Wednesday 26 November 2014



Yay!!!
I am Making some Ginger jeans :)

progressing nicely with the sewalong - maybe not as fast as I would like - hence I am making 2 pairs.

Just bought some more fabric for a third pair - currently being prepared before I cut into it.

They seem to fit pretty good too.

Tuesday 28 October 2014

Ginger Jeans....I want some.

Just missed out on the Ginger Jeans kit :(  Ithink living on the other side of the world meant that I am a few hours behind - but it really is my own fault.  I thought  (late at night) that I will just put my order in tomorrow, well tomorrow came and the kit had sold out!!! Dammit.

I will however do the download and hunt out some denim.  I do have some in my stash but I think it could be a bit heavy for the old domestic machines.http://gingermakes.com

What could be a greater compliment than to have an amazing pattern designed with you in mind.

Big fan of Ginger and her writing style and her jeans look amazing. Can't wait to see the next pair.

Anyway. Busy day for me - no sewing but a bit of house work and taking the youngest dog to the vet for her final puppy vaccinations meet Rosie the Jackfrost!


Ain't she cute ??

Thursday 23 October 2014

More NL0911

I think I said ...no more NL0911.... and I lied.

Made a very cute ballerina skirt (black of course) and was searching for a top to go with it. So....I went shopping.  I tried on this very cute baby blue chiffon top (not normally a colour I would wear), but I really liked it.  Unfortunately there could be no "holds" while I needed time to justify the purchase. (It was an incredibly simple design) It was off to the fabric shop I went - it seems baby blue is not a colour currently popular so I settled for a slightly more greeny blue hue.
Got out my trusty 0911 and with a few modifications I think I may have it.  I should note that this project hasn't undergone construction yet...still in the mind. I'm sleeping on it so to speak.

I will post finished top AND ballerina skirt once complete, but I have since decided that they are not going to be worn together (funny how that happens).
I have to say this pattern looks sooo boring!  Just what were the stylists thinking!!!!
However I love the raglan sleeve and have used this nine times already. And believe it or not - they all have a point of difference (except for maybe my first 2).

I also bought "baby pink" pony-tail chiffon to make a drapey kinda top - not sure how to devise that pattern yet.  The woman in the above shop that would not HOLD my top for me was wearing such a cute pink top that I wanted one of them too.  SOLD OUT!!!! Hmmph
" I WILL have that top"
- don't know how but I will.

Maybe a slight change of the old NL0911 could do it.  This will be a challenge.

Just a little NL0911 worn over a store bought dress. (I love dots) I should have posted this in my OWOP challenge - but spent that week away from home and working and posted zilch even though I managed 8 (yes EIGHT) versions. My photographer was less than willing.  I will be posting all completed NL0911 in a later post just to prove that I have :)

Wednesday 3 September 2014

Another little New Look 0911 for OWOP

Its a red one this time - need an injection as colour as all the other NL0911's are quite neutral.  I do have a very neutral colour palette as it is what I feel most comfortable in - but no black this time (at least nothing is totally black - assuming spots and lacy designs don't count!)
Saving my photo for when I wear it.
For the moment there will be no more NL0911.......but I do have some pretty green fabric I bought specifically for this pattern.

The count down is on for OWOP14


I'm practising my blogging skills :) Links and stuff - all very easy to regular bloggers but not something I have spent time investigating.  Still working on that OWOP badge link though.   Oh well.

Tuesday 2 September 2014

OWOP

OWOP
Hopefully I have officially signed up.  Not so good at this linking stuff as slightly computer illiterate
:(
Got my pattern all sorted - New Look 0911
Its a top - so that makes it easy to wear - can wear with trousers or a skirt.  I have a longer version that can be worn as a dress too.  I think I have 8 versions and not one is true to the pattern.