The Little Taylor

Garage Sales, How I do them.

2012-04-22T18:08:00.001+10:00

Since moving back to Shepparton almost 2 years ago my mum and I have gone to garage sales almost every Saturday. This is how I plan them out so we can go to as many of them as possible! On a Friday I get the local paper, it has all the garage sale listings in it. I then cross out the ones on Sunday (only 2 or 3 out of 20 are on a Sunday) and the ones too far

I'm Back

2012-04-12T18:04:00.001+10:00

So it looks like my last post vanished! I have no idea what happened to it... Very strange. Any who, it went something like this. I’ve been away for like 4 months! I’m a very bad blogger I know; now I’m back. So why the absence? Tom Dog Well, after the death of the family fur-kid Tom my anxiety kicked in to high gear for a bit. It just sucks my motivation away. I’ve not yet spoken

No Sew this week.

2012-01-30T12:03:00.000+11:00

I didn’t get any sewing done this week as I had a bad week. On Friday afternoon it was decided that my 17 year old dog Tom was to sick, old, and hot to keep going. My dad made the call to have him put down. He was 80% blind and deaf, and on his final day lost the use of his back legs completely. His last meal was 2 vanilla ice creams, its all he would eat. He couldn’t even lift his head high

The Sew Weekly Challenge, Theme: Make This Look

2012-01-24T17:39:00.000+11:00

We are at week 3 already! This theme is Make This Look. Hope all you Aussies are staying cool, its been hot! Even hottor in a polyester dress.... so here is my Sew Weekly post: The “Master

The Sew Weekly Challenge, Theme: Buttons

2012-01-19T17:05:00.002+11:00

Here is dress number 2 for the Sew Weekly Challenge. Last weeks theme was buttons and I just loved it! Next week is Make This Look. We can pick any dress form the Make This Look page and make it our own! Im going a bit Glee, But more about that next week ;D The ‘You look like a 40′s Nurse’ Dress The Facts

The Sew Weekly Challenge 2012

2012-01-17T21:35:00.006+11:00

I’ve mentioned before my love for Mena and her blog The Sew Weekly. She started in 2010 making 1 dress per week and photographing it. Last year she asked if anyone else wanted to join here and 4 other wonderful ladies were chosen (Adey, Debi, Sarah and Veronica) this year is a bit different! As long as you get your theme outfit in on time and with nice photos you could be a Featured

My Sewing Space

2012-01-07T12:34:00.000+11:00

G'day all and Happy New Year. It’s been a hot start to the year here, between 35°C and 45°C!! Anyway it's been a year since I moved back to my home town from Melbourne, and I finally have a usable work space! Still needs a lot of work, sorting out patterns, peg hooks for the 2 peg boards, storage or display for my vintage suitcases! I have 10 now! The most 1 has cost me was $7 dollars, most

The Sew Weekly Theme: The Colour Purple.

2011-12-06T15:40:00.000+11:00

Yes Colour, not color! I am Australian after all... After a busy work week, well busy for me, I’m posting about my dress for The Sew Weekly Challenge: The Colour Purple! My creation this week will most likely be worn for a wedding over the weekend, Pics to come. It’s also been a stash busting dress for me too, I've had the fabric for about 6 months now... It was purchased from J and O

The Sew Weekly Theme: Mad for Plaid!

2011-12-01T16:20:00.003+11:00

So once again I’ve gone back through the Sew Weekly Challenges I missed (there is a heap I missed) and pick one! So this week its: Mad for Plaid!! I actually finished my dress for this challenge on time….I just didn’t post it! When I saw this challenge I knew the exact fabric I wanted to use! I had about 1.3 meters of 45’’ purple fabric that I got a garage sale a few months ago. I wanted

Woah, I forgot to write my blog...

2011-11-23T20:26:00.001+11:00

I have sure neglected you blog, it’s been almost 2 whole months!! I’m back now I promise <3 So here is dress number 3 and 4 as I mentioned in the last post… Both dresses are made with Vogue 8184 (one of my favorite patterns) This dress was a commission piece. It was worn by “Rizzo” in a local production of Grease! No photos from the production yet. That is me in the picture

The Sew Weekly Theme: That's 70's Sew

2011-09-01T23:04:00.002+10:00

So dress number 2! Last weeks theme over at The Sew Weekly was something from the 1970’s. As I by mostly second hand patterns a lot of them are from the 70’s This is the pattern I chose. From Savers, $.99 1970s Junior and Misses' Dress. I choose this pattern mostly because it was in my size…not the best way to go about it! The fabric is a printed cotton lawn, cost $4.95 a

The Sew Weekly Theme: Mom (Mum)

2011-09-01T20:18:00.002+10:00

With all the free time I have being unemployed I have now been able to get right into sewing! I've made 4 dresses in the last 2 weeks! This is dress number 1. I decide to go back through the Sew Weekly Challenges I missed (there is a heap I missed) and pick one. So this week its: Mom or Mum for us Aussies! This is my Mum back in 1972, well before she met my dad! The

Flags of my Neighbour XII

2011-08-17T10:24:00.000+10:00

So it looks like I do live next door to a Nazi, this being the second Nazi flag he/she has had up! Scary s*#t.... Flag for 15/08/2011 Today’s Flag: F29 SS Totenkompf Nazi Division Flags. The 3rd SS Division was formed from the Totenkopf units that took part in the Polish Campaign. The unit served both in France and on the Eastern Front. The Division surrendered to the Americans on

Obsession

2011-08-14T16:05:00.000+10:00

So I only own 1 but I’m totally obsessed with Peter Pan collar dresses! I have more cardigans than any other item of clothing... So now I need some dresses to mix and match. Spring is only a few weeks away and pairing a dress with a cardigan just says spring to me! Although my colour palette tends to be the primary, secondary and tertiary colour's only (solids mostly)!!

