My first adult sized dress!

I made this dress over the weekend, I used a pattern from the book Sew Serendipity which was really good, very clear instructions!

Excuse the rubbish photo, I think there may be small finger prints on the lens so it is a bit blurry and I have no idea why I took it at the odd angle!!

My only concern is that I used fabric from an Ikea duvet cover (got it for £3 in their reject section!) and I am worried someone recognises it when I am out and about! I have enough fabric to make at least another dress and a skirt (it is a king sized duvet cover) so it was a very cheap dress to make and I love the pattern. I will definately be keeping  my eyes open for more duvet covers in the reject section of Ikea, as long as no one recognises this one!

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A link to the past

I took my Granny home after church today and, once we had the obligatory cup of tea, she asked me if I would do some wee sewing projects for her. I am home with 2 skirts to take in and up and when I was there I sewed on a button for her (she is basically blind now). She produced a fantastic sewing box that I had never seen before and in it were various treasures including cover your own button buttons from the 60's /70's!

It got me thinking that sewing for me really is a link to the past. My Grandma died 3 and a bit years ago and I am sad I wasn't sewing when she was here as I know she would have been full of fantastic tips! She started sewing as a young girl and by the time she was 14 she was a fantastic seamstress. She loved fashion and frequently told the story of when her street had been bombed during the war she managed to sneak past the police to get in to her house to save the dress and jacket she had just finished for herself (she was only 15 at the time!). She had saved up her rations to get the fabric and was determined to save her new outfit! I don't think I will ever be as good a seamstress as my Grandma (don't have enough patience) and I certainly doubt I will ever risk my life for a project!

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My Baby is 5!

My Baby (Big E) turned 5 on Thursday, am I really old enough to have a 5 year old?!!!

Five years ago he was a teeny tiny bundle: 

Bruises on his wee face were caused by the forceps!

and now he is a very big 5 year old!:

He spent most of Thursday dressed as a astronaut (we gave him the suit and his Great Granny gave him the helmet), he even wore the helmet during our lunch out!

I made the cake he asked for and he loved it! It took hours and is in no way perfect but I was pleased with it (tastes good too!)

His party was yesterday so hopefully next week I can get back to some relaxing crafting rather than slightly crazy birthday organising! The first thing on the list is to finish the fabric baskets that have got as far as being cut out!

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