Take one....

Doona cover, in pristine condition, from a Salvo's store...

Dress up day

Ahoy, mateys!  We are a boating family (or were until kids came along) so dress up day at daycare caused the creation of this pirate outfit. Modified the pattern from Dana.

Trakkie Daks

Made from an ottobre pattern.

Child's placemat - learn through living

Gift for 2 girls, child's placemat, with reverse applique for the detail, and curtain fabric remnant for the placemat.

I am one.

And so, my mummy has made me a special shirt.

"Jemima"

For my crafty mum-to-be friend and her husband (who is also quite a skillful chap, and also happens to be my friend), this softie is for their daughter, due in a couple of weeks. She's been named Jemima by daddy.

Pattern via this skilled Melbournian, from here...

And I bundled her up in this bag I made from an old British atlas:

Sweetness

Had fun making this one - for a soon-to-be-born little girl. I wish I could also say I made the lollipop for the mum-to-be, but I'm not that clever!

Flowers for a friend

Borrowed some fab books (this one, this one, this one, and one other which I can't find a link for) from the library and have done nothing with them for 2 months now. Finally managed to find some time to crochet these little violas for a friends wedding card. Painting done with the 2 year old's set of water colours and el-cheapo brush.

Might also see if the library stocks this one too.

Blue Boy Booties

Found a cute pattern on etsy ages and ages ago for a crocheted pair of booties, and cap.  It's American, and my crochet style is somewhat of a mix of English and American, so I had to watch I was doing the right stitches.  

I have done a cap in the same style for my nephew last Christmas, and now need to redo the cap which I've done to match these, as I'm just not happy with it.  But hey, these booties are seriously cute.  Took 5 solid attempts (on each shoe!) - let's just say the yarn is a tad worn....  The sizing was quite difficult as I used Cleckheaton wool in the chunkiest guage I could find, and the pattern used (from memory) some kind of worsted weight yarn.  Which means zippo to me!  Hence the 5 attempts, and of course, they are too big for the little guy.  Maybe they'll keep his feet warm in summer.  I mean, I might have re-done the cap by then.....?

Finished 'em sometime in mid-July.

Fun at the park in our new vest

Recrafted from an old (cashmere?) jumper of mine.

Hmm.... once again, like the pyjamas cut a little short in the body, but I was working with a small piece of wool to start with!

First attempt at using some ribbing as binding on the arms, after much deliberation, dark green was chosen, and I've since been told the poor child looks like he belongs in the Australian Cricket Team. Oh well, they can do with some help I guess.

And yes, the slippery dip IS fun!

Made in April, just in time for an Easter egg hunt.

Cosy pyjamas....

... are perfect for building towers in.

Pattern traced from another pair of pyjamas. And then, lengthened in the legs, but not enough in the body. Oops.

Now the pyjamas are made, but the next job is to chop in half and lengthen the body so they fit properly!

Made in March from the stash of flannelette bought at the end of season sale last year.

The Bucket Hat - Does this count as 1 or 2?

Does this count as 1 or 2 completed projects if it's a fully reversible bucket hat?

Finished way back in April, when I was too scared to commit to my Year of Getting Things Done.

Modelled by biggest head and smallest head, and too big for both. Has barely been off biggest head's head since it was sewn.

In fact, this project jumped the queue, when I bought the fabric scraps at a shop in Surry Hills. Impulse buying at it's best.

The demin was from the short legged husbands jeans which needed hemming. But that's another story. (And another job done).

The Year of Getting Things Done

This is the year of getting things done.  I've put all my unfinished projects in a box, and nothing more can go in, until something comes out!  Not just to 90%, but actually really, truly finish them.

And since I now have a sewing machine that doesn't sound like a machine gun (as my sister told me), I have no excuse not to learn to sew, and not to actually complete things. 

So here goes.