House of Estrela: E-Zine Review

A edição digital One Thimble Magazine, pois claro, com o seu número 14, uma capa maravilha e com um conteúdo que nunca desilude. Sim, sim, é verdade, eu também estou de volta após tanto tempo sem dar notícias. Perdi a motivação para costurar há muito tempo. Aliás, fui perdendo-a aos poucos, como devem ter reparado. Depois, perdi também o hábito de cá vir partilhar as poucas coisas que fui fazendo, e o blog foi caindo em esquecimento.

Mas estou cá, ainda não fui embora de vez, pelo contrário, quero muito voltar a estar mais presente, neste espaço que tanta coisa boa me tem trazido.

Hello! Hello!Guess who's back?
The digital edition of the One Thimble Magazine, of course, with it's 14th number, an amazing cover and a never dissapointing content. Yeah, yeah, that's also true, I am back myself as well, after such a long time away. I lost my sewing mojo a long time ago. Actually, I've been losing it bit by bit for a while now, as you probably noticed. Then, I also lost the blogging mojo, I missed sharing the few things I made in between, and the blog was left behind for a while.

Here I am though, I didn't go away yet for good, and I really want to be more present in the place that has given me so many good things.

Como já disse a One Thimble está de volta com 10 novos moldes originais, para criança, mulher e acessórios. É difícil escolher apenas um projeto para fazer quando se olha para estes moldes. É tudo tão tentador, e na minha lista de coisas que um dia gostava mesmo de costurar já constam alguns deles... Thyme Vest da Paisley Roots, Loli Dress & Top da Bobkin Patterns, Amuse Boho Dress & Tunic da Winter Wear Designs e ainda achei imensa piada às capas (com 3 animais diferentes como opção) para os sacos de água quente, Wild Things Hottie Cover da Twig & Tale.

As I already said, One Thimble is back with 10 new original patterns, either for kids, women and acessories. It is hard to pick just one project to make when you're looking at all of these. Everything looks quite tempting, and in my to do list I have added a few of them... the Thyme Vest by Paisley Roots, Loli Dress & Top by Bobkin Patterns, Amuse Boho Dress & Tunic by Winter Wear Designs and I also thought the Wild Things Hottie Cover by Twig & Tale was one adorable thing (it comes with 3 different animals options).

Para já comecei com dois moldes, um para ela e um para ele. Confesso que os escolhi por me parecem rápidos de fazer, o que nesta fase em que tento voltar a costurar com mais regularidade e ganhar o entusiasmo de outrora, me pareceu uma excelente ideia. Além disso são ambos unisexo, o que para mim é calha bem e já vos digo porquê. Para ela escolhi as Justin Pants (Serger Pepper) e para ele o molde #113 (Thread Faction).

For now I started with two patterns, one for her and one for him. I confess I picked those two because they seemed quite quick to make, and I thought that would be a great choice since I am trying to get back to a regular sewing basis, trying to get as excited about it as I did before. Besides, they are both unisex, which is useful for me and I will tell you why in a bit. For her, I picked the Justin Pants (Serger Pepper) and for him the #113 pattern (Thread Faction).

Comecemos por ela, que foi o primeiro que fiz também. As Justin Pants, da Serger Pepper, são umas calças confortáveis, tipo harem, estilo muito apreciado cá por casa. Frente e trás são compostas por duas peças, permitindo assim brincar com diferentes tecidos se desejado. Eu não o fiz, queria mantê-las o mais neutro possível. Com os bolsos podemos divertir-nos um pouco já que incluí várias opções. Podemos usar todas, algumas ou nenhumas, consoante o nosso gosto, a nossa necessidade ou vontade,... porque não?! As opções são: Bolsos embutidos nas laterais, bolsos aplicados à frente (os chamados patch pockets em inglês) e atrás; e ainda bolsos escondidos nas costuras das pernas.

