Romper

This is a cozy romper I've made for my brother's baby. Its not arriving until may and we don't get to know the gender so I'm hoping this is neutral enough! I used a pattern to make this and it was crap! I had to trim it down several inches and the neck ended up really wide (which I also narrowed.). I hate it when patterns that you buy (or your mum buys and you steal them from her!) just don't work. Very frustrating. I used ribbing around the neck, wrists and legs as opposed to bias binding which the pattern suggested. Anyway, after a lot of alterations I'm pleased with the result!

The little spotty tree applique.

This is what happens when I try to sew when Ollie isn't in bed! Oh, and he's got no pants on!

Introducing the UBER WALLET!!

Here is my new style of wallet. It has lots more space, including a zippered compartment on the back outer and a pocket on the front which the tab closes over.

Outer zipper.

The inside is the same as the older style. I must say this was an experiment and things usually go wrong with my experiments. First I sewed the back on upside down and had to unpick it all and then as I was doing the topstitching I broke my needle (shattered is probably a more appropriate word!). But I got there in the end and I'm very pleased with the results.