A lot of hard work for you getting a smaller dress for the baby and fair play to you for sorting out the jacket 👍 wedding outfit is stunning especially with the clutch bag 😊the top you were wearing looked lovely and I’m sure you have shown us the make 💐
Thanks Sandra for all your kind comments! The top is just New Look 6216 but I chopped it up and colour blocked it back in the summer I think. I must make another as it is great for using up pieces. Thanks again and enjoy your weekend😊🧵
Carole, I love the baby dress! Lots of details that make it special. Too funny with the doll 🤣🤣🤣Great save on the lining of the jacket! GENIUS really! Love the matching clutch bag and cute haircut! You're ready for the Wedding! 💖💖💖💖💖
Oh thank you Grace. Katie said that doll was too scary to show but I think she modelled it well 🤣. Luckily I don't normally have the need for jackets in my life so won't have to make another for a while. I need some easy projects now. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend 💕💕💕
Thanks Andra! That clutch bag pattern is such a quick make, I was really pleased with it and was sold the minute I saw Rachael's version on her channel. Keep your fingers crossed that the new dress fits as I am not sure I can make another 😓, Thanks for watching and have a super weekend 😘xx
Hi Carole, your wedding outfit is so pretty!! Worth all that effort. And the BOW PURSE… ❤️. I agree, sewing a baby dress is so daunting😩. I always love the photos at the end. Hugs. Stephanie ❤❤❤
Thank you so much Stephanie! I know you would have kept going as well as you don't let anything beat you. I remember that wonderful baby dress you made (Christening Gown?) and I also thought of you today when I posted off the dresses to my son. It was so awful when your parcel went astray, gosh I hope that doesn't happen to those dresses 🤞🏼. I love your photos too...Snap!! Have a super weekend 😊🧵xxx
Hi Carole! Such a cute little flower-girl dress. Good job. The color blue of the jacket is so pretty! EXCELLENT SAVE on that jacket Carole! Very clever fix. LOVE the bag… so classy.
Your wedding dresses are amazingly beautiful..Amazing fix.. I think the jacket and dress match perfectly.. Chloe will outshine the bride in her beautiful dress her grandma made for her.. Make the small bag for Chloe.. A place for her extras . wipes .. A cute bag for you too... you will look amazing/..
Thank you very much Cindy, how kind are your comments on my makes 🤗. The idea of a little bag for Chloe is adorable 😆. Hopefully i will be allowed to publish a photo of her with the dress on 🤞🏼Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Hi Carole! Well, that baby dress for the wedding is such a lovely color and style. I hope the smaller version fits nicely. Your dress for the wedding is very nice as well. What a stylish jacket to match the dress... Your Bag!! Oh my gosh! You did so good, Girl! Have a great week-end!!
Hi Deb. The smaller version was tried on today and almost fits yippee!! She has a couple of weeks to put on some more weight and it will be perfect I hope. Thanks for being so kind on the outfit for me. Hope all is well and you are having a great weekend 🧵😊
Thank you, I'm just glad the outfit worked and hope it lasts the day if nothing else! Fingers crossed the smaller dress fits. Thanks for watching and your comment 🧵😊
Hi Carole, what a great job on saving the jacket 👏👏. The dress +jacket + clutch are gorgeous, great combination!!!! As always, thank you foral the photos at the end of your videos😊😊😊😊 Happy sewing 🧵🧵👚👚✂️✂️🪡🪡👗👗🥰🥰🥰🥰
Ah Carole! Thank you for such a lovely shoutout 🥰 🎀 The bag goes so perfectly with your outfit and well done for persevering with that jacket!!! It’s looks so great! And as for the little dress 😍😍 my word. That’s something to treasure for sure! Have a lovely weekend!
Thank you Rachael, the bag you made sold that pattern to me on the spot! That jacket caused me a sleepless night believe me, I was so upset when I realised the lining issue. My hope for that little dress is one day, Chloe will be putting her dolls in it! Have a great weekend and rest 😊🧵
Well, well done on the jacket! It's perfect! The blue is much brighter than I remember and goes so well with the dress print - I love the scallops! I know it was a complete hassle but SO worth it! I love the outfit! And the clutch just finishes it off perfectly. So pretty. Collecting acorns. That's memories of school starting in the fall - the smell of oak and maple leaves - haven't thought of that in a long time. I can smell it in my memory. Thanks for that -
Thanks Jen for your moral support and suggestions on that Jacket. I was thinking of making the other colour but your immediate reaction was classic!! A flat out NO!! I am glad I stuck with the blue. Charlie collecting acorns reminds me so much of my little boy Steve... now a father doing exactly the same thing. We have the Oak tree in our garden but we actually think it isn't very well, I do hope it can stay! Now you see, you miss Autumn don't you.... if you moved up to NC you could experience them again 😆🍂🍁Have a wonderful weekend my precious friend x💗💗💗💗x
Thank you very much Lorraine, that is really kind. Gosh I hope this new dress fits, I am not sure I can go through it all again 🥵. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Making clothes for little girls is hard. The jacket turned out very well. Bless your heart having to fix it. The outfit is beautiful. The bag is adorable.