Let's start with her, which was the first I sewed. The Justin Pants by Serger Pepper, are very comfortable, harem style pants, which is one we appreciate in our house. Front and back pieces are made out of two pieces each, allowing us to play with diffent fabrics if wanted. I didn't though, I wanted to keep mine as neutral as possible. We can have some fun with the pockets too, since it features a few options. We can use them all, just a few or none, according to our tastes or mood,... why not?! The possible options include: side seam pockets, front and back patch pockets and even some secret pockets hidden on the leg pieces.

Um bocadinho por preguiça e despiste, acabei por aplicar apenas um dos bolsos de trás e os bolsos embutidos nas laterais, que lhe assentam neste momento, mais ou menos na altura dos joelhos. Confesso que não gostei muito, não achei funcional e ainda dá um ar estranho à miúda quando os veste. Mas pode ter sido também porque fiz as calças maiores do que o que ela veste, já que estou mesmo decidida a costurar peças que durem mais tempo por aqui. De qualquer forma, não será por isso que deixo de gostar do molde, muito pelo contrário. Dentro do estilo, gosto bastante, basta-me omitir estes bolsos em particular da próxima vez e acho que vou ficar muito satisfeita. Quanto ao bolso único a trás, estava tão empolgada a ver as minhas calças a ganharem vida que me esqueci do passo em que tinha de colocar os bolsos. Estavam prontos a aplicar, eu é que me esqueci... depois, optei só mesmo por um.

I blame it on my lazyness and disarray, I ended up using only one of the back patch pockets and the side seam pockets, which are about her knees right now. I have to confess I didn't like it much, I didn't find them functional at all and it also gives the girl a weird look as she wears it. Of course it could also be because I made the pants a bit bigger than what she's wearing right now, since I am really focused on sewing pieces that can last a bit longer. Anyway, that's not a reason to make me not like this pattern, all the way around. I really like it, its style, I just might skip the side pockets next time and I'll be quite pleased. As for the back single pocket, it happened because I was so excited watching my pants getting alive I totally missed the step where I had to attach the pockets. They were both ready to attach, I just forgot to... then, I went with just one.

Ela não é lá muito fã de usar sapatos em casa!! ahahaha

She's not a fan of wearing shoes inside!! ahahaha

Para ele fiz o molde #113 da Thread Faction. Eu sou fã da Liz, não é novidade nenhuma, e só de ver um molde dela, eu quis fazê-lo. Optei por fazer um tamanho maior para o meu pequeno também, e como ele é baixinho, acho que ficou bastante comprido, mas não me importo mesmo nada. Ele não o poderá vestir nos próximos meses de certeza, já que o tecido é fino e o frio não me parece que vá embora tão cedo. Eventualmente, ele crescerá até lhe ficar mesmo bom.

For him I made the #113 pattern by Thread Faction. I am a fan of Liz, it's no big news here, and as soon I saw there was a pattern by her, I wanted to try it. I chose to make a bigger size for him too. Since he's rather short, it's a bit too long on him, but that's fine. He won't be wearing it for the next couple of months anyway, the fabric is a light one and the cold weather seems to be here to last for a little longer. Eventually, this boy will grow into it.

O romper é bem simples, o molde composto por 3 peças apenas. Se procuram uma peça rápida de construir, esta é ideal. É muito prático de vestir e despir também, mesmo com botões só a enfeitar, que nem é o caso dos meus, pois escolhi colocar umas molas coloridas, mas que nem preciso abrir, acabam por ser mais decorativas. Vermelhas de um lado e azuis do outro. Procurei escolher os mais parecidos aos dinossauros. Já agora a blusa que veste tinha eu feito para a irmã.

The romper is quite simple, the pattern has 3 pieces only. If you are looking for a quick sew, this one is perfect. It's so easy to put it on and off of your kids, even with the fake buttons, which is not the case, since I went with two colourful snaps at each strap, but they're not being used anyway, they turn out to be decorative too. Red at one side, and blue at the other. I tried to chose the most similar to the dinos. By the way, he's wearing a shirt I had made for his sister.

