Sassy satin and diva denim

Wow, can hardly believe it's been so long since my last post. Thank you Emma, my ever faithful follower (bribed by friendship), for reminding me to get my shit together and post something new! Have got back into the habit of sewing now after a few weeks off (sick) and I feel ready for more creativity to flow.

So, I've been working on some cute denim shorts for Mia. Though I'm not really a fan of the all-American look, I DO like denim with red and white, as shown in previous posts. The addition of silver glitter stars compliments the look. These are a little big for her (size 2) but were modelled by Tom for the picture. The waistline nearly cut him in two but he survived. Just.

I've also been experimenting with satin which is a fair bit trickier to sew, thanks to the slippery material and need for finer needles and thread. But I think the end result is very pretty and great for a summer party dress - or even over jeans with a long sleeved top underneath in winter. It's the first time I've added pin tucks to the front and whilst time consuming it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.

I had to bribe Tom with a lolly to get him to pose in the dress and STAY STILL! Not a good idea as I wanted to take the pics around 7:30pm when he should have been going to bed. Yes, he had sugar straight before bed....gee, that was stupid. An hour later he's still playing in his room....