Etsy listing available in my shop

Check out this item in my Etsy shop https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/252632238/handmade-flora-the-explorer

Becky

Handmade Flora the Explorer

I purchased Flora the Explorer pattern from https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Gingermelon?ref=s2-header-shopname and I just love her, the pattern is so easy to follow and I can’t wait for Gingermelon book to arrive.

All marked out on freezer paper

All cut out

Face markings

Looking more like a kitty

Ears

Now to see together

Beautiful 🌸🌸

Becky

National Sewing Month Hooray for September

  

http://www.nationalsewingmonth.org 

Official Home of National Sewing Month
The observance of National Sewing Month began in 1982 with a proclamation from President Ronald Reagan declaring September as National Sewing Month “In recognition of the importance of home sewing to our Nation.”

National Sewing Month is a time to indulge your passion for sewing and is the perfect opportunity to introduce yourself to the craft if you’ve never tried it before. New and experienced enthusiasts can find free sewing projects and Guidelines for sewing, embroidery, craft and appliqué articles available on the Sewing & Craft Alliance (SCA) website at http://www.sewing.org. Looking for an instructor? Try the SCA searchable instructor database to find one in your area.
Another place to start is the American Sewing Guild. With chapters and neighborhood groups across the country, members meet monthly to share their skills and ideas, enjoy education sessions and participate in community sewing projects.

September is a time to celebrate our passion, but we know the creative, therapeutic and calming effects of sewing are joys that we can celebrate throughout the entire year.
Happy sewing!

 

My Sewing Space 😊

This is my sewing space or better know as My Happy Place😊

  
I am lucky enough to have a room next to my kitchen which must have been used as the utility room, I knew from the moment I saw it, it would be my Sewing Room.

It was a tired old looking place when I first moved in, in need of some TLC, unfortunately I didn’t take any pictures of the before 😔

I have put new flooring down much better and warmer than the plain concrete, plus and nice pink rug just because 😊  

My Youngest daughters art work fill up the walls, which I love to look every now and then.

A nice long shelf so my handmade cloth dolls have a place to sit before setting of to their new homes.

I recently purchased a nice new table which I ummmed and arhhhed about for ages and has turned out to be brilliant.
 

    
A beautiful chalk board that I got for a bargain of £1.00 at my local boot sale.

  

My cloth dolls waiting to be shipped off to their new homes.

    

And my two beautiful cats sharing my space, they only come in here and nap when I’m in here😊🐱🐱

What do you think?? 

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Handmade Gentleman’s Necktie

This necktie is made from a pattern I made from scratch on the laptop, I know I know it’s just a necktie just straight lines right!…. But for me this is amazing and could be the start of my own pattern making 🙂

Pattern all printed out and ready to see if it works with fabric.

Joining the two pieces together fabric and lining.

Making the tips of the tie.

Fold with right sides together and pin 1cm from the folded edge.

Unfold and place right sides together with the middle pinned bit standing up.

Sew across the two raw edges leaving the middle bit unseen.

Fold in half and sew across the tip.

Trim raw edges and turn right side out.

Press with the iron and repeat with the other end.

Overlock or zig~zag stitch the two long raw edges.

Fold in half length ways right sides together and Sew all the way along the over locked edge.

Place a safety pin on the small end of the tie and push it through the inside turning it the right side out.

Press your tie with the iron making sure you get a nice point to each end. :)🌸🌼

Beautiful

Becky

Barbie Clothes – Stash Buster

My daughter is the very proud owner of a Barbie house, she was so very patient riding the bus home and then waiting for mummy to construct it, even helping with some of it she is very good at telling me where each piece went☺️

Once built ohhh the excitement of putting the new furniture inside and then ooohhhhh mummy we neeeeeeddd the Barbies ……..

Out they came in a whirlwind of Barbie stuff looking like they were having the worst bad hair day EVER, oh no what a messy mess mum, time for a brush we think, and whilst your brushing the hair I will have a go at making some clothes for them, even more smiles.

Here is how I made a skirt and top

 Two rectangles 16″ x 4″ and 4″ x 3″ Overlock or zig-zag stitch all the way around each piece.

 Hem the bottom edge

 Make a casing for the elastic along the top edge.

Join the two short edges right sides together leaving the casing open for the elastic to go through.

Thread the elastic through and their you go a Barbie skirt.

Hem the two long edges.

Mark where you want the ribbon straps to go, I did this by holding around the doll and marking with a erasable pen.

Pin into place and sew across going back over it twice for strength.

Repeat for the back of the straps.

Measure once again for where the Velcro should go, sew into place.

And their you a pretty Barbie.🌸🌺

Handmade Fabric Doll

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello I thought I would share the new addition to the handmade fabric dolls that I have been making, please let me know what you think.

 

Thank you 🌺🌸

Weekend makes~pegbag

Sorry I’ve not posted for a while I’ve been extremely busy with work and my girls , I’ve celebrated my birthday 🎂 and passed with a distinction a Autism Awarness course 🎓:) so very proud of

Boho Trousers

My latest purchase is from http://eandepatterns.bigcartel.com/

I used pink fairies fabric from http://www.mauds-fabric-finds.com/

All over locked ready to put together

Pockets sewn into place

Ready to sew front and back together, using my new freebie clips from Simply Sewing Magazine

Love them very much indeed.

Elastic markings in place, I used Pilot Frixion Erasable pens best pens ever in my opinion :).

Ankle cuffs

My label ….

My beautiful little model

She loves them, she said ohhhh mummy are they for me? Yes honey they are:) huge big smiles and races of with the trousers to put on back with them on and out into the garden to enjoy the sun :)😍❤💜🌅🌞💗

Becky

Love Sewing – Mini Ruby Dress

      

Issue 14 of love sewing arrive …oh how exciting the mini ruby dress was what inspired my straight away, I couldn’t wait to get started but sadly I had to!!! Most annoying this going to work thing!!!! 😄 

On Monday evening I traced out the size I wanted this to me is the most tedious part of sewing, but needs must.

On Tuesday after a extremely bad day at work I went into my sewing room and picked several different fabrics I liked and what I thought my daughter would like, a couple of hours later the choice was made and I also tidied my sewing room a little😃

 
A lovely duck egg blue with white silhouette flowers.

Wednesday evening – another not so good day at work arrrgggg this week is turning out to be a struggle, after dinner we walked our dog, feed the ducks and then home for a bath then the run up to bedtime for little one, then finally a little sit down in front of the T.V with the fabric and pattern, I cut out all the parts and then pined the pleates for the skirt part of the dress which did take a while but worth it.

  
Thursday an absolutely awful day at work I just did dinner, walked the dog feed the ducks came home and relaxed after little ones bedtime and soaked my very sore and tired feet. 

Friday ohhhhh thank goodness a lovely day at work a very understanding boss who let me work in a different area, nice to know its being acknowledged that work has been difficult at the moment, so yes I had a lovely day and it’s Friday and end of term so a nice week of to relax with my girls, I also started putting the dress together the instructions are nice and easy to follow I managed to overlock the edges and make the bodice of the dress and pin the dress to the bodice before my eyes started to give up on me.

Saturday – Some shopping with my little one we had a great time looking around the shops and buying stuff, home for lunch and then some tidying up and gardening, my little one went to nannys for the night ohhhh some me time !!!!! 😍😀😍😀

So my Me Time went a bit like this finished tidying up, walked the dog longer than normal, made and ate dinner, had a shower and then some sewing huurrraahhhhhhhh I finished the dress,  

                 
 Sadly it’s too big but she loves it and is not taking it of, I am going to make another one a size smaller, I will post pictures once made.

Becky 🌸🌸