Mais uma vez, temos um estilo tipo harem que adoramos, como já referi acima. O meu acabamento nas pernas não está propriamente acabado. O molde diz para dobrarmos e coser com uns pontinhos à mão ou mesmo à máquina, mas tenho que ser sincera, como a ele ainda lhe fica tão comprido, estou tentada a fazer uma bainha simples e usar comprido mesmo. No entanto precisava de tirar as fotos para este post, assim que dobrei só e deixei para decidir mais tarde. Claro que com ele - que nunca pára - as dobras acabaram por ficar desiguais.

Here we have, again, another harem style item, which we love, as mentioned above. My finishings at the hems aren't actually finished. The pattern tells us to fold and add a few hand stitches or even machine stitches to keep it in place, but honestly, this is so long for my little one that I've been considering just a regular hem and assume it as pants. I needed to have some photos taken though, so I just folded them and left it to decide later. Of course he messed it right away - he never stops - and they look quite ugly on these photos.

Ainda nem acredito que ele se portou tão bem para as fotos e até aproveitou o momento. Riu, fez pose, enfim... está um crescido!

I still can't believe he behaved so well, and even enjoyed the moment. He laughed, posed, and so... such a big boy!

Já vos falei dos moldes, mas há mais. A One Thimble não é uma revista só de moldes, com 256 páginas, tem muito mais. Para além de nos inspirar ainda vem cheia de artigos que nos proporcionam umas boas horas de leitura, com os quais aprendemos sempre mais um pouco ou aperfeiçoamos técnica que já conhecemos. Além disso, podemos também conhecer pessoas interessantíssimas.

I told you about the patterns so far, but there's more. One Thimble is not all about the patterns, there's so much more in its 256 pages. Besides inspiring us it is full of great articles that will keep us happily reading for hours, always teaching us something new, or at least sharing tips to help us improve techniques we already knew. It's a great way to get to know super interesting people too.

Como parte da estrutura da revista, temos as colunas habituais, as colaborações especiais, e temas sobre o negócio "artesanal" ou feito à mão. Dentro do primeiro que refiro gostei particularmente do artigo "Sew Giving: What does sewing give to you?". Depois de vários anos a costurar e a blogar sobre isso, este artigo levou-me a meditar também em tudo o que ganhei com a costura e fez-me muito bem perceber que não foi pouco. Interessaram-me também a entrevista à Candice Ayala, uma blogger que admiro bastante. O artigo sobre os têxteis orgânicos foi útil e o tutorial para cobrir as molas de plástico com tecido foi uma boa dica. Uso a mesmo técnica para forrar botões normais e nunca me tinha lembrado de o fazer com as molas. Para terminar, todos os artigos sobre negócios pequenos, de artigos feitos à mão me parecem de relevante interesse, já que nunca escondi que apesar de nunca chegar a ir para a frente, sempre tive vontade de ter o meu.

As part of the magazine's structure, there are the regular columns, special features, and handmade business articles. In the first one, I especially enjoyed the "Sew giving: what does sewing give to you?" article. After several years sewing and blogging about it, this made me meditate on everything I got from sewing and it was nice to realise it was much. I was also happy to read Candice Ayala's interview, since I admire her work so much. The "Organic Textiles" article was quite useful and the "how to cover plastic snaps with fabric" one was a nice tip. I use the same technique to cover up regular buttons, but have never thought about doing that to snaps. To finish, every single article about the handmade business was a bonus for me, as I've always wanted to start my own little business, although I haven't yet.

2016-08-14

One Thimble Issue 12

It seems just like a couple a days since I had the chance to read One Thimble 11, and here we are with Issue 12, three months later. I was again, one of the lucky ones to try out a couple patterns ahead and get my eyes through the e-zine before release. It did not dissapoint, of course.

Before anything else, I have to say I was touched, somehow, by the editor's welcome note, it goes about self belief. Sometimes we hear/read things just right when we need the most and I think that's one of those times for me. I am getting farther from believing in my dreams and goals, and I need someone/something to get me back on track. That welcome note, isn't long, but it's quite enough to get me thinking about it. Then the theme for this number was watercolour and as a fan of the technique I found myself daydreaming just by looking at the overall look of this issue's layout.

