Saturday 20 April 2013

Little Dresses

I showed you the orange floral dress the other day, and two that I've cut out ready to sew. I finished one of them today. So happy. I was hoping to finish both of them, but with child and husband home sick, I'm just glad I've been able to spend as much time in my sewing room as I have. Mainly because I either tucked them into bed together or on the couch together with a movie.  Little one alternates between lots of energy and running around, then crashing and snuggling up to one of us.

Here is the orange star dress. I didn't manage to get a good photo. She was in my sewing room as I finished it. When I showed it to her she immediately wanted to put it on. Then she didn't stop moving. I could wait till later, but I have time on my computer now, and I'm taking advantage of it.

Orange star dress while playing with my sewing desk
Shuffling backwards as I try to take a photo
 I managed to finish all the inside seams too, only zig zag, but still done. I need to work out how to thread up my overlocker. I'm thinking I might do French seams on the Hungry Caterpillar fabric, I quite like French seams. Plus it will give a nice finish to what I'm hoping will be a pretty dress.

I'm glad I've done one I'm not worried about first, loving wearable muslins. I'm definitely getting better at buttonholes. Oh, buttonholes, something I've been avoiding. I tried them on my Singer, so simple, loving them. Still need to work on placement however. On this one I need to shift the buttons so that the straps are longer, I'll make the buttonhole higher on the next one. It will mean a slightly larger arm hole. I'm also not liking the front piece with buttonhole going over the back strap with button, even though that is how the original dress is done. So I'm going to switch that around for next time.

Haven't finished the purple one yet, still working on what I'm going to do as embellishment on it. But here is Guinevere helping me sew it up.

Guinevere helping me sew her dress

I also managed to get some knitting done today. Some while watching episode three of the Great British Sewing Bee on YouTube, and some while a little one snuggled into me. 

Knitting around snuggled toddler
Yes Mum, the knitting I'm working on in this picture is for you. The colour is actually a little lighter than it appears. I  think I've even managed to have it scrunched up enough on the needles while knitting it that you can't see the pattern :)

I think I need to learn how to take better photos. But that can wait for another day. 

8 comments:

  1. Love the dress - orange so suits her.
    And from startitis to finished in such a short time!!

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    1. She likes orange too, I blame her Warder, Sean, I'm pretty sure he was wearing orange when she was born....
      Here's hoping I don't lose motivation on the next one.

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  2. Well done Holly. :-). I have just cut out 3 different Onesies patterns for little people living in Queenstown. Might get fabric cut out when I'm at the crib with Dad this week & maybe sewn over the weekend when Dad's away. You're wonderful with all you do Holly. I'm very proud of you. Love you

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    1. I'm guessing the onsies are for the girls? Love you too Mum.

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  3. I can remember when my kids were little and I tried to work around their activities! When I was making patterns in a factory and they came along,I used to cut butterfly shapes and aeroplane shapes and get them to colour them in while I chopped away at the patterns! Ans as for sewing, there was a rule from my husband.... NO PINS ALLOWED!

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    1. That sounds a good idea. She's got her own shelf in here, with bits she can play with. I'm thinking when she's older I'll get her her own craft things/space to play with.
      Oh the pins. I love plain silver pins. But I've had to switch to the glass headed ones, so that if any get dropped, I can find them, not her little feet.

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  4. You plus toddler plus knitting is very cute! This is certainly very productive for someone who was restless last post! Well done.

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    1. Thanks :) I'm learning that small, easily finished projects are good when restless.

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