Another Day, Another Dress

I finally finished tweaking my green floral dress.
Done!
Complete!
I can't remember the last time I used a pattern for clothing for myself and actually finished it, or liked the finished results.
But this one..... I like.
I just need an opportunity to wear it.
It all started with this pattern...



And with some minor adjustments it ended as this...

But it's not the only thing I have been sewing lately.

I made some pj pants for me and might even pop up a little tutorial on how to make perfect fit pj pants. I am in love with mine!

I wore my vintage spotty dress that I gave a little makeover...

 And I have been busy crocheting big blocks for my crochet blanket project...

I can't wait to see it finished!

Happy Pretty Things For You

Being Sneaky With Vegetables

I'm pretty sure that most people, especially mums, have heard of these sneaky cook books?
You know the ones, they put pureed beetroot in chocolate brownies and spinach juice in your eggs for breakfast.
I fell into the trap and bought one.
I looked at the recipes, inspired.
This was way back when my son was still on puree foods.
It was easy to sneak some of his cubes of frozen pear, carrot, lentils into almost anything.
But as he got older, the cooking changed.
No more puree on hand to throw into dinner.

I thought that maybe I could make a day of just steaming, pureeing and freezing.
I thought I could be organized.
Hahahahaha!
No!

Do you think it happened?
No.
Not. At. All.

But I did find an easy, quick way, to add some extra hidden vegetables to our dinner...
I was making mac & cheese slice.
While boiling the pasta I grated a couple of veges that I had on hand and chucked them into a small saucepan...

 I put a dash of water in, gave them a stir and popped a lid on to let them soften.
I gave them a quick stir every now and then while I was getting the sauce ready.
When they were soft and a bit mushy, I quickly pureed them...

 And stirred into the cheese sauce...

The slice was a bit more orange than usual, but still tasted delicious...

Desperate Dress Makeover

I have a confession...
I love bargains.
I really love online bargains.
I have snapped up many a bargain with online shopping.
Pants for $3 with free postage.
Assorted jewellery for 99c with free postage.
Gorgeous dress for $14, down from $69.

My latest buy was a dress, it was marked down again, and again.
I liked something about it, but hated something about it too.
I was lured in, and finally resisted the urge when it dropped to a staggering $3.
It looked lovely on the online photos...
When I got it, it looked the same.
But I knew it would be an unflattering design.
Nothing to show my waist, so I looked like a giant blue and black blob complete with ruffles.

Yes, I did have a moment of panic.

I did have a moment of doubt.

Could I rescue this??

I looked at it, and got out my scissors...

I chopped all the bottom frilly, puffy stuff off and was left with this.

I chucked it on, found a belt that matched and threw the remaining fabric around my neck as a scafr.

Voila!

It is way too short for my liking, but with tights it will be much more comfortable! 

Though I have considered adding a little something to it, I just haven't decided yet!

Since I was on a role with sewing clothes, I dug out this old pattern from my never-ending pile of work in progresses...

I haven't taken many photos, as it is just finished and in the wash.

But as you can see by this photo, I changed it up a bit.

I love it!