When the time came to pick the patterns for this post, I chose the Calla Lily Crop Top by Jennuine Designs and the Melbourne Romper by Jilly Atlanta, from the 10 patterns included in this issue. You can get girls, boys and even a women patterns. There is also a quilted kite and a purse pattern. I started by making the romper. I signed for this one even before I saw it! I was really feeling like sewing a romper. When I checked the size chart, I realised my daughter was out of the size range already, and well, as cute as I find this for girls, I just don't use this kind of rompers on my boy. I went with size two though, I know a lot of little girls right now and might fit into this pretty soon.

The polka dot fabric was refashioned from old women cullotes, it was just enough for the bottom of the romper. Then I searched in my scraps, and I found this gorgeous little piece of flowerly fabric. It was a gift from a reader, a very nice lady that sent me so many scraps and bigger pieces of fabric, in exchange of nothing. How nice was it from her?!

Anyway, this fabric was perfect to match the polka dots and I was so grateful that I had it. I used lining fabric for the inside, which was also in my stash for years (I wanted to keep it fresh and light, since both other fabrics are quite light and slippery!!!). My bib turned out a bit smaller than the actual pattern piece because of the slippery of the fabric, I had to cut about 1/2" to make it even as it didn't as I cut.

I tried it on my daughter! I know, she's 3 sizes bigger than this now and it looks pretty tight on her, but I just couldn't share just a plain flat picture of the romper, it would not make it justice! The poor girl complained it was pulling too much at her waist but still smiled and posed for this crazy momma.

After finishing the romper, I started the crop top, which was my very first choice. I have a thing for crop tops, and since I don't wear them unless I have a top underneath these days, I turn into them for my G. I liked the one I made using Thread Faction's so much, that my instant choice this time, was the Calla Lily crop top, a woven meant pattern to fill a gap in my collection. I made my daughter a size 5 and it fits like a glove.

The girl loved it. I made the plain bodice option, you can also do gatherer or pleated at the shoulders and I used another fabric from the many my nice reader sent me. It's so soft and light, Perfect for the pattern which is suppoused to be lined, but I skipped that part (Jen actually included tips for this if you need them, though the step by step instructions refer to the linning option). I made my own bias out of a piece of pink satin scrap and since it was much heavier than the main fabric it looks kinda weird, but not at all bad.

For the buttons on the back, I used some my friend Maria has sent me as a gift almost two years ago (the supplies she sent me seem to last forever!!!). I love to use the supplies I get from other people, that's my way to show some appreciation. Besides, those things look good, right? It'd be a shame for them to be left in the stash for too long.

Why do I recommend One Thimble? Well, since I read last issue I became an instant fan. Most hold in hands magazines I get to read, turn out a bit dissapointing as I find like one or two interesting articles, projects or patterns, but that does not happen with One Thimble. Most articles are quite interesting, the ones that particularly caught my attention this time were the ones about making fabric from scraps, tips for sewing with knits and tips for leather too. The handmade business articles are always pretty much helpful and inspiring. I haven't read all the magazine yet, it is so complete, has so many pages that it has been impossible for me to read through them all, but they are quite promissing and I can't wait to find the time to do so. I am also very excited to try some of the other patterns available, as Liz's pattern #111, you guys know I love her patterns, right? I don't need to mention that anymore! Also, the Cozumel Shirt by Winter Wear Designs is a serious candidate to my son's next piece. There's so much more to see so follow the One Thimble Issue 12 release tour with so many amazing bloggers and items to see! Enjoy and grab yours soon! Here's the list of bloggers and when they'll be posting.

