You might remember I did a review of this book as soon as it arrived. I had been wanting to make this pattern before I had the book and it’s been in my favourites on ravelry for a while. I needed to make something quick and cute for a baby and decided this was the […]
{Keep Reading...}magnolias and nearly 2 weeks of homeschool done
How beautiful are the magnolias at the moment. We had a big old tree at the front of our old house that I loved so much and then was thrilled to find not one but two trees here at the new house. Mind you they aren’t as big and the one in the front yard […]
{Keep Reading...}quilted potholder
I loved putting this little project together because I had some mini charm squares. If you haven’t used mini charm squares yet then they really are cute. What I love about this project is that you make it with right sides together and then turn out. It saves you needing binding and is still fun […]
{Keep Reading...}and we’re registered for homeschooling
I remember a friend told me she received her registration for homeschooling last year. I was thinking to myself wow she really does things by the book. I’d just homeschool without registering. Wrong. There was quite the paperwork at my end to get my homeschooling plan written up and approved. In fact I think NSW has […]
{Keep Reading...}pick any 2 charm square packs!
Thank you to everyone who has made purchases through my little shop. I had some Moda crossweave in black and it sold out in 2 days. Thank you. I’ll see how much is left and relist it. I do have white charm square packs which are wonderful to use if you love quick pinwheels or […]
{Keep Reading...}a little wallaby all finished
This is such a sweet pattern. Wallaby by tiKKi is available to knit in 4, 8 or 10 ply which gives you lots of options. I love knitting in 10 ply for the speed and also because it makes a nice warm little cardigan for a little baby. I knit this little cardigan in Bendigo […]
{Keep Reading...}how to make a cute t-shirt dress
Here is another project I made for Brother that my little girl just loves to wear. It’s so easy to pick up t-shirts like these one with a cute design or plain and then add a cute skirt and voila you have a cute t-shirt dress. You can find the full instructions here. This little […]
{Keep Reading...}how to make a charm square quilt
Quite a few years ago I started writing a project on how to make a charm square quilt and I never finished it! Well now I have. I’ve probably had 2 babies in between. You can find the step by step instructions and lots of photos over here on the Brother Australia website. You might […]
{Keep Reading...}making meals for others
I didn’t intend to be off the blog for that long but the rush of the end of term, a house full of sick people, my twins finishing school up to homeschool and some very sad news from our school have kept me away. We lost one of the mums in our class and it […]
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