I haven't posted for ever again, this time it's because I've had so many projects on the go I've been waiting to actually complete something so that I can write about it. First of all there were the little outfits I made for Boys 3 and 4 for their dedication. I finished them last week and they wore them on Sunday. More about these another time! I was making a dress to wear for their dedication too, but I didn't manage to finish it. There's ... Read the Post...
Baby Boy Dungarees
It had been a while since I had made anything clothes-wise for the boys. I think the last things I made for them were probably the dino hats. Boy 4 is growing alarming quickly, he'd been too big for most of the 3-6 months clothes since he was about four months, and he is now seven months. Husband finally had a rootle about in the loft for the next set of boxes last weekend. Unfortunately we only have a step ladder and he'd put most of the boxes ... Read the Post...
Half Term Fun: Making Glove Puppets
The boys like to make a list of things they want to do during the school holidays. For Boy 1 this usually involves riding around on buses. I was planning to encourage them to do lots of outdoor things, like planting and running about in the woods, but it's been too wet. Boy 2 wanted to make a hand puppet, a nice, quiet, wet day activity! He also wanted me to show him how to sew, so I was able to combine both things and teach him how to sew two ... Read the Post...
Swirly Circle Skirt
A few weeks ago the parents of some friends of the boys had a ceilidh to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary and, happily, I had nothing to wear, so it was the perfect opportunity to make something! I needed to be able to feed the baby and I also have very little free time at the moment, so a circle skirt was going to be the easiest and quickest thing to make. Here's what I did! I used 2m of taffeta that was 150cm wide, 6m of net ... Read the Post...
