Lottie Week - Day 4 - Bed Time

When researching things I could make for Lottie I came across quite a few doll sleeping bag patterns which got me thinking that having a "Bedtime Lottie" would be a good idea. This, as with the other sets, led to lots of ideas all linked to the theme.

Bedtime set

I started with pyjamas - the first pattern I ever self drafted was for big sister pyjamas for 3 girls when their brother was born. I used the same principle to draft some pyjama bottoms and again tested my pattern using a pillow case. After two attempts I had modified the gusset and had a working pattern. I made them using beautiful green fabric covered in small Scottie dogs. I trimmed the bottom with tiny pom poms.

Scottie dog pyjama bottoms

I made a top using the same principle as the cardigan on Day Two. I decided the fabric would be too thick to insert the arms separately. I created the front template by adding arms to the top part of the simple dress pattern. For the back I traced the front pattern piece - straightened where the neck was curved and cut it in half . I then added 3cm to each half to make sure there was enough fabric to add the Velcro to to close it. The front and back pieces were machine sewn and then the Velcro and hems were done by hand. I embroidered a small Scottie dog onto the front of the pyjama top so it co-ordinated with the bottoms.

Scottie dog pyjama top

Tiny slippers

I found a slipper photo and modified instructions to fit Lottie. This included drawing round Lottie's feet and some trial and error getting the shaping right on the strip of fabric. I blanket stitched the strip to the sole using thread the same colour as the pyjama top and added a pom pom on each to co-ordinate with pyjama bottoms.

Pipsqueaks teddy

I made a pipsqueaks bear to go with the set. This is one of the more basic pipsqueaks design and I adore the simplicity and the beautiful bow. The stitching on the face makes it look so happy and gives each bear an individual expression. It is also where Sally (of Pipsqueaks fame) started with her journey into the world of felt so it seemed overdue for me to have a go at it. I really think I should make a pair of them into earrings for myself.



I decided to make Lottie a quilt. I measured the size that I wanted based on Lottie lying down and sat with a piece of graph paper and a lot of head scratching. I started the quilt with a lovely piece of stripy dachshund fabric. Little Miss E owns a Dachshund and so it was perfect. I love sorting through my stash for the right patchwork pieces especially as it is a lovely excuse to look at fabric that reminds me of all of the things I have made in the past. The three main colours in the dachshund are dark pink, lime and blue. I had a scrap of Little Red Riding hood fabric designed by Tasha Noel for Riley Blake. I managed to get 3 perfect sized pieces to tell the story on the left hand side of the quilt.e. The middle patch is made of lovely funny bunnies.

Bunny side of the pillow

Scottie dog side of the pillow

The turquoise panda fabric is one I have used many times and love. I also included the lime fabric with the Scottie dogs so it would match the pyjama bottoms. The
other pieces tied in with the colours and had a small enough print as by this point I had designed the simple layout. I used a soft brushed cotton for the back. To quilt it I used the basic "stitch in the ditch" method. The quilt was bound from the back and hand stitched on the front. I made a matching pillow using the bunny fabric and pom pom trims to tie the project elements together. This was just two basic rectangles, one bunny rabbit fabric and the other Scottie dog fabric stuffed with toy filling.

Lottie Quilt

For the sleeping bag I used Lottie as a guide to the overall length of the bag including the area the head goes on. I then measured length without the head area. I added these two measurements together and cut two long pieces of fabric. The outer fabric is a lovely needle cord decorated in tiny flowers; it was used last Christmas to make my daughter a blue, purple and pink Melly and Me dolphin as they were her favourite colours at the time. I opened out the zip fully and sandwiched it between the two pieces of fabric starting at the none curved edge of the fabric. I then stitched the two pieces of fabric right side together all the way round leaving a small turning gap. I turned the whole thing through the turning gap and closed the gap. I zipped it up and then using a small ladder stitch I closed up the side opposite to the zip. I also made a matching pillow as I didn’t want the doll with the sleeping bag to feel left out next to the one with the quilt…. Again this was an indicator I needed to move away from Lottie!

Fabric bought for Melly and Me dolphin

Flower sleeping bag

When it all came together I could imagine play sleepovers and camping. Since making this Lottie dolls have released a tent and camping set - I think this should be added to Little Miss E's wish list!

Ready for bed with pipsqueaks Ted

Lottie ready to camp

Lottie under her quilt

Lottie Week - Day 3 - Dog Walking

The third outfit set compliments that of Day Two and this one was made at the insistance of my little girl thinking that Lottie also needed a blue outfit.