8/12

Call Ajaire

Bunch O Berries

Sew Happily Ever After

8/13

Once Upon a Sewing Machine

8/14

8/15

8/16

8/17

Create Three Point Five

8/18

8/19

Adventures with Bubba and Bug

Made by Sara

2016-05-13

One Thimble Issue 11

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Saiu ontem, a última edição da revista digital One Thimble, uma revista online australiana, que conta com imensas colaboradoras e designer super talentosas. Já conhecia a mesma, pois já me tinha cruzado com alguns moldes que fizeram parte de edições anteriores, mas nunca antes tinha tido a oportunidade de a ver do princípio ao fim como aconteceu com esta última edição. Fiquei fã. Assim que a recebi, comecei a ler página a página e fiquei muito surpreendida pela positiva, com o conteúdo da mesma. E acreditem que é muito e bom. Para começar, juntamente com a revista vêm 12 moldes PDF super interessantes. E digo super interessantes porque não se resumem apenas a moldes para peças de roupa, incluí também bonecos e sapatinhos para bebé, puzzles 3D em feltro, um quilt e esquemas para ponto cruz. Dentro dos moldes para roupa, a oferta consiste em roupa tanto para rapaz como rapariga e até um molde para mulher. Para além dos moldes, que por si só, já compensam o investimento na revista, a One Thimble não se resume apenas a eles, é muito mais. É uma verdadeira dedicação pela parte da sua editora, a Jen e de toda a sua equipa, que juntas prepararam e nos apresentam dicas muito úteis, e passo a passos para diversas técnicas. Fiquei muito feliz por me deparar com um artigo para quem se quer iniciar na reciclagem de roupa, já que é algo que a mim me diz muito. Outra coisa que despertou bastante a minha curiosidade, foram também os artigos direccionados a quem quer montar/gerir um pequeno negócio artesanal, com dicas para uma boa publicidade. A revista sai 4 vezes ao ano e o seu valor compensa em muito o material e qualidade.

The latest issue of the e-zine One Thimble,was launched yesterday. It is an online magazine from Australia, that puts together a lot of talented team of contributers and designers. I already knew One Thimble from previous patterns I came across that were part of this before, but it wasn't until now that I had the chance to read the entire magazine. I did now and I am already addicted. As soon as I got it, I started reading page after page and was quite (happily) surprised with its content. And believe me, it is good and quite a lot. For a start, the magazine comes with 12 super interesting PDF patterns. And I mean, super interesting because they're not only clothes patterns, there are baby's toys and shoes, 3D felt animal puzzles, a quilt and cross stitching patterns. Inside the clothes patterns, you find boy and girl options and even one women's pattern. Apart from the patterns, which by themselves alone are worth the magazine price, One Thimble is not at all just about the PDF patterns it includes. It is so much more than that. It is a true labor of love and dedication from its editor Jen, and all her team. Together they prepared and present to us pretty useful tips and tutorials. I was so happy to find a refashioning article for begginers, because, you know that speaks so much to me. Another thing that caught my attention deeply, was the Using Facebook groups for your creative business and the Marketing Do’s and Don’ts articles. This e-zine is out 4 times a year and the investment you make on it, is quite worth it.

Há já umas boas semanas que andava desejando que esta edição saísse, não que já a tivesse visto, mas porque fiz parte do grupo de testers para um dos moldes incluídos na revista, a Upton Sweater da Momma Quail Patterns, e estava mortinha para poder mostrar, porque mais uma vez, a Amy criou um molde que eu adoro. Desenhado para rapazes, este molde é perfeito para color blocking que foi o que fiz. Usei o tamanho 2 anos para o meu S. Graças à abertura lateral com o fecho, e o facto de não ser extretamente justa ao corpo, faz com que esta camisola possa ser costurada em tecido ou em malha. Para este teste, eu usei flanela (o azul claro) e um tecido que não sei precisar bem qual, com pêlo macio no interior (azul escuro). A gola é assimétrica, fecha com botões ou molas na linha do fecho. No meu caso, usei molas Kam para facilitar na hora de vestir e despir este menino muito ativo. Outro atrativo desta camisola, são os bolsos e a forma como são construídos. O molde vai dos 12M aos 14 anos e dá para imensas combinações divertidas, ou mais neutras. Ah, e as calças, foram também de um teste para a Amy, mais precisamente as Just Chillin’ Sweats, que eu ainda não tinha publicado no blogue, e atenção, o molde não faz parte do lote dos 12 moldes incluídos na One Thimble #11. Mas fica super bem com a camisola, não fica?

