Modkid New Book...

So, I mentioned this on my last past...
I got the book about 3 weeks ago and started right away.

I started to work on the bubble dress right away!
I meant to sew this cute casual dress for my 5 years old. As it turned out, it was way too baggy on her, too long and too wide (it is also the same in the book... it's meant to be this way). So I tried the dress also on my 8 years old. It's a bit too short for her, but SO CUTE! (with leggings, of course).



I then cut the same size again, but I took off a couple of inches from the length and width of the top part this time, I think it'll fit my 5 years old better.
But... all I have left to do to complete this dress is the neck opening and hemming of the sleeves, and I can't sew now, till my leg gets better...
So all I can show you now is the first dress, again, originally for a 5 years old but modeled on my 8 years old...
Isn't is adorable???


Now, about the book..
It's all stretch items, all seem very casual and usefull items. I think I'll sew most of them, because stretch clothes are always so comfortable, and if they are also cute...
My favorite are the bubble dress, the leggings, the gloves, the bathing suits... the tops are also very very cute.
It'll take some time, but I know I'll make it all.
It's a great book, filled with really great items for girls, very practical, comfortable and cute!
The instructions (of the bubble dress) are very good, the patterns paper is very high quality, the whole package is very attractive...
Great buy!
It's a good thing my little girl is only 9 months old :-)

Back in the blogging world..

Yes, I have the time now to look at other blogs.. to write a new post, which has been waiting for quiet some time now...
But not to sew...
I broke my leg!!!! two nights ago, I took care of the laundry, I slipped, and fell, and broke my ankle!
I am now laying on the sofa, can't do anything around the house.. other than feed one of the babies.
my husband is exhausted.. only two days and he's already desperate. I don't know how we'll survive 6 weeks of that!
So, he took all the kids and he's spending the day with his parents, hoping to get an hour of sleep there.
and I have time to blog...
first, I made my 5 years old a passover dress, from sheer purple fabric that I bought years ago from fabric.com...
The pattern is Little Girls Big Style - Basic Dress.


(sorry, I meant to put nice pictures, from Passover eve.. But I'm not sure we'll even attend it this year...)
Some remarks:
It was very difficult to handle this fabric and to gather it evenly, at some point I just quit trying and simply made little folds. It doesn't look as nice as gathers, but still OK.
The pattern runs big, really big. I made size 3, and it fits real nice. next time I will have to make a size bigger.

I cut the leftover fabric to two parts, I used the bigger one for a simple skirt for my 8 years old...


The small part I put aside, hoping to get something done for my little one, I really love this fabric, even though it is difficult.

Another thing...
I know I said using only stash fabric and patterns... And I usually follow this decision, but I could not resist Modkid new book
you can see it right here
It looks great, right???
It is great!
There are only patterns there for knit fabrics, and they all look really special,
I plan to make the swimsuits for this Summer, and the swim covers.
And I already made the bubble dress..
But this will be reported on the next post...
Bye for now,

Mccall 6435 - two new tops

Hi There..
I know, I'm such a bad blogger! even worse, I can't keep track of all the blogs out there, with all this great inspiration. It's a difficult time for me, and I keep reminding myself that the twins are growing bigger, and in two years or so life WILL get easier.
but in te meantime...
I rarely craft anymore. I want to, I keep my to-do list very long, and getting longer, but I realise I can't make it all.
So I gave up in advance. I did not make the girls any costume for PURIM this year. Nor did I make any toy for my little ones.
I did make two new tops for myself.
The fabrics are not from my stash, because I had no jersey fabrics. But the pattern is from my stash. It is Mccall 6435


I made both views, with high quality Jersey fabric




The pattern review
Sizing: I made size 8. It's a bit too snug on me, I still did not get used to my post-pregnancy figure... So I guess that's my problem, not the pattern.
The directions great! though there is nothing special to be instructed about, it rally is a simple T shirt, made out of two fabrics to look unique.
Will I make it again? Made it twice already, will very likely make it again. maybe even with lace the way it is displayed on the pattern envelop.
fabric used: great jersey fabric that a friend fot for me.

It really is a great simple pattern, with lots of potential!

Pretty soon I plan to use some stash fabrics for some cute and simple summer projects for the girls. They may be prepared in the time for the next winter, but I'll have to take the chance :-)

Good day all!

I thought I could have it all...

four kids, a husband, full time job an haour and a half away from home, and time for crafting too...
I guess I was wrong. This past month since I returned to work has been really busy.
At night, when all the kids are asleep, I took a few minutes each day to work on my 5 years old birthday cakes (yes, as always, 3 different cakes), so I had no time to sew at all!
I did manage a few items before all that...
one is 11-2008-125


Here's the way mine looks


It is part of my pattern stash sewing.. I'm trying realy hard to buy nothing new... (OK, a friend of mine baught some Jersey fabrics for me, but I really didn;t have enough of those).

The pattern review:
I made size 40, and it is wide... I think it runs big.
it is pretty simple to make. The instructions were simple.
I like it a cute simple summer top, but I don't know if I'll make it again, it's not special in any way...

