BHL Love. The Elisalex!

And another By Hand London garment has been cranked out of the sewing room. 

Which brings the total up to 3 in as many weeks, yee ha! 

Today we have the Elisalex...

This frock was made to be put on display in the fabric store that I work in. We had a bunch of jacquards in big and bold prints. As soon as I saw this one I heard my inner sewing voice scream "Elisalex, ELISALEX!!!". So I did what I was told and ran home to the By Hand London Pattern that had been lurking in the stash, awaiting a fabric match.

The mannequin that was to be dressed in this dress is almost the same size as me except a little bit smaller in the bust (...bitch), so I made this one up straight outta the envelope to fit her snugly. And this was such a dream to sew. Nothing too difficult. Some darts here and there and some gigantic pleats, an invisible zipper. 

On went the iron and the tunes and I got into the zone. You know the sewing zone I'm talking about right? The one in which you get super focused and work like a well oiled machine and the hours pass in what seems like seconds...Thank goodness this happens in my sewing life, because this sure as hell does not happen in my real life. Focus is not my strong point, must be an attention deficit in there somewhere... Look a blue car!

This fabric had its ups and downs. 

Con: Did not like the iron. No matter how much I pressed and steamed, it just didn't want to sit flat. So the side seams are just a little bit cave-y in-y. 

Pro: The body and stiffness of the fabric made the pleats look fabbo. Perfect for big-ass pleats. Tick!

Con: It's 100% polyester...something I usually shy away from. I overheat and die in this stuff I tells ya. I hate it more than carrot top. So bad!

Pro: The colour and print was too good to not wear due to the devil fibre content...

So that's the way the Elisalex cookie crumbles.

Pattern: By Hand London Elisalex

Fabric: Poly Jacquard, Cotton Voile lining.

Notions: Invisible zipper

Time: Sunday afternoon (approx. 289 songs on iTunes)

I love love love the shape of this dress. So flattering. It is so feminine and classy, perfect for dinners and weddings and... well just life in general. 

I'm a fan, what can I say!

Look how big this skirt really is!

Ps. Just a side note... My lovely man has a new lensbaby lens on his camera. He was having a play with it for this photo shoot. Look at all that creative blurriness!

Over and out!

xx

Winners! Drumroll please.... ahem

Hi all

Thank you for all of your lovely entries and showing me your Christmas outfits.

The winners of last weeks competition are as follows :-)

Prize #1

The lovely petticoat pattern goes to....

Evie - La Couturière Dimanche

Check out her beautiful vintage Christmas dress, velvet accents... drool... and a foot warmer??? I want one!

Prize #2

Skirt pattern, This ones goes to...

Khriste B - Stitch it up stella

Loving the Pineapple dress :-)

Prize #3

The pretty pattern necklace goes to...the lovely
Kat - Kat's Creations

And what beautiful creations they are.... i like her picnic skirt the best.

Congratulations to the winners.

Please contact me within 3 days of this post with you address/details so I can post them off to you :-)

If I don't hear from the winner then I will do a redraw of the prize :-)

Thanks for playing along! I hope everybody is having a lovely new year so far.

I am working on something special. But more about that later...shh

Give it away, Give it away, Give it away now!

As promised.... Ta Da! The New Year Giveaway

As it is a fresh new year and it is the time for giving and what not...

I have some small items up for grabs. If you like what you see, then please leave a comment.

Its easy as pie.

Item #1

Pretty little petticoat pattern Butterick 7362- with 3 style options. I can't wait to see this one made up. Its a Size 24 waist but I'd say that it is easily graded up or down. (Who is that tiny?)

Item #2

Another pattern, Simplicity 1688, cute wraparound skirt that buttons up. I purchased this from the lovely Miss Dandy's Etsy Store and made it up and it was lovely. It is a Size 26 waist. I am having a bit of a destash and this one had to go. Sigh. The envelope is not in very good condition but the pieces are there.

Finally...

Item #3

A cute necklace that any seamstress will appreciate! From sourcherry.co.uk (They have some cute stuff)

It has a little Vogue pattern on it. It is shiny and new. I wish I had the pattern! so cute.

Okay now for the boring stuff!!!

How to enter...

1. You must be a follower to enter... that's an easy one for one entry...just leave a comment.

2. For a second entry, Mention the giveaway and link to it from your own blog. (This must be a seperate comment!)

3. For a third entry, I want you to link to a picture of your Christmas/Holiday outfit, something pretty you wore in your third comment.

Hooray!

Competition is open to everyone, all countries
& Closes on Saturday 8th January at Midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Winners to be announced on Sunday or Monday (As I'm away on the weekend)

Please leave a separate comment for each entry, So I can properly pick the lucky winners & do specify which prize/s you would like to win :-) 

Hope everybody is great. I'm back to work tomorrow... boo hoo.

What is everybody sewing?

Take care & Good luck!!!

And the winners are....

Hello happy sewers.

