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Polar bear fabric and a great girl’s pinafore tutorial.
| August 7, 2011 | Posted by LaraG under tips and tutorials |
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Merryn outgrowing a pinafore.
I have always loved this pinafore of Merryn’s, you can see that she is outgrowing rapidly. I was really happy to stumble across a tutorial over at the Smashed Peas and Carrots blog to make a new one. Merryn was very taken with the Arctic Animals fabric when it arrived. I think that the Polar Bear is what takes her interest.
I printed out the pattern from Smashed Peas and Carrots and made some adjustments. The tutorial pattern is for a 6-12 month old and Merryn is 2. It was easy to adjust, although I think I need to increase one more measurement. I think it took me about 1.5 hours to cut it out and sew it together as per the tutorial. I am really impressed with how it finished and Merryn now calls it her Poly Bear Dress as she pats the front!
Polar Bear pinafore dress
It is such a versatile pattern. A short or long sleeve shirt underneath with pants or shorts makes it suitable for almost any weather. You could also line it with fleece or flanel to make it even warmer.
There are a couple of other fabric that I have in stock that I think would work really well. I have a couple of nieces so I might have to make a couple. Potential fabric choices:
Eden patchwork fabric from Moda
Paisley Party Fabric - Michael Miller
meadow friends fabric- Moda
Another tutorial for a similar dress, this one is a bigger size. I haven’t tried it though.
I’ve been busy sewing and attending craft fairs.
| May 16, 2011 | Posted by LaraG under craft shows, Nicole Mallalieu designs |
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I have been slack with the blogs posts of late. I could offer several excuses but I thought I would just share with you what I have been doing.
Most recently I have returned from Craft Alive in Bendigo. A few of the traders I have exhibited with at other events but there were many that were new to me. Carli Hill’s work really impressed me. Her speciality is lamp working. In layman’s terms she makes beads and jewellery from glass. I think I could have come home with half of her display but I behaved myself and came home with a pendant that has a tiny frog and gecko on a pond setting. I love it.
I have also been sewing. Currently I am about to quilt a smallish quilt for the Sydney trade fair. I can’t share it just yet but the kids have been having great fun with the fabric pieces. Merryn can be heard “tooting” as she walks past (okay it has a train theme). I have also sewn a skirt, a top and 2 bags from Nicole Mallalieu’s book, You Sew Girl. Now that I have sewn those I can’t wait to sew more. I really like her style and her patterns are easy to achieve.
A bag for Merryn from Nicole's purse pattern
Bag from a Nicole Mallalieu pattern
I’ve got a stack of fabrics ready to use in Kate Conklin’s Sierra’s Forest pattern. I have sewn a sample that I have shown you before in the robotics quilt. This next one is a girl’s version of this quilt. Hopefully the next few weeks will give me an opportunity to do some more work at the sewing machine. I am sure that you will like it.
And of course there was AQC a month ago now. I can’t believe how the time has flown.
I will make all attempts to post more regularly. Until next time.
