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Saturday 12 July 2008

pinny power!

Son number 3 has a birthday party to attend today - a little girl whose mum I know from booby group - so I decided to be creative!
I am very creative and talented....in my head!!! Sadly something goes amiss between head and fingers!
First I made her a card...

Now I think this is actually only the 3rd card I have ever made...(I have a few supplies snaffled from my mum) and to be honest I'm not sure cardmaking is my thing....but it looks pretty enough and has encouraged me to perhaps make more if the need arises!



So then I thought, pressie!! I thought every little girl needs a pinny for baking...

And if it has your initial on...even better....

I used a pinny my mum had made one of my bigger boys (now handed down to a younger brother) as a template, and although I have not got my mums sewing skills, I'm quite pleased with it. It was a move out of my comfort zone, I was going to make it easy for myself but then thought no, do it properly..so I made it with a lining at the top of the pinny...I could be super critical...its far from perfect...the lining is not quite long enough - some of the stitching is..erm..rough!! And the tailors chalk I drew the initial on the fabric with shows through, but on the whole I'm chuffed...

Now I know what little girls will be getting for their birthdays!!

8 comments:

angel said...

Dollop can you make me one please........Only about a thousand times bigger ......do they do fabric "THAT BIG ANGE" i hear you ask......... Cheeky i reply ...............lol.
Its Scrummy Dollop, really Scrummy.

Lace hearts said...

Gosh, you are clever. I want to make an adult's apron next, so that's inspired me to get on with it.

Mary Poppins said...

You are amazingly talented my daughter is off to a party and if Id seen your pinny I would have been inspired to make her a present X

Mary Poppins said...

You are amazingly talented my daughter is off to a party and if Id seen your pinny I would have been inspired to make her a present X

claire said...

Mary - I try but I'm not talented at all really!!
I'm glad you like - I was pleased and so was the birthday girls mum!!
Angel - any time you want a pinny I'll be happy to make you one xxxx

angel said...

Ah, Bless you, Mwah.
I hope the littlie loved her pinny. :-)

Elaine said...

Did the little girl like them? She should do, they are both gorgeous. If my little girl was still little she would have love them both. Well done.

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Trish said...

thats really pretty hunny, well done you :) I made myself a Christmas pinny last year :) mine was simple though, no lining bit lol and I used ribbon for the ties :) xxx