Scouting Out My Sewjo!

Hello out there.......can anybody hear me? I feel like I have been gone for so long.  My last sewing project was blogged over a month ago.  How did that happen?  Actually I know how that happened.  A month of 1st birthdays, hens parties, kitchen teas and weddings.  October has been manic but come November I was itching to start sewing again.
I decided I needed a few easy projects to get me back into it.  I don't know about you but I find that if I haven't been sewing for a while jumping into a long, detailed project makes my sewjo disappear for even longer.  So the first quick and easy project I decided to try out was the Scout Tee by Grainline Studio.  You can't swing a cat in the blogworld at the moment without hitting a scout tee.  I don't know if it is the fact it is a woven tee, has no darts or only takes an hour to make that has turned it into a crowd favourite.  Whatever it is I am firmly on board!
I used a japanese cotton lawn from Spotlight that has been in my stash for a while.  You may remember it from this little jumpsuit I made Imogen a while ago.  I only had about a metre but I managed to squeeze it out of there.  The bias binding had to be cut in two pieces but in the end it worked out.  I love this shirt so much that I have already sewn up a second version.  Stay tuned for that next week so long as the weather cooperates for some photos.  Now don't walk, run to your sewing room and start making your own scout tees.  They're the next big thing!

101 in 1001 Update

It's time for another 101 in 1001 update and boy am I behind!  I have been doing an update every 3 months so I can see where I am at and keep myself motivated.  Unfortunately, this past 3 months has been pretty hectic so I haven't been able to get much done.  To complete my list I should be doing 3 items a month.  So I should have 12 to show you in this update. Um, I have 6. Woops!  Here is what I did manage to complete...

29 - Make 50 new recipes

60 - Wear high heels once a week for 3 months

82 - Have an awesome 1^st birthday for Imogen

90 - Go to the strawberry farm and pick strawberries

100 - Go indoor rock climbing

69 - Take monthly photos of Imogen's first year

I am pretty happy with the things that I did complete.  The strawberry farm was by far my favourite! Imogen loved exploring the fields and picking strawberrys and we indulged in some strawberry ice-cream. I think we will definitely be going back again next year!  Hopefully over the next three months I can get a few more items crossed off and get myself back on track.  Fingers crossed!

Around The World

This have been a little quiet around my part of the blog world lately.  October has been a hectic month for us so I haven't had much time for making or blogging.  The weekend after Imogen's birthday party was my sister's hen's night.  This past weekend we had a little kitchen tea for her and I thought I would share some pictures.  My sister and her fiance are both travel nuts so a travel theme was a must! Apologies for the poor photo quality. I forgot my proper camera so they were all taken on my phone.

It was an awesome day with the ladies and it has made me even more excited for the wedding this weekend.  

Aaaah, Monsters!!!

This past few weeks we have had birthdays coming out of our ears!  The weekend before Imogen's birthday we had to parties for two of the cutest little boys I know.  I decided to make their presents and headed to my pinterest page for some "pin-spiration" (see what I did there!)
I just couldn't go past this tutorial that I pinned a little while ago.  This blog has so many hooded towel ideas that I think I need to make a few more.  You know what, I wouldn't mind a fun hooded towel for myself. I wonder if I could make one big enough??  These were super quick and easy to make and I had most of the materials on hand.  All I bought were the towels and hand towels which came from K-mart.  If you are looking to make one yourself defs check out K-mart because their towels are super cheap but still good quality.

Imogen's First Birthday

So this past Sunday we had a little party for Miss Imogen's to celebrate her first birthday.  To say I was excited about this party would be the understatement of the century!  I had been planning since pretty much January.  I was very happy with how everything turned out.  It may have been a little over ambitious but we got there in the end.  But I will let the pictures tell you the rest....

We had a build your own burger bar for lunch and loads of sweet stuff for dessert.  I rounded it out with some fruit and jam sandwiches for the little ones too.  The lemonade stand was courtesy of my amazing husband who built it for me exactly to my specifications!  The lemonade was just cordial because I ran out of time to make my own.  It went down a treat though so I don't think anyone minded.  I am so happy that the party turned out well and everything looked exactly as I had hoped.  The only thing I wish is that I got a better picture of the burger bar when it was properly ready.  Oh well, you can't have it all!  So now that that is over I can move onto planning next years birthday. It's never to early to start planning is it?!

Practice Makes Perfect!

So remember when I made that mini skirt a few weeks ago? Well before I made that version I whipped together a practice version to make sure the fit was ok.  After making my final version I was so in love with this style of skirt that I decided to finish my practice version as well.
There are two main differences with this practice skirt:-

1 - I did a facing for the waistband instead of lining it; and
2 - I forgot to add a hem allowance when cutting it out so I used bias binding to try and save as much length as possible.
There isn't much to say about this skirt that I didn't say in my last skirt post.  I am pretty happy with how this skirt turned out and don't be surprised if you see a lot more mini skirts from me this summer!

Do you have an item of clothing that you keep wanting to make over and over?

One

Yesterday was a rather emotional day in our house.  Our little monkey turned the big one!  Can you believe it? One year ago today I was in hospital fumbling my way through my first day of motherhood. It was a crazy time of my life but I so wish I could go back there and hold my little baby again.  She seems so old and grown up now.

Last night we had my parents and some of Corey's family over for dinner and cake.  This weekend we are having a little party to celebrate with all our family and friends.  To say I am excited would be an understatement.  I am cracking through my to do list this week and I can't wait to share pictures of the party.  Stay tuned for those early next week!