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sew me sane sew me sane sunday 22 january 2012 farbenmix roxy 2 and tdk undies monkey begged and begged for a new dress this winter even though she has a wardrobe full of nice warm clothes already i had to agree that something brand new is much more exciting than your sister s two year old hand me downs so i agreed to make her one no just one dress and she agreed to stop pestering me i used the farbenmix roxy pattern again but lengthened it two inches this time after seeing how short princess version was monkey chose the fabric the embroidery and the trims and i duly went to work what do you think of my five year old s design choices she was very specific right down to which colour embroidery threads i had to use a slightly grubby and wrinkled modelled shot which was the best i could manage the girl does not sit still lately there has been one other spot of sewing recently the girls all need new undies and rather than buying them and having to put up with the elastic coming off and little butt cheeks hanging out i ve decided to make them this time round monkey s are finished i used the tdk undies pattern and leftover fabrics from the christmas jammies more details on the pattern in another post when i finish off the last two batches posted by ck at 15 04 2 comments labels communion dress embroidery farbenmix roxy tdk undies unicorn laurel burch quilt and another new look the blogger dynamic view wasn t working for me so i ve decided to change it yet again i made another small quilt for our karate club to raffle this year this is a laurel burch quilt kit i bought on ebay ages ago this isn t a great photo i m afraid i was in a hurry taking a pic the night i had to hand it in the colours are lovely irl with metallic highlights here and there and lots of quirky cat families the backing fabric was randomly grabbed from stash and i went for straight line quilting because i was in a hurry it s a baby size quilt good for playing on the floor or in a crib when they get old enough posted by ck at 14 47 no comments labels cat quilt sewing saturday 31 december 2011 december sewing a very merry christmas i had a bit of a manic time before christmas trying to get all the last minute sewing done i m pleased with what i got finished this year this post will get very red white and green first up i made three scoodies as gifts for my mam and sisters these are very simple to make i took a hood i liked the shape of and added a four inch wide scarf to either side of the neckline they have polka dot fleece on one side and bamboo velour on the other and are reversible so my recipients don t have to walk around feeling like little red riding hood d i also managed to make gift bags for the children this year just rectangular drawstring bags made from red velour and lined with star print cotton you ll see loads of that in a moment and they were embroidered with the text merry christmas followed by each child s name unfortunately i don t have any photos of those that i can share just now you ll have to take my word for it that they looked very sweet filled up with gifts on christmas morning i made my now obligatory christmas eve jammies six pairs of the things one each for my kids niece e and nephew o i noticed while appliqueing their initials that we are one short on spelling out rejoice which would be very fitting for christmas jammies wouldn t it i requested a new niece or nephew for next christmas to be named something beginning with e and was told by all parties not to hold my breath lol here they are the fabrics are interlocks from tissu fabrics which are a nice weight the colour didn t run which was great but they shrunk around 15 i ll be buying more from them as it s a good fabric at a great price but if anyone else gets some be aware of the shrinkage when deciding how much you need the patterns are a mix of ottobre 06 09 and 06 10 and the sizes go from 86cm up to 140cm the kids loved having their initials on them a rarity for me a non blanked out faces pic i have a thing about not uploading recognisable pics of the kids on public sites but this one is so sweet i ll leave it up for a few days then take it down again and another rare photo my head is not chopped off lol i love this dress it s a bottle green stretch velvet from tissu and the pattern is simplicity 2647 view f the fit was a lot better than i expected given my last few encounters with simplicity patterns i chose the size based on my bust measurement totally ignored the fact that my waist and hips both put me two sizes bigger and it s come out a really nice fit comfortable round the bust and plenty of ease still through the wast and hip the shoulder straps are my favourite part they are gathered to the front and back bodice and you can pull them over your arm as i have in the pic so they look like little cap sleeves love it love it love it and will be making it again in different fabrics and views posted by ck at 00 25 3 comments labels dress ottobre pj s scoodie sewing simplicity 2647 woman xmas ottobre 04 06 22 yet another fail that s it i ve had it princess is going to asda tomorrow for their cheap poorly made jeans that fit her instead of me making yet another pair that don t this is the third attempt and while the fit is much better than the low rise sarita jeans it still needs a little tweak in the waist and length but that doesn t matter because the little stinker is refusing to wear them she chose the pattern the fabric prr cord and the red dye and after seeing them altogether has decided she can t stand them it s a nice pattern the bottom hem section is flared and there are two patch pockets with tucks and flaps on the front and back i even added a piece of her favourite ribbon into the side seam sob posted by ck at 00 01 1 comment labels ottobre sewing trousers thursday 24 november 2011 ottobre 1 09 36 jeans attempt two after the kim disaster i decided to go back to ottobre for my second attempt at jeans for princess the