Flags of my Neighbour XI

2011-08-04T16:46:00.001+10:00

Flag For 04/08/2011Todays Flag: Rising Sun Flag of Japan (Naval ensign)The design is similar to the flag of Japan in that it has a red circle close to the middle signifying the sun, the difference being the addition of extra sun rays (16 for the ensign) exemplifying the name of Japan as "The Land of the Rising Sun". The Imperial Japanese Army first adopted the Rising Sun Flag in 1870. The

Flags of my Neighbour X

2011-08-04T15:05:00.003+10:00

Flag For 01/08/2011Todays Flag:The Soviet national flag. The hammer and sickle itself, originate from the unique Russian unity of the peasants (the sickle) with the workers (the hammer) who together formed the Soviet Russian state. The Red field is symbolism of the blood that has been spilt by workers the world over in the fight for their emancipation, and was directly inherited from the red

Flags of my Neighbour IX

2011-08-04T14:57:00.001+10:00

Flag For 29/07/2011Todays Flag:Australian Flag. The present Australian flag can be considered to consist of three main elements:The Union Jack in the upper hoist quadrant or first quarter (also know as the Canton), denoting Australia's historical links with Great Britain. The Union Jack itself is composed of red and white intersecting and overlayed vertical and diagonal crosses on a blue

Fat Quarter Bag

2011-08-04T14:28:00.002+10:00

I found this tutorial a few days ago and just had to give it a go! And after buying a few fat quarters at the Melbourne Craft show I already had what i needed. I just love owls right now! I think I'll try a few variations for the next one. My dad is making some handles for me, all shapes and sizes!

Flags of my Neighbour VIII

2011-07-21T15:45:00.001+10:00

Flag For 21/07/2011 Todays Flag:China Flag.The China Flag has bright red base with five golden stars adorning it on the upper left side corner. The present Chinese flag was first hoisted on 1 st October, 1949 in the Tiananmen Square on the occasion of the foundation of the People's Republic of China. One of the five golden stars on the flag is bigger in size and it represents communism. The

Flags of my Neighbour VII

2011-07-21T15:42:00.001+10:00

Flag For 18/07/2011 Todays Flag:New Zealand Flag.The New Zealand Flag comprises of two features , one is the flag of Great Britain and the other is the Southern Cross. The Union Jack is placed in the canton of the New Zealand Flag . There are four red stars to the right of the New Zealand Flag . Each of the five pointed, red star has a white border. The stars accentuate the countries location

Flags of my Neighbour VI

2011-07-14T15:01:00.001+10:00

Flag For 14/07/2011 Todays Flag:Italian Flag The Italian Flag was officially adopted on January 21, 1919. The national flag of Italy is a tricolor flag which features three equally sized vertical stripes of green, white and red color. The green stripe is located at the hoist side of the Italian Flag . The green color of the flag of Italy stands for the plains and the hills of Italy. The

Flags of my Neighbour V

2011-07-13T12:08:00.002+10:00

Flag for 13/07/2011:Todays Flag: The Canadian red and white maple leaf flag is officially called The National Flag of Canada. The Canadian flag shows a stylized red maple leaf with 11 points on a white background, with red borders down each side. The Canadian flag is twice as long as it is wide. The white square containing the red maple leaf is the same width as the flag.The red and white

Its All New

2011-07-07T16:42:00.002+10:00

I have almost finished this dress; in the end I think its just missing something. I’m going to add straps, a bow at the front, and belt loops! (The white tee was put over my doll as it got rather busy with the flowers and checks) To keep the dress up normally, as I’m adding straps, the top band of the dress has elastic in it! At first I thought this was odd as I'd never done

Flags of my Neighbour IV

2011-07-04T12:47:00.002+10:00

Flag For 04/07/2011 Todays Flag:The national flag of the United States of America (or the American flag) consists of thirteen equal horizontal stripes of red (top and bottom) alternating with white, with a blue rectangle in the canton (referred to specifically as the "union") bearing fifty small, white, five-pointed stars arranged in nine offset horizontal rows of six stars (top and bottom)

Flags of my Neighbour III

2011-07-02T17:42:00.002+10:00

Flag For 02/07/2011Todays Flag: Flag of IrelandConstitution The following is the text of Article 7 of the Constitution of Ireland: The national flag is the tricolour of green, white and orange. The flag is divided into three equal stripes and its width is equal to twice its height. It is used as the civil and state flag and as the civil and naval ensign. A description of the official