It's been weeks since I was wishing for this edition to come out, not that I had seen it back then, but because I was part of the testers group for one of the patterns in it. It was the Upton Sweater by Momma Quail Patterns, and I was dying to be able to share this with you, Amy did it again, creating a much loved pattern in my opinion. Designed for boys, this pattern is perfect for color blocking which is what I did. Imade a size 2 for my boy. Due to the zipper opening, and the fact that it is not supposed to be too tight, this can be sewed up either in a woven or knit fabric. For this test, I used flannel (light blue) and another fabric which I can't tell exactly what it is, but it's fury inside and quite soft (dark blue). The collar is asymetrical, and closes at the zipper line with buttons or Kam snaps. I went with the Kam snaps to help me out with this unstopable little boy of mine. Another feature from the sweater that I love are the pockets and the way they are built. This pattern goes from 12M to 14Y and you can surely play around with fun different combinations, or more neutral ones. Oh, and the pants he's wearing, they were also a test for Amy, the Just Chillin’ Sweats pattern, which I hadn't shared on the blog yet, and attention, these are not included in the One Thimble 11 pattern bundle. Although they look quite good with the sweater, don't they?

Depois do teste e mais recentemente, o primeiro que escolhi foi o Hoya Dress da Little Lizard King. Achava eu que o bom tempo tinha chegado e que estava na hora de andarmos de perninhas de fora, com a época dos vestidos ai, mas aparentemente a Primavera entendeu que afinal não, e fugiu. Parece Inverno outra vez. Por isso mesmo, tivemos que nos contentar com umas fotos dentro de casa mesmo, num dos raros momentos em que o sol brilhou. Entre a chuva a obrigar-me a tirar as fotos em casa, e esta miúda que não queria parar de saltar não sei o que foi pior.

After the test, the first pattern I picked to sew was the Hoya Dress by Little Lizard King. I was deceived to believe the good weather was here and it was time to wear our bare legs out, with the dress season around the corner, but alas, Spring thought otherwise and ran away. It looks like winter is back. Due to all this, we had to content ourselves with an indoor photoshoot, in a rare moment of sunlight. Between the non stop rainy days and the non stop jumping girl, I can't tell what was worse.

O Hoya Dress é um molde simples, mas delicado ao mesmo tempo, com pequenos detalhes que o diferenciam. A parte superior é toda forrada, e a saia franzida na cintura, cria muita roda para as meninas princesas. Os bolsos grandes, têm uma forma engraçada, com a parte superior com um corte arredondado, são cosidos precisamente sobre as costuras laterais da saia. O vestido fecha à frente com botões, no meu caso substituídos por molas Kam, por pura preguiça de fazer casas de botões, uma vez que as últimas peças que fiz antes desta, mantiveram-me bastante ocupada nesse departamento. A tapar as costuras nos ombros, presilhas feitas em tecido contrastante dão mais um ar de graça ao vestido. No molde, a indicação é de coser um botão nas presilhas, eu é que como usei as Kam, achei que botões diferentes depois não ficavam ali nada bem. Outro detalhe que pode ser incluído no vestido, mas que eu saltei à frente porque a minha princesa não gosta nada de usar, é um cinto, com ou sem um lacinho a decorar. Os tecidos que usei, são de algodão, o principal, com flores, foi oferta de uma querida amiga, e que usei a 100% para este projeto... mais uma das muitas que me enviou e que tenho vindo a mencionar em várias publicações. O rosa com as pequenas bolinhas brancas, foi um retalho que tinha por casa (da coleção dos tecidos Tilda).

The Hoya dress is a simple pattern, although delicate at the same time, with little details that make it stand out from other similars. The bodice is fully lined and the skrt is gathered at the waist, with a lot of twirl factor for the princess girls. The big pockets, with a fun curved shape, is sewn right on top of the skirt side seams. It is a button down dress, in mine I changed the buttons for Kam snaps, purely because my latest previous projects got me doing a lot of button holes and I felt kinda lazy to do some more. Cover the shoulder seams there's a loop, on the tutorial with a button on it too, but because I used the Kam's I didn't think a button would look good there, so I skipped it and just added simple loops. Another detail for the dress that I have skipped because I know my daughter doesn't like at all, is a belt, with or without a cute little bow. The fabrics I used are both cotton, the flowerly main one was yet another gift from the ones a dear friend sent me, and which I used 100% of for this project... The little polka dots pink fabric, was just a scrap from my stash (it's from Tilda's fabric colection).

