Hessian Tote Bag

I love these hessian bags - ideal for the holiday season. I made my own one first and decided to make a mini-version for Daisy.

The basic pattern came from a magazine. They are so easy to make, basically two pieces of hessian (18 x 23in) for the front and back and two pieces (4 x 25 in) for the handles. I just halved the measurements for the smaller bag.

Flowers made from wired ribbon

Basic instructions are on my Sewing page, along with details on how to make the ribbon flowers.

EASY GIRL'S SUMMER SKIRT

I found this easy skirt tutorial from Oliver + s. It's so easy to make. The tutorial says to use a full width of fabric, which definitely works best, but if your little one is quite little (like mine), you can get away with using slightly less and having a straighter style. I tried it out, as as I had a lovely white and pink fabric I wanted to try, but only had little bit left over - not a full width. Here is the finished result in a blue print fabric (using a full width).