Drumming to the beat
My younger son has been doing drum lessons for a few months now, and really enjoying it.We recently got him some proper drum sticks to practice with, so I made…
Swimming Bags and some Applique
A fun project that I took I while to get photos for was the boy's Swimming bags.These are one of those projects I had good intentions of making for a…
Tooth Fairy Pillow
When D.'s first tooth fell out this morning after over a week of doing the wiggle dance, a containment vessel and tooth fairy signal* was required.I gave him a couple…
By Special Request
It started innocently enough ....T - 'Mummy, I want to be a Ninja'Me - 'Okay. Have you got a ninja costume in the dress up box?'T - 'Oh .. no.…
More Parsley Pants
My go-to pattern for pants for my boys is the Made By Rae Parsley pants. You can see my previous review here.I won't repeat that all again, except to say it…
Jalie 2567 – Bathrobe
On a recent shopping trip where small people came too, we returned home with some Pokemon fleece.So that it didn't lurk in stash for longer than was necessary, I decided…
Kid Shorts
As I have mentioned previously, having a child who is quite slim means I can't just rock off to the shops and buy him new shorts and trousers.This Summer, I…
Tablet covers
My children were fortunate to have been given tablets for Christmas. Both were the same, along with matching cases.To tell them apart, and also to provide them with a little…
Simple Skirts
For a number of girly gifts lately, I have made Simple Skirts using the tutorial on the DanaMadeIt blog.In simple terms, you use the full width of fabric - sew…
Men’s (and Boy’s) Rugby Jersey – Jalie 3137
Pattern Description: Polo shirt with standing collar, buttoned placket, shoulder tabs, back yoke and forward shoulder seam, short (A) or long (B) banded sleeve, two chest pockets with flaps and side…