From a pattern from Joanna at Stardust Shoes (also posted on Michael Miller’s blog).
This be a hardworkin’ pattern. Very simple to assemble. I texted my friend Trev yesterday to ask when his twin boys’ fourth birthday was. I get a phone call saying, “Uh, come over on Saturday. We got a bit slackarsed about it.”
As you do with twins plus a six year old.
So I popped into the kitchenwares shop round the corner, got some dinosaur cookie cutters, plus some of hands and feet and other cool stuff, and made these.
The boys make cupcakes possibly every week with their mother and sister.
So, the perfect pressie to whip up in a hurry, good for boys and girls.
And … for womens and mens. (that’s a family joke that would take a while to explain and probably not be very funny).
What I love about getting better at sewing is being able to go to Spotlight and see the potential in different fabrics much faster and efficiently. I went in yesterday about 15 minutes before close and picked up winners.
And it means I don’t shell out anywhere near as much for expensive quilting fabrics … they get purchased for something special (like their sister’s birthday dress, later this month; so many birthdays right now, and it’s a joy sewing for them)
As usual, I bought far too much, but these are such a good standby gift I imagine I won’t have these fabrics in my stash for too long.
