Bucket hat.

When my girls were young the only sun hats you could buy were frilly little bonnets with thin elastic the went under the chin, which if the infant didn't like the hat and pulled often left a red mark where the elastic twanged up and struck them under their chin, not good  

So when I saw a little girl in our village last week wearing a little bucket sun hat, I thought I would make a few for my next craft fair 

These will be double sided with different patterns.

This one is made from poly cotton blue flower and strawberry pattern materials

the pattern is from #Sweet red poppy

 

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Sugared almonds

 

Next project

Now we live in Norfolk, and I'm newly retired, I've been sorting out my sewing/craft room and I've been sorting my yarns into weight mostly double knit, but I also have Aran, Chunky and some really adorable 4 ply. and I've sorted the yarn into colours and now I can see exactly what I have I've decided to make a "Sugared Almond" collection.  

I have a lot of really pretty cardigan patterns and I'm going to made 1 of each colour, yellow, pink, blue, green and lilac.  

So the first item I made was a little 14" chest baby blue vee neck cardigan, using #JamesCBrett top value double knit, which is super soft, and super snazzy buttons.

Here's the second item a lovely lacey cardigan in #Stylecraft special double knit in soft peach but looks like very pale pink, and very pretty flower buttons.

This is the third item, its a super soft lemon and white striped cardigan, made in #Woolcraft baby care yellow and #The Women's Institute white

Number 3 is a lacy vee neck cardigan in baby mint by #Yarnfair Tootsy baby double knit

Last but not least number 4.  pretty lilac jumper in #JamesCBrett #Supersoft baby double knit, instead of the usual ribbing this pattern has a lacy band around the bottom, sleeves and neck and a lovely heart and hole patterned body.

 

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New year, new crafts

Well hello 2025, and the start of a new year of craft fairs, so far I have 2 booked, 28th June and 27th September both with Posh Crafts, at Coronation Hall, Mundesley.

Here are a few little knits new for this year, I'm hoping this year will be a busy one. 

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Burp clothes and nappy pouches

A slight change from the norm.


I've noticed now days new mums use small bags to carry fresh nappies when they go out so I decided to make a few nappy pouch which would also then make a lovely gift.  I've also made a few burp clothes which are double sided using contrasting materials

And now my sewing room is up and running I can use all my lovely materials.

All these will be made from fat quarters, and I will be able to use my popper tool for the fastenings, or buttons. 

The nappy pouches are from a pattern by #Crazylittleprojects.com

The burp clothes are from #So-sew-easy.com

Nappy pouch

The pouches will contain 3 nappies, a pack of wipes and some nappy sacks, and will be small enough to fit in the shopping basket of a pram or buggy.

Here are 2 completed pouches

Burp clothe

These are shaped to fit into your neck for comfort, I used fat quarters and soft towelling to the back for comfort.

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Sundresses tops and more

I decided to make a few sundresses, tops with matching shorts, dungarees this year for up coming craft fairs.

I've used a pretty little flower material and a nautical pattern for a seaside vibe.

These two are from a pattern I brought a few yrs ago.

I also found a few nice patterns in the local charity shop its the #Mundesley lifeboat charity shop that I visit most days.

This is the patterned hem I used to see how it looks.

 I like this little rose pattern its very pretty for little girls

I particularly like this daisy material I used french seams on this dress

These rompers are just the ticket for a day on the beach 

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Sensory gift

How to make a sensory square

Recently I've received 2 special request for sensory play square.   So I though I would do a how to made blog.

I'm going to use fat quarters to make the main part of these, this I normally choose a polycotton for the front and soft fleece or absorbent toweling for the back, and different ribbons.

Once I've cut these to the size I want I usually do 6.5" x 6.5" I then select the sensory ribbons to go around the edges between 2 and 3 each side.

Firstly I sew the ribbons on making sure to catch both ends.

Then I attached the backing so the front and back are face to face, and sew again making sure the ribbons are all sewn in, leaving a small gap to pull through to the right side.

I then sew around the complete square this ensures the ribbons are secure and triple sewn for security

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Summer dresses and other things.

 

Its been a long time since I've been able to get out my sewing machine, and since the last time I've now got a brand new sewing machine, that has embroidery stitches and alphabet and numbers, and a dedicated sewing room to use.

I was thinking of making sun dresses, cargo pants, shorts, tops and romper suits.

One idea I've had is to put a decorative stitch around the hem line, I have lots of lovely materials to choose from, poly cottons, and cotton jerseys, there's also a large selection of ribbons and laces.

These are soft jersey cotton 

Watch this space to more ideas. 

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Hoodies

Comfy hoodies

After visiting many craft fairs I've noticed that there are not many hoodies available so I've these two for my next craft fair.

I particularly like this striking yellow and grey one

 

Both of these are perfect for car seats and when its not quite cold enough for a coat but still chilly enough to a warm top.

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Back to craft fairs

 

Looking for craft fairs

Now we've moved and settled in, I'm looking at starting craft fairs again, its been a while since my last fair, so I'm going to completely re-vamp my stock and starting small, firstly I'm going to make bootees, mitts and hat sets, then jackets, jumpers and cardigans, and possibly knitted leggings in co-ordinating colours, that can be mixed and matched.  

To catch customers eyes I'm going to make lovely bright colours.

With this in mind I'm hoping the local craft fairs are going to  start to open up again soon and I can visit them and get some booked for next yr. I'm even thinking of re-opening our Etsy shop so I must get the needles out and get some stock made.

I've now book a table at #Posh Crafts, craft fair on the 30th April at The Coronation Hall in Mundesley 

Really looking forward to meet some new people and hopefully make some new friends.

So come along and see me and all my new knitwear and you might find something for the little person in your family

The #Posh Crafts craft fair at Mundesley went really well, I met a lot of local people and made a few new crafter friends, and I'm hoping to get another stall soon.

Don't forget you can keep up to date on our new items on our facebook page http://www.facebook.com/SunshineBabyCrafts. there will be lots of new items to buy

Fabric shopping

 

Today I decided to treat myself to a trip out and I went to a new fabric shop I've found since moving to Norfolk, its called Susans work basket and its in Attleborough, Oh my what a treat, so many fabrics, buttons, yarns and so much more. 

These are poly cotton which I'm going to use to make sundresses and overalls, the snowman material is for my grandson Edwards Christmas overalls

I particularly like this old fashioned rose fabric this will make lovely dresses and the fox fabric I'm going to make into cargo pants 

This is stretch jersey for rompers

I know a certain little someone who will be wearing rompers made from this material soon.

So I cant wait to get my sewing machine out and start sewing.

http://susans work basket

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