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Isabella

Riverside in Berlin

Harriet

snapped on the couch this afternoon

complaining 

'she had nothing to do'

Billy

caught in the sunshine walking home from school

Arlo

caught in the rain walking to school

in his pocket he is clasping loom bands

Otis

walking everywhere now

linking up here

and a bonus series of him walking

because I couldn't pick just one of them

Vintage Weekly

now that my helpful little camera assistant is at school

I don't get many pictures of myself

and by the time we are organised

and out the door for school

I'm not managing to snap pics of the boys

 in vintage much either

so again this week it's just the smallest boy

matinee jacket and pants both Oppy find handknits

the little vintage shirt is a smocked viyella

this little handknit he wore to daycare

was also an unworn

 Oppy find for $3

Sew All 26 - S is for Snuggly Sheets

I'm coming back to R

as I really needed to get these made

Fitted Flannelette Snuggly Sheets

I used this tutorial

and they took about 10 mins each

all made up ready for the small boy

sadly they did not encourage him to spend all night in his cot

but at least his bed is snuggly when he first hops in

Handmade Kids Clothing Swap

this month I took part in the

Handmade Kids Clothing Swap

my swap partner was Tahlia Christine

who wanted winter clothes for her baby Margaret

I was quite excited to make some little girls clothes

and followed her brief of florals

I made a wee peasant top from some vintage brushed cotton

with some ric rac round the hem

and another wee pair of the

peekaboopocket pants

I also popped in a wee pair of these gorgeous knitted pants

the Mt Roskill Oppy has been selling them for $1

which seems ridiculous for brand new pants with so much work

Otis is getting a lot of wear from his pairs over wee tights

so I thought they might go well with the wee top

In return Otis was sent this fabulous sweatshirt

with a wee lion appliqué

lots of pics below from our adventures today

thanks Talia

we love it

and thanks Jen from Mend and Make New

for organising the swap

25/52

a picture of my children every week in 2014

Isabella

I love this photo

In a little Berlin Cafe studying

Physical Chemistry & International Relations papers 

from a Dutch University

I worked 13 hour days Fri/Sat/Sun

Harriet & Otis

visiting me for afternoon tea today

Billy & Arlo

taken for me by Ang

in their PJs tonight

linking up here

The Hottie Project...and my SewAll26 Q is for a Quintet of Quilted Hottie Covers

I read about the Hottie Project last year

so was excited to join in this year

you can read all about it here on Big Little Blog

but the aim is to make Hottie Covers

with KidsCan providing the hot water bottles

and distributing to kids in Christchurch

I  also made it my Q project for SewAll26

as making one to represent each of my small people made a Quintet

I used blanket scraps

and embroidered felt animals onto them

I did the small people's favourite animals

(and picked one for Otis)

the Hottie pattern is available if you sign up to join in

a Fox for Otis

as little fox is one of his nick names

A Kiwi for Billy

An Owl for Harriet

A Wolf for Arlo

and an Orca for Isabella

there is still time to join in

The care parcel will be sent to Christchurch at the end of the month

but any received after that will be distributed to West Auckland Kids