Blue set

The top for this outfit uses the same template as for Day Two and again by using cotton I had to make the pattern a little bigger. This time I decided to add poppers on the front and embelish with mini buttons so that it is more like a shirt. I opted for a white top with the co-ordinating fabric sleeves.

"Shirt style" top

Sleeve detail

I used a reversible skirt template for a much bigger doll and I scaled it down by measuring the length and 1.5 times Lottie's waist, then added on the seam allowance all around. The two fabrics were stitched right sides together before being turned through a turning gap. I closed the turning gap using a small ladder stitch and added a strip of Velcro at the corresponding top edges to allow it to close both ways. The fabrics used for this were a beutiful Narwal fabric from Tales of the Sea by Lewis and Irene that I got for my birthday and a Riley Tartan, which is actually an Irish Tartan that my Mum used to make my husband a waistcoat for a Scottish wedding. Again it felt right to include fabric that was important to us to make the gift more special.

Narwhal side of reversible skirt

Riley tartan side of reversible skirt

I love a good poncho and my husband knitted me a lovely one when I was pregnant. Poncho appreciation is something Little Miss E's Mum and I share, so I thought it would be fun to include one. Again I turned to recycling as with the cardigan in Day Two. I had a lovely wool jumper that was springing holes all over the place and past darning. I boil washed it and it felted up really well. I used the rib and cut two rectangles. I stitched them together adding a small popper at the back. I added a basic blanket stitch to neaten the edges, although I was confident it was felted enough not to fray.

Upcycled Poncho

To go with this outfit I made a tiny dog made using the Pipsqueaks book. The dog has a lovely shape and was a joy to sew with the head and tummy pieces allowing it to stand properly.  To increase the play aspect of this I also made a dog lead. I added a bracelet loop to the collar and made a lead using embroidery thread plaited to incude a bracelet lobster clasp at the end. The functionality of something so simple made me more excited than I should admit.

Pipsqueaks dog

Lead

This outfit works well with the blue side of the reversible bag described on Day Two.

Blue and purple bag

I love the simplicity of this combination and the reversible skirt works really well.

Dog walking

Tartan Skirt

Friends

Lottie Week - Day 2 - Pretty in Pink

I loved the idea of making accessories and toys to go with the clothes as I wanted to make it a fun thing to play with as well as a dolls dressing up box. The ideas behind this set were driven by three things; Firstly I made Little Miss E a Mary Rasch fleece hat at Christmas and I wanted to re-create it in miniature, secondly, I wanted to play with the Pipsqueaks book again, and finally, and perhaps most importantly, Little Miss E currently loves pink!

Lottie pink set

Initially I wanted to make a full circle skirt so I measured the waist and the length and cut out the fabric, but when I inserted the elastic I found out that it was too small to go over the hips. I think that using such a small piece of elastic reduces the stretch. I also used cotton, and not jersey, fabric which would have had more stretch and made it easier. I decided that I should make a ¾ circle skirt instead. I cut it out and fastened at the back using the no snag Velcro that I talked about on Day One, and although the Velcro used is not as flat as the low profile velcro it is easy for little fingers to get on and off , and should not snag the hair which is the important thing. I trimmed the bottom of the skirt with a little bit of lace I had in my stash and the waitstband was finished off with ribbon. By adding on the trimming I got to avoid any complicated hemming (for now...) and I added a tiny button at the top.

Spotty skirt

I made the top by adjusting this pattern. I was using cotton again and not jersey so I made the pattern slightly bigger and I used a scrap of pillow case to test it out, and when that worked I used a scrap of fabric covered in flowers, owls and ladybirds. I used a white patterned cotton for the sleeves, and in this case the Velcro went at the back. The hem here was a tiny rolled hem with a lot of very small stitches.

Lottie top

The cardigan was made using a beautiful cardigan that had been knitted by a friend of our family. The cardigan had been felted by accident during the "new baby chaos" and I never had the heart to throw it out. I made the cardigan pattern by expanding on the dress pattern used in Day One. I added long sleeves, the length of Lottie's arm, and cut the dress off at the waist. The back piece was a basic T shape and the front had the T cut in half with some shaping added around the neckline. I used the rib at the bottom of the original cardigan for the bottom of the mini one. This added texture and stability. Normally I would have inserted the sleeves into the shoulders but with the thick felt I decided this would be far too bulky so opted for the basic option. Although the wool was well felted I added some stitches around the edges to stabilise it and for decoration. I chose to add a little Scottie dog button on the back, I could have embroidered something here but I have a soft spot for the little tartan wooden buttons. Dogs pop up all over the place in these sets so it was fun to add another in. I did look down at Lottie in her cardigan and think "Well at least she will be warm… "

That was when I knew it was time to sleep...

