Toolbelt and a WIP..

After watching Emily struggle to stick her 'tools' in her pants I decided to make her a toolbelt. Since my fabric is nicely sorted (you can see it here) it made it so much easier to choose some fabric for this project. It was made from stuff in my 'scrap pile'. I think the only thing I cut was some straps to tie at the back. Everything else was (thankfully) the right size. It took me about 20mins to whip this up and it's been a huge hit! If I were to make it again I'd make some alterations...

Here is a WIP. I am going to be attending my God-Daughters Confirmation soon and she asked me to be her Sponsor (Awwwwwwww!). Because I don't go out often (ever!) I had nothing to wear. I took an old dress out of my wardrobe and got a basic pattern from it (so far I have altered it so much it barely resembles the 'original' LOL!).. here is a sneaky peak..

That is all for now. I will hopefully be back soon with the finished product!

Oooh, 2 posts in 2 days!!!

Just thought I'd post photos of the pj's I made for Emily the other day. We are having crazy weather here in QLD. One day it's hot and the next we are all reaching for our jumpers. So I thought I'd make her some 'in between' weight jammies. I took an old tshirt and added some sleeves to the end of the tshirt sleeves and put some shirring elastic on the ends and then made some matching pants... and then, VOILA!! PJ's in half an hour!!!

I am really happy with these. I especially love the fabric. Emily loves them too and there is usually some sort of struggle to get them off her LOL.

I am thinking of using this idea to get more life out of some of her other old tshirts in her drawer. Most of them are still in perfect condition but it's getting a little chilly and she is running low on long sleeved shirts so this will be a great way to get more out of them (and save me money!)...

Please excuse the photos.. She is a cheeky one when it comes to having her photos taken..

Can anyone say, ORGANISED!!!

I was losing motivation in sewing and getting increasingly frustrated with the mess that was my fabric stash. So, I got to work sorting/folding/chucking ALL my fabric. Took me a few weeks to get through everything! (I did stop and start! I didn't stand there and fold for weeks on end LOL!) The other night I laid everything on the floor and sorted the piles according to colour/print/type etc. Then I put them all into the cupboard. I haven't got everything in there though. I left out the really big pieces and also the heavier fabrics. I have just put them into a plastic tub for now. I did all this in the hope that it will motivate me to sew more now that I can actually see what I have to work with! I have a (not so) secret addiction to fabric and I have been VERY good lately not buying anything. Having everything sorted like this has been great because I can see things at a glance and there's no need to rummage through the tub or box for something.

It certainly has worked! Today I whipped up a pair of PJ's for Emily and finished off a pair I started last night. I also managed to fix a shirt of DH's. Do you LOATHE mending/altering clothes as much as I do?? I have a WHOLE shelf worth of it in my cupboard. Some of it has been there for years! I just really can't bring myself to do it. There are pants to be taken up (all are DH's!) holes to be mended, waistbands to be taken in.. the list goes on and on and on and on..... We can't really afford to have them done and I can't justify spending money on something that I can do myself but I just can't get my butt into gear to actually DO IT!!! It's not like we need them done in a hurry though.. They've been in there for ages now.. surely another couple of years wont hurt.. right?

Random things.

I've got so much to catch up on but I doubt I'll ever get through it all.. For now, here are some pics (no sewing ones.. I can't seem to find my sewing machine under the mountain of rubbish on my sewing table!)

Just a picture of my girl!

Emily helping Daddy. She did really well! She put the screw in and turned it all by herself.. And she looks soooo proud of herself too LOL!

How pretty do all these cherry tomatos (is there supposed to be an 'e' after the 'o'?? I can never remember) look!! I must say, I am very proud of myself about these. All grown in my very own backyard by MOI!

Super, cheeky, beautiful girl...

Yep... they start young these days. Here she is playing 'daddy's 'puter'. There are some fantastic games at our local library. Are you a member of your local library? If not, join up! We love going to visit ours..
The 'ear mutts' (ear muffs) are worn EVERY TIME I vacuum.. She goes crazy if she doesn't wear them! She screams at me that I'm being too noisy.. even though her screaming is louder than the vacuum...

Holding a lizard. She was really good when we told her it was time for him to 'go home'. She even took him outside and released him.

Just another random photo. Just because.

No more goss from my end.