Buttons and Bobs

A cotton nightie  for a little girl who dislikes polyester as it makes her hot and who likes the colour pink. It is not a sale item. The pattern says it is an easy make but I added a few hours to it by doing french seams and adding decorative machined borders. There are links to Pinterest to lots of free patterns for this peasant style garment but I used Butterick 4910.  I was happily sewing until I read the note in bold on the back of the pattern: NOTE: Garments in this pack are not intended for sleep apparel. The pictures look like sleep apparel to me so I decided to ask about rules and for general advice about sleepwear from members of the Sewing in the UK Facebook group. I received lots of helpful links and opinions. Some people pointed out that : even if it was easier to find fire retardant fabric there is some fear about the chemicals used to make them fire resistant.  most sleepwear in shops is not fire retardant but items car...

Now I have three rooms to tidy up after searching for scraps to practise applique with! Sigh.

Based on a purse I saw when browsing Pinterest. The original was made by Crystal . Crystal provides clear instructions and lots of photos. It is well worth looking at Crystal's blog as she has lots of tutorials for cute items to stitch for children ( Stitched By Crysta l ) . Crystal provides clear instructions and lots of photos. This is how I made my version of the toddler's purse.. I needed fabric for the outer and the strap fabric for the lining interfacing trimming - I chose bias binding fastener - I chose to use magnets at first - didn't attract - resorted to a stud. I cut a 33 inch length of fabric 2 inches wide to make a cross body strap. Folded and ironed a crease down the middle length ways. Folded the long edges in to the centre crease. Ironed. Folded length ways again. I chose to top stitch the strap in white but the joins threw out the stitching. Until I have mastered top stitching I will use thread that matches the fabric. I ... Cut 2 circles fr...