Dinosaur hoodie

How to make your own Dinosaur Hoodie

Dinosaur hoodie = one very happy 4yr old

You need: 1 plain hoodie (zip up or pull over)

contrasting felt

scissors

ruler/pen

cardboard

pins

sewing machine

you need to draw to triangles templates, i did mine

head spikes- 2" across bottom

Back spikes - 3" across bottom

then I used a ruler to draw a triangle .

Fold your felt in half and use you template to cut out triangles

for my size 5 hoodie i did 6 for the hood and 5 for the body.

Unfold and you will have felt diamonds like the photo below.

Then pin your diamonds down the centre of the hoodie, small diamonds on the hood larger diamonds on the back, then sew as straight as you can.  If you are doing on a pullover hoodie I sewed about halfway from hood to back thenflipped the hoodie around and started from the bottom back to the middle otherwise the hoodie gets all bunched up in the sewing machine.

Then fold your diamonds together to form the spikes and pin.

then sew the 2 side of each spike together, then trim any extra felt to tidy up spikes.

WOOHOO your done

                                                                   
                                         

July 2012 Newsletter

Lemon Blueberry Loaf

Thought i would share this recipe which has become a favourite....super yummy and I got to use fresh blueberries from my MIL garden and lemons from our tree.

I'm always to eagar to eat it straight away then to ice it.  I would if i was serving it up for
visitors :-)

Here is the recipe:

BLUEBERRY & LEMON LOAF

125g butter
1 lemon, finely grated zest
2 eggs
1 1/2cups SR flour
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 cup blueberries

ICING:
100g icing sugar
1 tsp butter, melted
1 Tbsp strained lemon juice

Preheat oven to 180C

Grease and line a 23cm loaf tin

Cream butter and sugar, add zest and beat in the eggs one at a time.
Stir in the flour and lemon juice and fold until combined.  Gently fold in blueberries.
Spoon mixture into tin and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until cooked through.
Cool loaf in tin for 10 minutes and then remove to a wire rack to cool.
ICING:
Combine icing sugar, butter, and lemon juice, stir until smooth and runny.  Spread icing
over cold loaf


ENJOY!!!!

Woohoo!!!! i have completed some projects

Are you impressed!!! i am 5 projects finished in a month on on a roll...i think my Tuesday
night Stitch n Bitch group is motivating me


                                         Pleated ladybug skirt to match the tee


                                        Peasant top...saw a photo on Pinterest and recreated it


Used a Heidi and Finn pattern really pleased with how it turned out especially since the fabric
was on sale at Spotlight for $3 a metre!!


                                        Spotty top another $3 metre Spotlight special


Corduroy ruffle skirt, Strawberry top and scarf should be nice and cozy for winter

eekkk i have been slack

whoops....i haven't posted anything for almost a month.
I have been busy working on my unfinished projects and i have managed to get 5 finished!!!
and i have a few recipes to share as well

Unfinished Projects

We all have those piles of unfinished projects in various stages ... fabric with pattern ready to cut out,

cut out, cut out and pinned and even half sewn but got sidetracked.

I thought that if I photograph and share mine it might motivate me to work through them and actually finish them :-)

First up is a skirt for me that has been in the pile the longest (14mths) I'm aiming to do it for this summer so i have a bit of time up my sleeve on this one.

 I have a new obsession with knit fabric since my new Patty Young - Sewing Modkid Style book arrived,  I'm planning to try and sew most of my daughters wardrobe for next year (would start now but she has way too many clothes as it is)  This white and blue spot is going to be a long sleeve top.

 Just cut this dress out this weekend I'm using a pattern i purchased off etsy Heidi and Finn cowl neck dress  can't wait to see how it turns out.

Another stretch fabric project - leggings i used the pattern in the book but then had to change it heaps

as my little miss is super skinny...i still might need to do some more altering as this will be my first ever pair of leggings i have made.

Below

This will be a cordaroy skirt with a ruffle..i have a top to match

this will hopefully be done this week ;-)

I have had this hat sitting cut out since December...but thinking it can wait a few more months now as summer has just left us.

 I found this super cute birdie fabric at Spotlight, i plan to make a peasant top with a sash around the bottom.  Saw a photo on Pinterest for inspiration.

Thought i better make my Little Miss her own Ladybug pleated skirt since they are very popular on my Facebook page - it is all cut out ready to pin and sew.

  I have the back of a size 3 dress cut out in denim just need to pick the material for the front.

 Tops to applique for my kids, hopefully they still fit them by the time i get around to it.

And finally a project for me!!!!  Love this Amy Butler fabric

Amelia Top - Revamped

So after yesterdays failed attempt at a new pattern - the pattern failed not me ;-p ...top was way too short and the straps/armholes were to tight.  So today I brain stormed with my mum and we came up with two ways to make it fit my little miss better.

First i had to do lots of unpicking, the straps from the main body and the bottom band.

Added a bigger contrast band and bottom band to give it the length needed.

Second problem was the straps/armholes were a bit tight so added a small contrasting band under the straps as well.

Just waiting on my buttons to arrive so I can have a matching fabric covered one.

Woohoo I'm much happier with this version hopefully i can get little miss to wear it.