Crop top in Stuart Hillard Kimono Fabric

GUYS!!!! I TOOK BLOG PHOTOS!!! 

Yep today I took a trek to my mums house armed with 13 projects that needed photographing and then I moved her sofa and forced her to take photos of me for an hour and a half. 

And she spent half of the time making me giggle hysterically! 

But onto the make! This is a crop top *well duh Frankie* 

I made it because I only had a teeny piece of  this kimono fabric by Stuart Hillard for the Craft Cotton Company and because I needs a top I could shove on for yoga. 

The print is some adorable flowers and I think combined with the style of the top it all ended up looking a bit 90's which I love. 

My mum spent about five minutes tucking the band of bra under the band of the crop top!

I used the free pattern Noelle from Madalynnes website but made a few changes such as making it a halterneck. Its actually the same pattern that I used for my bikini back in June.  

I did all of the main sewing on my over locker and then just did the top stitching on my regular machine. I pretty much had to drag it through my sewing machine to be honest as it was on the blink so its not the most beautiful top stitching. 

I'm hoping to get both of my machines serviced soon and then they should be back in full working order. At the moment I have one that won't sew and one that won't sew jersey. Realistically I could get my 1950's singer out because shes not scared of anything but I always have a swearing fit when I'm trying to thread it and I'm not sure I need the stress!

Anyway! I love this top! I've worn it loads for mooching about the house and Its sort of become and unofficial bra. You know for the weekends when you want to let the twins hang free but you also don't want to scare the parcel delivery guy.... or the pizza delivery guy! This top gives enough support to be decent without being uncomfortable. 

But in other news!!!! 

- Umm I don't really have much news? I'm enjoying summer and I'm hoping to get some sewing done tomorrow. 

- I'm watching the GBSB and now I want a pair of flares

-  The warmer weather has made me abandon my knitting! 

Much Love 

Frankie 

xxx 

Snack Mat

Does anyone else clean all their worktops and tables and then mess them p by making a brew or eating? Just me? 

This little mat is to prevent that, actually that's a lie This project started because I wanted to try and get my sister on a sewing machine practising with a walking foot and this seemed like a pretty simple sew.

She did the outside edge and I did the middle later when she'd gone hone and added the bias binding.

It works quite well as a little mat to put my breakfast on, [yes I eat waffles I'm very continental like that, but because I'm not a proper gown up yet that's hot chocolate not coffee]

Its actually part of an effort to make my day run smoothly and make sure I get everything done that I want to. For example, I now monitor what I eat, this is an effort to stop me thinking a slice of toast and a bag of crisps is a main meal. I have a cleaning rota, this is so I have enough time each day for sewing but the house looks nice too, its not a weekly one though instead ours is on an eight day rotation like rikkis shifts! [can't hoover when he's on nights!] I have this mat so I eat breakfast in the morning [and check my emails] and then I do yoga after dinner with little man. Well I do yoga he takes the mick and giggles a lot. I feel very grown up having these things In place so my day runs smoothly!

In other news hay fever is hitting me pretty hard, but I'm getting used to my glasses I might even go as far as to say I like them!

Much Love

Frankie

xxx