Summer of Stitching

I hate changing rooms, and am not so big on huge crowds so it seemed like a good plan to try and make my piddly student budget stretch a bit further and start making some clothes myself. I started simple as you can see! but really pleased with the stuff I've made. Nothing beats someone asking you where you got something and being able to tell them you made it!









I'm also much more at home behind the camera so decided to let the garden take care of the modelling. Hope you like them!

The first two and last are adapted from the lovely pattern which you can buy from Jen here (I also made the dress version in black cotton). Then the one in the third is from a pattern I drafted from another top.

Next I'm dreaming up Corduroy pinafores and lots of plaids, in Navy, Mustard and Burgundy. Am I the only one who is ready for Autumn?

Polaroids

When in Wales

DIY

Made myself a new duvet cover from two cheap flat white sheets (white covers are apparently like gold dust?) so I had to stitch one myself. Dip dyed it in the bath and now it looks like the sky, hurrah!

In the night Garden

Rounding off the party for both my own and Virginies Birthdays with amazing singing, exploding, blooming flower candles in my garden!

On my Plate

So many yummies lately!
Breakfast: pan au chocolat, rasberries, blueberries and orange & Rasbery juice and Crepes with pomegranit fruit salad, squeezable condensed milk and goats yoghurt
Snack time: Macaroons at Laduree and Birthday cake for Virginie with blueberries & creme fraiche
Dinner: Raclette with potatoes, asparagus and pickles and BBQ in the garden, veggie skewers and sausages

Dreaming

of living in a world like this
















The Secret Garden is one of the most beautiful movies ever!