Something people may not want to talk about....Menstrual products

So, I work with a lovely lady who has decided to try going as Plastic-free as she can for a year (Try googling Non-Plastic Maori). I follow both her blog and her facebook page, and as a result I have really started to become a lot more aware of our plastic waste and where it ends up.
Being a pad user - as opposed to a tampon user - I have in the past, resorted to using sterile rags; Two reasons - I had run out of disposables and or I occasionally developed an allergy to the pads themselves.

I did a bit of my own investigations on the net and found a link to another blog with full instructions, plus pattern, for making your own. http://sewgreen.blogspot.co.nz/2007/05/cloth-pads.html

Fortunately I had purchased squares of brightly coloured flannel at the Salvation Army last year - really cheap, and I still hadn't found a use for them.

 Now I just have to make the inserts before 'that time of the month rolls around' :P

Winter threads

 I made these two winter 2013....The dress looks alot nicer on...and the coat I love!!!

                                 

Well here we go...

I must say, I'm not the best blogger in the world. I think the idea of blogging seemed great to start off with...but where do I find the time? So, this year I am going to make a concerted effort to keep this journal going and interesting.

A few weeks back I purchased a skirt from Savemart in Napier (another one of my passions!!) It is constructed with two side panels and then the centre front and back panels are pleated with a contrasting fabric....so this is my version. One thing I hate when sewing is zips -  even though I have been sewing for years, I still hate them with a passion.

I made a dress last summer, that I managed to take a photo of, but I have a thing about my arms so I am yet to wear it!

Sewing room

This is a snippet of my sewing room...once my camera is up and running again, I will post more pics.

Long time no see...

This is a dress I made up in January, it's a Vogue pattern. The last time I used the pattern, I was a size 10, and when i made it up to a 10 it was a little tight in the midriff; This time I extended the pattern to a 12, and as you can see, it's still a little tight. I just loved the fabric...I will make it a goal dress, i need to lose a stone or two :)

Booties

Here are a pair of wee booties I finished a month ago...I have a new nephew so I will have to make some slightly more masculine ones!

Getting there....

Well, not alot of sewing going on, still trying to catch up on all the other Jobs around the house, have yet to finish tidying my sewing room and then will post a pic of it complete...