a little birdie told me...

that all paper patterns at Spotlight are 50% off, till 8 July! :)

[twirly skirt]

Did this really quickly- form the top portion and run a ribbon through, and added lace to the bottom! This is the really cheap cotton prints i got the other day from textile centre.
Love how the stiffness of the lace trimming makes the skirt flouncy!
Here's the pics with model :

[my 1st handquilted blanket]

is finally done! :)
Here's the pics:

[handtowel]

we always had trouble differentiating our handtowels from our dishtowels. These are really cheap white towels from Ikea, lined with my new Amy Butler fabric..... no more confusion!!! :)

Dress for DD

From Kukyideas tutorial, I made this Sunny Day Dress for my daughter. The size was a bit too small for her. Guess she will outgrow the dress in a few months time. However, it is a good start to learn the tactic of shirring.

Personally, I find that it is good to look at the Sunny Day Dress Tutorial, by House on Hill Road, as the Kukyideas tutorial had only described briefly on tying of the loose end for the shirring. The House on Hill Road had provided a much better picture.

It is really interesting sewing this dress...guess will improvised on the next time round.

Little Girl's Dress

Here's my finished product for the 2nd challenge. I made a dress for my daughter. I made the pattern myself. I was inspired by the tie top tank and this tutorial on how to make a girl's dress from a pillowcase. This wasn't an old pillowcase just some fabric I bought from Joann's.

Yeah, she likes it! : )
I am also in the works for making a skirt for me. I'll hopefully finish that up tonight and post it soon.

tie top tank tube tutorial

now, that's alliteration for you... haha.

anyway, great tutorial here by Belle Epoque. Check it out!