In between balancing the baby on one arm and hanging up laundry with the other (I’d leave the laundry but we must have pants) I have managed to sneak myself into the sewing room for the odd half hour.
Here be proof. I began the make-up bags at the tail end of my pregnancy, and since Fitz decided to turn up a week before his due date (nice for me physically) they ended up languishing in the wip box. They’re now languishing on the desk, but I have at least written a series of post it notes for each step I need to do to complete them. And complete them I must because I am sharing a table with Helen and Florence at the We Make fair in Chelsea on 5th December. Yes I know, it’s very soon – they both said I was brave to even think of doing it. I suppose I’d assumed I’d have a child who took lovely long two hour naps. Oh the naivety of my previous life!
I also managed over a couple of evenings to cut out the jersey for this 3 Graces muslin (yes I’m calling it a muslin) and run it together on the overlocker. It is a very comfortable top to wear, but various reviews around the internet have said that it comes up a bit big, and I’d have to agree. It feels a bit tent like so I’m going to trace off a size down and see how that fits, and just wear this one in bed – nothing goes to waste here. Incidentally I got the jersey from this ebay seller – big range, good prices, fast despatch. I’m going to try the cross over version next but can’t promise progress before Christmas. You can mime my wry smile for yourself…
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But you’re actually sewing! With a new baby! Wow!
I hope you’ll get all your bags for the market finished without stress (well without much anyway), and have a nice day at the fair.
I’m always so in awe of people who sew with jersey but then I don’t own an overlocker, maybe that’s my problem.
You are at least 300 times more productive than I was after having my girl, if that makes you feel any better! Make up bags look great – is there something in the water? – that’s what I’ve been making this week too. I like your pic of the almost-finished bag carcasses ready to be completed – I get a huge amount of satisfaction by having a pile of things that are almost-done instead of working one by one. I love that drapey top too. Very pretty.
I think I managed to sew about 6 months after my first was born, so well done to you! You brought back some memories, I remember struggling to work out how I could hang up the laundry whilst holding the baby!!!
Goodness sewing, laundry and blogging with a new baby!
Looks like you’ll have a nice supply of make up bags to sell.
You are so good, and your boy must be too. I’m so impressed that you are sewing for a craft fair and looking after a baby too. Will you be bring your boy to the craft fair? I’ll be popping along with my daughter this Saturday.
See you Saturday.
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