MachMade

I love getting a good bargain. I regularly trawl the local charity shops for hidden gems and try to keep an open mind for things I could refashion, refit or use for fabric.  I've found that charity shops are a brilliant place to find baby clothes in good nick, but I often find that the adult clothes are rather worn and past their prime. So when I found this tshirt, I was delighted! It isn't my style at all, but I liked the cute bobble trim and it was in excellent condition. Checking the label, it is Next, so I know it's good quality. I immediately saw the potential for a cute baby tshirt... Start point! I know it's hard to see from that rubbish picture, but there's a lovely white bobble trim around the neck and arms. I wanted to simply make a smaller version of this for Flower. Unfortunately as soon as I started to pull it apart, I realised that (being a Next tshirt) it was far too well made. Extracting the bobble trim would involve significant amounts of ...

Since Flower was born, time to sew has been extremely limited. I'm drawn to quick projects that I can finish off in a couple of naps. I have discovered that baby clothes are quick and easy, use small amounts of fabric and are really fun and cute! Brindille and Twig is a small US company, specialising in gorgeous kids clothes patterns (although there are a couple of women's options there too). There is a clear aesthetic that I completely buy in to - it isn't flowery or floaty, just practical, sensible, cute clothes. #dresskids_likekids  I've made quite a few of the Brindille and Twig patterns, but this is one that Flower fits into NOW, so I snapped some pics this morning. It is the harem romper, which I picked because it has lots of butt space (we're using cloth nappies, which are fabulous, but require more booty room). It has three sleeve options - long, short or sleeveless. You can also use cuffs for the legs or simply hem them. I seem to get a more profe...