Butterfly Toiletries Bag

Super-fast construction using very lazy iron on hook and loop - a colourful little bag to hold hairbrush, lip gloss and nail files for the birthday girl.

Birthday Girl Scrappy Apron

I have a little girl that's going to be 8 later this week and she loves baking cakes.  I had just about enough scraps left from making her quilt to have a go at a very girlie apron for those fun and messy baking sessions.

I had to piece together the front as the scraps I had were small but hopefully it adds to the charm.  I had enough spot fabric for the lining and neck straps/ties.

I made a small pocket with another small scrap and lined it with the spot fabric.  Folded the top over to give the effect of binding.

Stitch pocket to front of apron.

Make some ties and a neck strap in the style of bias binding by ironing and then top sewing.

Sew the front and lining together (wrong sides facing) along all but the bottom edge.  Remember to include the neck strap and ties in the seams - these will be on the inside of the apron as you sew so that when right sides are out they will be in the right place!  Turn right sides out, fold, iron and hem the bottom edge and then top sew all round the edges on the right side for a nice finish.

Let's hope she likes it!

Costume for Greek Day at school

This project required a visit to Dunelm (which now boasts a coffee shop!) for the cheapest single white bed sheet they sold and 2 meters of 99p/meter curtain tie-back cord in a fetching shade of gold.  I also dug out a remnant of the sheet I used to back Grandma's Quilt from the scrap bag for a splash of colour!

Supplies at the ready!

For the average 10 year old boy you need a third of a single bed sheet for the toga.  Fold the sheet in half along the longest length (the fold will go over the shoulders and down the arms) and cut off a third of the sheet.

Fold this piece in half again along the longest side and chop out a rectangle to shape the arms and body then sew the edges you have just sut out to make the side and underarm seams and hem the sleeves as required. 

Draw and cut out a triangle for the neck opening about 10 inches across.  Zig-zag over the edges to stop from fraying.

That's the basic toga tunic finished!

Measure your child from shoulder to hip and sew a band of fabric twice this length into a sash to add some colour.

Add the tie-back cord as a belt and it's done!