I will be hosting my very first giveaway soon! Please keep checking back for more information (or in other words when I have worked out how to do it!!).
The Dolls Dressmaker
Sunday, 20 January 2013
Liberty Tana Lawn
Love this, from the Liberty blog
I will be hosting my very first giveaway soon! Please keep checking back for more information (or in other words when I have worked out how to do it!!).
The Dolls Dressmaker
I will be hosting my very first giveaway soon! Please keep checking back for more information (or in other words when I have worked out how to do it!!).
The Dolls Dressmaker
Saturday, 19 January 2013
Snow!
The neighbours must think I am mad playing with dolls in the snow but surely they must know me by now??
The Dolls Dressmaker
Friday, 18 January 2013
Thursday, 17 January 2013
A little top for a little Miss
One of my aims for 2013 is to make more clothes for human sized people. I have finished my top, which I will post about later, but I am now working on something for the littlest in the family.
I have a problem when it comes to reading patterns (bit like instruction booklets) the words seem to swim in front of me and to be honest I would rather just "have a go" and it usually works out in the end!
I don't know if it's just because I am more experienced now with sewing clothes or if it's because these patterns are in French (and therefore take more serious consideration!) but I have no problem following these patterns! The pictures help greatly and I know enough French to grasp the basic sewing terminology. Anyway, I love these patterns and I love that they are printed on proper paper not flimsy tissue!
The fabric is Liberty Tana Lawn, Eloise which is now sadly discontinued.
Should my daughter wish to she could also dress her doll in a matching dress!
I have a problem when it comes to reading patterns (bit like instruction booklets) the words seem to swim in front of me and to be honest I would rather just "have a go" and it usually works out in the end!
I don't know if it's just because I am more experienced now with sewing clothes or if it's because these patterns are in French (and therefore take more serious consideration!) but I have no problem following these patterns! The pictures help greatly and I know enough French to grasp the basic sewing terminology. Anyway, I love these patterns and I love that they are printed on proper paper not flimsy tissue!
The fabric is Liberty Tana Lawn, Eloise which is now sadly discontinued.
Should my daughter wish to she could also dress her doll in a matching dress!
The Dolls Dressmaker
Friday, 11 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
For the love of Liberty
I think it is now safe to say that my favourite fabric is Liberty's Tana Lawn. With such a high thread count it makes such beautiful, soft items and of course it comes in a wide range of tiny prints which are perfect for dolls dresses.
Having found a (another) new blog to drool over Liberty addict I've realised that I also may have become a bit of a Liberty fabric collector, why else would I be bidding on tiny pieces of fabric that definitely won't make a dolls dress on Ebay? Well because, you know, it might come in handy, right?
Also feeding my collecting habit is my Pinterest board "Liberty Love" where I store up gorgeous pictures of Liberty fabric with the vain hope that one day I might make something with it!!
However I am starting the year with good intentions and I am nearly finished making a new top for me, using Liberty Tana Lawn "Glenjade" and have a pattern and material for a top for my daughter using Liberty "Eloise".
Although from this photo it looks like I have a long way to go, better get on with some sewing then!
The Dolls Dressmaker
Having found a (another) new blog to drool over Liberty addict I've realised that I also may have become a bit of a Liberty fabric collector, why else would I be bidding on tiny pieces of fabric that definitely won't make a dolls dress on Ebay? Well because, you know, it might come in handy, right?
Also feeding my collecting habit is my Pinterest board "Liberty Love" where I store up gorgeous pictures of Liberty fabric with the vain hope that one day I might make something with it!!
However I am starting the year with good intentions and I am nearly finished making a new top for me, using Liberty Tana Lawn "Glenjade" and have a pattern and material for a top for my daughter using Liberty "Eloise".
Although from this photo it looks like I have a long way to go, better get on with some sewing then!
The Dolls Dressmaker
Overhaul
Back to school today for the children and back to work for me!
Lots of inspiration has been gained from many (far too many) hours sat looking at Pinterest, so now that the house and my craft room are nice and quiet, it's time to get back to sewing.
But before that can happen I want to sort out my existing stock and have a tidy up. I also want to re-photograph some of the dresses.
I am sure I will feel better for the (early) spring clean!
The Dolls Dressmaker
Lots of inspiration has been gained from many (far too many) hours sat looking at Pinterest, so now that the house and my craft room are nice and quiet, it's time to get back to sewing.
But before that can happen I want to sort out my existing stock and have a tidy up. I also want to re-photograph some of the dresses.
I am sure I will feel better for the (early) spring clean!
The Dolls Dressmaker
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