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Lily requested an apron and here it is.
Fabrics from eBay and cheap as chips, been wondering what to make out of them.
I am especially proud that I made up the pattern, using one of Lily's coats as a guide, and then found the patience to bind it all the way round.

Bunting Fever

You gotta love bunting.

I brought the wooden hearts from a great company on eBay, painted them and strung them together on good-old rustic garden twine.


The large fabric bunting now adorns Lily's room but I intend to make a garden-friendly set to cheer up our sad-looking yard.


The mini set is the most recent and is destined to be gifted to Maisie on the occasion of her first birthday.

Baby Vests

More babies, more gifts.
I bought this great stuff for making iron on patches, it's called something along the lines of 'bondaweb'. Means you can customise just about most things, plain vests and T-shirts are perfect.

You draw your motif on to the smooth side of the bondaweb, cut roughly round it. Iron on to wrong side of fabric, cut out motif properly. Peel off backing paper and then iron on to fabric through a damp tea towel.

I finished these off on the sewing machine with some ziz-zag stitch. I need more practice round corners so simple shapes work best for beginners. The bird's tail is just bits of old ribbon sewn in.
These will go to Agatha Rose, a little later than planned so I am hoping they will still fit.

Ravioli

I have been inspired to have a go at making felt food after seeing some lovely, but expensive Haba ravioli on the Internet. It was pretty straight forward to sew especially as I started off with the easy stuff, broccoli might take a little more time and effort ;) . I stuffed them lightly with filling so they have some '3Dness'.
Lily is pretty stuck on her home corner so any new produce is always welcome. There are two sets of everything, one for my girl and one for my goddaughter, Wren.

Chicken

More of my leftover dress fabric and some blue felt, this time it's turned in to a taggie for baby Leila. I sewed chicken inside out, pinned the ribbons in and inserted a squeaker that I found in Lily's music basket but I think you can buy them from *most good craft stores* or something like that.
Sewing is improving bit by bit, still some unpicking had to be done and this Ikea material is kinda frayey.
Is that a word?
There are many more babies arriving this summer so watch this space for variations on a theme.

Angel

Angel. Mixed Media. Wrapped Canvas.

Spotty Bowl

I have an enamel bowl thing going on at the moment.
I just needed to get that out in the open....

Lily and Wren Dress

Sewing is my new thing. I made my first dress (above) from some left over Ikea fabric and was so pleased that I have just finished the second one (below).

This fabric was from eBay and expensive so I only used 2 fat quarters and made it more of a shorter tunic top. If I can do this, then believe me anyone can. The pattern itself is very simple but it's the material that makes them so adorable.

Steiner Flower Fairy Instructions

Head: For this you will need stretchy white fabric, some cotton wool and thread. Make a rough ball, fill and tie.


Hat: Sew oblong of felt fabric around head, to create a cylinder shape. Trim length if necessary


Hat 2. Close cylinder by sewing up the back of the hat and round the top tightly (I inserted an extra bit of fabric for the point and stuffed hat a little with more cotton wool.)


Body: Sew running stitch along the top end of a rectangular piece of felt. Pull taut around neck and stitch in place. Finish by sewing the open sides up.


Petals: Sew through four (or as many as you choose!) petals, pull taut and attach round neck. Stuff body with cotton wool.


Voila!

Steiner Flower Fairies

These are the wee thing that first inspired me to start this blog. I saw them sitting on the Nature Table at our Steiner Mother and Toddler group and begged the teacher to show us how to make them. They are easy to make ( I can't sew) and all sorts of oddments can be harnessed in the making. These little ladies are made out of felt predominantly as one needs a fairly stiff fabric to help them stand up ... use you imagination or call upon the wealth of flowers in your garden to create new and different designs.