Craftsy Block of the Month - Block 5 - String Block

This block looked like a lot of hard work, and I wasn't sure if I'd like it. Actually, it's one of the easier ones, and I love it! I'm seriously thinking of making a whole quilt using this method. Perfect for using up tiny scraps of your favourite fabric.

Craftsy Block of the Month - Block 4

I've caught up! This is block 4. Made from two Hello Kitty fabrics and a mushroom fabric that I used to make H a spiral skirt last year, plus some blue and white heart fabric that I am planning to make her another skirt from.

Photo taken before I pressed the block.

This was the skirt the Kitty and mushroom fabrics were used for.

Craftsy Block of the Month - Block 3

This one is made from two pink fabrics that I used for little H's "Feliz" dress a while back, and some pale green cotton from an old duvet cover.

Craftsy Block of the Month - Block 2

This block is made from some fabric I am saving to make a dress for F.

Craftsy Block of the Month - Block 1

I've started another quilt! I signed up for the "Block of the Month" course at Craftsy.com. Today was the first chance I had to get started, so I've only done the first January block so far. Now I need to do another three blocks by the end of February to catch up.

Here's my first block. I'm not going to buy a FQ bundle especially to make this quilt. It will be made from fabrics that I already have leftover from old projects or ready for new ones. These two fabrics are for a dress for little H.

Lots of old projects!

I haven't been able to blog much for the last 12 months or so, but I have still been sewing. Here is a little catch-up. A few of my favourite sewing projects from the last year.

T-shirts for the girls.

A large-size vest for a beautiful girl.

Leggings for H.

T-shirts for the girls.
T-shirt for my boy.

My favourite dress for little H! I covered the snaps (poppers) in fabric, so it looked a little classier.

A dress made from an old pair of maternity trousers and an old maternity top!

Quilt for my lovely gran.

A bag for a little friend's birthday. We filled it with colouring things.

A 10-foot-long Christmas banner. Made from Christmas fabrics with letters appliqued on the front.

A Swedish costume for H's "international day" at nursery.

A patchwork cushion for Gran's 90th birthday, to match her quilt.

Various insulin pump belts, including this Twilight themed one.

Fashion Doll Clothes

My eldest daughter wanted a special present for her friend's birthday party. Something "different, that no-one else would give her". We bought a 12" fashion doll, and a pretty cardboard suitcase to put her in, and made her a set of clothes.

A frilly pink underskirt with a glittery blue waistband, fastened with little blue snaps.

This is the petticoat under a stripy dress we made recently for my daughter's doll.

A blue and white checked dress, with matching shopping bag.

The dress also fastens with little snaps. I find they're better for dolls' clothes, because they don't catch in the doll's hair like hook and loop tape, and they don't pick up fluff! This dress also has a ribbon sash that can be tied in a bow at the back.

An elegant white evening dress made from spotted lawn.

A pink and white striped dress with ribbon straps. This dress also fastens with snaps, but I didn't think the pink snaps looked great with this fabric, so I covered them with matching fabric before attaching them.

Much classier!

I hate unfinished seams, so when I designed these dresses I made all the bodices fully lined, and finished any raw edges on the overlocker.

As you can see, I didn't make the bodice on this one quite right. There's a big overlap on the left there!

Another view of the white evening dress.