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So I'm not quite finished my To-do list yet, but I fancy a change of scene.  I’ve just had a rummage through my UFO boxes and I’ve found: Girls Pjs Ooga Booga hooded top Smocked dresses x3 Oliver+S playsuit Newborn nappy cover Newborn AIO Newborn nappy AIO nappies x2 Dress/pinafore type thing Baby carrier Most of them are fairly simple to finish.  Makes me wonder why I never finished them in the first place!  I’ve got 13 items, so I will see how many I can finish in 7 days – starting tomorrow.  That gives me today to find pattern instructions and get everything I need to hand to finish these projects.

Finished the Ottobre pyjamas.  They’re from the 6/2009 issue.  I am not overly impressed with them.  The necklines are very wide, the top seems quite baggy, and the trousers are very small.  I get that they are supposed to have a legging type fit, but there isn’t much bum space!  For a child in nappies they would be useless. This is the first pair I made.  The squirrely/moose fabric is from the JOS co-op, and the grey knit is from eBay.  Its not quite as stretchy as the interlock.  I made these the way the instructions said to make them – the seams are overlapped then sewn with a cover stitch.  I found this very annoying!  It kind of has a chewed up look to it. I don’t like the wavy effect on the ribbing.  Maybe cutting the ribbing slightly wider would have helped. The second pair is made from some fabric I got from a friend paired with eBay interlock.  I made fake cover stitched seams this time.  I just sewed and ordinary seam, then cover stitched over the top – I actually us

Alterations needing done: Take up really long jeans Take up other pair of jeans Take up knit dress Take up other dress Take in denim dress Possibly take up dress I am currently wearing(?) Cutting out needing done: Corduroy jacket Mark cream blouse markings then remove pattern and cut out white blouse Finishing: Elastic in pjs Jalie top needs hems Possibly have a finishing marathon on old box of UFO’s Sewing needing done: Ottobre top – needs some interfacing cut out first