Wednesday 28 March 2012

Black and White

I made this dress last year and Chloe grew so quickly it didn't last all summer. So this year I've made it in age 10 with 15cm added on, would you believe after all that it's just a nice (knee) length!


Thursday 8 March 2012

Cropped Trousers!

You might wonder why the exclamation mark ? Well, when I look at the length of these trousers to me they look like they should be full length for an 8 year old, but no, on mine they are indeed cropped trousers!

Sleeves with a Twist

I loved the sleeves of a tee shirt I saw recently so decided, having sought the advice of a good friend, to have a go at my own version. Chloe's reaction was " I love the twisted sleeves, they're fun!" I agree.

Sunday 4 March 2012

Purple Trio

In preparation for warmer days to come I've been busy making some cotton jodhpur style trousers from one of my Japanese sewing books (translated into french as Jolies Tenues pour Fillette Coquette) and a summer cotton top (from another Japanese book, again in french called Mademoiselle). To complete the trio of purple I made the Dots T Shirt from one of my Ottobre Design magazines in a soft viscose jersey. The long sleeve top and the trousers both took quite some attention to detail to get a nice finish but having seen Chloe in the top today I think well worth the effort.  I think however if the wet snow we had today is anything to go by it will be a while before she is wearing the sleeveless top and trousers, I just hope they look as nice too!