They really are hard aren't they? It has put me off making dolls clothes in the future that's for sure 😆. Thank you so much for your kind comment on my outfit. Have a wonderful weekend 😊🧵
Carole, the dress and jacket outfit you made for the wedding is just fab!! You did a beautiful job of ‘rescuing’ the jacket… it’s perfect!! And the purse is gorgeous too. You’ll be dancing and swishing that gorgeous dress all night long 💃 😊 💃 💕Chloe’s dress is beautiful too💕
Thanks so much Mary! That is so kind. You are right about the dress, it really is swishy and hangs so well 💃🏻. Hope you have a good weekend and thanks for watching 🧵😊
Thank you Pam. The pattern for the bag I just had to have after seeing it on The French Seams channel. It was such a quick and easy make as well. Hope you have a good weekend 😊🧵
Carole your wedding outfit is perfect but hats off to you for perseverance,I would have cried and probably bought the one you found in the shop. The bow bag just finishes the outfit beautifully. The little flower girl dress is adorable and the colour is unusual for a baby but so lovely. I do like the colour blocked t- shirt you are wearing,what a good job you have made of that I look forward to seeing what you make as determined by your wheel.What a genius idea!🌹🌹🌹
Oh I was so close to buying one believe me! As you say the colour is unusual for a baby but they wanted it in exactly the same fabrics as the other bridesmaids. I was really hesitant as dark colours on babies aren't really done are they but she does look adorable in it. Hopefully I will be able to post a photo from the wedding. Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Of course you have to talk about the new baby! Would not want anyone to take away your grandparent card. The only subject I talk about more than sewing is my grandchildren. You went all out with your wedding sewing.
Your little girl dress is adorable. I have four granddaughters and another little girl coming in November. I can tell you the more you sew little girl dresses the easier they get. And the more tricks you figure out, making them faster and easier. I have only one grandson and sewing Christmas and Easter outfits for him always take me longer because I'm not used to sewing little boy pants and shirts. The dress for the wedding is lovely. Great work on the jacket. It looks beautiful with the dress. Very professional looking.
Thanks Carol for the vote of confidence. I'm sure I'll be fine with normal dresses as I used to make them for Katie but this was another level 🤣. I did enjoy making little dungarees and t shirts for the boys and I still love to sew for them. It must be hard keeping up with demand from 5 little girls!! Hope you have a good weekend 😊🧵
The wedding outfit is lovely and I do not think the jacket is too bright at all - the matching bag is adorable, too! I don't think I've ever seen a jacket lined to the edge unless it is self-lined - a lot of work to fix it but now it seems right. I should definitely do the Fabric Wheel of Fate!!!
Thank you very much and thanks for the comment on the colour as it did worry me initially. Re the lining, I didn't think for one minute that the pattern would be drafted like that and I will certainly look at other patterns properly next time. Oh please do have a go at the Fabric Wheel of Fate 👏🏼. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Thank you, the trouble ( and benefit) with having a youtube channel is that you feel accountable to people and if I said I was going to make a jacket I would try my best to succeed! Mind you this was the nearest I have ever come to just giving up and ordering one 🤣. Thank so much for watching 😊🧵
Your dress for the wedding is so beautiful! I really like what you did with the lining of the jacket. Good ideas. I’m eager to see the Style Arc pattern completed. I love their patterns. I have some but have yet to try them. I dress like an old hippy, very boho so many of their styles suit my taste. The baby’s dress is lovely too. I made a formal Christening gown for my son…34 years ago. But I remember finding all those French seams and fiddly bits…interesting. Have a great time at the wedding. You’ll look fantastic.
Thanks for such lovely comments. I've made the Style Arc Fran top today... I don't like it as much as the other one I made but I'll show it on Friday and see what you think! I love that you dress like a hippy, that sounds so cool 👏🏼. I can't imagine how hard making a Christening gown is, let's hope I don't have to make one 🤣. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for watching 😊🧵
Thank so very much. The wedding is this weekend and the weather is due to be warm and sunny so I'm so glad I didn't do Autumn colours! Have a good week 🧵😊
You have beautiful fabric from Adam and Izzy's mug rug is so cute. Trust me, I do know how long it takes to make little baby clothes. Your wedding outfit looks beautiful..❤
Thanks Zelda! The trouble with that baby dress was the fact I couldn't find a pattern for a lined dress so had to make it up as I went along....and I am no expert in lining. I know far more now but I bet I will forget 🤣. Weren't those gifts wonderful from two very special people. xx😘
Love the final Product dress and jacket for the wedding! You really turned that jacket around and made it BEAUTIFUL! Cant wait to hear how Chloe’s dress fits. Its so tiny & pretty!❤ hope we get to see pics from the wedding!!!! Hugs!!!❤
Thanks Trish, believe me I am so relieved all that is done as you know how I was stressing about it on my holiday!! I really hope they allow me to show a photo of Chloe after all my hard work🥵. That jacket really took me to the end of a sewing cliff, the web page was open on my phone poised to buy one 🤣. Have a super weekend and hope that shoulder eases up for you 🤗💗😘xx
Your jacket save is so impressive! I think I would have started again with new lining but what you did is so much better. The outfit is lovely and colours go so well together. Must admit to laughing when seeing mug rug comparison. I am not a quilter but did say to Izzie I would make a mug rug this autumn. Given how good your sewing is compared to mine I am now very afraid 😅😅. Adam is right-Izzie’s quilting is amazing. Enjoy your wedding and I am sure your granddaughter will look beautiful.
Starting again with new lining was actually something I wish I had done as I could have put in a pleat for wear but never mind. I love those Mug rugs but I am not a quilter as it shows 🤣, they aren't hard to do but it's accuracy that's needed which I lack in sometimes. I like sewing curves I've decided 🤣. If Adam says Izzy's work is good then wow! He is the quilt master! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Lovely makes…your grand baby’s dress is beautiful. I made a dress and pinafore with little ruffle pants for my niece years ago and it took me forever…a lot of work. I thought it would be super easy and quick. But it was a labour of love and turned out so pretty. I wish I had taken a photo. Your jacket and dress are gorgeous. And kudos for fixing the lining. I have a blouse I made recently…too big and I either have to take it apart and re-do or donate it. I was so careful about measurements and disappointed that it isn’t right. But I really love the fabric…so I still have it. Happy Birthday to your Mum!
