a new shirt, in more ways than one...

a few weeks ago i discovered a fabulous tutorial on a blog i was reading, that re-fashioned a mans shirt...cleverly...

we are off on a holiday to africa in a few weeks time, and i need some short sleeve cotton shirts for when we are hiking around in the heat...here was my solution....this looks soooo much better on, than off, but it is 9 degrees today and i am not taking off any layers of clothes for a photo....check out jezze's blog though, as she is modeling hers...

i rolled the neck edge down as the tutorial says you can...
except i rolled it forward and put a decorative tape to match the pocket insignia...because i couldn't be bothered unpicking the pocket, and decided it might be handy to have it anyway...

this remake took a little over an hour to complete....
now i am off to dear husbands wardrobe in search of a another unwanted shirt or two or three or so...

like strings of spaghetti...

i saw this over on whip up
and decided to give it a go following the link to this tutorial...

and made this in about 10 minutes...

whenever i make something using scraps, i always wish i had waited and made it in some decent fabric....
i think i will make another...

but how fabulous are these from KapowWowObjects..

gifted...

a gift for my god-daughter....
she's special....and it was her special day...
the dress was drafted and cut and re-cut and re-cut and fitted, and added to, and ....
it worked...
she wore it with a metalicus underneath becuase the morning was freezing...

pleated front and back...

pleated hem....

she loved it and i love her...

and the bonus is, she has asked for sewing lessons...
i love it when a gift inspires....

home james

the london eye.....

hampstead heath..east entrance..

how lovely to be back in familiar surroundings...
london was unchanged from my last visit many years ago...
people everywhere..( you have to remember i live on a farm with nearest neighbours 10kms away)
four seasons in one day....grey sky's most days...cold...but so picturesque...
its good to be home and back into some sewing already...

a communion dress for my god child for this weekend...

i started with the jacket....
simple gathered neckline and 3/4 gathered sleeves.
quick and easy to make with no alterations needed, phew...
McCalls M5634
the fabric is self pattern spot...as you can see...100% cotton, and just divine to work with.....
the whitest of white....
the dress i will make tonight tonight..... when i cant sleep.....
my body clock still seems to be on london time....