Prague - possibly the best city ever.

What can I say, Prague is an amazing city! We booked to go for 5 nights and had an amazing time. We opted for 5 days rather than more as I just wasn't sure how the kids would get on on a city break. I shouldn't have worried as they loved it! It is a beautiful city, the architecture is amazing. There...

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A Summer Darling Ranges Dress

I have been planning another Megan Nielsen Darling Ranges dress since I finished the last one in April, and finally, it has been sewn! I used fabric that my Mum and Dad brought back from America last summer. I wasn't sure if it would just be too loud for a dress but used it anyway and...

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29/52

Almost a week late with these, a couple of photos from our trip to Prague (more on that next week!) Big E photographed himself under a very fab kinetic sculpture little e while on a pedalo on the Vltava river ...

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A Very Summery Dress!

Warning: Sunglasses may be required! Since I made my last dress I have wanted to make one with sleeves and this fabric has been calling me from the stash for about a year now so it was time to set it free. My Mum bought the fabric to make curtains (!) for her kitchen then decided parrots and...

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28/52

A week late... Both E and e enjoying crepes on our first evening in Prague! ...

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Another Cardigan

Along with sewing pretty dresses recently I have been trying to be practical and sew some basics, how dull! I try and get most basics from the charity shops but I have been in search of the perfect navy cardi for ages now and have never found one, so, my navy interlock that was destined to be a renfrew...

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Lots of shorts!

Frenzied summer holiday sewing has been happening in these parts, shorts, shorts and more shorts! I have resisted the temptation to make lots of summer dresses after the one I made little e was rejected outright...  For the kids shorts I used the Made kids shorts pattern. Simple and perfect...

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A New Party Dress

It's party dress season in this house again! This is the first year in many that I have made a dress for little e as she is so fussy about what she wears. Normally the things I make sit, unworn, in the wardrobe until they are too small. This year was different, my parents celebrated their Ruby Wedding...

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26/52 &27/52

I forgot to post last week, I blame the crazy start to the summer holidays!! last day of term, phew! Off to Grandma and Grandad's Ruby Wedding celebrations! ...

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