flamingo fabrics

My stitching up of clothes for gorgeous grandsons continues!

I am a sucker for a good fabric for boys so when I saw the Dinosaurs in Diggers and on Scooters fabrics at Flamingo Fabrics I couldn't resist :) Two more tops from that, by now, well-used Jalie pattern. I think these are the 15th and 16th that I have made from this pattern.

Tops are only half the story though, a boy needs trousers too! These were my first ever attempt at sewing with corduroy and it was a messy business, there was fluff everywhere. I was really worried cutting ...

added by Celtic Thistle 3 years, 1 month ago. under corduroy , flamingo fabrics , jalie , ottobre , speedy pants , t-shirts , trousers , waves & wild

Although I have been neglecting this blog lately, my sewing machine has been whirring away.After the glut of t-shirts, shirts and shorts made for gorgeous grandsons in the summer a whole new world of autumn and winter makes beckoned!

First up this doggy sweatshirt for the littlest grandson. I have had the fabric for ages but for some reason had never got around to using it until now. The pattern was another from Ottobre magazine and was very straightforward apart from those tiny cuffs!

As you can see I managed to get the dogs on one of the cuffs ...

added by Celtic Thistle 3 years, 4 months ago. under boys clothes. sweatshirts , flamingo fabrics , ottobre

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