What have we made?

Whew well after much fiddling with fabric, hangers and a digital camera with flat batteries we have a sort of record of some of the things that between us we have made or sewn so far (though Fleur found she still has heaps more stashed in her closet- her addiction to clothes is only rivalled by her shoe collection ;-) . As we make new stuff we hope to add new pics and maybe update some of the existing ones to actual "modelled" shots (modelled by us I'm afraid, we cant afford supermodels) as I think clothes tend to look better on. The following items are things we have made over the last couple of years...


Summer dresses made by Fleur, probably the oldest items we still have kicking around- made around 1998.
Red & white flowers: New look 6755, view A. Fabric- synthetic (?) from an op-shop.Cost to make-probably under $10 including pattern.
Blue/green dress: McCalls 2752, view B. Fabric- Pure cotton from an op-shop. Cost to make: approx $15 including pattern.


Close up of bodice of McCalls 2752 showing the cute pleats that are a feature of option B.

Black and white "Zebra skirt"- Made by Kate : Burda 8907, view A- a favourite pattern of ours! Only 2 pieces and easy to make (guess that's why its a Burda "easy" pattern) .

Fabric pure cotton craft fabric from Textile Traders clearance table ($2/metre). Lace- stretch with sequins on it , zigzagged over skirt after it was made. Black Crochet "doily" - originally from a much loved black singlet, rescued when it finally died and zigzagged onto skirt. Cost to make- probably less than $5 in total as pattern borrowed from Fleur's collection.

The same skirt as previous pattern , made by Fleur from vintage fabric and lace trim.

Fleur: Purple wrap skirt New look?????. Made from several pieces of fabric pieced together- this pattern has only 1 piece to it , but Fleur lined it to make it reversible with with a different fabric. Top is an old velvet evening dress with scoop back that has been cut and hemmed to make a top.

Burda WOF cowl neck top : made by Kate- top no 111 from 12/2005. Made from a scrap of red stretch t-shirt cotton type fabric from an op-shop for about $2. As used stretch fabric didn't have to put a zip in. Made a size 40 could have probably gone up to a 42 if I wanted the cowl to dip lower like on the model but it suits me fine as it (no flashing of bra!).

Necklace: recycled wooden beads by Fleur.

Boys "Pantaloons" - Burda 3292 (old pattern , picked up at a garage sale)/ Made from a Japanese "manga" style cartoon cat cotton print brought at "Fabric warehouse" in Mirrabooka for $3 metre.

Top and skirt by Fleur- Vintage brown synthetic fabric with yellow spots. Skirt is the Burda 8907 - with pleats/pinches sewn randomly on it. Top made without pattern in a halterneck crossover style from 2 triangular peices of fabric and scraps left over.

Face top: Made by Fleur - Fabric from "Knitwits" in Nedlands- approx $20 metre, Pattern "Sewing with Nancy" McCalls M4600- View "A" bodice with jacket view arms (more bell shaped). Pleats pinched and sewn randomly all over fabric.


Left: Close up of "Face" fabric - stretch mesh type.

Below:Another "wrap" skirt, reversible, by Fleur. White cotton fabric with silk screened cat design (Silk screening also done by Fleur)