Childrenswear

Boys in (Hoo Hoo) Blue

This one’s for the boys. Hoo Hoo Blue, made up in a shirt for Louis… …and shorts for William. Very cute fellas. Very cute indeed.

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More wonderful Tessuti creations…

Received another wonderful email from one of our customers, this time from Helen who sent me these photos of her latest sewing projects in Tessuti Fabrics. Helen says: “…I made an outfit for my 6 week old granddaughter, Scarlett. Here…

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Flower Salad Leggings

Still on the subject of swimwear fabric. If sewing swimwear seems daunting, whip up a pair of leggings instead! Here’s a pair I made today (in less than an hour) for Claudia in Nylon/Lycra Flower Salad. This is a side…

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Evie’s Village Frock

I am a loooooong time reader of Sugar City Journal and purchased this utterly divine Village Frock pattern about two years ago. It’s one of those lovely patterns that is such a pleasure to sew because of its easy-to-follow instructions…

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Pattern Review – Simplicity 2909

I’m sorry that these photos don’t do justice to Piper’s sweet ‘Mauve Lemon Buds’ dress made by her mum Sandra. Piper was a perfect little model for me today and deserved a much better photograher! Nonetheless you can still take…

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Book Week Costume

I made this Dorothy dress for Claudia from a (now discontinued*) McCalls pattern about 3 years ago. She still loves dressing up…bless her! The dress (just between you and me) probably won’t fit her for much longer. The shoes were…

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Hooded Scarf

I’m loving this adorable hooded scarf made up in Dash Check Brown by quilting/knitting/stylish crafter/blogger Christie over at Pigeon Pair. Thanks Nic for sharing! xxx

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Pattern Review – McCalls 5569

Back in December, one late summer afternoon just before Christmas, I received a distress call from a friend of mine. Our girls had decided to give each other a hair cut. With craft scissors. I present you with Exhibits A…

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OTTOBRE design® kids fashion Spring issue 1/2010

OTTOBRE design® is a fashion and pattern magazine produced in Finland. Six issues per year, including four issues of OTTOBRE design® kids fashion magazine and two issues of OTTOBRE design® woman magazine. The exciting news is that our Tessuti stores…

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