spring 2009 issue had a pattern she liked the shape of the sarita jeans 36 some bright pink heavy cotton and fancy variegated thread later i had these for her to try the topstitching looks really bright and cheery just the way she likes it it s jean stitch thread again in the jewel colourway i had no issues sewing the pattern it went together beautifully as so many ottobre patterns do i even took the time to topstitch the crotch and inseams though you ll be pleased to see i used a slightly more subtle thread there the zip fly sounded a lot worse than it actually was ottobre s directions were very easy to follow i had a bright pink zipper in stash and princess picked out a shiny silver button from the button jars the inside looks nice and neat for a change the cherries fabric on the waistband was a leftover scrap from one of her favourite outfits i pressed up the seam allowance on the waistband facing before sewing it on and that helped a lot when it came time to sew it down it s all going well so far right no seam ripping no sewing frustrations and she can actually get them up past her hips that s when my problems start though when she puts them on princess loves them but i look at them and think no no no in my opinion and i m the mother it s my opinion that counts the style is much more suited to a tween teenager than it is to my seven year old the rise is just a bit too low and they re very fitted through the hip and bum too fitted for my liking what do you think there is one small fitting issue at the back waistband it gapes away about an inch from her spine is that a sway back my finger is the photo is just sitting in the gap i m not pulling at the fabric at all and can easily put it between her skin and the fabric any links to a good tute on how to alter for that would be appreciated please save me from my appalling google skills i am also still looking for a trouser pattern that we both are happy with wish me luck folks posted by ck at 09 50 1 comment wednesday 23 november 2011 farbenmix kim and trying something new do not adjust your screen i really have gone all pink i ve been exploring the new settings blogger have on offer what do you think you can change the layout yourself i hope by choosing one of the options on the pink bar below the blog title try them out and let me know if you like it or not to the sew n show princess has had a growth spurt recently and is in need of trousers as it s winter i wanted to make her something a little heavier and warmer than i usually would which meant trying out some non knit and non elastic waist patterns after the immediate panic at the thought of tackling a fly zipper i calmed down and traced the farbenmix kim pattern cut up some long stashed embroidered denim and started sewing on paper i really really like the kim because of the hem panels the front has a lovely shaped piece with elastic gathering and the back gives you the option to put in two to three rows of ruffles there are some gorgeous examples in the farbenmix flickr pool in practice however it was a complete disaster i had them completed except for the zipper and waistband and i decided to try them on princess to check the length my poor girl couldn t even pull them up past her hips this is apparently one very very slim fitting pattern for really skinny kids with no hips and no bum they were salvageable though i made them into an elastic waist and took two inches off of the legs and now monkey has a new pair of trousers instead here they are the snazzy gold top stitching is jean stitch thread in i think the jean gold colour posted by ck at 23 01 no comments labels farbenmix girl jeans kim sewing trousers thursday 17 november 2011 farbenmix roxy hello kitty a winter dress for princess this time though it has finished up as more of a tunic i ve had the farbenmix roxy pattern sitting unopened for ages and never realised that it had a long sleeve option until it was recommended to me in a thread on sewingmamas i had been looking for a new pattern to use for princess as she asked for something different from my usual go to patterns so this was perfect princess chose everything about this from the fabric to the very bright yellow dye to the applique and ribbon placement she was very precise about which ribbon went where and how hello kitty had to be dressed i had to unpick and move a row of ribbon before she was satisfied i think the end result is very cute and a very good fit but as she s right at the upper end of the size i made it s a little short to be called a dress i will have to make her some leggings to wear with it what goes with bright yellow the applique is from a colouring page and the hello kitty ribbons are from ebay posted by ck at 10 02 2 comments labels dress farbenmix roxy sewing older posts home subscribe to posts atom welcome most of the patterns i use are from ottobre magazine i would highly recommend them as well drafted great fitting and stylish designs for women and children i branch out into quilting now and then but my main focus is sewing clothing for my family occasionally for my friends any questions about anything in my posts please leave a comment and i ll get back to you when i can about me ck i m a sahm to four fab kids and i keep myself sane by sewing i love my fabric therapy view my complete profile sewing goals for 2011 finish off the round the world quilt blog everything bed quilt for boy bed quilt for princess snuggle quilts for niece e and nephew s m and o blog archive 2012 2 january 2 farbenmix roxy 2 and tdk undies laurel burch quilt and another new look 2011 36 december 2 november 11 july 6 may 5 april 6 march 3 january 3 2010 43 december 5 november 3 october 6 september 2 august 2 july 6 june 3 may 4 april 2 february 4 january 6 2009 8 december 4 november 4 labels sewing 71 ottobre 52 dress 18 baby 13 girl 11 quilt 11 woman 11 farbenmix 8 trousers 8 tshirt 8 boy 7 embroidery 7 moda 7 gift 6 jalie 6 pj s 6 2011 sewing challenge 4 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