Ruffle pants!! Now I've seen patterns for those and thought what hard work that must be. As you say, we imagine little things will be quick but in reality they take soooo much time 🤣. Sorry to hear about your blouse, it is worth unpicking sometimes as I've learnt but you have to be in the right frame of mind! Good luck and thanks for watching 😊🧵PS I'll pass on your wishes to my Mim!!
@socarole66 I totally understand. Bolero jacket I made for Alice communion was similar style to your jacket. Luckily, I had the same colour lining :) but it was painful ;)
Love your wedding outfit including your bag. I like to make bags to go with outfits too if I have enough fabric left. You did a great recovery on your jacket I think it was worth the effort, unpicking and re-doing. Sometimes sewing throws up a challenge we don't expect which then involves head scratching, maybe a swear word or two, walking away and having a think about it while consoling yourself with copious cups of tea (or whatever you like to drink).
Thanks Ann, it definitely was worth unpicking as I really didn't know what I would do. Not enough time to get more fabric and find another pattern etc! As you say, sewing very often throws something unexpected and sleeping on it is often the best answer. Copious drinks of tea is most certainly the solution for me 🤣. Enjoy your weekend 😊🧵
I made my daughter many, many little church dresses. The gathering of the skirt and easing in of the sleeves took the majority of the total sewing time (didn't flat sew in the sleeves)! However, she looked so pretty in her little dresses so it was worth the time and effort. The fix for your jacket was absolutely perfect and you should be very proud of your working out the solution. Brav-o! 🏆 🙌🏻😄👏🏻 Good thing you had enough fabric left to re-work the garment and enough to make a cute bag for your outfit - brilliant! Now you can finally relax and sew something fun that doesn't involve a deadline. BTW: Your dress came out beautifully and your outfit is so pretty. Well done, you! (If I my writing has a British flavor to it, I've been watching the Downton Abbey series on Amazon Prime and drinking a lot of tea. 😄🤣😂 One of my all-time favorite programs!)
Oh Dori, you know what I went through then. I did make simple dresses for my daughter but nothing like this where I had to work it all out for myself. Yes, I had to ease in those sleeves and believe me, my heart always sinks when I see the word EASE!!! I was lucky as you say with the blue fabric, it was so fortunate that I over ordered so had enough to recut and also make the bag. Downton Abbey, now that is a classy programme! I love Violet Crawley the best of course. Hope they make another film at some point 🤞🏼. Have a super weekend 😊🧵
@@socarole66 Yes, Violet Crawley is my favorite also. Dame Maggie Smith is one of my all time favorite actresses, along with Merle Streep and Dame Helen Mirren. Maggie Smith had the perfect timing and delivery of her zingers in Downton Abbey. The expressions on her face when she did so were priceless. LOVE HER! Was very disappointed, as were a lot of viewers, when Matthew Crawley was killed off so early in the series. But he wanted to leave the show, so he had to be written out somehow. The casting for the show was perfect. Really like Samantha Bond in whatever she does. Enjoy your weekend! 🥰
Oh Carol, I admire your patience and how you fixed the jacket looks lovely and smart and goes beautifully with the dress, yes I remember making wee dresses for my daughter Stacey as a baby and growing up, Shop bought were to expensive in the day, we also love your spinning wheel idea to use long held onto fabrics and were wondering if we would do it 😮but I think I have too many pieces 😂 enjoy the wedding you certainly deserve to 🎉 regards Diana from NZ ❤
I have to say that jacket really not only tested my patience but my willingness to sew anything ever again 😆. I made it through though with the support of my wonderful friends. I did make a couple of baby dresses for my daughter as like you say, clothes were more expensive then but the ones I made were far simpler than this one. You should certainly have a go at the wheel, just pick a few like I did, believe me...I have many more! Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Not sure if you have watched my daughter she started a TH-cam a few weeks ago Stacey js studio, she had a wonderful entro from Adam sews, whom she loves and Stacey watches you weekly as I do 🎉 Diana again ❤
Your wedding outfit is beautiful Carole - well done on getting the jacket to work. And I love the bag!! Chloe’s dress is so cute. Fingers crossed this one fits her!! I hope you have a fantastic weekend! 💞xx
Thank you Izzy! I am not doing another jacket for a while believe me and I will really read the next pattern before I attempt it! I have posted off the dress and hopefully I will know the answer tomorrow, oh gosh, I am not sure I can do another 🤣. Have a wonderful weekend too, I imagine you need it after straight back to it this week. xx💗xx
Lovely makes. I find big 4 patterns sizing to be quite large and ill fitting on babies. I much prefer PDFs . I love Peek a Boo pattern shop for kids. It all fits true to size . The good thing is there are fewer pages to print and put together .
Thank you. You are right on children's big four patterns. I have had exactly the same thing on all the boys patterns I have ever made so made the smallest size...but no!! I will certainly try out Peek a Boo, thank you then revert to Big 4 when she grows!! 😊🧵
Thank you very much, that is really kind. PDF's are just so expensive aren't they and then they get you to print them off using your own supplies! I have been told though people like them as they can reprint in different sizes so I do see that as a benefit but still, not for me! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Love the jacket dress and the cute bag! I sewed for 3 girls and I know from experience that a newborn pattern is huge. Not sure why they make them like that..If you can find Children's Corner patterns they are true to size Love your channel.
