Busy

Been busy in the lab today, then i found i'd forgotten i was supposed to be lecturing to some students! This is what comes of being ill last week, i completely forgot everything! Anyway,
I tidyed up abit yesterday and found this old book,

Does this sort of dress look familiar! yes they are pillow case dresses. I've been making some more to send off to sew scrumptious but i may try this version next as i asked my mum if she had any Bias Binding hanging about that i could aquire and told her all about the frocks, She didn't have bias binding but brought me 5 more pillow cases! (there were a couple more but the have gone abit bobbly so i'll use them for pockets etc).
Heres the 2 i've finished

While poking about in my piles and piles of stuff i found this. I've been meaning to show you it for ages but haven't got round to it. Sorry the detail is rubbish but yes the date is 1969, and no i won't be making the dog.

Finally, a new something. I won in the sew mama sew giveaway a book

All signed by the loverly diana scheonbrun, it looks alot of fun, and yes tiny wants a fairy!

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Cape dress

What ho chaps,
A couple of weeks ago i signed up to a pattern test for DMK (dearmykids) and thought i'd share the results with you. Although a bit big (she'll grow into it!) the dress turned out well, was very easy to follow and most important of all, Tiny loves it!

Also of interest is that i've opened a folksy shop 'the undomesticated scientist brings you...'. There is only a few things on there and i don't know if they'll ever sell but its better than them being in my house forever! do pop over a visit it!

Buttons

Hi everyone, Sorry i've not posted before this, I'm not usually arround over weekends and then tiny decided to share her tummy bug with us all. I think its time for her to learn that although sharing is a good thing, she doesn't have to share everything!
Anyway, on to the main part of the post, Buttons!
I took part in lucey (from over at lemonaid kitty's) Button swap.
I was paired up with Be Happy,

who sent me some loverly things, all wrapped in pink tissue paper,

Lots of loverly button things, and buttons (and chocolate, yum yum yum).











If you want to see what i sent do pop over to her blog.

little dress

The loverly louise over at sewscrumptious is cordinating the collection of dresses for the 'dressing a girl around the world' charity (cos every little girl deserves a dress of her own).
Heres my one, although i may get round to some more!

And yes this really is a pillow case dress as i used an old pillow cse to make it!

An end

The we are birmingham shop, which i sell some of the things i make in, is to close. Not completely but i'll no longer have an outlet for my small scale sewing, Its annoying too cos i've just made some things to go in the store

Yes, that 2 wrap skirts (a large and a medium) 3 pairs of shorts, 2 reverable dresses, 2 of those pretty baby bonnets (a 0-3month and a 3-12 month) and a pile of fortune cookies that don't have a home, as well as a pile of baby cardigans my mum knitted!.
Also there is probably somethings at the shop which i'll have to collect as well!

So the big question is, should i open a folksy shop. Do you think the things would sell ok? or should i just stock pile it all till my hubby goes insane! your thoughs would be very welcome.

And the winner is....

Last night before bed and after making cake we chopped up lots of little bits of paper with numbers on,

 then they swirled the papers

and with eyes closed a number was picked

Try as i might i failed to get the number in focus -
So the winner is number 36 - Yorkie mom.
Then my lad said it was only fiar if his little sister got to pick one and that we NEEEEEEEEEEEEEDED a runner up so she selected number 147 - Lynn, for whom i'll sort out a smaller but equally 'interesting' (note the quotation marks indicating the word interesting being used in its widest way!) fabric pile.
A big sorry to all the losers, hope you enjoyed visiting and hope to see you again.
Heres the cakes by the way!