butterick 5637

 its one of theose with teh differing cup sizes  made buterick 5637 for my hols. I cut out the D cup size and the right size fro me but it was guage and had to take in nearly 4 inches which the made the neck line a bit odd. I didnt have enough fabric to re cut. Downsides- cant gauage the neckline fit until its neary finished. the cut of the back reveals your bra strap which is unfortunate for bigger girls! Plus side easy to wear on hols!!!

new quilt

Gosh not posted in ages here is my union flag quilt - really like it

Also am in the process of making costumes for Will,s school production of Oliver really enjoying that one will post some pics when got some finished

baby quilt

new baby quilt for cousin in laws baby

votes for women

votes for women

I was asked to put together a display for the history department of a local school about the suffragette movement Ive done a banner based on one I found on the Internet. i used my Husqvarna embroidery machine to do several designs which I then stitched togther and backed in a purple material. I'm really pleased with the results

baby quilt

Forgot to add the baby quilt I just knocked up in postage stamp

busy times

Gosh Ive been really busy sewing here are some quilts Ive been making over the last couple of weeks. I went to the quilt exhibition at the V&A last year in London and bought some Liberty prints. I ve been holding on to them for ages deciding what to do . I decided on a disappearing 9 patch. Theres a deliberate mistake when I sewed a whole row back to front so there is one large square. but I think it all adds to the fun


Then I had a go at hourglass with a moda charm pack

as you can see I can only quilt in straight lines I'm no good at stippling!!

en garde

am finding old pictures out of outfits Ive made for the boys here is George as  musketeer. I self drafted all the patterns fro this one as they were quite easy shapes to make and stitched a feather onto a bought hat!!!

Just to show I can make normal things here is a dress I made for a wedding completed it in just under 3 hours start to finish with simplicty amazing fit pattern was well impressed. Am in the process of scanning in some old theatre production pictures of costumes that I have made over the years so will post when done

bugsy malone

Will was in a school production of bugsy malone playing Leroy the boxer.
Can I have a gangster suit made he asked?
 I found an old copy of vogue 2367 zoot suit on ebay- it was too big so I scaled it down to fit a 13 year old. Bought some striped wool flannel and some paisley lining and sewed. I think it looks really cool. the trousers and the waistcoat are from my good old Burda suit pattern for boys ( see other reviews). Fedora from TK MAXX ( my favorite shop £9.00)

House is a mess as always but we are renovating the hall thats why it has bare plaster!

1960,s/70's day

here is George in his hippie gear. My long wig makes the outfit!!!