You are the second person to say about Newborn baby size and looking back I remember it from when I sewed for the boys. However, it was the smallest pattern I could get so had to go with it and to be honest we assumed she would be bigger at 3 months. Fingers crossed that grading it down has worked. I will have a look at Children's Corner, thank you. 😊🧵
Your makes are lovely! You did an amazing job on redoing that Jacket and it's beautifully done! Congrats on that lining refashion also. That was a project-we all love unpicking stitches, don't we-NOT. Just yesterday, I had to unpick a buttonhole on denim-UGH! Your wedding outfit is lovely, and that little girl's dress is so sweet. Happy Sewing and Happy Weekend!❤❤❤❤
Ha ha the only person I know that likes unpicking is Jen! Unpicking a buttonhole is the absolute worst, I really feel for you as those stitches are tiny 😭. Happy weekend to you too and thanks for the kind comments 😊🧵
Ha ha Stephanie, thank you, it isn't me with the mug rug then! What on earth did we do wrong? 🤣. We just need to buy bigger mugs! Have a great weekend 😊🧵
You have my upmost respect for that!! I cannot imagine how tiny those seams are but I have to say... I would like to do it at some point. Thanks so much for watching 😊🧵
Oh that is so kind thank you 🤭. The dress fabric I bought from 1st For Fabrics, Newcastle on Tyne, Uk. (not sure where you live). I have just checked and they have 9 metres left! They did a pink version as well. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
You did a great job saving the jacket! Poor design on their part to have the lining that way. I imagine it was a ton of work unpicking the stay stitching!
Oh it really was a ton of work but at least it wasn't on darker fabric, that would have been a no for me with my eyesight 🤣. As you say, a very basic jacket design but sadly you wouldn't have known that until you looked at the pattern pieces and instructions. Live and learn eh?! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Oh Sandra, it had me on the edge believe me 🤣. I am wearing the shoes I have on in the video, just a nude colour that I have had for a while. I very rarely wear proper shoes so don't want to buy a new pair! Hope you are having a good weekend 🧵😊
Thank you. I did use two jerseys, a bamboo one and the flowered fabric was a viscose jersey. I used NL 6216 but chopped the pattern to make a split where the yoke would be. I really must make more as I love it and it uses up scraps! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
all newborn clothes are far to big for a newborn 👶🏻 if u want a size that fits a newborn then go for the prem sizes - mind u they do grow out of them very quickly lol but if u want clothes to fit a newborn there & then, that’s what I suggest - just thought I’d say lol plz nobody have a go at me I’m only trying to be helpful 😁
You are right in what you say about so say 'Newborn' clothes that's why at 3 months old I used that size 🤣. Trouble was she didn't put on the weight we thought, grading it down has worked thank goodness. Big 4 patterns (although I'm a massive fan) aren't good with kids sizing at all. I've learnt that from my Grandsons. Thanks so much for reassuring me and reaffirming what I thought. 😊🧵
That's why I like sewing, there is almost nothing you can't fix. very nice!
That is very true! There is normally a solution, you just have to sleep on the issue sometimes don't you. Thanks for watching 😊🧵
A lot of hard work for you getting a smaller dress for the baby and fair play to you for sorting out the jacket 👍 wedding outfit is stunning especially with the clutch bag 😊the top you were wearing looked lovely and I’m sure you have shown us the make 💐
Thanks Sandra for all your kind comments! The top is just New Look 6216 but I chopped it up and colour blocked it back in the summer I think. I must make another as it is great for using up pieces. Thanks again and enjoy your weekend😊🧵
Carole, I love the baby dress! Lots of details that make it special. Too funny with the doll 🤣🤣🤣Great save on the lining of the jacket! GENIUS really! Love the matching clutch bag and cute haircut! You're ready for the Wedding! 💖💖💖💖💖
Oh thank you Grace. Katie said that doll was too scary to show but I think she modelled it well 🤣. Luckily I don't normally have the need for jackets in my life so won't have to make another for a while. I need some easy projects now. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend 💕💕💕
Amazing save on the jacket, Carole, and the dress and clutch are beautiful! Chloe’s dress is so precious! 😘💗
Thanks Andra! That clutch bag pattern is such a quick make, I was really pleased with it and was sold the minute I saw Rachael's version on her channel. Keep your fingers crossed that the new dress fits as I am not sure I can make another 😓, Thanks for watching and have a super weekend 😘xx
The wedding dress is so beautiful. I love the idea of a chain on the bag.
Thank you so much, now I need to find a chain! Have a great weekend 😊🧵
Hi Carole, your wedding outfit is so pretty!! Worth all that effort. And the BOW PURSE… ❤️. I agree, sewing a baby dress is so daunting😩. I always love the photos at the end. Hugs. Stephanie ❤❤❤
Thank you so much Stephanie! I know you would have kept going as well as you don't let anything beat you. I remember that wonderful baby dress you made (Christening Gown?) and I also thought of you today when I posted off the dresses to my son. It was so awful when your parcel went astray, gosh I hope that doesn't happen to those dresses 🤞🏼. I love your photos too...Snap!! Have a super weekend 😊🧵xxx
Carol you did a beautiful job with your jacket, lovely.
Oh thank you so much Cheryl 🧵😊
Hi Carole! Such a cute little flower-girl dress. Good job. The color blue of the jacket is so pretty! EXCELLENT SAVE on that jacket Carole! Very clever fix. LOVE the bag… so classy.
