Something girly

I've had this Lillestof organic cotton jersey in my stash for a while, never really knowing what to make with it. However, a day-care friend of my son is celebrating her 3rd birthday this weekend, so I decided to make her a little something.

This t-shirt is made using Rae's Flashback Skinny Tee pattern, cut out in size 3T. I really like this pattern, it's definitely becoming a staple go-to pattern for me. And it's easy to modify...I added 2.5cm to the front on order to create gathers along the front neck line but they're not that obvious. Ah well, perhaps my next attempt will turn out better! An old t-shirt of mine provided the fabric to create the cap sleeves and to bind the neck line. As you can see from the *beautiful* stitching along the neck-line, I have to improve my patience when sewing the final touches on a garment ;) I added a ribbon "label" so that it's easy for the little Miss to determine the back/front of the t-shirt.

To complete the gift, I wanted to make one extra thing, a little pouch or bag, but before starting I decided to check my IG feed, and noticed the lovely felt pouches my sister-in-law had just made and posted a tutorial for...what perfect timing. Thus, a little matching pouch was sewn, and hopefully the birthday girl will fill it with her treasures.

A belated birthday gift...

It was the birthday of a good friend of mine a few weeks ago, and I wanted to make her something to mark the occasion. We don't see each other very often, and months can go by between chats. However, I think about her often, and every now and then we exchange hand-written letters or a long phone call. It's the type of friendship isn't affected by silence or distance...we can pick up exactly where we left off.

She loves getting dolled up for nights out. I remember many a Saturday night getting ready at her place, chatting and giggling as we anticipated dancing the night away! She had (and probably still has) quite a collection of make-up, and I remember the "hundreds" of bottles of nail varnish in every colour imaginable. So what better than to make her a Snappy Manicure Wallet by Anna of Noodlehead (free tutorial here). I filled it with some new bottles of nail varnish, some new nail files and some hand creams. I wrapped it up in some happy polka-dot paper and posted it off. 

Happy belated birthday, dear friend! xxx