That looks great, I love that colour. It started out as a nightie that would have pleased my mum and you have made into a stylish dress, yay!!

What a cheeky smile, she's gorgeous and the dress is lovely too!

I love the effect you have got bleaching the fabric, and as another commenter has said I might try it on some curtain fabric I have as it is far too stiff for clothes and the colours are are bit too defined. I'm not sure it would change enough for this kind of floaty dress but it certainly might for a skirt or maybe a bit more tailored frock!! It would need careful thinking about as I don't want to look like my granny's sofa walking the streets!!

These look like a great fit, well done making trousers is not easy, because there are so many variables for a good fit. Hard to believe they were ever a tablecloth!!

Well I think it looks fab! Lovely and fresh and summery, I hope its warmer where you live than where I am!!

Hi Nikki, I have always been supportive of you because of the tremendous hard work that you have put into this blog and completely understand how it has become too much to handle as a "free-time" activity. But on the other hand I do agree with many of the comments above, I think you will lose a lot of support cos frankly the charges are a bit steep, they are way more than a good magazine. And as at least one person said, we have no chance to flick through and see if we can make use of the content. I have no experience with making things pay on the web but I fear charging for site viewing may not work as there is so much free, and for newbies who are just getting into sewing they won't pay or sign up for more than one month if they can't see what they're getting. So that doesn't help spread the word. But as many people have said advertising won't work either because we are trying not to buy ready made stuff. So where does that leave you, between a rock and a hard place I guess!!! I do subscribe to a online knitting magazine, Twist Collective, maybe you have seen it, now it isn't a daily thing in fact I think it may be 4/a year but there are articles, related adverts and basic details of patterns which you pay for online if you want the full pattern. Maybe that could be adapted to the needs of WR? Either way, I fear, that the changes you need to make will lose the community feel of this blog as many have said. But, hey we need to have change cos another word for that is progress so I wish you all the very best with the new venture but sadly I cannot afford to join you in it. Many thanks for all the work you have done and for the inspiration I have gained from this blog, Much Love Janey x

Hi Nikki, I just want to say I don't envy you having to make this decision, I recognise that it has been hard for you and that you haven't made it lightly. But this sort of thing often happens when people have a great idea and share it and then it becomes oh so much bigger than was expected. When something grows like WR has it is impossible to sustain in the same way as when you started it. So all power to your elbow girl, you are the visionary, so take it the way you think is right, it is your drive that has got it thus far. I want to thank you for that and say I will continue to support you as far as I can.

That's a great cardi and I like the band at the bottom, I've found this link the best way to do buttonholes http://www.knittingonthenet.com/learn/bh2.htm. You do them all in one row nad they never have any gappy holes at the edge!! Hope this helps.

Hope you feel better soon! Keep warm and lots of hot drinks!! x

They are both gorgeous, I really like the bottom one!! I fear I'm a bit too far away to make the purchase (I live in UK). But I hope some of you manage to get there in time to get some and I look forward to seeing some FO in both fabrics!!

I love the fabric of that dress, and your refashion makes it a great summer dress, if summer ever comes!! Its windy and wet here in UK!!

That looks great, have you got much fabric left? Maybe you could make a bag or purse from the remains?

Hi, I love the way you have made this reversable. Double sided skirts have got to be the way to go for holiday packing!! I have made a similar skirt but I am quite round so cannot cope with poofy at all!! I overcame that but using quite a soft, floaty cotton and pleating it so that it didn't need to be gathered so much onto the elastic! Being round I have to cover the elastic waist part but the skirt doesn't make my bum look any worse than it would normally!! I think the choice of fabric makes a big difference, even on your skirt the plaid is more poofy than the cherry/music side. Mind you I think both look great and you have attached the elastic very neatly, on both sides.

I love your red shoes too and the skirt suits you like that. Fab look!

I'm no computer expert but when you click on insert pic, you chose the pic from your files then you have 2 choices of whether to leave pic or customize settings (I think that's the message) Anyway pick the cutomize option then you can choose small med or large, I always pick med cos the small is really small!! I hope this helps. BTW I love the dress and think it looks really flattering on you. I'm planning on making some refashions on those lines for the summer, I like dresses as I think they are easy to wear and suit me better but don't always have enough fabric for a whole dress. I think it would work if you made bodice part from t-shirt fabric and then stable fabric for the skirt!!

It looks great and turns a boring old sweater into something very wearable and useful. It follows the Arts and Craft adage "Everything you own should be beautiful or useful" and this is both!! I agree with others that snaps/poppers and buttons on the top will work well. Years ago that would have marked it as homemade but nowadays many shop bought things use that method. Also times have changed, when I first starting making my own clothes the highest praise I could get was "where did you buy that?'" but at last making your own has more value and people are recognising the skills involved. Funny old world isn't it?

I agree, I love this dress and can understand why you could have a few in different fabric!!

Yes I used a pattern for both Simplicity 3573 for the jamas and the glove pattern is available on janesprobablyknitting she's got a blog and is on Ravelry. I've been knitting for a very long time but this really is the easiest yet most impressive pattern I've found. Be a good way to start with knitting on 4 needles I really encourage you to have a go!!

It looked fine to start with but once you had taken it in, the effect was fab. Great refashion, simple but stylish.