Shirring Elastic

So it seems that every sewing shop in my entire town is out of shirring elastic. I went to Spotlight, Textile Traders, Big W, even the ridiculously expensive sewing boutique next to Textile Traders.

Nothing.

At the last place I went to I asked if there was anywhere else that I could try and they confirmed that the entire town is out and no one knows when they'll be getting more. Aaron's mum joked that the reason for the shortage is because I've bought it all =p

I am *considering* driving to the nearest town (which is an hour away!) to get some. I guess I should probably call them in advance though and make sure they have some.

And just so this post isn't just me whining, here's a picture of the quilt I made for Jayden last night...


I'm hoping Miffy isn't too 'cute and girly' for a boy!

Stardust Cloth Shoes + Matching Bib

I made some things for Jaydee last night - a pair of little booties and a matching bib. The shoes were made using this awesome tutorial from stardust shoes. They are the second pair I made as the first ones turned out absolutely enormous and I had to adjust the pattern a bit to make them smaller.

No pattern for the bib, I just traced around one of his other bibs to get the general shape and then went from there. These pictures are a bit crap. It's overcast today so the lighting is terrible. They are much bluer in real life!

Army Set For Jayden

It took me three goes to get the J right. First time I ironed the 'Heat N Seal' stuff to the wrong side of the fabric, second time I got it on the right side of the fabric but then I realised the J would be a mirror image and not the right way round. Third time I got it right! (Note: I didn't make the shirt, it's just a plain white shirt from Target that he already had, I only did the blue circle and the J)

Matching bib (which looks strangely off-colour in this shot). It's backed with soft towelling to make it nice and absorbent so Jaydee can dribble and drool as much as he likes.

And pants...

Jaydee looking a bit unimpressed.

Still not impressed.