I also made many cakes this month...




I need more pink edible color!!!

Last evening, once we had all the parties over, I placed my sewing machine back on the table..

My plans for the feture (note, I don't plan for the 'coming month' anymore... )
- A new winter top for myself
- summer dresses - four of them, two my 8 years old and her best friend, and two for my 5 years old and her best friend..
- two dolls...
- two quilt cushions
I wonder how long it'll take me...

Ok, now that I have a couple of minutes (little ones are playing near me, two big girls and husband all a sleep, no work today..) I;m going to see what change on blogland this past month I was not around..

Golf top from World Fashion Magazine

Hi there!
I still have a couple of things that I didn't blog about, and that deserve a post.
They all all from the past month, but from before I returned to work...
I really have no time to do anything these days. I hurry to work early in the morning, hurry to get the kids back after work, hurry to do all the chores at home after all the kids are asleep... (OK, not ALL the chores, but some I just have too...). If I finish it all in time, I let my self 'play' around for a short while...

These two tops are from a 'golf top' pattern from the Israeli Magazine 'World Fashion' number 2. I liked the top since I saw it, and it looks really simple.
In the magazine it appears with short sleeves, I made it twice, once with short sleeve with some lycra that was difficult for my machine to handle, and once with long sleeves, that I copied from another pattern that I have (the sleeves are wide at the bottom, I like it that way).
Here is the picture from the magazine.
Here are my versions of it




The pattern review
what can I say??? so easy!
Only 3 pattern pieces, very good explnantions and drawings...
Tne result has anice fit. The only issue I have is with arranging the collar nicely, I have troubles with it, it doesn't 'sit' on me ar evenly as on the model. I may need to pin something there, same as the model. WHat do you think?

Anyway, both these tops are from my faric stash, so I am good there.

I have some more to show... later. Babies are crying here...

Encinitas - and a new decision...

First... my decision...
Hard as it is, I've decicided to stop buying fabric and patterns until I make better use of what I have.
I think it is called 'sewing from stash'... right? Stash of fabric and patterns.
There will be exceptions, I suppose, (for example, I hardly have any nice stretch fabric at the moment...) but I'll try to limit it. The reason is both the ecomony and the limited space in my closet...
So, all of the projects I am currently doing are from my fabric stash, and when it is reduced I'll have the pleasure of buying again... I can't wait!



Now, The Encinitas... I wasn't sure about this pattern... still not sure. But my 8 years old loves it...




The patterns arrives only in German, but it's not difficult. It is basically a regular peasent top with a 'leaf' skirt. There are two layers to the skirt, the inside one is sewed as usual, the outer one has pockets (not visual in my pictures), but you could just as easily leave the pockets out and that would make it a really easy and quick little dress.
I finished the wo layers of the skirt with bias tape, which makes it a bit 'jumpy'. My dd loves the effect.
I'm not sure how I feel about this dress. It is special, sure, and twirly, and my 5 years old already asked for a dress 'just like this one' too... so for the girls it's a success. But something doesn't look right to me, not sure what. If I do it again I'll lengthen the top part, I think it is a bit too short, and I may leave the pockets out.

This dress is all from stash fabric... so I'm OK so far!

I'm returning to work tomorrow morning... I guess my limited crafting time will be far more limited then...

Till next time then.. :-)

new beginings...

Well, I was away again... but this time I have the best excuse... I really had no computer.
I was informed about a month ago, that the company (a startup) I worked in for the past 5 years, was sold.. that's great news of course.. for the share holders. Not so much for me. It means looking for a new job...
So, I had to return my computer, hence my limited computer access, and worry about finding a new job.
I will start my new job in two weeks, in Tel Aviv. That's pretty far from my home, I hope I will be able to do that... I worry about seeing my babies for only 3 hours before they go to sleep... not being able to do anything with my girls...
well, work is a MUST at this stage of our lives... I'll just need to make it work, right???
On the good side, I think I'll be able 2-3 times a year to travel after work to Nahalt Binyamin, the fabric street of Israel.... Up until now it was ajust too far, took months of arrangements.. but when I work 20 minutes from there... :-)

But in the meantime, I made quiet a few things. Some deaseve a post of their own, as they are new patterns Ive tried, but some are just old stuff I made again.
For example - This bag is made according this Simplicity 2396, which I already made several times. see here for example. I made it again, this time a bigger version, as I will need a space for a book, now that I'll have to take the train to get to work... and I added a zipper to fully close the bag, so nothing can fall out.



I also made a new Jalie sweetheart top for myself... But I made a mistake, I didn't follow the instructions (I thought I remembered them so well...) so it looks a little different, but I like it! The sleeves turned out a little short, so I think I'll cut it to be a short sleeve top pretty soon..


I made some more stuff, but I think those deserve their own entry... So I'll finish with this adorable pictures... don't you think???

I hope that now, when I have a computer, I can blog more often, and more important - keep track of what haooens in the sewing world, in other blogs!!!!