Very Small Feet

With world being what it is I find it really hard to keep my mind in order….  So I have started again sewing. I mean I always had plants to see but no time like the present right.  Oh and it really helped to keep my hands busy and mind in check. Just like one of the pods said once.  And I made a self drafted skirt, toile of trousers and actual trousers. And I even entered two sewing challenges!  I also have one more project cut out and ready to be sewn up. All super tidy too, I am very proud of myself.  There were ups and down to the whole sewing things.  Skirt was fun work out. But not quiet how I envision it but I am pleased with results. To make it I just pinned it together and walked around to make sure I will be able to walk in it. Top tip there. Then I cut the rectangles to size and figured out how wide I want the waist band. It was a little too long though and my sewing machine or fabric didn’t like the gathering stitch so I had to do it by hand. And...

Oh I feel so poo…  I had this grand plan on making my own clothes from vintage and second hand fabrics….  Well anyway back in August I cut out the pattern from simply sewing magazine of Aisling Blouse by Jennifer Lauren. But it just sat there. Well we didn’t have house back together and well with all the building work it’s surprising  it’s going as well as it is!  But I digress…. So I have started just to realise that I didn’t cut the second piece of the collar and didn’t do interfacing.  And as I was fusing the fabric I realised that I seems the make the seem allowance… free patterns in magazines are great but they have so little details and for inexperienced sewers like me it’s proving to be a bit difficult!  Anywho I struggled with collar and facings but I did fix and redid it again! Collar looks sharp but the top itself is way too small. And I have no idea what happened.  Or maybe it’s because I had to adjust the darts on the fabric…but then how el...

Since the return of sewing be into my life last summer I was plotting to make stuff… then I was pregnant so it wasn’t ideal time to sew for my self.  But did make these small shorts for Egg that were way too small. Oh dear. I look at then and see them as a good practice run as I haven’t make anything clothes wise since my mid teens,  And I made a test run of this McCall pattern.  It was very uneven top stitching, and it was made out of old bedsheet. And it was too big…  I have tons of books, magazines and bunch of patterns from these books and magazines, but I felt really scared. Scared to cut the fabric, mess up the construction, what if it looks shit?! But none of the fabrics I have were expensive, i sources most of my stash of EBay as some one else’s remnants. Some fabrics are vintage and are well tad old fashioned and are prefect for toiling (test runs)…   I am hoping to turn this jazzy yellow number into some fun wide trousers…  I recently purchased ye...

Is bee even a bug? Oh no I already in the rumble...  When tv was showing great pottery throw down I was happily attending pottery classes in my local indi coffee shop, last session had to be postponed due to the obvious reasons... and well then summer was mark by amazing season of sewing bee.  Oh I love me some Great British Sewing Bee!  So I thought well I have time... so I dusted off my sewing machine and well started.  Made some sleeping masks. Actually I had to redo them since they turned out too chunky... then I made a pinafore from the old bed sheet. Like a test run. I haven’t been making stuff from the actual pattern in well over 15 years (well not since I was a teenager). I got the bug. I am planning a Christmas themed quilt. I never made a quilt but I found a nice and simple tutorial on YouTube. I also signed up for some fab makers, sewers channels there. And now trying to learn how to sew with stretch fabrics. Plan is to turn some old hubby’s tees into son’...

I used to love making stuff. When I was in school back in Russia we all made "friendship bracelets" all the girls had them. Sometimes up to an elbow. Mainly from beads but also once I have learnt my basic macrame knots I taught all the girls around me. Oh and you wear them till they broke. Yeah not very hygienic ... eek. My hobby was indulged by parents and relatives who were giving me books, taking me to haberdashery to stock up on beads. Mind you it wasn't as well developed as now, coming across clasps, earring hooks was impossible, but we recycled old granny's stuff and reuse everything. Thinking of it my mother might still have most of my beads and books in the flat. I also made clothes, mainly skirts, since they were easy, I customized existing outfits. There was a talk in school to ban me from wearing certain things but that never came to be. All this cam from wanting to be unlike everyone else. I still would hate if I see some one wearing same thing as I ...

When I met Steve all I could do is not a very nice pasta and pancakes .. I'm sure I could have done more but it was just me so I was not interested in spending much time in the kitchen...  How things have changed! Like yesterday for example I have spend an hour making purées for little man.  Today I was making one amazing tomato salad:)  On that way it has been inspired by Raymond Montblanc, catch it him in iplayer on Kew on a Plate . Such a fun program.  Then before that I was inspired by my friend Nourishing Chloe . She made these crunchy chick peas... I took her method and used it on corn instead. Came out a hit chewy. Our rented oven is not great! Like really not great! But want I am really enjoying at the moment are the smoothies! With spinach or kale... With something added for sweetness like mango or banana or frozen berries.  Cooking is easy! I wish some one would have told me is before:) 

It's super hard to fit anything around looking after one very active baby boy! But I do manage... You have seen my awesome decoupage bowl...  This time my craft project was long coming....  Have a small canvas some paint buttons and a bit of time... Here is the result! Think it came out rather fun.... And not at all like a colour blindness test! Remember these?  Now just to finish Edgar's room and than hang this in there... This will also mean that he will stop sleeping in our bedroom and sometimes next to me... Scary notion! But he will be 8 months in less than two weeks. P.S. Actually looking at it more and more this art need some more work! Stay tuned