A pram chain for Valea..

pattern and sewing instructions pram chain

Valea is 7 months old now and most of the time gets carried around in a baby sling by her lovely mom.

When we went for a walk not too long ago, she was supposed to lie in the stroller and was not amused about that. Only Irma’s pram chain could put her mind at ease.

And because Valea never had play chain until now, I wanted to make one for her.

 

Who wants to sew them on their own, here you can find the patter and sewing instructions.

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Bowling.. the third..

pattern and sewing instruction bowling

Finally!

The pins are ready and waiting for the birthday boy!

And I have to say, I did the best job this time and I will hand over the bowling game to little Lav without any concerns.

If someone wants to resew it, here you can find the pattern and sewing instructions.

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DIY.. a server’s wallet..

For his birthday Vladimir wanted me to sew him a server’s wallet.

A big challenge for me and it took forever.

Not right on time for his birthday I finished it and I was super proud, because I think I did a pretty good job.

Just Vladimir saw that in a different light and said, that you could beat someone with it! And unfortunately, when I think about it, he is right.

Like with my first wallet my work turned out to be way too big! This time the length and width were correct, but I was a little too generous with the inside pockets and the server’s wallet got way too thick.

3 pockets less and I could’ve brought Vladimir a lot more joy. But this thick thing is just too chunky too use.

Apart from that the seam is not that pretty, because my sewing machine couldn’t really get through the thick layers.

Well, the will is what counts and at some point I may start a new attempt.

And if someone breaks into our house, I know how I can defend myself.

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Bowling.. the second..

pattern and sewing instructions bowling

This time I was way faster to sew the pins. And since they were made out of firm cotton wool, they are also the same height.

I replaced the bear for a horse. Well, it was supposed to be a horse, but it turned out to be a crossover of a donkey and a coati. At least the figure spurs your imagination.

The bowling game was meant for Lav anyway, who would celebrate his first birthday soon.

Vladimir knows Lav’s mom better than me and when he saw my finished pins he just said “Aleks won’t like these. She doesn’t like patterns.”

Of course, the present is for Lav, but somehow as mom you get excited about presents too. If it isn’t enjoyed though, it isn’t good either.

So Plan B. Someone else will get these and Lav will get some without a pattern.

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A stuffed animal bowling game..

Lav is celebrating his first birthday!

For this occasion I dabbled in sewing a bowling game made out of stuffed animals.

I just started sewing the animal pins, without any sewing instructions and figured I’d just see what happened.

I like to think, that the pins turned out really cute, but they were different sizes and that wasn’t my intention.

I used jersey- and old shirt fabrics. Of course those stretched out in all directions when I stuffed it.

But now I know that if you want to have the pins the same size, then you should use firm cotton wool fabric.

So I decided to reserve the bowling game for Hector’s second birthday. Heki is not that critical and will be thrilled for sure, especially about the ball.

For  Lav I will give it another shot.

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