Holidays... its all about a bit of fun!

This is a post about our holidays... a bit of fun for everyone. Its not just about crafting but mostly :)

Fun for the kids, on the beach...

And fun for Mummy with the sewing machine!

At the beginning of the holidays, a pattern arrived from Esty for me.. This one The Schoolhouse Tunic. I have been eyeing it up for months, perhaps even a year. So, day one of the school holidays sees us tootling down to Lower Hutt in search of bargin fabric to have a go at it. I got some pretty blue/green fabric for $3 per metre... perfect for a try! Got it home, washed, pattern traced, pinned and cut out... then it sat for a week. Thank goodness for a sew club night! Tunic dress done....BUT way too big. Thankfully I had spare fabric and was able to cut out the top half again and reuse the skirt. Today it is finished. It looks nothing on the hanger but quite cool on...



I like it, but I had in mind a finer material... something more floaty and sheer. So I headed back down to Fabric Barn and found some $6 per metre sheer cotton. It was washed last night, hung to dry overnight, ironed, pieces cut out and ready for making this morning. Bless my lovely hubbie who took the kiddies to the library and out for lunch while I had 3 hours of peace and quiet to whip this one up. My fav!

Hehe, all finished as the kiddies arrived home all excited from their surprise visit to The Warehouse. Just ready for dinner out tonight!

Still had the sew bug... After 3 hours of sewing I had worked out what I sorely needed.... a second pin cushion. Its frustrating to be pinning at the ironing board, moving to sew at the machine and not remembering to bring the pin cushion with you! I got inspired by this gorgeous wee story from Tea Rose Home. I had quite a few fabric scraps left from my cot quilt so thought I would have a little go at making my own, very very simple pin cushion!

I am very tempted to stick a wee velco dot on the bottom and another on my sew table so it has a little home. Bet you have heaps of scraps crying to be made into a little spare pin cushion. Great gift for someone aye?

I'm not quite ready to put my machine away yet.. I have a skirt to hem, a cape to repair and no doubt something else will come up that I wanna have a go at. Happy holiday sewing everyone A xx