Sometimes I think I need my own personal assistant, I keep forgetting we are off to canberra for Mathilda’s this weekend! So all canberra (and surrounds) people don’t forget it’s this Sunday at the Park Hyatt (what a location!) from 9am-1pm, free entry and I’ll be there with loads of goodies including these super cute […]
{Keep Reading...}all done
February 21, 2010 By 17 Comments
Thank you for all your kind wishes for finnie, just like all little ones he has bounced back and is up to his usual tricks!!!! Today I managed to finish my little plume quilt…. I think it will make a nice playmat or quilt to have in the car as we have a couple of […]
{Keep Reading...}spoil finn day
February 18, 2010 By 32 Comments
what a night! I had just started to do some quilting, keira was happily playing with her new junior scrabble, retro daddy was doing the groceries when things with finn turned bad! I’m trying to forget it all but we called the ambulance and were raced off and spent a few hours at the hospital […]
{Keep Reading...}binding
February 17, 2010 By 19 Comments
well I’m almost finished my little plume quilt, the colour combinations are just gorgeous! Somehow I managed to quilt this before mass last night and then came home to make the binding and sew it on…. this afternoon I’ll sew the back of the binding on and then I’ll be done!!!!! It’s perfect for autumn […]
{Keep Reading...}a skirt for winter
February 17, 2010 By 15 Comments
last winter I didn’t make as many clothes for my little ones as I would have liked, I was just so busy with the twins! This winter I’d like to make more and buy less (as it was an expensive winter for retro daddy)…so I stocked up on some denim recently for $10 a metre […]
{Keep Reading...}while babies nap
February 16, 2010 By 14 Comments
every afternoon like clockwork the twins go down for a nap! Keira by this age had well and truly ditched the nap but I hope the twins keep napping for a while! Normally I run around putting washing out, sweeping up and playing with keira….as soon as the camera comes out this girl knows how […]
{Keep Reading...}pretty in pink
February 14, 2010 By 9 Comments
ahhhh I love the sound of the courier truck parking outside my house! This morning 24 of these lovelies arrived and I am itching to use them! Will I get time to make a quilt before the next market…who knows! This is plume by tula pink. The range is just full of lovely pinks, teals, […]
{Keep Reading...}happy valentine’s day
February 13, 2010 By 9 Comments
this is retro daddy’s valentines day present from all of us! a gorgeous bowl from ensparkle ceramics! I made a bee line to helen’s lovely stall at the start of the market to make sure I came home with this lovely bowl. Retro daddy loves it and will use it for his cereal every morning…..I […]
{Keep Reading...}another one under my belt
February 13, 2010 By 24 Comments
market, that is! What a nice day we had, the venue was once a church so I loved all the stained glass windows and high ceilings. Thankfully the torrential downpours we had the night before had vanished and we had a steady stream of people all day. I had a great day in sales, ran […]
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