my happy hour

My happy hour this week happened right just then when I saw my youngest son trying on the jacket I made for my eldest son last night. (Which was another happy hour moment in the making. Can we have two?)

He wants one now! You dont know this child...he never wants anything I make. Of course ive tried over the years to tempt him with different things and he did order one of my kids vests last winter, but then had trouble deciding on a colour. Very frustrating. I will be offering these in the shop in adult sizes for next winter as a few of you asked about them. Ill keep you posted.

Its not lined yet but I have to finish it before he flies for home saturday.

Made from an op-shopped blanket.

For more happy hour moments head over to Dorothy Bills.

Im loving this new meme Eleesa.

so gorgeous!

How nice is it when someone loves your makings and then thinks to send you a photo of their little one wearing his new clothes? Well I just found out. And its really special. Thanks so much Zofia and Zeb. You made my day!

P.S. Isnt he just so gorgeous?

kids clothes week - day 1

 

 

Today is the official start of Kids Clothes Week over at Elsie Marleys.
I allowed myself to start early because monday is our weekend due to Brens work commitments. So officially my days are all over the place.
But Elsie did kindly let us all off the hook to grab inspiration wherever we could find it. ie. finish something we'd started ages ago, or even things cut out but never started... was mending mentioned?
 I like to think so.
Heres where im at....
After making up some of the vests I cut out with Eleesa the other day I was ready for my next challenge so I got some fabric out for some girls winter tunics ive been meaning to make since last year. 

 I made the patterns way back here ready to go and then did nothing, but theyve been on my mind.

                                    I couldnt limit myself with one colour palette for these tunics

 

 

 

Ive still got the hems to dress with some lace or binding (now done here), im not sure yet and will have a play tomorrow.

 But the vintage buttons are added (I have an aversion to sewing them on so this is a good place to get to).

My overlocker has decided to choose now to run out of thread so the purple and blue arent gonna happen tonight and it has been a bit of a battle (way too much washing and my sewing studio is my laundry as well) to get to this point but ill go to bed happy.

Normally weekend sewing is so hard to get around to doing with all of the extra things that get in the way.

How about you. What did you do this weekend?

Anything crafty or old projects youd started a while back?

Mending or patchworking? Something new perhaps?

A few people seem to be going through their cupboards.

Its going to be interesting to see what people get up to over Winter.