGEOUS patterns that are perfect for beginners or accomplished sewers I am sure you will leave with your credit card a little lighter :)  They are well worth the little you pay as they are pdf patterns and most go from 18months - size 6 or 8 BARGAIN!  Ok so happy shopping......

Thanks for looking :)

Lookie What I made........

I have been buying a few patterns on line lately in my quest to improve my sewing skills, which to be honest before I started were pretty damn rusty having not sewn since high school.
One of my fave shops is Create Kids Couture which is where I got the pattern for these very cool pants as modelled by the super gorgeous Jo Jo Bink (that's her modelling pseudonym.lol) otherwise known as Jodie :)

 Apparently they also make great workout pants :)

I am linking up to the following...........

A Little Birdie Dress.....

Here is a dress I made last week, just a quick little pinnie with a contrast strip.

I loved the cute material and have some left over for another dress.
Linking to........

Naptime Crafters
Shine on Fridays
Country Momma Cooks
The Crafty Blogstalker
Tatertots & Jello weekend wrapup

Some Sewing Cards..........

Have you been to the Artfull Craft webshop and seen the bag a bargain packs?????  If not you should definitely check them out.  My first 2 cards are made with Cosmo Cricket (one of my very favourite companies) Material Girl papers and my sewing machine.

aren't they cute! I also used my sewing machine on paper (arghhhhhhhhh) a personal first for me as I always feared wrecking my precious sewing machine, but now I have started, I LOVE IT! I worked out you still need to backstitch just like on fabric.

Next up is a lil' primrose card, made with a 6.5x6.5 pad.  The flowers are from my stash and the leaves were punched.  The cage and bird were cut on my cricut.

You can see I made this card before I discovered the joys of "real" sewing, although the faux stitching looks great too and is very therapeutic when we are nearing the end of the school holidays :) 

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Jodie's Apple Dress

I love going into Spotlight and looking at the quilting cottons, such pretty colours and gorgeous prints.  Although I don't quilt I will some times but a metre to make something cute like this....

 Thus is Jodie's "Apple Dress"  I made it for her to wear on Christmas Day, best of all she loves it. Which is always nice when you have spent time making something for your kids :)  I used New Look #6662 Size A.

here she is giving a few twirls modelling her new favourite dress.

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