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WIP Wednesday

29 Jul

Giveaway for Day Off Backpack open here Phew, the children are now on school holidays and life seems to have taken on a more relaxed pace. I’ve continued to work on my Wildflower EPP and decided not to make a huge...
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What a lot of sewing

9 Jul

Well I must say I feel like I had a very productive quarter, not everything is ticked off my list but I made a good effort! 1. City Gym shorts for Leah: I ended up making 5 pairs of these!...
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Not a rude title

9 Jun

Way back in August 2010 I had a 10 month old little boy wearing cloth nappies, I was struggling to find trousers to fit him and then the amazing Rae released a pattern ‘Big Butt Baby Pants’ (BBBP). Over time I...
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Gone fishing

29 May

Back in March Leah asked me if I would make her a shirt like the one I made for her brother last summer: Leah loves a proper shirt and I’d checked out the pattern, the largest size is for a...
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WIP Wednesday and a winner

13 May

I have a new WIP this week; it’s my goal for May’s ALYoF: A Western Shirt from the book Little One Yard Wonders for Leah. Progress is slow as 3 out of 4 of us have come down with a...
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Still not going to the gym

11 May

Number one of my 2nd quarter FAL list was a pair of City Gym Shorts for Leah; she had chosen fabric but that was as far as I had got: A couple of weeks ago Bethan asked if she could...
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Shirt for a birthday? What are the chances?

4 May

One of the projects on my finish-along list is a Western shirt from the Little One Yard Wonders book for my almost 8 year old. The largest size shirt in the book is 6 but the chest measurement makes me...
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2nd Quarter Finish-Along List

10 Apr

It’s time to round up all those unfinished, just started projects and make a list for the second quarter finish-along. 1. I’m thinking ahead to summer (although to be honest Leah wears shorts almost all year round) and Leah has...
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Diversions

1 Mar

I thought I was on a quilt making mission when at the end of the week the children started talking about World Book Day (is it really across the World or just the UK?). Our school has decided on the...
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Another Honey Blouse – ALYoF

26 Dec

At the beginning of the month I set out my plan to make another Honey Blouse. I’d forgotten that making something a second time round is often quicker and easier than the first time. I had already decided to lengthen...
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