Dress Makers Dummy

I should mention that my fabulous mother gave me a dressmaker's dummy for Christmas.  My next project is to be a floral dress and I will fit it on my dummy.  I'm going to give Simon Henry's LBD book method a bit of a go but I will use my dummy instead of a t-shirt.  Wish me luck because it is a non-stretch fabric.

Kimono Dressing Gown for Summer- Simplicity 9319

I've been sweltering in my winter velour dressing gown so I decided I needed a new summer one.  I also like to water the garden in the morning before I get dressed so I needed something for that, just in case the neighbours look over:).

Choosing the material was the hardest bit.  I spent hours going through the American Craft Cottons - I love them so much and chose an expensive one with gold cotton in it and sort of Japanese looking only to find when I got to the counter that there wasn't enough left on the bolt.  Just my luck. In the end I went for a cheaper Voile from Sportlight which was only NZ$9 per metre.  I did french seams to make it look tidy.   I love the lemon ribbon sash for a belt and only put it on by chance when one of my Xmas present came wrapped with it.  Next time I would make the gown a little longer.  (I didn't show you my knees!) The pattern is one I bought on TradeMe (a whole box of 60 patterns for $5 and $18 for postage. lol). But worth it since patterns here can be between $10 and $20 each. Voila with my Voile! A garden gown for the garden!

Superman Boxer shorts for Bed

I have to admit that my 12 year old son got this lovely comic superman material for Christmas with a note "To be continued into a pair of cool boxer shorts for bed!"  I managed to get them made on 13th January.  The fabric is from ThumpaCat in Arrowtown. (They sell on Trademe)  R loves them! (especially since I made a crouch adjustment so they don't hang down too low!)