Cardigan

Scottie dog recycled cardigan

Making the hat was done mostly by eye. I have made a lot of these fleece hats for children so I am rather familiar with the construction. I measured Lotties head and divided it by two and added a small seam allowance. This gave me the length of the base of the two pieces needed to construct the hat. I added in the curves using something in between 'guess work' and 'muscle memory'. If I had been less confident I would have measured the original and calculated the ratios to draw the hat. Fleece would have been far too thick to work with on such a small scale so I opted to use felt. It looks similar, handles well without fraying and is much thinner.

In the child version the plaits that hold the monster hands are made out of strips of fleece but for this I used embroidery thread as it was thinner and the felt would not have been strong enough cut so thin. I was really pleased that I managed to make the horns into little cones as I was worried they would have to be 2D. I used a tiny button instead of a bead for the pupil although if I hadn’t got the right button a French knot would have been fine. I decided to line it so that my stitches could not be seen and to make it a little more stable and once again I gave everything a good tug to make sure it can be played with. I have promised to fix anything that doesn’t cope with 'play time'.

Little Miss E's fleece hat

Lotties Felt hat

I have made quite a few boho bags in the past so I decided that it would be nice if Lottie had a little reversible boho bag. I made it using cord left over from raffle prizes I had made for the Shetland Folk Festival (Little Miss E’s family are very involved with the festival) and added felt to help stabilise it. I had to make the strap very long to go across the body and once again this was the product of an old pillow case and a lot of trial and error. Turning through such a narrow strap was very tricky so I had a much bigger turning gap and a lot of ladder stitching to make it all secure. The other colours used were designed to match Day Three (spoilers!..) In the original design the two ends of the straps were sewn one inside the other but I was worried this would be too bulky so I opted for a very small press stud, and I hid the stitches for the press stud using tiny colour co-ordinated buttons. 

Mini reversible boho bag

 

Pipsqueaks bunny

I then got to add things from the Pipsqueaks book. I decided to make the tiny bunny using grey felt and fabric left over from the skirt. It is such a simple pattern with the joy being in the small scale and amazing detail. I love the belly button and the tiny pom pom tail. The French knot pupils make the bunny look as if she is mischievous and I adore the fact that you can get so much expression in something so tiny. It is only 3.5cm tall, and over a third of that length is ears.

Pipsqueaks icecream

I also made the icecream using Pipsqueaks – I had made them before for earrings but the detail in the waffle cone and sprinkles were still very fun to stitch.








 I was happy with the mix and match nature of this set and had similar plans in mind for Day 3...

Icecream in the garden

 

Wrapped up warm

Lottie Week - Day 1 - From Rock 'n' Roll to Rock Cakes

I was having a chat with a friend and the subject of her little girl's Lottie Dolls came up. My daughter is not really one for playing with dolls as she has a group of soft toy dogs that star in her imaginary play, although I appreciate that this could change, and I have never been comfortable with the idea of her having a "Barbie type" doll. The tiny waist, long neck and sexualised nature has never really sat well with me. The emphasis on make-up and more adult situations does not seem like an ideal basis for play either. I appreciate this is all just my opinion but with this in mind I found Lottie refreshing. She is based on the proportions of a 9 year old girl and the company has focussed on lots of fun sets from fossil hunting and star gazing to a superhero. I decided to make a series of outfits as a gift for my friend's little girl - who from now on will be referred to as Little Miss E. This wasn't because I felt there were sets missing from their range but because I had some ideas that were very personal to both my family and hers.

In total I made 6 sets/outfits and some bags to keep them in so I am going to share a set a day and at the end of the week show the whole collection and bags together.

Lottie is quite small at 7" tall which I identified as my first challenge. There are not a lot of specific resources for her online as she is quite new. The first one I found was a lovely tutorial and pattern. I liked the simplicity of this fun dress and I took my inspiration for the fabric from the first dress I ever made for my daughter.

My inspiration for Lottie outfit one.

