After around 12 years of loyal, if sometimes temperamental service my Brother 1034D has finally called it a day. That machine certainly earned it's keep, sewing hundreds of cloth nappies back in the days I was running a cloth nappy business, (Good old Tiddlybums.), and stitching countless other items over the years. I only paid £150 for it back then, so that works out at a fraction of a penny per item. It went out with a bang and a crunch, and now nothing is working. Sadly it's barely worth repair costs, and so here I am in project , "fund new overlocker".
My faithful old overlocker will no doubt be making it to Ebay to sell for parts (wow! that sounds cruel doesn't it? ), and I've been stashbusting, running up skirts for my Etsy shop with dreams of a shiny new overlocker.
I love a circle skirt for glamming up my everyday. On a rainy dull Manchester morning when I have one eager child running ahead to school and one dragging his heels behind, I take solace in the swish of fabric . When you've been mumming as long as I have a pretty skirt and a slick of lipstick can go a surprisingly long way to improving my day. Add a petticoat and I'm in heaven !
Of course, I've kept one skirt for me too.
I know though that a download pattern isn't always to everyone's taste, and so with that in mind, I recently re graded the pattern and had all three sizes printed onto one master sheet.
The master pattern is printed on high quality paper, so durable for many tracings.
I have also updated the instructions to include more detail,photographs and diagrams, unlike the download version which comes with a simple order of work and no photographs or diagrams.
The pattern is now available to purchase in the Flossie's Garden Etsy store for £7.50.
Also available are several sewing kits, which contain everything you need to make a Flossie's Pinafore for that special little someone in your life.
Each kit includes; the pattern, full instructions, 1 metre of cotton fabric,interfacing,1 reel of matching thread and two co ordinating buttons. The kits are priced at £19.50
The download version will remain free on my blog,Pattern Spot and Craftsy, but if you are looking for a version with more detailed instructions, or prefer a sturdy master pattern from which to trace all three sizes as often as you'd like, or even looking for a gift , then the pattern or kit will work best for you.
Hoping this will be the first of many more patterns and kits this year.