Thanks so much Lisa. That jacket took me to the edge last week believe me but I'm glad I battled through. Thanks for all your kind comments 🧵😊💕
Your wedding dresses are amazingly beautiful..Amazing fix.. I think the jacket and dress match perfectly.. Chloe will outshine the bride in her beautiful dress her grandma made for her.. Make the small bag for Chloe.. A place for her extras . wipes .. A cute bag for you too... you will look amazing/..
Thank you very much Cindy, how kind are your comments on my makes 🤗. The idea of a little bag for Chloe is adorable 😆. Hopefully i will be allowed to publish a photo of her with the dress on 🤞🏼Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Hi Carole! Well, that baby dress for the wedding is such a lovely color and style. I hope the smaller version fits nicely. Your dress for the wedding is very nice as well. What a stylish jacket to match the dress... Your Bag!! Oh my gosh! You did so good, Girl! Have a great week-end!!
Hi Deb. The smaller version was tried on today and almost fits yippee!! She has a couple of weeks to put on some more weight and it will be perfect I hope. Thanks for being so kind on the outfit for me. Hope all is well and you are having a great weekend 🧵😊
I can just imagine how pleased you were on the fit of the little dress. You did such a nice job. Enjoy the rest of your week-end!
Brilliant fix for jacket. I love the whole outfit. Your granddaughter's outfit is lovely too. You can see all the beautiful work that you put into it.
Thank you, I'm just glad the outfit worked and hope it lasts the day if nothing else! Fingers crossed the smaller dress fits. Thanks for watching and your comment 🧵😊
Hi Carole, what a great job on saving the jacket 👏👏. The dress +jacket + clutch are gorgeous, great combination!!!!
As always, thank you foral the photos at the end of your videos😊😊😊😊
Happy sewing 🧵🧵👚👚✂️✂️🪡🪡👗👗🥰🥰🥰🥰
Thanks Karen!! I'm so relieved that outfit is made and I can relax for a couple of weeks now 👏🏼. You are so kind with your comments thank you 🧵🥰🧵💕
Ah Carole! Thank you for such a lovely shoutout 🥰 🎀
The bag goes so perfectly with your outfit and well done for persevering with that jacket!!! It’s looks so great!
And as for the little dress 😍😍 my word. That’s something to treasure for sure! Have a lovely weekend!
Thank you Rachael, the bag you made sold that pattern to me on the spot! That jacket caused me a sleepless night believe me, I was so upset when I realised the lining issue. My hope for that little dress is one day, Chloe will be putting her dolls in it! Have a great weekend and rest 😊🧵
Fabulous wedding outfit, well done on rescuing your jacket lining.
Thank you so much! Now we just need a sunny day for the wedding 😊🧵
Well, well done on the jacket! It's perfect! The blue is much brighter than I remember and goes so well with the dress print - I love the scallops! I know it was a complete hassle but SO worth it! I love the outfit! And the clutch just finishes it off perfectly. So pretty.
Collecting acorns. That's memories of school starting in the fall - the smell of oak and maple leaves - haven't thought of that in a long time. I can smell it in my memory. Thanks for that -
Thanks Jen for your moral support and suggestions on that Jacket. I was thinking of making the other colour but your immediate reaction was classic!! A flat out NO!! I am glad I stuck with the blue. Charlie collecting acorns reminds me so much of my little boy Steve... now a father doing exactly the same thing. We have the Oak tree in our garden but we actually think it isn't very well, I do hope it can stay! Now you see, you miss Autumn don't you.... if you moved up to NC you could experience them again 😆🍂🍁Have a wonderful weekend my precious friend x💗💗💗💗x
The baby’s dress is precious. I like the top you are wearing also.
Thank you very much, I have sent the dress on today. The top I am wearing is probably my most successful colour blocking! Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Lovely makes as usual. You look stunning in your wedding outfit, beautiful colours. Your granddaughters dress is so cute
Thank you very much Lorraine, that is really kind. Gosh I hope this new dress fits, I am not sure I can go through it all again 🥵. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Making clothes for little girls is hard. The jacket turned out very well. Bless your heart having to fix it. The outfit is beautiful. The bag is adorable.
They really are hard aren't they? It has put me off making dolls clothes in the future that's for sure 😆. Thank you so much for your kind comment on my outfit. Have a wonderful weekend 😊🧵
Carole, the dress and jacket outfit you made for the wedding is just fab!! You did a beautiful job of ‘rescuing’ the jacket… it’s perfect!! And the purse is gorgeous too. You’ll be dancing and swishing that gorgeous dress all night long 💃 😊 💃 💕Chloe’s dress is beautiful too💕
Thanks so much Mary! That is so kind. You are right about the dress, it really is swishy and hangs so well 💃🏻. Hope you have a good weekend and thanks for watching 🧵😊
Lovely makes Carol, very impressed 👏 😊
Thank you, that is really kind. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
I think the dress and jacket is lovely..good job
Thank you very much and thanks for watching 😊🧵
Your wedding dress and jacket are very pretty. I love the little clutch. Very cute patten!
Thank you Pam. The pattern for the bag I just had to have after seeing it on The French Seams channel. It was such a quick and easy make as well. Hope you have a good weekend 😊🧵
Lovely baby dress! The jacket looks great… but, sounds a little like a nightmare. The dress coordinates great and looks beautiful on you. ❤
Thanks Diann🤗 It was a nightmare and a warning if you make it as I know you have the pattern! Thanks for watching and enjoy your weekend 😊🧵
Your solution for the jacket was ingenious!! The whole outfit looks beautiful including the bag!! The baby's outfit is soooooo cute. Good job Carole ❤
Thanks Terri, I am so glad my outfit and Chloe's is sorted, I was stressing about it on holiday! Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Your dress and jacket is beautiful! Love the colors.