Its time to announce the lovely & lucky winners of the '80 followers Giveaway'

Thank you all for stopping by and checking out the giveaway, It was great to see all of your current projects and read some new blogs. So a big THANKS to you all.

Sorry I don't have a prize for all of you...

 But thats the way the cookie crumbles, or in this case thats the way the random number generator crumbles... crumbles??? rolls?? Help me out here... 

Anyway, I know you'll all skip this bit and scroll down to the winners so I may as well get on with it!

Winner of Prize #1: The Patterns

Modern Suzie

Winner of Prize #2: The Fabric

Debi

Winner of Prize #3: The bag

Gabriella

If the winners could all drop me a line with your address/info (Please write to: renay.w@hotmail.com) , I will ship these off in the next few days.

Unfortunately if I don't hear from you within 3 days of this post, I will have to redraw your prize.

THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE :-)

So it seems I have reached 100 followers.... even better.

that means there will be another giveaway soon so stay tuned lovely followers...

Have a lovely week and look out for my upcoming posts including a wrap up of Self Stitched September, A finished project & an award I won, Yippee!

Have fun and get back to your sewing machines!

GiveawayPalooza!

Okay so maybe the title needs work. But who cares because it's GIVEAWAY time!!! Yippeee...

I promised a giveaway at 80 followers so without any further suspense....

Here is whats up for grabs!

Prize #1

2 Vintage Simplicity Patterns, Both size 14 (34" Bust)

The one on the left is a cute nightgown pattern with three styles, or you could use it for a dress. either or.

The other, is a dress or two piece with big patch pockets and a collar. I never got around to using it but I would love to see it made up!

Prize #2

2 Pieces of vintage fabric

A white and light blue baby houndstooth:

Measuring: Approx. 91cm (35") Selvedge to Selvedge

144cm (56.5") in Length

This was listed as wool when i purchased it, it is lightweight and woven, But I havn't come up with anything to make with it, I would love to see what somebody could do with it!

The other piece of fabric:

Measuring: Approx. 156cm (60") Selvedge to Selvedge

172cm (68") in Length

I have no idea what this is, It was given to me with a lot of other fabrics still sitting in my stash.

There have been two squares cut out of this piece on a single layer... not too much a loss.

It feels like a woven cottony lineny (Technical terms) type thing. But I am no fabric expert...

There may just be enough to squeeze a dress out of.... I think it would make a great Beignet.... tee hee

It even has the tag still on... Made in Italy!

Can you make out what it says???

And Prize #3

A pretty antique-gold "Olga Berg" Clutch/Purse

Brand new Olga berg purse, made from a sparkly gold rayon. Kiss lock closure and gold chain (You can also remove the chain to make it a clutch)

Lovely gold lining with a little pocket for your lipstick/phone/etc.

Its small, but big enough to fit everything you need to take for a night out!

Its not vintage but has the right kind of look.

So that's the goodies my friends.

Now for the RULES!

1. You must be a follower to enter... that's an easy one for one entry...

2. For a second entry, Mention the giveaway and link to it from your own blog.

3. For a third entry, I want you to post/link to a picture of what your working on at the moment, this can be sewing or knitting or anything else that's crafty!

Competition is open to everyone, all countries
& Closes on Saturday at Midnight (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Please leave a separate comment for each entry, So I can properly pick the lucky winners & do specify which prize/s you would like to win :-)

So that's all folks, Any questions or queries can be eeeeeemailed to me! renay.w@hotmail.com

 Best of luck and happy entering!!!

Drum roll please.... Its GIVEAWAY TIME! Purse lovers and Pattern Users Rejoice!

Since The long and winding bobbin blog has been going for just over a month now, I have decided a little giveaway is in order!

 I am so excited to have 28 followers (ok so it doesn't sound like many but considering I thought that I wouldn't even make it to 5 its good. And you are all so cool and unique!) 

Cheers!

Whats up for grabs???

Firstly:

Item #1

Simplicity 3744: Cute 6 gore pencil skirt with waistband and left side zipper closing

3 versions: soft pleats, kick pleats, bow sash

Size 26 inch waist (for you tiny girls!)

Item #2

Vogue 8754: Lovely Slim skirt or dress with sleeveless bodice and welt pocket at side

flattering low round neckline, front and back! ( I have made this up, Its nice to work with)

And lastly

item #3

A cute little handmade purse that I picked up overseas

Made from a denim type fabric with crochet cherries! so cute

Has pretty bright green cotton lining and a kiss lock closure

Okay! The rules are as follows:

You know the drill, You need to be a follower of The long and winding bobbin

Just leave a comment with a link to your favourite dress pattern at the moment (or dress) & which prize you want to win (item #1, #2 or #3)

If you post this giveaway on your blog You will receive an extra entry! (Make sure you leave a second comment with a link to your post)

Entrants are welcome from across the globe, I will post to any country :-)

The 3 winners will be announced Next Friday 23rd July at Midday (Australian Eastern Standard Time)

Winners need to send me their postal address within 3 days end of the competition! 

So spread the word peoples, the more entries the merrier!!!

Thank you lovely followers :-)