O último molde que já experimentei e que tenho para vos mostrar hoje, é o Wild Things Baby Shoes, da Big Little Patterns. Isso mesmo, sapatinhos de bebé, para pés pequeninos. É impossível não querer costurar um par deles, são adoráveis com as suas orelhinhas espetadas, nos vários animais disponíveis - sete ao todo. Eu escolhi o panda (fiz também o gato e a raposa mas preciso de terminar uns detalhes), de entre os tamanhos 1-5 (0-3M - 12-18M) eu fiz o tamanho 2, para uma pequena (e é mesmo muito pequenina) guerreira que (se não me engano) nasceu cerca de quatro meses antes do esperado. Os papás mudaram-se para longe antes dela nascer, por isso, os meus sapatinhos já seguiram viagem até à Escócia. Fazem uma prenda para bebé tão bonita que só me apetece fazer um par de cada animal para todos os bebés à minha volta, os que já nasceram e os que estão para nascer. Infelizmente ao meu rapazito já não entram.

The last pattern I have tried by now from One Thimble, is the Wild Things Baby Shoes by Big Little Patterns. That's right, cute baby shoes for little feet. It is impossible to resist sewing a pair of these, they are absolutely adorable, with the cute ears standing, in the different animals available - there are a total of seven options. I did the panda (I also did the cat and the fox but still need to finish them), in size 2 from the available range 1-5 (0-3M to 12-18M), and I made these for a little warrior girl (and she's very little indeed) who was born (if I'm not wrong) about four months before her due date. Her parents moved away way before she was born, so, my little shoes took a nice trip to Scotland to meet her little feet. These are such a cute baby gift, it makes me feel like sewing a pair of each aninal option for all the born and unborn yet babies around me. Sadly my boy's feet don't fit these anymore.

São tantos os moldes que quero experimentar deste número 11 que está a ser dificil escolher qual o primeiro a seguir. Estou dividida entre o Rainbow Wild Animal ponto cruz da Hugs Are Fun e o Marty Hoodie da Ainslee Fox. Estou mais inclinada para o ponto cruz para já, uma vez que é algo que tenho de certa forma, meio esquecido.

I really want to try most of the patterns available in this Issue 11, the hard part is to decide which one to do next. I am divided between the Rainbow Wild Animal Cross Stitch by Hugs Are Fun and the Marty Hoodie by Ainslee Fox. I think I might start with the cross stitch though, since it is something I don't do for such a long time.

Há muita mais inspiração durante o tour. Ficam aqui datas e participantes. Divirtam-se.

There's a lot of inspiration through this tour. Here's dates and participants. Enjoy.

5/12 Pattern Revolution, Lily Shine Boutique, Call Ajaire

5/13 Once Upon a Sewing Machine, Beri Bee Designs, House of Estrela

5/14 Coral & Co, Stubbornly Crafty

5/15 Stitches by Laura, Candice Ayala, Made by Sara

5/16 Sprouting Jube Jube, Lulu & Celeste, Create 3.5, Adventures with Bubba and Bug

5/17 Pear Berry Lane, Beatnik Kids, That's Sew Kari

5/18 Rebel & Malice, Threading Rainbows, Finn's Door, Bee Quilted & More, Snickerdoodle Stew

Só mais uma coisinha... para os subscritores da One Thimble, ou para quem compra a edição presente, nº 11 antes do dia 16 de Maio, receberá como bónus, os Freezer Paper Stencils. A revista inclui um artigo sobre como os utilizar.

One more little thing... If you have a subscription to One Thimble or purchase Issue 11 (*affiliate link) before the 16th of May, there's a bonus incentive of these great Freezer Paper Stencils. There's a great article about freezer paper stenciling in this issue, so you'll find some inspiration for using these inside.

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