Wordless Weekend - Adventuring ...

~*~ Family Day Out - Lake Weeroona, Bendigo, VIC ~*~

the Sweet HEART pants No. 16 - Pink Fig

Pink Fig describes these pants as .... "Cuteness! I have always loved pants with a little flare and these just seem to hit the sweet spot! The elastic waistband and roomy fit makes these comfy-cozy and they go with everything! Make them, love them, and then give them to a little Sweet-Heart. Sizes 12 months to 10 years."

I completely agree!

This was the first time I've ever attempted any kind of "pant" for Jaida. I had recently seen some cute pants which inspired a bit of a search for something to try my hand at. How could I resist Pink Fig's "the Sweet HEART pants No.16" and what a versatile pattern, you could use a range of fabrics to create this gorgeous little pants for whatever season or occasion!

I was so impressed by the ease and simplicity of the pattern, this is the first time I've had to actively "trace" a pattern (yes I've always been lucky to have had those which you just photocopy, cut and paste together), and the instructions were so straight forward. Essentially trace, cut, join, embellish! I would definitely rate it as a great beginner project! So thank you Pink Fig!

While the design called for hearts on the knees or pockets on the sides, I decided hearts on the knees and a little elastic pocket on the back as well. Perhaps it was using the denim, something was just needed there. I cut 4 of the pocket so that the inner pocket fabric was lined as per the outside and I used a little elastic to gather it in (my first attempt at anything like that as well, and I did unpick and retry a few times there as well!) Fabric was some sparkled stretch denim and the contrast fabrics came from the Wild Thyme range by Carolyn Gavin / Lilla Rogers Studio.

My sweet little Jaida has not been blessed with long gracing legs. I made her a size 4, I do think I may need to pull the waist in just that little bit more (is her waist shrinking?) and she has a little room to grow taller, but it hasn't stopped her prancing and dancing around on tippy toe in her new sweet HEART pants.

Mum: "What do you like best about your new pants?"

Jaida: "I like them cos they got pockets and cute love hearts on the front of them
(insert little giggle here and big baby brown eyes looking up at me)"

Definitely a pattern we will be using again, and YES we're going to now order the Juliet Top #17 to complete the outfit!

So ... make sure you give them a go sometime, Sheena over at Bubbamia stocks both patterns (and some gorgeous fabric too) and pop back and let me know how your sweet HEART pants turn out.

Wordless Weekend - Expressionism

Sewing Skirts with Odds & Ends

I've been having a bit of a clean up in my stash to donate some valued material scraps to the Middle Unit Art Room of C's school (their scrap stash was running a bit low.)

Sometimes you forget in your stash that you have scraps that are just the right size to make little projects such as skirts, and of course it always help when you also have scraps from the same co-ordinating range to make it go that bit further.

Size 5
Max Newman Spring Carnival Range
(one of the first fabrics I ever brought to start sewing with)



Size 4

Wonderland by MoMo ... (I had lots of fun with this range of fabric)



size 0

Wild Thyme by Carolyn Gavin /Lilla Rogers Studio
(which are also part of the co-ordinating fabrics
I ended up deciding on (to go with some sparkly stretch denim) for the
Pink Fig Sweet Heart Pants - still a work in progress)

Pink Fig Crafty Mail ...

Don't you love it when your *crafty mail* arrives?

the Sweet HEART pants No. 16 (by Pink Fig Patterns)

I couldn't resist, I'm tracing up as we speak ...

Wordless Weekend - Modern Architecture