Sewing for the Whirling Dervish

I have been dabbling with a bit of clothes sewing for my daughter.

I haven't done this in a long time as she didn't wear any of the previous stuff I made 

and I actually really don'y have the time, 

but occasionally I have to do something other than work or household chores...

I made her 2 pairs of shorts, but she is not keen on them. Even with pockets!

Then I saw this yellow cat fabric and thought that it would make a nice little something...

The dress pattern is from The Great British Sewing Bee,

a free pattern from the Daily Mail many moons ago....

The dress is a hit... a fudged the zip as I didn't have an invisible one, 

so I just used a regular one that I had to hand. 

And I didn't quite follow any instructions 

to get the zip in, but it works and she loves the dress. 

She has a party this week and if she hasn't worn it out by then, she plans to wear it.

Now to use some fabric from my stash and try something else...

Auction Of Promises

I started this blog many moons ago 

so that I could keep my Mom up to date 

with a few things, 

one being my hobby...

Somehow, since she died I just haven't felt the urge to blog 

and I haven't had the time to sew like I used to...

I now work full time, 

have 3 kids and pursue other hobbies 

which are time consuming including 

photography and wine tasting ;)

BUT, I finished this quilt recently

and decided to donate it to my children's junior school 

for their 'Auction of Promises'

so here is a quick pic with the snowdrops 

before I drop it off...

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Today would have been my Mom's 78th Birthday.

Quite fitting, that I did manage some longarm-quilting for a friend, 

but more on that if I manage to blog again :)