I have been planning for the
Summer Sparkle Sewalong...I am making a Lisette Traveller dress, view A. This year
Alessa,
Sarah and
Ali have come up witht hte very good idea of sewing just one garment in the month of June. I am making a (hopefully) wearable muslin from a thrifted duvet cover first, then using my "good" dark blue linen look fabric. I cut out half the pieces in January and then left them. Since signing up to the sewalong I have been motivated to cut out the rest of the pieces and start on the markings.
A lot of calamine lotion painting onto Little I's spots. And a peek at my marimekko bowl sent by Lovely S for my birthday.
A bit of sewing of this...Noddy and polka dots...it's... um... for me, not a child, though I have doubts about the possible infantilism (is that a word?) of wearing a noddy skirt. Can I call it ironic? Can you wear an ironic skirt? Well, we will have to see.
There's been a new craze for T:he bought a mini monopoly set from the charity shop. I am looking for a full size set now, the pieces are too teeney weeney for my fingers.
Mr Minnado donated some shirts to my refashioning pile.
This dress is also awaiting refashioning.
We all went to the garden centre and spent a lot of time saying "how much???" We left with a bag of compost and some bean seeds. Back at home we started planting some the seeds we have collected over the last year. A coffee and cake to go with the planning.
Had to share this, that hair spike was accidental.. I recently got RG a second hand
bumbo chair with tray from a
Preloved advert. It's my new alternative to ebay when I want to look for a specific secondhand item. She's been trying it out, and she seems to like sitting up.
Oh and finally I need a bit of help. My dark blue linene look fabric has been washed twice and still runs - any ideas for fixing it? I have a vague idea of using salt and white vinegar but am unsure about quantities. That's all the news round here for now. Hope you all have good weekends, any exciting events? We are going to a jubilee garden fete IF the wind and rain stop.
A lot of calamine lotion painting onto Little I's spots. And a peek at my marimekko bowl sent by Lovely S for my birthday. 
A bit of sewing of this...Noddy and polka dots...it's... um... for me, not a child, though I have doubts about the possible infantilism (is that a word?) of wearing a noddy skirt. Can I call it ironic? Can you wear an ironic skirt? Well, we will have to see. 
There's been a new craze for T:he bought a mini monopoly set from the charity shop. I am looking for a full size set now, the pieces are too teeney weeney for my fingers. 
Mr Minnado donated some shirts to my refashioning pile.
This dress is also awaiting refashioning. 
We all went to the garden centre and spent a lot of time saying "how much???" We left with a bag of compost and some bean seeds. Back at home we started planting some the seeds we have collected over the last year. A coffee and cake to go with the planning. 
Had to share this, that hair spike was accidental.. I recently got RG a second hand bumbo chair with tray from a Preloved advert. It's my new alternative to ebay when I want to look for a specific secondhand item. She's been trying it out, and she seems to like sitting up. 
Oh and finally I need a bit of help. My dark blue linene look fabric has been washed twice and still runs - any ideas for fixing it? I have a vague idea of using salt and white vinegar but am unsure about quantities. That's all the news round here for now. Hope you all have good weekends, any exciting events? We are going to a jubilee garden fete IF the wind and rain stop. 
That Rocket Girl! She's cuter every time I see her! I love the sound of a dark blue linen-y shirtdress! Sounds very chic! I wish I had experience making fabric color-safe, but I don't have any helpful advice for you. :(
ReplyDeleteAh, thank you, she is looking cute I agree. x
DeleteSo many goodies in this post!!! Cutie RG will stick in my memory ll weekend :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry I don't know about fixing the colour on your blue - it makes me wonder whether it was that royal blue -with-slub -of unknown content that we both bought outside -if yes - I made it up into New Look 6000 & haven't noticed any running .....
Love the idea of a noddy skirt - go for it!!!
And the Traveler is a gorg pattern .... enjoy the sewing :-) xx
Yes it is that dark blue we both bought. Interesting you haven't noticed a problem. I was thinking of adding contrast piping so tested the fabric by washing with a white hanky. But now I am leaning toward no piping, keeping it simple for maximum versatility!
Deleteit's so busy in your house!! So glad you're joining in the project, I am too. I think I will be making up a new look pattern, I often find though that the garment I wanted to fall in love with and wear all the time isn't always the one I planned!
ReplyDeleteI am intrigued to see your new look pattern. It's not so busy now... I think I peaked early last week!
DeleteDylon sell specific quantities of salt next to their dyes, have a look and see the quantity and then you know how much to use as they're probably rather expensive packets of salt!
ReplyDeleteI think you should wear your Noddy skirt with pride! Nothing wrong with a bit of fun!
Rocket girl looks adorable, can't believe she's starting sitting up like that already...time flies eh?
Good luck with the weather with regards to the fete.
Great idea re dylon, may check their website too. RG can't situp unaided yet! But timedoes seem to be rushing forward with her, the rain held off - we went to fete - hurray! It was good, 25p for bouncy castle, can't beat that!
DeleteI don't know whether or not you have tried www.freecycle.org but my son is always going on about how wonderful it is and several of his fellow students have filled up their student houses with stuff gleaned from freecycle and it was all good quality.Basically people advertise stuff they don't want and if you want it and collect it you can have it.It is run by volunteers and is free to register.
ReplyDeleteA good dollop of vinegar should work regards the dye.
I like your approach to measurements - will try a dollop!
DeleteI do use freecycle, though not as much as I used to. I have had some great stuff, though it seems you have to monitor it frequently, Somethings like bumbos get snatched up super fast on my local one. Strangely my local group changed to freegle a year or so ago, after some dramatic fall out with freecycle. It was all aq bit soap opera ish!
I love these round up posts, Debbie. They just warm my heart. Fabric and flowers and babies and a busy, creative Mom. Inspiring :)
ReplyDeleteRocket girl is so lovely! Hope you are having a great week xx
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