Last week I brought you a heap of ideas for Edible Gifts to make for Boys and Men. I hope you're feeling inspired. Next up...babies! Like a lot of people, I love making gifts for new babies. They're so cute and cuddly that you can't help yourself...right??The needs of a baby boy aren't any different to those of a baby girl when you think about it, so these ideas can be easily ...
Baby and Kids
Winter Wonderland Pattern Tour
The talented ladies from Pattern Anthology have just released the Winter Wonderland Collection. I was so excited when they asked me to join the blog tour I said yes immediately. Then I remembered I had a little baby and my sewing machine was fast becoming ornamental, but I didn't want to miss out on the fun. With Summer on it's way here in Australia, I chose to do a remix of ...
The Big T Nursing Top
Selfish Sewing Week starts today and I've already got something to show you. I did kinda cheat and make it early, but that's ok...right?! Selfish Sewing Week is being organised by Rachael from Imagine Gnats and Jill from Made with Moxie. What a great idea! I think most of us sew a lot more for our kids than ourselves. Fashion and breastfeeding don't really go that well ...
Small Fry Skinny Jeans
A couple weeks back, Laura from Craftstorming had a sew-along for her new upcoming pattern, the Small Fry Skinny Jeans. With the change of season coming, it was perfect timing and I followed along to make up a pair for Roman. He loves his new 'Lion pants' (the waistband facing and pocket lining have a lion print on them) and I'm having a hard time getting them in the wash ...
Zaaberry Messenger Bag
Roman is at the age where he loves to stuff things into pockets and bags to carry around. This tutorial for a Kids Messenger Bag from Zaaberry was perfect to make him a bag of his own. The style of bag is great for boys (and girls) and the tutorial was nice and easy to follow. This bag was cut out and sewn in about an hour. The size given makes a bag perfect for a 2 or 3 ...
A Bit of Nursery Decoration
When I was pregnant, I had a sleep in one morning and hubby surprised me by painting the nursery. It looked fantastic and really inspired me to get crafting some things to go in it. We chose Dulux Timeless Grey for the walls and my plan was to have orange accessories. The first thing I worked on was this Fox softie. I wasn't able to find an orange in the colour I wanted so I ...
Jelly Playdough made with British Solid Jelly
Whenever my relatives make the trip from the UK here to Australia for a visit, they always bring us some UK Jelly. Unlike Australian Jelly and American Jello which comes in crystals/powder, the jelly from the UK comes in a solid block (called a tablet) in the packet. What's so good about it is that you can eat it straight from the pack! Cut into little cubes it's a super sweet ...
A Couple of Birth Stories
I know a lot of people like to read birth stories and I really liked to read them when I was pregnant. I wanted to write this down while the memory was still fresh. I feel that Ted's birth story makes a lot more sense if you know Roman's too, so I've put them both down here. The pictures below are from bath time when they boys were both about 2 weeks old. I can't believe how ...
Prepster Pullover aka ‘The Peter Rabbit Shirt’
Not too long ago I made a mental note to myself to never bother making a kids shirt. It seemed like too much fiddly work and I thought there were plenty out there cheap enough to buy that it seemed silly to go to the trouble. Then I came across this fabric and 2 days before Easter, I suddenly changed my mind! I'm pretty sure after the Jacket, this is my last Peter Rabbit ...
Haaaaaave you met Ted?
Theodore George arrived earlier this week and we are thrilled! He is known to all of us as Ted, Teddy, Teddy Bear, Tiny Ted, Big Ted, Little Ted and the list goes on.He decided to arrive 1 week after his due date and in the middle of the night. Tipping the scales at 4.02kg (8lb 14oz) and 54cm (21 1/4") he is a big baby but seems tiny to us. The midwife said he would've been ...
More Baby Sleeping Bags
My tutorials for making baby sleeping bags are some of my most popular posts. Go to this tutorial to see how I make my Baby Sleeping Bags/Grobags. And this tutorial shows you how you can use an old woollen blanket as batting to make a lovely warm Winter-weight bag. With the new baby due to arrive any day now, I've been making up a couple more bags. I wanted to make a ...
The Fancy Pants Leggings Blog Tour
I have made so many pairs of these leggings that I don't need to refer to the pattern directions anymore. I was lucky enough to be a tester for the pattern during the design stage, so Roman is all set for Winter with several pairs of pyjamas pants. I tested out all kinds of knits from my stash, stretch knit, baby rib knit, jersey and interlock and they all worked a treat. I ...
