Yup! Two more Poppy Tunics! Not for me this time…these ones have been sent to Kelani Fabric as samples and for Elissa to wear at the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair.
It’s always fun to work with someone else’s fabric choices. The blue tones are just delightful and would be really easy to wear.
I was really excited to cut into this Scandanavian fabric, Spira. The fabric is a little more pricey than usual, but is of superior quality and beautiful to work with.
They were very hard to send away, but I know Elissa will have fun with them! If you want to see these tunics up close and personal, be sure to visit Kelani Fabric at stand G40 at the Sydney Craft & Quilt Fair from the 13th-17th June!
I’ll admit it. I’ve fallen behind on all of my work because I am obsessed with two things. Knitting and Poppy Tunics!
I sewed a few tunics for Kelani Fabric to take to the Craft & Quilt Fair in Sydney next month and thought I’d make another one for myself while I was at it (you know how much I love a good production line!)
I loved the Lotta Jansdotter fabric used for the front cover picture of the pattern so went with the same print but in a different colour this time.
And it’s been worn and washed many times already. These tunics really are so comfortable to wear. I’m still trying to decide on the right Liberty of London print for a full-print version…so hard to choose, especially when the fabric is so pricey, I don’t want to make a bad choice!!
I’m slowly starting to see your Poppy Tunics appear around the blog world – if you’ve made one please send me a link or photo, I’d love to see! This one is super cute – and made using a knit fabric too (thanks Jane!)
Have you heard of the new Creative Cards my distributor, Creative Abundance have started producing? They are such a cool concept – a mini-pattern, if you like.
Make It Perfect Creative Cards are a fun, compact mini-pattern. They come as a single folded, high-quality A4 card and contain all of the step-by-step instructions and templates needed to sew fast and easy projects. Creative Cards are perfect for people with little pockets on time to create! Best of all, they are priced at a very affordable $5.50 (RRP in Australia), making it even easier to pop into your shopping cart for a very achievable project.
I’ve been working on a few Creative Cards and want to share my first two with you today…
Snappy Ties are a great way to accessorise your boy for church, special occasions, holidays or just because!
They are fully lined for a crisp, durable finish and easy to wear with an adjustable neckband.
Snappy ties fit sizes 1-10 years and are so fast to sew that you won’t be able to stop at one!
The Tea Party Skirt is guaranteed to put a delightful smile on any little girl’s face.
It features a cute apron panel with decorative ribbon trim and is light and comfy to wear.
The Tea Party Skirt is extremely quick and easy to sew and comes in two size ranges 6 months-5 years and 6-10 years.
You may recognise the Tea Party Skirt as a pattern from my book. I love this skirt so much that I’ve decided to release it as a Creative Card for people who don’t have a copy of my book and also for people outside of Australia who can’t get a copy of the book (and as far as I can tell, it doesn’t look as though it is going to be released internationally at the moment) so hopefully this will tide you over for a little longer!! Book patterns only go up to a size 5 so the Big Tea Party Skirt Creative Card will also come in handy for those wanting to sew for older girls.
Check out the Snappy Tie and Tea Party Skirt pages on my website for more information about these patterns.
I’d love to give away some Creative Cards – two lucky people will win a copy of each of the new cards. If you would like to enter, please leave a comment on this blog post and make sure you leave an email address or have an email address connected to your profile. Winners will be drawn at random and giveaway will end on Wednesday 23rd May.
And the last Poppy Tunic in the parade is for moi! Well, it’s the last for a few weeks anyway, I’ll definitely be sewing up MORE! I’ve been wearing this one to death. It is by far the most comfortable, go-anywhere outfit I own at the moment.
I’m really looking forward to seeing some customer creations using this pattern. Remember you can always upload them into my Flickr group or send me an email of your finished product – it’s always so inspiring to see what you’ve sewn!
Day two of the Poppy Tunic parade is one that I made for my other sister, Carli. I wanted to show you the tunic with a cardigan (because I am cardi-obsessed) + boots. Cute, huh?
We used a different denim for this one – once again from Kelani Fabric, but a little more light-weight that yesterdays. And darker blue. I love denim. It is such a versatile medium – coordinates with any other fabric and gives a lovely base for the tunic.
I don’t think I mentioned yesterday that I’ve added 3″ in length to these tunics aswell, so bear that in mind if you are looking at these as a guide for the finished tunic length. The pattern cover is the true length of the pattern. Adding length is super easy though, I kept the width of the original hem the same, dropped it down 3″ and then drew a new line from the underarm point to the edge of the hem line. (That way you don’t have to change the length you cut your contrasting strip and the tunic doesn’t get too much of a triangular shape to it.)
I was really excited to cut into this Scandanavian fabric, Spira. The fabric is a little more pricey than usual, but is of superior quality and beautiful to work with. 
