cartouches

Noticing that the Model is outgrowing her clothing at speed (wrings hands in glee) and in need of another quick sewing fix myself, I gave her access to the fabric stash. Despite the fact I've been very restrained since buying an overload of Irish linens at the beginning of the year, there is much weeding out to be done in the fabric cupboard so she chose this sweet Tilda fabric with a mustard background and cartouches of pink roses. Unfortunately I only had a metre so I pushed any ideas of making a dress to one side and sewed up a simple elasticated skirt. A couple of rectangles sewn together with a turned down waistband and a turned up hem, it was a nice, super quick project. And, with a fine cotton lawn lining, it's amazing how it can be so easily suped up.

You see that cute black and white beast in the photos? She's peskier than she looks, you know, because since coming back from our holiday she has developed some really bad habits. Jumping up onto the top of the wall cupboards in our kitchen springs to mind, and she has that look about her that says she's choosing her moment before leaping on to the top of the oven extractor hood. I have visions of the whole thing crashing down onto the floor and am thinking, groan, is it time for the water pistol again?

See you soon, everyone.