Preparations for our holiday are revving up, and although we only have a short plane ride this time (as opposed to the mammoth car journey we did last year!) I still like to put together a little bag of goodies for my two which will *hopefully* keep them occupied for a while.
I saw this cute little felt Noughts & Crosses game a while ago on Hideous, Dreadful, Stinky and have been meaning to find time to make it. Well, I should have done it sooner - it only took me 10 minutes yesterday! If you click through to the original tutorial, on Spoonful.com there is a handy PDF for you to print which will make it even quicker. Like 5 minutes instead of 10 :)
DH and DS were out taking a walk while DD and I were crafting yesterday...she was sticking tissue paper and sequins to cardboard letters while I managed a quick session on the sewing machine! When they got back and DS saw this, he couldn't wait to have a go - 5 games later and he reluctantly put it away in time for dinner.
Fingers crossed he is still interested when we are at 30,000 feet...
As soon as I saw the gorgeous skirt that Ashley over at Make It Love It made for her daughter's room, I knew I wanted to give it a go - this is my version.
DD's favourite doll, Big Dolly, is lacking in the wardrobe department so it was a good excuse.
Ashley's tutorial is wonderfully clear so I won't repeat the instructions here - just head over to her site if you want to see how to do it properly. I was using up scraps of material so my skirt didn't bunch out as much because the material piece was not very long - just twice the width of the doll's waist (same with the netting underneath). I also like to do my sewing in the evening so this was made entirely by hand, not machine.
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| Front of the skirt |
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| Back with netting |
DD was thrilled this morning to find it ready for Big Dolly to wear...and now she has asked for a top to go with it! Guess that will be tonight's job :/
