baking and making with my family of 9
Ohhhh I love finishing things…this morning I weaved in a few ends and breathed a sigh of relief that this baby is finished. Thank goodness I didn’t make it too big or I’d still be doing it but cot size is definitely manageable.
here it is folded
and up close….
I think I’ll keep it in the twins room for decoration rather than let keira’s buttery fingers near it……
I have 2 spots left in my applique class next Sunday and can’t believe its almost that time already! I thought I had forever before my classes started and thank goodness I have people booked in…!!!! Class details are here and I’ve still got 10% off all classes….I can squeeze another person in my afternoon bags class too!
I’m bringing all fabrics in stock to the classes for those attending as well as my scrap bags while I continue to declutter! Ok better start preparing as I honestly didn’t realise they were next weekend!!!!! I also have a crochet class running at the end of July as it seems everyone wants to learn crochet right now!
I am woman on a mission decluttering and making space at the moment! Sooooooo,to make more room for new fabrics arriving later this month, I’ve got free postage within Australia on all orders at my store until Sunday night….go crazy……..
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33 Timestamp: 2009-07-06 03:07:52 UTC
and 33rd comment is Melissa of mumble bumblings, congrats and please send me your address to retromummy@gmail.com and I’ll pop this in the post for you! Only 3 metres left of this fabric in my store so be quick…its been very popular!
stash clearouts! When you can no longer close the double wardrobe where you hide…oops I mean keep….your ever growing fabric stash then its time for a clearout. So my fabric stash is now neatly organised here in the spare room (piled 2 deep)…neat to me means not falling on your head when you open the cupboard by the way!
and here in the back room next to my sewing table
store fabrics are here in another room out back and I also filled 2 big plastic tubs full of fabric as well! And I haven’t even started on the yarn and patterns!
I managed to fill 4 bags with fabric and notions which are now too heavy to lift but need a new home……………..and totally unrelated to stash clearouts are my little miss keira’s new shoes…picked up at magnolia square which was a crowded and busy affair when we got there. I must admit the $8 entry is a bit steep for such a small event but we got 2 passes for french movies which will come in handy and were welcomed by retro daddy. We went to see this lovely lady who maximised every millimetre of her little allocated space!
Housework just had to wait this morning as I was itching to use the new fabrics! 1 metre of this adorable fabric made 2 quick skirts in under an hour and there are leftovers for some small purses or appliqued tops.
I love this fabric so much and since this is my 501st post (time flies when you’re having fun) I am giving away 1 metre so just leave a comment here. To be drawn Sunday night!
I think my middle name should be cute due to my addiction to anything cute (or it could be chocolate, coffee…..the list goes on)! Tonight, a healthy delivery of cute arrived on my doorstep….
this is a super cute and soft double gauze….anything bambi and pink wins in my books! You can find it all here…..I must admit to keeping some of this to myself…ok quite a bit for myself!
Today was our Sunday Craft Day but you might have well renamed it our Sunday Food Day as this was the spread…oh no wait, this is just the savoury table.
here is some of the sweet selection…..I’m sure I said in my email that this was not masterchef! And that absolutely scrumptious looking chocolate tart was made by this lovely lady…who I’ve now renamed that chocolate tart lady! Thank you everyone for the wonderful food you bought…you put my egg and mayo sandwiches to shame!
We had a ball, there were 18 of us in total and despite my best efforts I didn’t even finish 2 rows of my ripple blanket as there was too much conversation to be involved in.
I know I’m not alone, I don’t think this young lady touched her machine till after lunchtime. We finished up after 3pm but as you know time flies when you’re having fun so I think a longer day is on the cards next time.
thank you to each and everyone of you clever crafty ladies who came along and made it the special day that it was…..we will definitely be doing it again….
but perhaps we’ll bring less food next time or we’ll have to call our husbands in to clear the lunch table for us when we’re done.
and the day was made even better with the news that my mum is back in the ward, did a little walk around the bed and is on the mend! thank you for your special prayers and thoughts……it was the worst week of my life but ended on a high!
Thank you again. I knew I would receive the most wonderful messages that I will pass on to my mum. Its always a tough decision knowing how much to share online and I’ve kept it all to myself until now. These are the lovely flowers that I organised from her favourite florist yesterday but there are no flowers allowed in ICU so they no sooner arrived than came back to live with me.
and I’m still baking this morning….these are the easiest little cakes ever. Take 1 packet of basic vanilla cake mix (I just use a 99c no-name brand) and drop in a few frozen berries into each one. Bake for 20-25 minutes, dust with icing sugar and you have the most deliciously moist little berry cakes.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your lovely thoughts and prayers. Unfortunately, today my mum was transferred to intensive care due to complications with her lungs. Please keep her in your prayers to those of who pray..she’ll be in there a few days before she can get back on her feet again. We weren’t expecting this setback and another batch of rocky road was required to get me through the afternoon. My Sunday day of craft will be a welcome relief to take my mind off things…………
yesterday I really needed to keep busy. It was the day of my mum’s big operation, her third operation in a few years to remove more cancer. What started out as melanoma on the back her leg and has been removed twice is now in her bones. Its been too hard a topic for me to think about let alone talk about but I tried to keep really busy yesterday and think of nicer things. I made 43 hair clips and ties…quite a feat in itself, a batch of cookies to take in today, a big pot of soup and some rocky road…I won’t reveal how much comfort eating of my own went on late yesterday.
I wasn’t prepared to see her so dosed up on morphein but I visited her today and am feeling both better and more emotional at the same time. Cancer is so evil a disease but I know my mum is strong and will fight it. She has had her hip replaced and part of her thigh removed to get it all out and I know she has a long recovery ahead but seeing her laugh about her bed hair today reminded me she will get through it! I came home to this big pile of liberty fabrics on my doorstep which are for my liberty classes and made my day (this represents one lady’s huge destash of liberty fabric on ebay and most of it came to live at my house).
Off to remove keira from the bath after she threw up in the car on the way to the hospital. As any mummy knows, things like this always happen when you don’t have a change of clothes with you. here is my mum with my little niece….
I haven’t touched my yo-yo makers since Christmas but I didn’t feel like knitting or crochet last night so pulled out my basket with scraps and yo yo makers instead.
and I am now in full on yo-yo making mode….and isn’t my model co-operative! She stood so still and we enjoyed a little piece of chocolate afterwards for being such a good little model!
Thanks everyone for playing………….
Random Integer Generator
Here are your random numbers:
52 89 Timestamp: 2009-06-21 20:54:12 UTC
the winners are Leah and Louise please let me know your addresses by emailing me on retromummy@gmail.com! More competitions coming soon…..I also have 10% off all sewing classes so get in now! I am already taking bookings which is very exciting…book your place and pay one month before the class starts!
I’ve never been a fan of the zipper! Sure, I’ve made pants and shorts for myself with zippers but generally avoid them. However, last night I decided it was time to overcome my fear…..
So armed with 5 little zippers I measured fabric to the same length as the zipper and made a few little pouches. They’re not perfect but are cute and will be good as a little extra with presents.
ta da…I’m not afraid of the zipper anymore!
ps I’ll draw the fabric giveaways tomorrow!
Sometimes you can just stare at fabric wondering what you could use it for! I have this problem and I also had the problem that I couldn’t get the prettiness of this fabric to show up in photos.
This morning I got 2 wide rectangles of fabric, added an elastic waistband, hemmed it and matched it with an appliqued tee! Finished in less than an hour and a perfect sample……
so I better go and update the photo in the store as this looks so much better!!!
