Skip to main content

Winter Warmers



Brrrr, it's cold around these parts. I am NOT a cold person. I use to be but now I'm a wuss.
What I dislike most about Winter... colds and flu.

Yesterday both the littlies were sick. Little Miss had a really bad flu. She had a temp all night but we did get lots of sleep in spite of it. Little Man had a runny nose and vomited on me but still managed to be mischievious. There isn't much that keeps him down.

Today I managed to catch a sore throat and a few coughs. Urghhhh.

But, down to business. Above is the finished quilt cover hanging on our line to air out the nasties in the sun. You can't see the buttons along the bottom cos they are hidden! Brilliant.


Next up, the original Japanese long coat from the book and below... our version.

I finished it yesterday while hubby watched the kids ... sleep. It didn't stop him from asking me what I was doing (hiding) in the computer room.


I got the black wool jacketing from Spotlight. There's quite a bit left over. I must have bought 2metres. Can't remember now. This is a size 110cms and it fits her perfectly. She isn't even that tall. She's like 2.5yrs old and 93cms?


This was the jacket all pinned to the right side of the body of jacket. First the collar, then lapels.
Then the lapels had to be turned and collar and fronts top stitched to give it that professional look.



Isn't this the cutest button? Sourced from my local asian fabric store. The rest weren't as nice. Gee, it's hard to find nice buttons and I live eons away from button stores.
Luckily my machine was playing nicely with buttonholing. If it wasn't you can't tell as it's all black thread.

Well, back to chicken and corn soup and lots of rest.
I hope the rest of you are doing better than us.
Labels:

Comments

  1. PetaJune 16, 2009 at 3:13 PM

    Your quilt cover is so pretty and the coat is just gorgeous! You've done a fabulous job. Hope you are all feeling better soon.

    ReplyDelete
  2. cherriJune 16, 2009 at 3:19 PM

    Thanks for showing the finished quilt - it is very pretty. I really like the black jacket too - the fabric and the button you used are perfect and give it a professional look.

    ReplyDelete
  3. MelindaJune 18, 2009 at 11:59 AM

    I love this even more than the original version and those buttons are so sweet!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Thanks for spending time to make a comment. I will try to respond but I'm very sorry if I do not. XOX

Popular posts from this blog

May SMS Giveaway!

COMMENTS ARE NOW CLOSED! Ok so I'm a day late BUT I'm still in if you're in! I have decided to make a Kristen Doran Sling Bag for the Sew Mama Sew May Giveaway. The trick is that I haven't decided on the material to be used yet and it probably won't be posted until end of next week. All you need to do is leave a comment by the 1st June 2009 (My Birthday!) and I will draw out a winner that evening EST. If you'd like, let me know what kind of colours you might prefer such as cool colours, warm colours or if you're not fussy and would like to be surprised! Good luck!!! International people are welcome. From the Yummy Mummy! Haa haaaa.
206 comments
Read more

Christmas Book Giveaway!

** Giveaway closed ** EDIT: I've linked this up to the Sew Mama Sew Giveaway Day !! Giveaway ends Friday December 13th! When I recieve this box from Scholastic it IS like Christmas Day over and over again! I get so much enjoyment knowing that I'll be recieving quality books that will change my life and my children's lives. I truly believe in their motto: Read Every Day. Lead a Better Life. So true. That's why I've decided to have a book giveaway because they have sent me quite a few and I have to, need to, share the book love. Above is My Merry Christmas by Rosie Smith and Bruce Whatley (sorry if it's blurry). It has lovely illustrations inside and tells a story about what the animals are getting up to during Christmas time.  Here is the book Blossum Possum and the Christmas Quacker by Gina Newton and beautifully illustrated by Christina Booth. Blossum and her friends are desperately trying to wake up Koala Claus and it's a lovely jour...
118 comments
Read more

Invisible zipper foot - Birch

I thought I might shed some light on the invisible zipper foot. I bought a Birch model from Spotlight and it came in a little plastic bag with four blue shanks and a rolling foot. First I removed the standard foot from my Janome sewing machine (Sewist 521). I realised I still needed to remove the shank, which is the part that is screwed on, and holds the interchangeable feet. So with one hand holding the screwdriver and one hand holding my daughter, who just had to watch, it popped out disappeared somewhere. NO! I was about to kick myself but luckily I found it in the basket underneath my table. Phew. The Birch invisible zipper foot comes with one shank already in place so you know how it's suppose to fit. You have to select the correct shank that fits your machine and slide it onto the foot piece. I just tried each blue part on my machine and made sure it was wide enough to cover the metal leg bit and that I could fit the screw in it's side. Once you find the correct shank sl...
12 comments
Read more