Category Archives: Sewing

More Hoodies for my nieces – I’m so lucky to have so many little people to make things for. It’s difficult to find brown hoodies for little ones so I went for a pink and white mouse. It turned out pretty cute … Continue reading →

Here’s a couple of Dino Hoodies I’ve made for presents recently. (This one does have arms, I have no idea why I photographed it like this!)   Other Hoodies I’ve made: Gruffalo with ears and horns Mouse Purple prickles Captain … Continue reading →

Eli chose ‘Zoltan’ from Make a Monster by Fiona Goble. The book is full of bright pictures of fleecy monsters which definitely appealed to him. The instructions were easy to follow and the whole thing took about 2 hours to make. … Continue reading →

I looked through one of my books with Eli and this is what he picked.  I’ll post the details tomorrow – right now Mr Purple (we really need to work on more imaginative names) is snuggled up in bed.

I made this shrug from an old tee-shirt using this tutorial  The tutorial’s really easy to follow and I love the shape it makes. I think with the right tee-shirt this would work really well over a dress for a wedding … Continue reading →