My littlest Hamish has been starting to say a few words, and I even caught him humming the other day. Of course were thrilled, but I shed a tear when I stumbled across these pics tonight.
Rachel
I have many…. these are only some of my collection. I enjoy looking at them, they inspire and educate me. That said though, of this pile I have only ever made one thing. So I’ve decided to take part in Sheridan’s One per month challenge.
This month my challenge is to make the Lounge pants from Amy Butler’s In Stitches book. I actually bought the book at least six months ago with plans to make the lounge pants, after seeing Kelly’s and this pair.
Wish me luck, I think the only thing holding me back is time.
Thanks so much to Sheridan for hosting!
Rachel
In case you haven’t noticed I love Surely y’all know I love to make skirts, or that at the moment they’re the item I’m brave enough to make. Anyway I finished my Wiksten tulip skirt on Saturday, it’s yet to be worn out of the house though.
I am so happy with it, the finish is really neat, and the denim is so soft. I worked really hard on the top-stitching and I think its pretty straight. I used top-stitching thread rather than regular, and boy does it play around with the tension. I also used gorgeous vintage buttons which I picked up here.
To set the record straight so far I have attempted a couple of tops. This one after seeing Sandra’s version, I made it too big and out of this awful filmy fabric that swished all over the place. I’m going to try it again in a jersey next, perhaps I’m a sucker for punishment. And I also made a smashing smock. I always seem to overestimate my top size. Hopefully soon I’ll have a finished top to show. Your only likely to see it though, if it is a. really good, or b. so bad its funny.
Rachel
ps. The magazine and pattern were very generously loaned to me by Bron and Suzy. Thanks so much I’ll get your magazines back to you both in the next week.
Hey there,
Over the Christmas and New Year period I spent a lot of time working on some designs I had in my head and on paper. Here they are…
Oliver the spaceboy
Moby the Whale
And Lady Penelope the penguin
What do you think? They’ll be in my madeit and etsy shops by the end of the week.
Rachel
Vintage patterns…
I have been buying these up whenever I see them, some
with hopes of making but many just to admire the cover art. Anyhow a recent haul unearthed this cutie. Check out the caption in the top corner “Suitable for chubbies”… nice.
Rachel
family with matching sweaters, originally uploaded by The two windmills.
The family that wears knits together stays together? Cause nothing says togetherness like matching clothes…
I’ve ummd and ahhed over this pattern for a while, so I finally took the plunge and made it a week ago. As you can see I was very inspired by Belinda’s stunning version.
Overall I really like it. I wore it out for the first time and certainly felt much dressier than in my usual mum outfits. The only mistake I made was that I didn’t measure how long I wanted it and assumed that the pattern would be too long (as this almost always is the case for me). Anywho it ended up being a teeny bit shorter than what I would like, so I added a false hem, which I think due to the fabric is largely unnoticeable.
Rachel
SM0800, originally uploaded by The two windmills.
Hi there,
I am desperate to try the Wiksten Tulip skirt. After seeing so many lovely versions of it. Does anyone have a copy of pattern that they would be willing to loan me?
Thanks so much for you offers and comments… I have now sourced a copy.
Rachel
Happy new Year!
I made this skirt late last year out of a thrifted piece of fabric from one of Bega’s fine op-shops. I love it! I wore it Christmas day and on New Years Eve. I didn’t follow a pattern I ‘winged it’ a little, just making sure that the print matched up. It has an invisible zipper at the back.
