More Easter things...

First I can show you our Easter Bunny....

He quite liked eating my Easter Tree! I have been whizzing on and now I have finished my 6 crochet squares too.

I have also made myself a skirt! This was quite easy but I did learn a new skill; how to put in an invisible zip. I have put zips in before but not invisible ones and I was quite pleased with how "invisible" it ended up!

I did have a panic when I had nearly finished and held the skirt up against me...it looked like it was going to be far too small! Luckily when I tried it on it was a perfect fit...especially as I am now loosing weight.. With a few more pounds off it will be even better.

Last thing to show you tomorrow I hope!

A sideways move?

I LOVE the holidays! SO much time to do what I want to do! Especially now my littlies are biggies and don't require entertaining! So as well as my quilt I have ventured in dressmaking... A few weeks ago this magazine came free with a Sunday paper

In it was this dress using stretch fabric

I have never used stretch fabric before and in fact, apart from a brief excursion into making a skirt last year (which ended up too big really), I haven't done any dressmaking since I was at school! First I had to download the pattern and glue it all together. Loved doing this!

Then I pinned it all on to the fabric. I managed to get some very cheap at Fabric Land for my first practice

My fabric had a directional pattern so I did actually remember to compensate for that so I wouldn't have any upside-downy deer! Well I had to concentrate lots so there are no more pics of the process; BUT.....here is the finished thing!

I am very pleased with the fit, although it does make me look a bit pregnant in these photos, and I need to practise tying the tie bit, but all in all a success! I won't be wearing it as a dress however....don't have the legs!

Can you guess what it is yet?

Remember this?

From instructions I found on the 'net I made a pattern.

I had to work some gathering threads.

Lots of pins needed to attach that to the main part.

Stitching it and then a jolly good press.

A little bit of zigzag topstitching.

Bit more hidden topstitching around the top.

TAH DAH!!!
Did you guess what it was?

Not great with a brown jumper but I think it will look really lovely in the summer with a white T-shirt, or maybe a bright green.

Been a VERY long time since I made myself anything to wear but I really enjoyed this. I might be tempted to make a summer dress.....