Thank you very much Connie. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
The dress and jacket are beautiful
Thank you very much indeed. 😊🧵
Love your wedding outfit. Beautiful ❣
Thanks so much Carol 😊🧵
All those outfits are gorgeous 😂
Thank you so much! That is really kind 😊🧵
Carole your wedding outfit is perfect but hats off to you for perseverance,I would have cried and probably bought the one you found in the shop. The bow bag just finishes the outfit beautifully. The little flower girl dress is adorable and the colour is unusual for a baby but so lovely. I do like the colour blocked t- shirt you are wearing,what a good job you have made of that I look forward to seeing what you make as determined by your wheel.What a genius idea!🌹🌹🌹
Oh I was so close to buying one believe me! As you say the colour is unusual for a baby but they wanted it in exactly the same fabrics as the other bridesmaids. I was really hesitant as dark colours on babies aren't really done are they but she does look adorable in it. Hopefully I will be able to post a photo from the wedding. Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Of course you have to talk about the new baby! Would not want anyone to take away your grandparent card. The only subject I talk about more than sewing is my grandchildren. You went all out with your wedding sewing.
Thanks Christine 😘. Now I'm back to sewing simple things thank goodness ...no linings ...no fitted seams 🤣. Hope you have a good week 🧵😊
Your little girl dress is adorable. I have four granddaughters and another little girl coming in November. I can tell you the more you sew little girl dresses the easier they get. And the more tricks you figure out, making them faster and easier. I have only one grandson and sewing Christmas and Easter outfits for him always take me longer because I'm not used to sewing little boy pants and shirts. The dress for the wedding is lovely. Great work on the jacket. It looks beautiful with the dress. Very professional looking.
Thanks Carol for the vote of confidence. I'm sure I'll be fine with normal dresses as I used to make them for Katie but this was another level 🤣. I did enjoy making little dungarees and t shirts for the boys and I still love to sew for them. It must be hard keeping up with demand from 5 little girls!! Hope you have a good weekend 😊🧵
The wedding outfit is lovely and I do not think the jacket is too bright at all - the matching bag is adorable, too! I don't think I've ever seen a jacket lined to the edge unless it is self-lined - a lot of work to fix it but now it seems right. I should definitely do the Fabric Wheel of Fate!!!
Thank you very much and thanks for the comment on the colour as it did worry me initially. Re the lining, I didn't think for one minute that the pattern would be drafted like that and I will certainly look at other patterns properly next time. Oh please do have a go at the Fabric Wheel of Fate 👏🏼. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
So glad you managed to sort your Jacket out. I couldn't have managed it and I would have put it in the bin .Enjoy the wedding.x
Thank you, the trouble ( and benefit) with having a youtube channel is that you feel accountable to people and if I said I was going to make a jacket I would try my best to succeed! Mind you this was the nearest I have ever come to just giving up and ordering one 🤣. Thank so much for watching 😊🧵
Lovely outfits!
Thank you very much 🧵😊
Your dress for the wedding is so beautiful! I really like what you did with the lining of the jacket. Good ideas. I’m eager to see the Style Arc pattern completed. I love their patterns. I have some but have yet to try them. I dress like an old hippy, very boho so many of their styles suit my taste. The baby’s dress is lovely too. I made a formal Christening gown for my son…34 years ago. But I remember finding all those French seams and fiddly bits…interesting. Have a great time at the wedding. You’ll look fantastic.
Thanks for such lovely comments. I've made the Style Arc Fran top today... I don't like it as much as the other one I made but I'll show it on Friday and see what you think! I love that you dress like a hippy, that sounds so cool 👏🏼. I can't imagine how hard making a Christening gown is, let's hope I don't have to make one 🤣. Hope you have a great weekend and thanks for watching 😊🧵
Love your outfit it's fabulous
Thank so very much. The wedding is this weekend and the weather is due to be warm and sunny so I'm so glad I didn't do Autumn colours! Have a good week 🧵😊
You have beautiful fabric from Adam and Izzy's mug rug is so cute. Trust me, I do know how long it takes to make little baby clothes. Your wedding outfit looks beautiful..❤
Thanks Zelda! The trouble with that baby dress was the fact I couldn't find a pattern for a lined dress so had to make it up as I went along....and I am no expert in lining. I know far more now but I bet I will forget 🤣. Weren't those gifts wonderful from two very special people. xx😘
Love the final
Product dress and jacket for the wedding! You really turned that jacket around and made it BEAUTIFUL! Cant wait to hear how Chloe’s dress fits. Its so tiny & pretty!❤ hope we get to see pics from the wedding!!!! Hugs!!!❤
Thanks Trish, believe me I am so relieved all that is done as you know how I was stressing about it on my holiday!! I really hope they allow me to show a photo of Chloe after all my hard work🥵. That jacket really took me to the end of a sewing cliff, the web page was open on my phone poised to buy one 🤣. Have a super weekend and hope that shoulder eases up for you 🤗💗😘xx
You did a fantastic job on the wedding dresses. Yours is absolutely stunning and love the bag to go with it. Have a good week
Thank you very much Carol, I will be glad to make some simple things this week believe me! Have a good weekend 😊🧵
Your jacket save is so impressive! I think I would have started again with new lining but what you did is so much better. The outfit is lovely and colours go so well together. Must admit to laughing when seeing mug rug comparison. I am not a quilter but did say to Izzie I would make a mug rug this autumn. Given how good your sewing is compared to mine I am now very afraid 😅😅. Adam is right-Izzie’s quilting is amazing. Enjoy your wedding and I am sure your granddaughter will look beautiful.
