Ethy's new pj bottoms

Sorry I've been away for a while!  Life gets a bit hectic now and again and doesn't leave you with much time to sew!

Well I've gone and got myself the Toyota Super Jeans 15 sewing machine as I wanted a heavy duty machine to withstand my new hobby of wanting to make clothes and to take up jeans lol!

My first sewing project on my new beastie was the lovely football themed pj's for my eldest son Ethan and he was so excited to get them on and has constantly worn them since 2pm this afternoon and he is in bed now with them on bless him

I'd used the Simplicity 2742 pattern which I picked up for a £1 in a sewing shop in Doncaster and the cotton fabric that is 60" wide was a steal from leeds market at 4.95 for 1 metre! So I was definitely onto a winner here

Have a fabulous weekend!

Sal x

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Margot pajama bottoms!

Yeah!!! Finally got round to completing the Margot Pajama bottoms from Love at First Stitch using my fab cat stretchy jersey fabric from Fabric Land in Bristol whilst on our hols a couple of weeks ago.

To say I'm a sewing novice I handled the stretch of this fabric real well after getting the tension and stitch length sorted lol!

The jersey gives the pj's a nice drape to them and uber comfy!! What is even better that they fit my short legs perfectly as I adjusted the pattern to fit me whilst tracing it out.

I'm now sat chilling in them they are just fab!!

Happy sewing!

X

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Bow Belt!

Yay! I'm getting back into this sewing lark! Now I've made Bow Belt from 

Tilly's Love at First Stitch Book! 

I'd thought I'd go for the neon yellow cotton fabric to go with my Navy Duck Dress for a bit of quirk. 

If you haven't heard of Tilly and her amazing yet simple patterns head on over to 

Tilly's Blog you won't be disappointed!

Ta Ta for now!!

xx

 #lovesewing#loveatfirststitch 

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My first creation from Love at First Stitch

Hi all at last I'm back! I'd received the ever so fab Love at First Stitch book by Tilly Walnes for my birthday from the hubby and finally got round to making the Brigitte Scarf! ! I can't believe how simple it was to make and love Royal Blue Polka Dot Cotton it was real easy to work with

Happy Sewing! 

Xx

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How you do!!

Well hello there blog land long time no see eh?! Well I'm back in the crafty world with my sewing machine instead if my big shot machine. So I'm down the route of making my own things!  So watch this space as I'm in the process of making my own clutch bag as we speak wish me luck lol

Hugz

Sal x

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Birthday card for my niece

Happy Monday everyone even though its miserable in yorkshire at the mo but hey ho!

Here's a card I've made for my niece Kristie (yeah i know i sound old even tho both me and hubs are 26, hubs has 3 older sisters LOL) who is currently expecting a wee little girl in January and couldn't resist in using momma mae from Some Odd Girl as its such a sweet digi!

Recipe:
Kraft Cardstock
MME Papers
Some Odd Girl Momma Mae digi
MMD Designs Sentiment
Promarkers
Sakura White Gel Pen for Faux stitching
Pokey Tool for paper piercing

Challenges:

Crafts and me Challenge 61 - Simples

Creative Craft Challenge - Minimalistic

Lollipop Crafts Challenge 58 - Anything Goes


Mad for Markers Challenge - Anything Goes

One Stitch in Time Challenge 89 - Anything Goes

Patties Creations Challenge 33 - Birthday or Thanksgiving

Shelly's Images Blog - Anything Goes Challenge

Hugz

Sal xx

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My Ethy's Birthday Card!!

Hey everyone! By eck where does the time go!! I can't believe my wee monster was 4 on the 15th!! Sometimes i still think of him as soo little but he is growing up and likes to do things himself bless!

Ive gone for the ever so cute Swings and Slides Monster Digi from pollycraft as that just screamed Ethy! i've used their sketch from their last week challenge as its such a fab sketch to us!

Recipe:

Kraft, Turquoise and White Cardstock
MME Paper (green zig zag) and Echo park paper (red dots)
Pollycraft - Swings and Slides Monster Digi
Sentiment - Typed and Printed off PC
Promarkers
Pokey Tool
Thread

Challenges:

2 Sisters Challenge 65 - Anything Goes

Bearly Mine challenge 23 - one for the Boys 

Creative Craft Challenge - Minimalist 

Daisy Doodles Challenge 46 - Anything Goes with a Digi

My Mums Craft Shop Challenge 32 - Mix and match it

Paper Sundaes Challenge 95 - Digi


Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Kraft

Tuesday Throwdown Challenge 75 - Going Circles! (My DP)

Hugz

Sal x

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