As the fabric is prone to fraying I decided to line the dress. I made the pattern 1 cm bigger all the way around and stitched the outer fabric and lining together for each of the three pieces leaving a small turning gap.  After turning the pieces so they were not inside out I stitched the gap closed and constructed the dress using a very small ladder stitch. There were many times where I hand stitched things that were too small to machine. I made sure that I went over each seam carefully and gave everything a good tug. I was very mindful that it needed to be handled and played with.


To fasten I used a fantastic snag free Velcro that would not damage the dolls hair or clothes. It has both hook and loop on each side - with the loops buffering the hooks. I would have liked to have found very low profile Velcro but could not find a UK seller, although now the project is over I am sure to find it everywhere! I embellished the dress using sequins also inspired by my daughters party dress. If I had not embellished it I could have opted for a patterned lining and made it reversible, but I decided not to do so in this instance.

Embelished purple party dress for Lottie

I was pleased with the fit and pattern but it needed something go with it for play purposes - I opted for a guitar, it seemed like a fun idea, and I found a template here. It looks a lot like my husband's guitar which made it seem more personal and playing with an instrument seemed like a fun addition to the toy box.

The construction is basic felt applique - something I got very used to while playing with the pipsqueaks book last year. I loved the details with the beads but I was less happy with the strings. Getting them straight on felt is not easy, I stitched them in using very thin thread at certain points but it was still not perfect. If I did it again I would possibly back stitch them in, although I loved the idea of them being looser to 'strum'. This was one of the many many points where I had to take a step back and tell myself it is a gift for a 4 year old, who would hopefully be more interested in playing with it than analysing my sewing techniques!

Felt guitar

Along with this set I included an apron. I adore Fiona Gobles apron pattern and I have made 9 of them now, one of which was a Christmas present for Little Miss E's Mum. I had a scrap of the Mori Girl's "Bertie Dog" fabric (designed by Jillian Phillips for Dashwood studios) that I had used at Christmas left over. The idea of dolls matching their owners is not a new one as I made my daughter's doll a quilt. I loved the idea of Little Miss E spotting the matching items as I feel it makes it more special. The reason I love the apron pattern so much is that you can adjust the waist and the fitting around the neck. This was really useful for a Lottie doll as methods for children's clothes did not always work at this scale, but this patetrn allowed it to go over the head without an additional fastening. How to fasten things was one of the biggest issues I came across in the whole process. I was pleased with the first fun little set although I was very aware that I had more ambitious plans to come...

Party time!

Ready to bake!

Cat Dress and Rainbow Bag

I have three wedding parties this summer and I really wanted a different outfit and style for each one. People put so much effort into weddings that I wanted to reflect that and work with their themes and style. This blog is about a fun dress I made for wedding I went to. When I spoke to the bride about the plans it became clear she wanted lots of colour (but no pink) and she was aiming for a fun gathering without too much formality.

I came across the most amazing Floral Green Cat Jersey fabric by Swafing, I loved the fact that it is floral without being old fashioned or fussy. I do not normally wear green at all which made it feel different and the hidden doodle cats just made me smile. I love fabric (and jewellery) that look like one thing from a distance and another close up. I bought all of the fabric I could get, it was extra wide which gave me a lot but I realised I did not have enough to make a Kate Jersey Dress from Simpy Sew Magzine. I thought about making the  Kate top that came with the dress pattern and putting it with a skirt but I could not visualise it at all - I wanted the top but with a pair of jeans and that was not going to be good enough a wedding party.

I went through my patterns and came across the Rosie Dress by Cotton and Chalk which came with Simply Sewing Issue 17. The style of the dress and the feature waistband at the front made me think that I could mix two fabrics together. I really liked the idea of mixing a 1940s inspired pattern with a modern fabric. Also I felt a little warm and fuzzy as the bride had introduced me to the Rosie Project by Graeme Simison which is a fantastic book - although probably not an omen. For the second fabric I didn't want a plain green as I felt that might be over the top and "red and green should never be seen" - though in all honesty I can not find the origin of that saying. Pink was a no go for this wedding, I look awful in yellow and both black and white seemed too stark. The detail in the stems and some leaves is in a nice petrol blue which I thought would be a really good complimentary colour. My main concern was finding a colour that matched while shopping online - I also wanted the same weight of fabric so the bodice was not pulled out of shape by the skirt. I managed to find blue fabric the right weight on Elephant in my Handbag - this seemed like a good place to try as they had also stocked the cat fabric. I was delighted when it came through and was a perfect match. I wanted to do the band and the back of the bodice in the blue and the rest in the cat meadow fabric. I could have done the whole bodice blue but I wanted to showcase as much cat fabric as I could.

