50's Sewing Machine-Thrift Store Find

50's Sewing Machine-Thrift Store Find, originally uploaded by Hilary{pip&mouse}.

My new (old) three dollar sewing machine. Sews like a dream, so quiet and smooth it's unbelievable. I am still getting used to it's quirks, we are in the getting-to-know-you stage.

I♥Recycled Diapers

I♥Recycled Diapers, originally uploaded by Hilary{pip&mouse}.

More recycled tee diapers! This is pattern of my own design, sewn up in purple and red tee-shirts bound in scarlet FOE. This is a SWEET & bright little diaper and I'm wild about it! More pictures of this diaper can be found on my photostream on flickr.
In fact, Dagny and I are going thrifting in Belfast today to look for tee-shirts. The best shirts are cheap, big, soft, & have a cute design on the chest. KWIM?

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Recycled T-Shirt Diaper 5

Recycled T-Shirt Diaper 5, originally uploaded by Hilary{pip&mouse}.

Recycling tee-shirts into diapers is my latest passion. This was a too-small thrift store tee I'd been hanging onto since the screen print was so wonderful. I used the mama bird pattern, then I modified it to have cross-over aplix tabs in front.
This pattern is one of my faves, the fit is really trim & the instructions are thorough.

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bamboo ooga dress::Mia's woollens

My 100% wool came several days ago and I finally got around to felting it. I have found that when I have a really nice fabric I take forever to actually sew it because I want my project to come out just right. So I have made an effort to just jump in and cut, sew, serge and create. So I dove in and made the world quickest all wool undershirt for pippa. I just serged up the edges and they lie nice and flat, no bulk, AND it was quick! My favorite way.
Also my ooga came and I made pippa a dress only to realize just how impractical a dress is for a tummy creeping baby! I found a great DIY for a "taggie" blanket, immediatly I thought of pip. She loves to gnaw on the tags on blankets, pillows and even daddy's sweater. So I sewed one up for her using blue and white ribbons with the blue ooga. Its a great way to show off the lovely soft bamboo. Mia loves it quite a bit. She is always nuking it. {nuk: to chew, drool on, or otherwise examine an object with your mouth.}
Here is my to-do list of crafts for the next week or so...

• footed pj's for Mia from wool
• baby bag for Theo from wool
• shirts and longies from wool
• sew red wool bag w/ stamped applique for Dagny {x-mas}
• pin cushion for mum {x-mas}

Oh dear there is a lot to do. I have so many ideas and not nearly enough time. There is more too...but for some I need patterns that I don't even own yet. Like sewing Kris long underwoolies. ::sigh::

Welcome to the world baby Theo!!

December 2nd baby Theodore was born at 2:45pm weighing 6 pounds and 5 ounces!!
Dagny is head over heels in love and little T is nursing well....the family could not be happier. Mia is fascinated by her cousin and "talks" to him often.
Mia is crawling along nicely and cut her fourth tooth on friday night. She has such a sense of humor! It just gets more and more fun for Kris and I to be her parents. We are so lucky. Mia is just the most amazing thing that has ever happened to us.
Watching my sister becoming a mom is so wonderful. Dagny has such intuition her mothering seems so effortless...this week has been so great!
We are all so blessed!

::fantastic vintage machine::

This machine is so gorgeous! It sews through up to 8 layers of denim too...I really need a rugged machine as I have been known to push my Necchi too far...hehe. I'm in love.