Susanna, John and Leah's little girl, turned two at the beginning of July. I'd been super organised and I made and posted Susanna's present to her before Evie was born. I knew that I wasn't going to have a lot of time to craft after Evie arrived.

One of the main reasons why I was super organised though was that I was a bit excited about Susanna's present. I had so much fun making Eliana's tutu, that I knew that I wanted to make one for Susanna too. I think the real reason why I love making tutus so much is that I secretly want to make an adult sized one for myself.

Susanna's tutu is pink with cream highlights. I also made a bag for Susanna to keep her tutu in.


I think Susanna likes her present. Leah said that Susanna also got a Ballerina doll for her birthday so now she can play dress ups with her dolly. Happy Birthday Susanna!

Here are some shots of our presents in action.

Hannah, Sarah and Ellie are walking like Egyptians in their new belly dancing scarves. I also made the girls personalised mini birthday cakes.



Here is Susanna giving Alice a big welcome kiss. (Thanks for the photos Leah and John!)

John and Leah's little girl Susanna turned 1 in June. Happy Birthday Susie! For Susanna, I made Alice.

I used Wee Wonderfuls' Olive pattern to make Alice. It was one of the most challenging projects that I've sewn so far. Getting the legs in was the hardest part. You have to sew already stuffed legs into the body and there isn't a lot of room. I had to get advice on the pattern instructions from my sewing expert (thanks Nat!) and even then it took me 3 attempts to get it right(ish). On the 2nd attempt I sewed the legs in backwards (oops!).

Alice hung around in our living room for a while before I packaged her up and sent her to her new owner in Vancouver. She freaked out Andrew one night when he fell asleep on the couch and then awoke to find Alice staring down at him.

I'm happy with how she turned out even though she has some very obvious flaws. They just add to her charm (that's what I tell myself anyway). I'm looking forward to another go at the pattern. I might try the Archie pattern next.