With my fabric sorted I cut out my pattern and made up a muslin/toile. I knew it would not be perfect as I was making it up in spare cotton and not jersey. I got it to fit and it was feeling good - albeit long and with a very off neckline - I put the neckline down to the fact that I had not put in the interfacing for the neck or sleeves. Happy with my fit and style I took a deep breath and cut the magical jersey. As I followed the instructions again but put the top together I realised that the reason my neckline was all over the place on the muslin was because it was sewn the wrong way with armholes creating the neckline! On the plus side I had made the massive mistake on the practice dress and not the lovely lovely fabric.

Rosie Dress made using Cotton and Chalk Pattern

The two main challenges were dealing with sewing jersey and getting a good gather. I have sewn jersey before in a milkmaid skirt, round skirt and 2 hour top and I find that using a ball point needle helps a lot. I also learned a new technique in Issue 17 of Simply Sewing which was to sew a zig zag over dental floss and then pulling one end of the floss to get a good gather. The dress came together well but was still too big as the jersey had more give than the cotton, and I had been very cautious when cutting it out. I have a bad habit of thinking it is better to cut things too big and take in than accidently cut it too small. Although this is true it means that there was little point in making the muslin and can cause issues matching the seams. I had to cut quite a bit out of the seams. The jersey had the advantage of having enough stretch that I didn't need to fit a zip.

The interfacing was a challenge to get into the neck and keep it from stretching. I managed to get the armholes finished but there was too much fabric at the back - I am not sure if this was stretched during the facing or just too big from the start, but they were at least evenly 'out', so I added in a small dart on each side. I hemmed the skirt using bias binding and it was all done.

It is a very comfy dress and it looks jut how I imagined it. It also moved well and was god to dance in. I love the fabric even more and the whole thing makes me smile.

Rainboe Clutch - origional design by Magdalena Gabrielova

Along with each dress I wanted a handbag. I had come across an amazing purse pattern in issue 64 of Mollie Makes and I realised it would not take a lot to scale it up to a clutch bag size. It was a really straightforward pattern to put together with a well written tutorial and a really quirky feel. I made a few changes (other than the size) to personalise it. Instead of rainbow stitched raindrops I used small (6mm) buttons. In the original design the lining was made using multi-coloured stripe fabric but I decided to make my own striped patchwork using fabric left over from previous projects. This made it extra special as each fabric is associated with the person I made the project for. This included the first fabric I ever bought a metre of. Getting the top flap with the umbrella edge to sit right took a bit of poking and pressing but I am really pleased with it and I can see it coming on holiday with me.

Rainbow Lining and Chain Stitch Handle.



Pipsqueaks... I've never 'felt' like this before....

I received 'Pipsqueaks: Itsy-Bitsy Felt Creations to Stitch and Love' by Sally Dixon at Christmas. It was a book I had been looking into buying as I'd hoped it would help my hand stitching skills. I have enjoyed working with felt before as it does not fray, it is easy to sew and it gives a lovely finish. 16 years ago I was making felt puppets designed by a friend for a school project, I made baubles a few years ago for Christmas cards and I have used it for basic applique, but what I still hadn't done was make anything 3D and I hoped this book would help.

I instantly made a list of things to make and then found Sally as one of the designers to follow when I joined Twitter. I was very excited when she said she was looking for bloggers to join her blog tour and even more excited when I was accepted. I am very lucky to be on a list of such lovely blogs and to be able to offer a copy of Pipsqueaks as a *competition prize*. Details of the other blogs on the tour and the competition can be found below. I did receive a review copy of the ebook for taking part and would like to thank CT Publishing for providing the competition prize as well.

The other benefit of being part of the tour is that I got to talk to the lovely Sally Dixon who told me all about her Shetland connections. Her Great Great Grandparents lived in Yell and her Great Grandad was Daniel Mouat, born in Aywick, Yell, before moving to Australia (via the Glasgow police force). I have not found my connection yet but I am pretty sure I could despite the 130 year gap. Aywick has today found its place on the Shetland map for being the best stocked rural shop in Shetland - and they sell sewing supplies too! Thanks to this information I have named my little mouse "Danny O' Yell".

