This dress, now worn by my five-year-old grand-daughter as often as possible, came from two fat quarters of each of the fabrics (so 4 in total) plus scraps of spare pink sheeting I already had, for the facing. I just loved the two fabrics, especially together, so I couldn't resist when they were offered in a closing down sale.
The skirt for this baby's dress (age 3 months) came from one fat quarter, cut in half and joined to make a wide tube, gatherd into a bodice top (also from scraps of the spare pink sheeting - that has been going strong for the past five years!) The dress should fit 3 months, but as you can see the doll is a bit fatter than a baby of that age!
All the next three projects came form a single fat quarter: a coin purse, a pencil case, and a pocket in a Quiet Book to hold superheroes.
I bought this lovely fabric in Alaska while on holiday. I was sure I could use the four fat quarters for something. I easily got Rose's top (age 3) out of two of them.
The skirt for then 4-year-old Jane was more of a challenge. I could probably have got a smaller size out, or a plain gathered skirt, but I wanted to try and get a Twirly Whirly skirt out of it. There wasn't quite the width, but by piecing the lower hem, and adding in a band of red cotton fabric - well, I could have got the skirt out of 3 fat quarters!
Both of the next two items came from a single fat quarter. I wanted to make a little child's handbag for one grand-daughter's birthday, and the ballet dancer doll was a late thought to have something to put in it. My mother always taught me it is unlucky to give a purse or handbag as a gift without putting some money in it - not appropriate for a 3 year-old girl, hence the doll instead. I'm not remotely superstitious (ha ha, there goes a black cat!) but it's become a habit.
I was happy with how they turned out, but sadly the recipient wasn't. She told me quite bluntly that she didn't like the doll - and so it put her off the bag as well. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.
Each of these three pairs of superheroes shorts were made using fat quarters on sale. The two on the right, in size five and four, I did managed to get out of two fat quarters each.
Unfortunately for Fleur's size 6 pair, the ones on the left, I initially made them out of two, but they were a little too - erm - fitted - so I went out and managed to grab the last fat quarter in the sale, and put a little extra double panel down each side . So in total I used 3. That was OK, though, because it enabled me to add in some hidden side pockets.
And finally - some mittens. I coulds probably have got more than one pair out of a fat quarter, but as I also lined them with an extra off cut of fleece, let's just say it was a pair out of one fat quarter. These were fror a 2-3 year old, hence the elastic to thread through the coat sleeves so they don't get lost.
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