Lots of fun has been had this week making some sweet skirts! Especially pockets…oh, how I love pockets…
These little cuties are coming along to this Saturday’s market in Trevallyn (10am to 2pm at Max Fry Hall, for any locals who have some spare time tomorrow!). All approximately size 7 (would probably fit age 6 –9ish) and fully reversible, and of course all with splendid pockets! It was getting dark by the time I finished up sewing the last one (I know it sounds like I put in long days…but it was actually only 4pm on a super grey, wet day) so I’ll post some better photos soon.
This little pink and green skirt was a custom order for a very special little birthday girl.
Skirts are so much fun to make…I’m really enjoying experimenting with the details. I’d like to make some with detachable apron fronts next. Hopefully other people out there like them too!
And now for the grumbly bit. I spend lots of time ironing…just as much time as I spend at the sewing machine. I have a gorgeous ironing board which makes the job so much easier, but I don’t have a super-duper iron to match. I inherited my current iron from a dear friend, and it has been great. Until it started leaking everywhere! Now I can’t iron anything without ending up in floods of water and practically no steam.
This is my lovely ironing board (obviously not in my home as I don’t have any spaces big enough to take a photograph this white…but it is exactly the same. Apart from the huge wet patches on mine from my leaking iron. Grrrr.)
So I need to buy a new iron. But where to start?! I know I need a steam iron, and it has to be heavy duty because it will be used everyday. So I need some help from any ironing enthusiasts out there…do you have an iron you love? Or one you hate? Anything I should look out for? I’d love to hear from you!
I love the skirts Amy, the little details, heart pockets & fringing. I can't recommend any special irons. I just have (& have always used) the regular household Breville, available at most department stores. I usually get mine at Big W. They seem to stand up to my domestic test, lasting 10years or so. I think I've had 3. One 2nd hand I was given when I moved out of home, the next as a housewarming gift & my current which I purchased when my ironing seemed to become more laborious than I remembered it should've been. My current one has a teflon base which I have loved. I have noticed it is starting to peel away around the steam holes, so I might be looking for my 4th iron in the next year or so. How do you use the shape at the end of your ironing board? I've never seen one like that, mine is just more straight tapered in a surfboard like fashion.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your thoughts on irons, Angela! I'm still dithering...and mopping up after the old one...
DeleteJust realised I didn't answer your question about my ironing board! I love the shape of my ironing board - the narrower end is perfect for when I'm making pants or skirts, so I can easily iron the waist (and it's also great on the odd occasion I iron my husband's work shirts...). And the wide part makes ironing big pieces of fabric so much faster. Highly recommended!
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