Ironing trolley

 I have one of those big steam irons that take up so much room on my ironing board and doesn't have a home so it is always in the way. But then it got placed on this Ikea trolley which has now become my permanent ironing station! 

It has this chopping board on top where I sit the iron and I bought a second one to create a mini ironing board, it is perfect for pressing all the seams when sewing.

All I did was trace the board then cut 1 layer of Insul-Brite and 4 layers of flannel to sit on top of the wood. For the outer layer I traced the board and added 1" all the way around using cotton fabric (mine is from Frankie Bear), then notch the curved edges. 

Line up all the fabric then place the board on top (upside down). I just used wood glue all around the edge and pulled the fabric taught and pressed it onto the glue until it held. Then leave to dry. 

The edges look a little rough on the curves so you could glue ribbon around the edge to finish it off. I'll get around to that one day!

Pocket Tshirts

 Making pocket tshirts is a quick gift idea, perfect for kids and adults! I think these are going to be my go to Christmas gifts, they don't cost much in time or money so they're perfect for the most expensive time of year!

I used the scraps from the pillowcases I made for the kids birthday presents for their pockets since I already knew they liked my fabric choice. Even my almost adult nephew said he wanted a spiderman one!

I used the tutorial and template from See Kate Sew, I did find them too big so just hold the template up to the tshirt to make sure you're happy with the size before you cut your fabric.

Panda cupcake toppers

 As usual I had grand ideas for all the things I wanted to make for our daughters first birthday, I had good intentions at the start of wanting to buy everything so I could focus on her birthday dress but I didn't find any cupcake toppers I liked. 

I was planning to print cute pandas and stick them to toothpicks but changed my mind and designed a 3D printed panda cupcake topper... and I've added it to Thingiverse if you want to print your own!

That's one thing I can cross off her list, but practicing icing is going to take a few more tries!

More peasant dresses

 I made two more of the free peasant dress from Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom. Such a quick and easy sew, especially when you leave the elastic out of the sleeves.

When I was going through my photos to clear space I found this photo of a peasant dress that I made in 2020, but I don't actually remember making it! The blur of the long hours spent making everything at Christmas time clearly muddled my brain while I was pregnant. I've had this fabric in my stash for so long but I believe it was a Christmas fabric from Spotlight.

I also made one for my baby using this fabric from Spotlight. I love the colour blue and much to everyone's annoyance I can't stand pink so I love being able to sew pretty girl clothes in my favourite colour! 

You can see my first peasant dresses I made here.

Easter Headband

We never do anything at Easter other than relax and enjoy our extra long weekend! Last year being busy with a newborn I suddenly realised a couple of days before that I didn't have anything Easter themed to photograph her with. So I googled and found a cute template, pulled out my felt and fake flowers and thankfully managed to create this the night before!

Unfortunately I never pinned the site so now I have no idea where I found the template. All I can find is this image which I *think* is the correct one - but the link goes nowhere.