More modelling shots

Here is Helen modelling her wonderful outfit from Naomi/Nayjay. I don't know where she got the idea for these poses!

Pinafore dress and top

Top and dress with pants

Top, vest and pants

Crocheted hat

What I sewed for the EB swap

Here are some pics of the outfits I made for the swap. Please excuse the bad quality of the photos - I was rushed because it was really windy and there were lots of potentially 'helpful' little kids around.

For Nic's son Luca (see modelling shots on Nic's blog):

Wool/acrylic blend overalls from an Ottobre pattern

The shirt I made didn't work out, so I bought this one instead...

...and added an apron for Luca to wear when he's working around the house. This was inspired by various apron ideas I've seen around the net, but I didn't refer to any particular pattern or tutorial to make this.

 

And for Fin's (ednaboo) four year old daughter:

Sequined corduroy dress (Ottobre)

Coordinating leggings (Ottobre). Unfortunately it was too hard to get cotton velour that fit the budget, so I went with polyester velour.

A simplified Buttercup bag from the scraps of the dress fabric

Fin is due to have another baby any day now, so knowing that she's a clothie, I couldn't resist popping in this little AI2. PUL outer, microfleece inner, bamboo fleece insert. Darling Diapers' free newborn pattern.

I'm not sure why the ends are curling under like that - I hope it evens out with use.

Opening day #2

Heather eventually decided to try on her new outfit when I was dressing her for a quick outing this afternoon. Being sick, she was still a bit grumpy when I got the camera out.

Then she warmed up a bit and started playing. (Here you can also see a glimpse of Helen in part of her new outfit).

The hair clip is a great finishing touch - it takes the outfit from pretty to super super cute!

Can you believe my giant here was born only 2½ years ago?!!

We ran out of time for Helen to model her outfit, so there will be photos of that tomorrow.

Opening day!

It's opening day for the EB children's clothing swap. I have to say my girls have been very spoiled! Heather is sick and Helen is at preschool, so they haven't tried on the outfits yet. I'll take some modelling shots as soon as I can. In the meantime, pictures of the clothes will have to do.

The first parcel to arrive contained a sweet little outfit for Heather, sewn by Ourcompletedfamily (sorry if I missed your real name somewhere!). She sewed a knit top, a cord/cotton skirt and a coordinating hairclip. The finish on everything is a high standard and the style of the top suits Heather really well. I considered putting something in my preferences about making sure there is room for her rather round tummy, but didn't want to sound too demanding. Well, it's like Ourcompletedfamily read my mind, because the empire style with gathers under the bust is one of my favourite styles for Heather and makes for a great fit! Thank you!
Sorry these photos don't really pay justice to the outfit:

The second parcel came from Naomi (Nayjay). She put together a spectacular outfit for Helen and several very generous extras. Amazing work, very high standard sewing. I feel so spoiled - thank you Naomi! There are some closer photos of the appliques on Naomi's blog.
Here is the outfit. Knit top, cord pinafore, cord zippered vest, navy cord pants, crocheted hat:

Here is a rear view of the pants, plus the extras Naomi included. Fabric (both the floral and the green horse print), coordinating printed ric rac, a 'made with love' label, yummy Roses chocolates and a singlet for the new baby:

Sneak peek #3

Outfit #2 for the EB swap is finished - I think! I had some issues with the seams in the red fabric. I have reinforced them, but may neeed to buy a RTW top if they don't pass inspection after washing.

Nesting

I am 12 weeks pregnant and my nesting instinct is kicking in, especially now that the NT screening came back low risk. Last night DD2 kept me awake for a while, and I spent the time making a mental sewing to do list, and thinking about what type of nappies to make for the bub. Originally I was thinking AI2s with hook and loop to keep things really simple, but I keep thinking about how cute fitteds can be, my stash of baby print cotton knits, and also the gorgeous looking rainbow bamboo velour Lushies at Sustainable Hemp Products. It doesn't help that I have discovered that Bamboo Fabric Store has bamboo velour in a great range of colours! There is so much to do, plus I need to get my swap items finished (top priority) and help out with sewing some things for preschool as well. There's a lot of stuff to sort out with the house as well, but hopefully DH will help out there.