Another London Make!

My friend was took her niece to visit London for the past couple of days and she asked me just before if I could make a bag for her in the same fabric as my little boy's waistcoat.

After a quick search through my patterns, I found the Buttercup Bag on the Made by Rae blog, perfect!

I made the strap longer (to be worn across the chest) and omitted the button embellishment and my friend loved it (and her niece!)

I certainly enjoyed making the bag but I took my time and didn't rush, so I'm sure that's why.

~Jenny~

London Waistcoat

With all the Jubilee celebrations that have been going on and the forthcoming London Olympics, partriotic fabric has been available in abundance. And as my 4-year-old is a big fan of all things to do with the capital, I thought it only fair that he should have something made.

And here it is:

Made from the Makower London Icons fabric...perfect for my little boy:

~Jenny~

Appliqué Dress Finished!

After my sneak preview a couple of days ago, I've finished little birdie appliqué dress, and here it is:

It has a fully-lined bodice with a pretty appliqué design, button fastening at the back and a gathered gingham skirt, which complements the appliqué.

Buttonholes were new to me but a video on YouTube (4 step buttonhole) soon put me in the right direction and after a few practice holes, I felt confident enough put them on the dress.

I have other designs coming too so keep an eye out for those :)

~Jenny~

Lovely Day

It's been lovely here today, so I've been out in the garden re-potting some plants...hopefully it won't be long before we're eating our own tomatoes (and other veg!)

The boys have been having a great drawing session, which allowed me to spend a while making fabric covered buttons.

I always think that fabric covered buttons make an item look just a little more special :)

~Jenny~

A Sneak Peek...

Another miserable day here, dull & rainy!

But, I've been working on a couple of projects so I thought I'd give a bit of a sneaky peek at one.

I'm loving applique at the moment and I'm particularly pleased with this little birdie :)

~Jenny~

Blogging on the go

I've just recently discovered that you can easily post to a blog from your phone, so this is what I'm doing to test it out! :)

It's a wet and windy day here so we're having a house day. My 2 boys are engrossed in Ben 10 whilst I sort out some of my craft stuff.

My eldest has a party to go to this afternoon but, unfortunately, there was no time to make a gift so I'm going to have to dip into the "present bag" today (always have a supply of children's gifts handy, just in case)

~Jenny~

And We're Back!

I've decided to resurrect this blog!

It's been a long time but I'm ready to breathe new life into it and start afresh. I've recently become a SAHM (Stay At Home Mum) and I'm planning a little business venture that I'm hoping will make for interesting blogging.

There'll be more about that later but right now I'm just looking forward to blogging again.

~Jenny~