Simplicity 8339 is a pattern for knit sports bras with double strap or racerback styles. You can also choose between a band with encased elastic and a bra hook and eye closure or exposed elastic band. The bra is fully lined with self fabric binding. I made the double strap option with exposed elastic band …
My daughter (8) has been asking for a Toothless/Night Fury costume ever since I started sewing again as an adult but I’ve never had the confidence to attempt it. One viewing of the latest movie though and I just KNEW I had to attempt a Light Fury! So here is a run down of what …
This is a super easy craft that requires little more than an empty container from the recycling bin, a bit of scrap yarn and some glue or double sided tape. Tools and Materials Required: clean empty rigid container – we used cocoa and yeast flake cans because they have a gorgeous silver lining but you …
Kwik Sew 3553* is an easy to sew pyjama set in two versions: long sleeved with full length bottoms or short sleeved with cropped bottoms. The shirt has a front button-down closure, notched collar and chest pocket and the bottoms are pull-on pants with elastic in a casing at the waist. I chose this pattern …
Jalie Yoko is a square-shaped loose-fitting top with a roll-neck, drop shoulder and semi-fitted sleeve. You can also easily turn it into a tunic or dress by adding length at the hem. It is made for light or medium weight knits with good drape and 40% stretch in both the width and length. Suggested fabrics …
Jalie 2795 is a fitted zip-front jacket or hoodie with welt pockets in the front princess seams. The cuffs and hem band are made from self-fabric rather than rib and there are numerous stylistic seams which are top stitched. It is made for stretch fleece or sweatshirting although Jalie even recommends using swim fabric to …
So here it is finally, my Make Nine for 2019. It was a really sobering experience putting this together as I realised I just don’t have anywhere close to enough time to achieve everything I want to this year. So here are my priorities: crochet a cat from a kit I’ve had for over a …
We are continuing to enjoy crafting from our Minecraft based crafting book* by Choly Knight. This week E decided to make a creeper head so we combined Choly’s creeper face design and instructions for her Steve head and came up with this! It was dead easy and we re-used some IKEA packaging (yes, I am …
We don’t do major Halloween costumes in our house (yet!) but my daughter did want something spooky for the season so I whipped up a quick upcycled outfit. The skirt The rainbow ghosts were a small scrap of fabric I found in a Glastonbury charity shop. I’m not entirely convinced it was meant to be …
It’s that time of year again, time to get your spook on! We’re continuing with our love of Hama/Perler beads and have been googling pixel art to inspire us. Below is my daughter E, 7, building an epic Toothless found on the interwebs. We’ve purchased some glow in the dark Hobbycraft beads for Halloween and although …
