A Chrissy Pressy for Baby Lucy

Eventually I will have to stop referring to niece Lucy as Baby Lucy. She is 1 year and 2 months old but I am pretty sure she will always be the youngest member of our family.

Anyway, I bought a baby mermaid pattern from Bit of Whimsy a while ago with Baby Lucy in mind.

It is a really simple pattern. I used double-sided interfacing to attach the 'hair' to the head and then zigzagged over the wool a couple of times. I also used interfacing on the back of the face - it makes for a nicer finish for the stitching. All of this interfacing has made the head a bit stiff though and not as smooth as I would like.

All the fabric came from my stash which makes this a pretty good present in my books. I am sure I will make more baby mermaids in the future.

Too wet to mow the lawns

Any excuse really ...

Whipped up these little Russian nesting dolls yesterday avo. The pattern is designed by Rachel Measham-Pywell and can be downloaded here.

They will live in front of the blue books. I need a bit more practise at sewing curves so next time it doesn't look like they have ears!

Then this morning I went in search of some nice linen to make a diary cover. Patchwork Passion in Onehunga has a great range of Japanese fabrics. At the moment, they also have a huge range of kits ... very tempting espec the big wool owl. I found some nice linen and red sashiko thread and I will stitch the girl onto the front of the diary cover. The free stitchery pattern comes from Sarah Jane Studios. Her drawings are very, very cute. Wish I could draw.

Greta's Doll

Pattern: From Stitched in Time by Alicia Paulson