Starting again with new lining was actually something I wish I had done as I could have put in a pleat for wear but never mind. I love those Mug rugs but I am not a quilter as it shows 🤣, they aren't hard to do but it's accuracy that's needed which I lack in sometimes. I like sewing curves I've decided 🤣. If Adam says Izzy's work is good then wow! He is the quilt master! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Lovely makes…your grand baby’s dress is beautiful. I made a dress and pinafore with little ruffle pants for my niece years ago and it took me forever…a lot of work. I thought it would be super easy and quick. But it was a labour of love and turned out so pretty. I wish I had taken a photo. Your jacket and dress are gorgeous. And kudos for fixing the lining. I have a blouse I made recently…too big and I either have to take it apart and re-do or donate it. I was so careful about measurements and disappointed that it isn’t right. But I really love the fabric…so I still have it. Happy Birthday to your Mum!
Ruffle pants!! Now I've seen patterns for those and thought what hard work that must be. As you say, we imagine little things will be quick but in reality they take soooo much time 🤣. Sorry to hear about your blouse, it is worth unpicking sometimes as I've learnt but you have to be in the right frame of mind! Good luck and thanks for watching 😊🧵PS I'll pass on your wishes to my Mim!!
Love your wedding outfit. It's fantastic. Well done on a jacket.
Little dress is soo adorable:)
Have a wonderful week
Thanks Agata, I want a nice easy week next week! x😊🧵
@socarole66 I totally understand. Bolero jacket I made for Alice communion was similar style to your jacket. Luckily, I had the same colour lining :) but it was painful ;)
Love your wedding outfit including your bag. I like to make bags to go with outfits too if I have enough fabric left. You did a great recovery on your jacket I think it was worth the effort, unpicking and re-doing. Sometimes sewing throws up a challenge we don't expect which then involves head scratching, maybe a swear word or two, walking away and having a think about it while consoling yourself with copious cups of tea (or whatever you like to drink).
Thanks Ann, it definitely was worth unpicking as I really didn't know what I would do. Not enough time to get more fabric and find another pattern etc! As you say, sewing very often throws something unexpected and sleeping on it is often the best answer. Copious drinks of tea is most certainly the solution for me 🤣. Enjoy your weekend 😊🧵
I made my daughter many, many little church dresses. The gathering of the skirt and easing in of the sleeves took the majority of the total sewing time (didn't flat sew in the sleeves)! However, she looked so pretty in her little dresses so it was worth the time and effort. The fix for your jacket was absolutely perfect and you should be very proud of your working out the solution. Brav-o! 🏆 🙌🏻😄👏🏻 Good thing you had enough fabric left to re-work the garment and enough to make a cute bag for your outfit - brilliant! Now you can finally relax and sew something fun that doesn't involve a deadline. BTW: Your dress came out beautifully and your outfit is so pretty. Well done, you! (If I my writing has a British flavor to it, I've been watching the Downton Abbey series on Amazon Prime and drinking a lot of tea. 😄🤣😂 One of my all-time favorite programs!)
Oh Dori, you know what I went through then. I did make simple dresses for my daughter but nothing like this where I had to work it all out for myself. Yes, I had to ease in those sleeves and believe me, my heart always sinks when I see the word EASE!!! I was lucky as you say with the blue fabric, it was so fortunate that I over ordered so had enough to recut and also make the bag. Downton Abbey, now that is a classy programme! I love Violet Crawley the best of course. Hope they make another film at some point 🤞🏼. Have a super weekend 😊🧵
@@socarole66 Yes, Violet Crawley is my favorite also. Dame Maggie Smith is one of my all time favorite actresses, along with Merle Streep and Dame Helen Mirren. Maggie Smith had the perfect timing and delivery of her zingers in Downton Abbey. The expressions on her face when she did so were priceless. LOVE HER! Was very disappointed, as were a lot of viewers, when Matthew Crawley was killed off so early in the series. But he wanted to leave the show, so he had to be written out somehow. The casting for the show was perfect. Really like Samantha Bond in whatever she does. Enjoy your weekend! 🥰
Oh Carol, I admire your patience and how you fixed the jacket looks lovely and smart and goes beautifully with the dress, yes I remember making wee dresses for my daughter Stacey as a baby and growing up, Shop bought were to expensive in the day, we also love your spinning wheel idea to use long held onto fabrics and were wondering if we would do it 😮but I think I have too many pieces 😂 enjoy the wedding you certainly deserve to 🎉 regards Diana from NZ ❤
I have to say that jacket really not only tested my patience but my willingness to sew anything ever again 😆. I made it through though with the support of my wonderful friends. I did make a couple of baby dresses for my daughter as like you say, clothes were more expensive then but the ones I made were far simpler than this one. You should certainly have a go at the wheel, just pick a few like I did, believe me...I have many more! Thanks for watching 😊🧵
Not sure if you have watched my daughter she started a TH-cam a few weeks ago Stacey js studio, she had a wonderful entro from Adam sews, whom she loves and Stacey watches you weekly as I do 🎉 Diana again ❤
Oh yes I have been watching her as Adam mentioned her a couple of weeks ago. She is wonderful and so much fun ❤️
Brilliant!