Danny was created especially for this post as I feel the tour deserved something a little different.... I had a lot of fun doing it and learned a lot. I have to thank my lovely patient husband for helping me set up the lighting and teaching me about the settings on my two year old camera - he also introduced me to the free Monkeyjam software to make the magic happen.

 

Danny O' Yell Stop Motion Mouse

The mouse was one of the more complicated projects with a surprising number of pieces - I didn't help myself either as I put it together in a slightly different order to make a better video (Sorry Sally...). I adore the whiskers and that fantastic little jacket is an inspired way to add arms without creating complicated and potentially messy joins. The shape of the head is also very clever. I think I made his arms a bit long (again working with the video) but his namesake Daniel was known for weight lifting in Glasgow so I will just pretend it is intentional - felt does stretch after all.

My first project from the book were these the elephants - I just made the biggest size for three little girls in their favourite colours. I think the beauty of the patterns is that they have so much detail despite their size. I love the little hearts on the back and the use of some patterned cotton to make the ears. The gusset inserted in the underside allows them to stand and gave me my first fully 3D felt project. I did not have any ribbon small enough so I finger crocheted some co-ordinating embroidery thread for the tails which worked well as it gave a little tassel at the end. They went down very well and I got requests for more.

Three Elephants For Three Little Ladies

As the book was a gift from my Mum I decided to make her something out of it. For reasons I am not entirely sure of I decided it was a great idea to make the Duck billed platypus for her Mother's Day card. It was fun and different and probably not what she expected (although after years of my crafting creations she is hard to shock!) The design for the platypus is inspired and the way the feet are inserted is very clever. I did not make the sleeping bag for this one but I am sure I will in the future.

Duck Billed Platypus

I had gained the confidence to experiment a little and add to the designs. My niece loves dogs so I decided to make her the two brooches out of the book. I then decided to add my own little Scotty dog design using the same process. Again the detail makes it, as I had not considered using little hearts to cover my badge backs. I love the expressions that form as you sew a face - it is always as much of a surprise to me as it is to the recipient. It made a really fun card and I hope that my niece has found places for all of the brooches. I will attempt a husky next (watch this space!).

Dachshund brooch

Scottie Dog Brooch

Bull Terrier Brooch

I couldn't resist making some of the earrings, as the smallest projects in the book it seemed like a challenge I should embrace and I love them. They are so much fun and have a lot of detail - I sat for most of an evening beading and embroidering pips, criss-cross waffle patterns and ice cream sauce. If I am honest I had to re-do a waffle cone and cut another strawberry top but with pieces so small it really doesn't matter. I spent the following evening at the craft group I go to entertaining the lovely ladies with my tiny projects. They are fun, colourful and hopefully popular accessories - my only regret is that I haven't get round to making myself a pair yet.

Utterly Pipsqueaks earings

The book is beautifully laid out, it has detailed information on felt selection and technique and an array of wonderful little projects. They do not take a long time to make and can be done in an evening with a big mug of tea (optional). They can take quite a bit of concentration but that is all part of the fun. The steps have clear photos and well written instructions. Each project has different challenges from gusset insertion to cutting tiny pieces which adds to the variety in the book. It is a fantastic way to explore hand sewing as it takes very little investment. Even if you did not have a well stocked craft room, or even a craft room at all (!?), then a multi pack of felt, thread and beads with a sharp pair of scissors would get you quite far. If I was using this book for an older child I would be tempted to enlarge the patterns slightly as suggested.


Here are the scheduled blog stops for the tour:

11 ^th May 2016: C&T Publishing (Concord, California, U.S.A.)

11 ^th May 2016: We Bloom Here - Margaret Bloom (San Francisco Bay, California, U.S.A.)

12 ^th May 2016: My Handmade Adventure - Karen Wasson (Melbourne, Australia)

13 ^th May 2016: 60 Degrees of Inspiration - Joanne Riley (Shetland Isles, Scotland, UK):

14 ^th May 2016: Buttonsy - Anna Day (London, England, UK)

15 ^th May 2016: Madeit (Lennox Head, Australia)

16 ^th May 2016: Sally Dixon Creations - Sally Dixon (Adelaide, Australia)


To enter the competition just leave me a comment on this blog post and a winner will be selected at random on the 23rd May 2016. You can enter on each stop of the blog tour so it is worth visiting all of the other blogs too. If you are in America you will receive a paper copy of the book, if you live elsewhere then it will be an e-book.

Happy stitching

COMPETITION CLOSED - Well Done Linda :D