Sew Many New Clothes!

(and sew many sewing puns! 😜)

I've been lax as usual in posting to this blog but I've certainly been busy!

Max and Juno have been out and about rather a lot recently and are due to do so again tomorrow when I set off down to the Cotswolds to stay with friends and attend the Julip Live at the weekend!

In the meantime, here's a few new additions to the girl's wardrobes.

Juno got a new dress using the pattern I created for the one in the previous post, though this time I gave it sleeves and used some really nice fabric I'd been hoarding for such an outfit. I absolutely love it!

A mustard coloured cardigan for Juno has been on my to-sew list for months as well, so when I spotted a child’s jumper the perfect shade of yellow in a charity shop recently I knew it was meant to be! I totally fudged the neckline several times and had to rip out my stitches twice and start again but I’m pretty pleased with the final result - it even has POCKETS!
The buttons are purely decorative and are a little big but they were the only ones I had that were even vaguely in scale so they’ll do for now.

It has such a warm autumnal feel and I can't wait for all the leaves to turn so I can get even more photos of her out enjoying nature!

I always feel bad for Max as Juno tends to be treated to far more exciting outfits!

I've been making up batches of tank tops and t-shirts as they're easy to make, and have been experimenting with rubber stamps and 'stazon' ink to add logos and text without the need for any transfer paper which I always find really awkward to use.

As my mum and I have been trying to lose weight in the last year (I'm down 3 stone thus far!) we've found that a lot of our old clothes are now way too big, so any that were too far gone to donate to the charity shop I've cut up and scavenged the fabric. I've already got heaps of denim from old jeans, but this stuff was more denim-like and stretchy, so it was the perfect material to use for doll ones.

I made another pair without pockets so I could attempt some distressing, but unfortunately as it isn't real denim it just frays and falls apart which wasn't quite the look I was going for!

Juno soon fell heir to them, as well as yet another jumper because apparently she can never have too many of those.

I found the socks it was made from in Tesco, reduced down to £1.50 and well, it has cats on it, taco cats no less! It was perfect for a Juno Jumper!

I've got lots of plans for these two over the autumn - I'm working on another couple of room sets so fingers crossed you'll be able to see them soon! 

For now, I leave you with a few random photos of them all from the last few weeks as I have to be up at 6:30 at the latest tomorrow so I can catch an early train south. RIP me. 😭

 Baxter managed to find a new favourite stick whilst they were out...