New Knickers

I don't know if you have ever tried to buy knickers for little girls with tinsy tiney bottoms, but the fit doesn't work for my little miss.  Last year i purchased a very awesome pattern from That Darn Kat from Esty to make a boy leg type knicker that did not have to use elastic.  They cover the entire bottom area which is an added bonus for decency and modesty.  I made eight last ya for her in size two, which has fitted snugly, but in the last few weeks have suddenly become a tad too snug ... Given that I had the material in the cupboard I couldn't justify going out and buying her new ones.  So, with the kids playing reasonably nicely this morning, i got some whipped up.  I have nine pairs for her in total, so have made four and a half up, will hopefully finish the other four and a half within the next few days.  If you have a basic sewing machine, can sew a straight stitch, you can make these.

  Last year I also   adapted it into a bigger size for myself - while they are certainly  not super sexy seducing material (Ii call them my Bridget Jones knickers) they are comfy and the cotton lycra has worn very well. 

Crafty stuff

Not very exciting, but it had to be done after 4 years ... time for new hand/face wipey cloths and also new cleaning cloths.  With them costing up to $10 for 10 face flannels (about the size we wanted) and not finding any that were thick enough, I chopped up a couple of older flannette sheets, doubled them and voila ... cloths to use that are the size DH wanted (he likes bigger ones).  Still have the cleaning cloths (pattern old sheet so we know what is what) to sew up tonight, but we have 24 new hand cloths.

One pile of green flannel cloths for wiping wee hands and faces - nice and soft.

Ready to sew up tonight, cloths for cleaning bench/table etc ... found it faster going if they are pre-chopped, and four bobbins wound with the right color (one bobbin does 3 cloths)