Babushka Love

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I'm having too much fun making these, so I will just keep going with them for a while! Yesterday I the made one with Red Hair in the same design as the first one (because I had left over fabric) and then I decided to make the Blonde one in mainly Denyse Schmidt fabrics!

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Babushka Doll

I've been wanting to make this Babushka doll for a while and tonight I started my first one. I have another 4 to go. I made this one using fabric from Tone Finnanger's TILDA collection. 

I found that the pattern (by Ooshka) was difficult to read as it was written in centimeters and not inches - most patchwork mats, rules etc are in inches - and also a lot of unnecessary pre-cutting of fabric, rather than just sew 4 strips together in correct width/length. The end result was the same, but I think the pattern should be re-written for the AU/USA market personally.

A One Yard Skirt in Moda SWELL

A One Yard Skirt in Moda SWELL

We've had a very unusual spring and summer this year, with so much rain and cold weather, at times it has felt like winter! There has not been much need for summer clothes, but yesterday was hot & sunny, so I decided to make myself a skirt. I have never made a skirt before, so I just made this one up without a pattern, using just under a yard of fabric in total. It was fun and easy to make, so I think I might make a few more now!

Starting 2011 with finishing old projects

I am trying to be good.  It is killing me, but I have so many UFO's (UnFinished Objects) that I feel bad about starting a new project just yet.  This feeling will past, as I always have lots of unfinished projects in my life - not only sewing either... The mood for twenty-eleven is to just finish off the ones that are almost finished anyway, then move on to what I really want to do.  

Today I finished two bags that I started along with 8 others early last year. These two are made using a Melly & Me pattern called Meadow, and fabrics used are from Joel Dewberry's Aviary collection (now retired).