Frida, oh how I love thee

I had high hopes for the Frida pattern by Modkid, and they certainly reached them! Having read reviews in Sew Hip and hearing lots of other great reviews and just perusing the pattern itself, it just looked so flawless and clear, and that is just what it was. An absolute delight to make with beautifully presented instructions. And to top it off, the fit is perfect, it's super sweet and Tully loves it!



I made this little number in a Michael Miller range. I loved the bird fabric and bought it with the idea to make "a" dress for Tully but then when I was trying to decide exactly what to use for Frida, it was the perfect choice. I think it has a mexican feel to it, and suits the style perfectly. I love that this is so bright and vibrant, it will be perfect for all the dancing in store next week when we head off to WOMAD, which I'm way too excited about!



I was thinking that it would be lovely to make this in actual Frida Kahlo material but it could be a bit much for a little girls dress, maybe? Although I have just found this Frida in spooflower, ohh too cute!



And now for the littlest misses birthday dress. Lesley asked for a piccie, so I thought I had actually put it on Sage to see that it fits. That's right Sage didn't even wear her birthday dress on her birthday and hasn't even tried it on yet. It was way hot 35 degrees on her big day and we spent the day at the beach and chilling and of course eating cake. I actually though it would be too big for her! Well it's not it fits her perfectly, maybe a bit long for the crawler but once she gets her balance it'll be perfect. Her latest very most favourite thing to do is swing, swing , swing. Oh what a delight it is, she cackles and squeals and just won't get out! I forgot to take a piccie with her matching polly dolly so those shots will come along soon.

Now it's time to sew for the little boy. Lach has a pair of shorts he doesn't like the fit of, so I'm gonna hack them up for some pants for my growing little guy, everything has become ankle basher over summer. Oh and summer, where did that go! I'm so sad that the cold weather is on the way, I love the sunshine.

my creative space

Lately my sewing has all been about little dresses. This week it's been Tully's turn so I pulled out a few patterns and played with some lovely fabric trying to decide exactly what combinations I would go for. First of I made a Lily top by Pink fig, which I will tell you about later but I should have started with the Frida by Modkid as this pattern is just crying out for me to make it. Have you seen the instructions? Oh my, these patterns are just amazing. Full coloured little booklets with lots of great detail. I'll let you know how I go. Oh and the fabric, well I'm going to use the birdy and pink spot which are both Michael Miller prints. That little twillerbee (or whatever the thing is called) help me decide that one. I'm not exactly sure what that is doing there, it's a bit cute though so it can stay.




So the Lily top, well it turned out quite nice, Tully loves it which is the main thing but I didn't come away from making it full of praise for the pattern designer. Maybe I've been spoilt by the Sew liberated pattern but hmmmm well there was quite a bit missing from the pattern. Sizing was off,instructions would not be detailed enough for a beginner (which I'm not thankfully), spelling mistakes and no reference to different sleeve lengths beyond the actual pattern pieces had me a bit miffed with it. But at the end of the day, the dress turned out ok. I love the Anna Maria Horner and Amy Butler mix, great colours for Tully but would probably have preferred shorter sleeves rather than the longer.



What better compliment can you have than your child rushing in the door after school to put on her new dress and then off to the back yard to see how it goes at headstands. Yep we had knicker shots, but I didn't think you needed to see her cupcake undies.



Hopefully I'll get to make a start on Frida tomorrow. If I don't spend all day checking out all the creative spaces of at kootoyoo, oh my there's a lot of players these days!

in the swing with starashan

Gee I've been meaning to post pics of this gorgeous little number I got from Sherrin of Starashan for ages but the camera and weather have not been cooperative the last month. Every time I would pop this on her the battery would be flat or it would be raining. Today we got lucky and here it is. So super sweet and wonderfully made. I loved it so much when Sherrin popped a similar one up on her blog and was super stoked when she offered to make one for Tully. I love red on Tully and really adore the design Sherrin has used.



Tully adores it as well and Asher commented this morning that she was like a ballerina in it. Er well...... he does like princesses and all the girly stuff Tully loves at the moment, so if he think she looks like a ballerina well that's fine.

I especially love the detail on the back of the pini. It's a really lovely touch.



Amongst getting ready to face the day this morning I also whipped up this little skirt. It has been absolutely ages since I made something for my kids and this was so gratifying. I've had the fabric cut out for about a year waiting for me to pull my finger out and ,voila, after 1/2 hour here it is.



All ready for some booty wiggling fun!

I heart this dress

My mum made it for me when I was a little girl and now it's Tully's. I have quite a few of my dresses, but this one is my fav. I love the frilly sleeves, the yellow ric rac but especially the fabric and my Mum's beautiful sewing.

It's a bit of a fuzzy shot. It's grey here today and damned if the miss is any good at playing statues.