Mathilda's market

Last Sunday I spent a wonderful morning admiring other people's crafty works with my partner-in-craft Nerida . And while my booty come no where near the wonderful haul for girls showcased on Nerida's blog craftjuice, I did manage to pick up this for K. There is a big hole in the market for quality boys' wear I think. The cord pants come from the Little Brown Mouse (unfortunately or is that fortunately? their website is down at the moment so I can't see what else they have in store.)

My EB Swap

Sewed by Renae using Ottobre 4/2006, modelled by Kaiden. All fit well and the colours look great. K loves wearing it...we just need some cooler weather. It was a fun swap, and a lovely surprise to open the package and see what someone else had made for K. And as an extra surprise Renae had also included some lovely soft, velour Bubblebubs prefolds and a diaper cover - I'd nearly forgotten how little newborns are and the velour feels so soft.
Thank you Renae

Cupcake Dress Revealed

Dress back

I made this dress for Xena's daughter Jazynthe in the EB children's clothing swap.
Dress front

All in all pleased with how it turned out. Took alot of time to sew given that the dress is 16 different panels, all sewen together and topstitched, plus adding the trim to the bodice and hem panel. Jazynthe has a big smile so I think she liked it - not sure how the fit was though, it's always hard when you don't have a model the right size. It was loads of fun picking fabric and sewing for a little girl for a change. It made me stick to and finish a project on deadline. Thanks to Ingrid for organising.

WIP
Before I started working back at work four days a week, I tried to make Wednesday's my WIP day. I did one WIP Wednesday and to finish one item off, a pair of shorts for K. I preferred this pattern in the baby cord, not so much this version. The denim is a bit stiff and I don't like the different fabric for the pockets. I do like the topstitching in red though. Sorry the photo is a bit washed out because of the flash - must remember to take photos during the day!

Pirate fun!

Kaptain K's mate and neighbour, Luke, celebrated his 3rd birthday with a pirate-themed party. In line with the theme, I decorated a couple of shirts as a present for Luke, one with a pirate applique from a past Handmade issue and the other with machine embroidery. I also embroidered a shirt for K.