Under where?

As you all know, Baby NinJa is a wee bit taller and a wee bit skinnier than most kids. So, anything she wears that is meant for her age group is too big and too short.

The too big issue I have no hope in correcting. But the too short issue has some remedies. One of which is getting a pettiskirt done to wear under her dresses and skirts. Now having never sewn clothes before, I was a bit nervous about trying this on my own. Plus, because it needed to be pretty lightweight, the cotton material that I bought was pretty difficult to sew with (thread tension and all that jazz).

But finally! It got done...with an elasticated waist and edging and everything! So proud of myself!

Boy meets girl

After finishing Eek, I decided that I couldn't send the poor little softie off on his own to Melbourne! So I embarked on a snail softie couple from the Moda Bake Shop. I had gotten some jelly rolls on eBay and thought that they would make some pretty groovy snails.

The result?

Snail Softie Tutorial courtesy of Angela Yosten for Moda Bake Shop.

Sew to make it for a girl...

Poor little Baby NinJa inherited tall genes from both her parents. What does that mean for the little one? Clothes that don't fit! Everything is just a bit too short for her...and being a girl, I guess that's not quite an issue but still...I'm not a big fan of having a child flash her underwear everywhere!

The one thing that I found is that boy's bottoms tend to be a little bit longer than girl's. So, when I found these cute little shorts on special at Aunty Ollie's, I decided to snap them up for the little one.

Now, I know that blue and brown aren't necessarily boy colours but I thought that I'd make the shorts just that little bit more feminine by putting on a little bit of trim.

How cute are they?

Sew A Softie?

Ever since I saw the call for "Softies for Mirabel" at Meet Me At Mikes I've been wanting to put together a little softie to send to Pip for the Mirabel Foundation. It took forever to find a softie...because:
1) I'm a beginner...
2) I'm a beginner...oh, and
3) I'm a beginner.

Did I mention that I'm a beginner? That means that I have a very basic understanding of my sewing machine and how to hold a needle and thread.

So when I finally saw this Monster Ninni Tutorial, I thought, yeah...I could do that. Plus after doing a spring clean of my wardrobe to store for after I lose weight re-purpose, I found a denim skirt that I thought would make the perfect monster!

I have pictures of how it got done but the tutorial tells the story so much better! After days of planning and deliberation and sitting with the sewing machine, thread and needle, the softie got finished yesterday!!!

Fellow sew-ist and craft enthusiasts, drum roll please...I present Eek! (Hubby named him, I have no claim on that!).

Here's Eek showing an interest in sewing...

Eek likes playing ball too!

Whaddya know, he's taken an interest in books!

This is Eek planking with my phone...

Little did I know that the craze is global! Check out the other cuties here!

Monster Ninni Tutorial courtesy of RevoluzZza.

And sew it begins...

Now don't get me wrong...this blog isn't a SEWING blog per se. I'm too much of a beginner sewer (sewist?) to have a blog dedicated to sewing. But I do like dabbling with craft and bought a sewing machine (with the intention of sewing up hems on pants!) and thought why not make use of of it for other stuff?

Well, the hems on my pants have yet to be sewn...but I did do this for my very first sewing attempt:

It's a baby tag ribbon blanket!

It was rather brave of me to start with minky (oh, that fabric needs too much attention!) and also pinning those ribbons were such a pain!!! But I'm happy with the result and Baby NinJa seems happy playing with it too! Lucky she doesn't mind that mummy's stitching isn't anywhere close to the professionals!

Baby Blanket Tutorial is courtesy of Melissa Sews.