Thank you so much 😊🧵
Thank you so much 😊🧵
Your wedding outfit is beautiful Carole - well done on getting the jacket to work. And I love the bag!! Chloe’s dress is so cute. Fingers crossed this one fits her!! I hope you have a fantastic weekend! 💞xx
Thank you Izzy! I am not doing another jacket for a while believe me and I will really read the next pattern before I attempt it! I have posted off the dress and hopefully I will know the answer tomorrow, oh gosh, I am not sure I can do another 🤣. Have a wonderful weekend too, I imagine you need it after straight back to it this week. xx💗xx
Lovely makes. I find big 4 patterns sizing to be quite large and ill fitting on babies. I much prefer PDFs . I love Peek a Boo pattern shop for kids. It all fits true to size . The good thing is there are fewer pages to print and put together .
Thank you. You are right on children's big four patterns. I have had exactly the same thing on all the boys patterns I have ever made so made the smallest size...but no!! I will certainly try out Peek a Boo, thank you then revert to Big 4 when she grows!! 😊🧵
Love your wedding outfit and Chloe’s dress.❤❤
Thank is really kind thank you 😊🧵
Nice save on the jacket. I’m impressed. Quite a lovely outfit. I don’t do PDF either because they are a ridiculous waste of time and money.
Thank you very much, that is really kind. PDF's are just so expensive aren't they and then they get you to print them off using your own supplies! I have been told though people like them as they can reprint in different sizes so I do see that as a benefit but still, not for me!
Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Love the jacket dress and the cute bag! I sewed for 3 girls and I know from experience that a newborn pattern is huge. Not sure why they make them like that..If you can find Children's Corner patterns they are true to size Love your channel.
You are the second person to say about Newborn baby size and looking back I remember it from when I sewed for the boys. However, it was the smallest pattern I could get so had to go with it and to be honest we assumed she would be bigger at 3 months. Fingers crossed that grading it down has worked. I will have a look at Children's Corner, thank you. 😊🧵
Love the wedding outfit Carole!
Thank you very much Annette 😊🧵
Your makes are lovely! You did an amazing job on redoing that Jacket and it's beautifully done! Congrats on that lining refashion also. That was a project-we all love unpicking stitches, don't we-NOT. Just yesterday, I had to unpick a buttonhole on denim-UGH! Your wedding outfit is lovely, and that little girl's dress is so sweet. Happy Sewing and Happy Weekend!❤❤❤❤
Ha ha the only person I know that likes unpicking is Jen! Unpicking a buttonhole is the absolute worst, I really feel for you as those stitches are tiny 😭. Happy weekend to you too and thanks for the kind comments 😊🧵
Your makes are beautiful, I love the jacket ❤😊. My rug mug came out big as well 😢
Ha ha Stephanie, thank you, it isn't me with the mug rug then! What on earth did we do wrong? 🤣. We just need to buy bigger mugs! Have a great weekend 😊🧵
@@socarole66 😄, yes I do have big mugs
Oh gosh you did so much much work on your jacket! Well done, it really looks fabulous 🥰 Hehe love your fabric wheel of fate 🤭
Thank you, if it wasn't for such a special occasion I probably wouldn't have bothered but hopefully it was worth it 😅. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
You did an amazing job on altering the jacket!❤
Thanks Zelda, I don't want to do anything difficult for quite a while now!! Have a great weekend xxx
make a matching bag for the baby outfit!
Ha ha you are not the only one to suggest that 🤣🤣👶🏻👛
I have sewn a lot for Barbie sized dolls so yes it can be very tedious
You have my upmost respect for that!! I cannot imagine how tiny those seams are but I have to say... I would like to do it at some point. Thanks so much for watching 😊🧵
Love your dress and you look gorgeous in it! The jacket is a wonderful highlight to the dress, too! Where did you get the dress fabric? It’s wonderful
Oh that is so kind thank you 🤭. The dress fabric I bought from 1st For Fabrics, Newcastle on Tyne, Uk. (not sure where you live). I have just checked and they have 9 metres left! They did a pink version as well. Have a good weekend 😊🧵
You did a great job saving the jacket! Poor design on their part to have the lining that way. I imagine it was a ton of work unpicking the stay stitching!
Oh it really was a ton of work but at least it wasn't on darker fabric, that would have been a no for me with my eyesight 🤣. As you say, a very basic jacket design but sadly you wouldn't have known that until you looked at the pattern pieces and instructions. Live and learn eh?! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
Gosh altering that jacket would have done me in. Lovely, fresh and fun outfit. What shoes are you wearing with it?
Oh Sandra, it had me on the edge believe me 🤣. I am wearing the shoes I have on in the video, just a nude colour that I have had for a while. I very rarely wear proper shoes so don't want to buy a new pair! Hope you are having a good weekend 🧵😊
All your makes are wonderful, the color blocked tee you have on did you use knit fabric?
Thank you. I did use two jerseys, a bamboo one and the flowered fabric was a viscose jersey. I used NL 6216 but chopped the pattern to make a split where the yoke would be. I really must make more as I love it and it uses up scraps! Thanks for watching 🧵😊
all newborn clothes are far to big for a newborn 👶🏻 if u want a size that fits a newborn then go for the prem sizes - mind u they do grow out of them very quickly lol but if u want clothes to fit a newborn there & then, that’s what I suggest - just thought I’d say lol plz nobody have a go at me I’m only trying to be helpful 😁
You are right in what you say about so say 'Newborn' clothes that's why at 3 months old I used that size 🤣. Trouble was she didn't put on the weight we thought, grading it down has worked thank goodness. Big 4 patterns (although I'm a massive fan) aren't good with kids sizing at all. I've learnt that from my Grandsons. Thanks so much for reassuring me and reaffirming what I thought. 😊🧵