Shorts, shorts & more shorts....

Em has decided to be my model - only with bribing - some easter eggs - honestly I would have thought she'd have had enough. I have made all these in 2 smaller sizes too so I have a cupboard full of shorts which I must list on madeit......

All created with recycled vintage fabrics, most aquired from op shops

I am sure Liam however will want to claim a few pairs when he sees them.

Sewing again at last

I feel as though I have done no sewing of late, nor have I felt like it....I was getting a little worried. But over the last few days I have managed to finish a few things.

This is a very very quick set I whipped up on Friday night when i found out we were going to visit a new bubby. It was just an extra to put in with a few other gifts I already had.

The bag & skirt are orders from a lady - her daughter wanted the sesame street fabric for the bag & I wasn't sure how it would go - but it turned out better than expected. Both the skirt & the sesame street bag are made from vintage recycled fabrics. Sorry about the pics - as I have mentioned before Photography is not my forte & I haven't ironed the orders yet either - they are just some quick snapshops.

Finally some sewing.....

After such a long time with the move & unpacking etc I finally managed to get some time & motivation to sew. It was pretty basic stuff, but hey its a start - I really feel like my sewjo is coming back!

First are just some pants for a friends twin daughters - they are made from recycled vintage sheet fabric & curtain fabric

The skirt is made from chenille & is a mama sized one - I tried it on & it is really comfy, but I am in 2 minds whether to keep it or list it on my etsy store when I finally re-open

Then a made a couple of pairs of shorts from once again my vintage/recycled curtain fabric. I find it hard to get great fabric for boys & have been lucky to find some fantastic vintage curtains..

Some sewing..

Oh I am feeling a bit lazy so not much describing..these are just some reversible smock tops that I have made out of recycled linen (mostly curtains & sheets). these are part of my effort to make as much with my stash before I have to leave alot of it behind....only 5 weeks till the big move!

I also decided to play with some applique - the robot stitching is atrocious, so don't look too close, but I was happy with the bird....

Shorts, pants, shorts & more pants

Well I have been on a mission to once again try & decrease my UFO pile & these pants & shorts have been the last days effort. All made from recycled / vintage fabrics (curtains & sheets). Some long shorts & pantss. I am happy with most of them, but am not so sure on the red pocket on the "save the animal pants" - what do you think??

Elephant & a market bag...

I cut out an elephant applique quite a while ago with the intention of putting it on a denim dress for Em, but like many of my great intentions this never came to fruition. So instead it ended up on a pair of denim shorts (made from thrifted denim) which were quick to whip up. Em raided my button tin this morning & came up with a small vintage flower button for his eye. It isn't the best applique as I could not find my vlisofix, but for everyday wear it is fine.

I also received my Portabello Pixie patterns in the post last week & decided to quickly whip up a market bag today . It isn't ironed & I didn't use interfacing, but it was a fantastic & quick pattern to sew up. i used yet again some thrifted fabric for the bottom section (taken from a vintage curtain) and just some other fabric from my stash which matched.

Well shorts are my sewing machines favourite item at the moment. I am making quite a few in an effort to get the kids summer wardrobes a bit more together & also as I am making some for my sisters kids & also a few orders.

These first pair are made from fabulous vintage recycled pirate theme fabric. Em wanted to play pirates & hunt for treasure when she modelled these so for a good hour I had to hide different toys inthe back yard for her to find!

These next couple of pictures are of some part made ones & my favourites - Raggedy Ann - it was one of my favourite books as a little girl. I would wear a pair of these in my size I think!

And these 2 piles are just SOME of the fabric I have found when rummaging through my stash to make, yes, more shorts!! I will no doubt list some in my Etsy store when I get my act together too!

Hotch Potch Dress & some Little Skirts......

I have really had the sewing bug of late & made up a pattern for a little girls dress that I am rather happy about - I call it the "Hotch Potch" dress - this one was made up of gorgeous recycled vintage fabrics & has already been reserved for someone on Etsy - I think I will be making up a few more of these - Em modelled it for me & she didn't want to take it off! (Sorry bit of a windy day so the dress isn't sitting too well!)

These 3 skirts are in an effort to get Em a bit of a summer wardrobe happeneing before it is actually summer time - she has just grown so much of late!

Skirts....

Here are 2 pics of the skirts I mentioned in the last post, I am pretty sure I will list them on Etsy. The first is made from new cotton/linen & some vintage fabrics around the bottom. The second is made from vintage recycled fabric & a sweet vintage doiley...