Beginners Sewers Swap Piece 2! 'What I made'

The second person I had to sew for was Jotsmum for her little girl J 1 year old. She put her likes/dislikes down as- "she likes putting things in an out of any container, and clothes pegs
books and anything that belongs to Mummy" So I thought about it for a while and thought HMMM a fabric basket of some sort and some blocks so she can put them in and out of the basket......

So I googled and googled and found a tute for this basket and these blocks.......

The inside of the basket.........A little hint if anyone reading this is going to make one, the tute calls for closed cell foam and as I live in a small country town there is no place here to get foam so I got an exercise mat from Crazy Clarks the thin blue ones, and cut that up!!!!LOL!!!!

My first attempt at this basket came out way too small my second attempt came out way too big (and is now being used in my sewing room) so this was third time lucky......

Beginners Sewers Swap Piece 1! 'What I made'

On EB in our 'little group' we had a 'christmas swap' and I opted to sew for 2 people and receive 2 items.....One of my people to sew for was Vik for her little girl M (I promise it was totally random, and I was just in fits of laughter when I drew her name out for me to sew for!!!)
Vik had M's likes/dislikes down as-"pink, pink lol. She does love pink but loves all other colours too.
She loves animals, especially cats, I've often thought of making her a soft toy kitty. She's one of those kids that actually plays with stuffed toys. She loves pretty dresses and will not wear pants (but this is a toy swap right). I know she would love felt food ie eggs, bacon, strawberries etc. I've also thought about making her a fabric hopscotch game or some kind of game with beanbags that she can throw onto matching colour squares or something?? Really truly whatever is made I know she will love, she is that kind of kid! Just like the last swap I'm trying to give my person lots of ideas "
So as soon as I read this I knew I wanted to make a cat of some sort, but I thought I would like to make something that is not just a soft toy but something useful too.....So I spent days and days googling and couldn't find anything then on ebay I came across a pattern for a huge pillow in different animals like of course a cat, dog, elephant, dinosaur, cow, panda and a bear. It is pattern Simplicity #8932 . So I thought I would try and alter the pattern to add a zip underneath and make it into a PJ bag!!!!!!!!!!!!
So please meet 'Catty' as DS1 AJ named her........ Catty is made of pink spotty polar fleece.
I am not happy with the 'smirk' (as Vik has called it) on Catty, it has come out wonky.........

The top of Catty.......

The zippered part I added to make it into a PJ bag........It could of been a little bigger I think, but it was the first one I made so I am quite pleased with it anyway........

Ok now, AJ claimed Catty as his for a while so following is a photo of AJ and Dominic with Catty...

And This is Catty with a ball watching TV, this is how AJ positioned Catty while he played......

And this is a very sad pic, this is AJ saying goodbye to Catty just before I packed her up to be posted off to Vik & M.............I packed her away after he went to bed, the next morning he got up and went into my sewing room where catty was staying and was calling 'Catty, Catty' and when no Catty come out to play there were tears...........So we at this house were sad to see Catty to go but I am hoping M will Catty just as much as we did........

I have plans to make a dog and elephant into PJ bags for the boys for Christmas so lets hope I get it done!!!!!!!

EB Kids Clothing Swap! (What I received)

First off I would like to say a big thank you to Ingrid for organising this swap, I had fun with it even though I was stressed and things didn't go according to plan (with me getting sick and DS#2 coming 5 weeks early).....Can't wait for the next swap now if I have time to particapate.

Ok!!!  A huge big thank you to daniL for our lovely parcel it was fantastic and we love it.........I can't say thank you enough!!!!!!!

It was really hard to contain my excitment long enough to get this picture of the parcel all wrapped up in a nice piece of fabric with tip trucks and dozzers on it.... Now what to make with it? Any suggestions????????



These are the gogeous pair of jeans daniL made for AJ.  I love the waist band and the pockets are lined in the same material.........



And the bonds top with an appliqued car in matching fabric to the jeans waistband....Too cute!!!!!!!



And lastly my little (well not so little anymore) man AJ wearing his outfit.  It's not the best photo as I had to chase him around the house and took around 50 photos to get 1......The jeans look long on him but he has no shoes on so once he has shoes on they should be ok........



Thank you again daniL....I just can't say it enough......

EB Kids Clothing Swap! (What I made)

My first 'sewing' swap.......This is technically my second swap on EB, the first being the habby swap.  But this is my first sewing swap.........I sewed for  suzqld little girl Lizzie.  I was really nervous about my sewing ability as I am only a beginner, but desided to take the plunge and particapate and I am glad I did as it challenged me to try something I probley wouldn't normally.  I had a few hiccups along the way not sewing related though but still managed to get the swap done and sent on time.....  First I got Whoopong cough and couldn't leave the house for 2 weeks so had to shop online for pattern and material.  Then bub # 2 arrived 5 weeks early and was airlifted to Brisbane 3 hours from home was there one week and then transferred back to Toowoomba 1 1/2 hours from home and was there for 3 weeks so lucky I started and finished it earlier and didn't leave it till the last minute like I normally do!!!!!!   

Anyway this is what I made......

This is the parcel all wrapped up ready to send....



Apron with the letter E embroided on using my Winnie The Pooh embroidery machine.



And a  little pink cord Skirt and jacket with a matching headband.......

The jacket is lined as well......

The pink cord material had little butterflies embroidered all over it.....



I hope it fits and is loved by Lizzie.....I had fun making it and it challenged me a little.  Can't wait for another swap (if I have time to particapate with 2 little ones now).

EB Haberdashery Swap!

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY EVERYONE!!!

My first swap on EB I was so excited to receive my parcel!!!!!

I got a magazine (which I nearly brought myself the other day but for some reason I put it back, so I must of known!!),  Some pins (which I requested as I have hardly any and the ones I do have are blunt or bent), different ribbons.



And this lovely handmade turtle needle case which inside it had some needles a lovely pair of embroidery scissors and a tape measure in a little round tin case, it is so cute.............

I hope my swap person - BugBiEz  is happy with her little parcel!! This is what I sent her http://the-moyse-guild.blogspot.com/