a little bit of crochet

you might remember these hats I made up last year! I love my easy pattern as it’s a no brainer and one of these days I will write it down and share it! one of these days….. I love it because I don’t have to think too hard and can just sit on the couch […]

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a little bit of crochet

you might remember these hats I made up last year! I love my easy pattern as its a no brainer and one of these days I will write it down and share it! one of these days….. I love it because I don’t have to think too hard and can just sit on the couch […]

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giveaway winner

oops, sometimes I need a post-it note for everything in my life so I don’t forget!! Here is the winner of the Izzy & Ivy Giveaway…… Random Integer GeneratorHere are your random numbers: 18 Timestamp: 2010-01-13 23:55:27 UTC and 18th comment is…drum roll please…..Kate ! Well done, I’ll be in touch soon for your address […]

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oh sew tired

Well here is a sneak peek of nicey jane now that she’s quilted! I was up till 2am doing the quilting on her and it sure makes for one tired mummy! I see a lot of coffee and sugar in my day today, yaaaaaawn. I’m going to make a start on the binding tonight. I […]

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weekend photoshoot

my parents popped over yesterday and my Dad is always snap happy especially when he has a new camera! First up was my mum’s latest crochet project..I must get her on ravelry..this gorgeous blanket kept her mind off things when she was in hospital recently. and my quilt..which sadly won’t be quilted this weekend as […]

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more cute fabric for boys

I couldn’t resist this cute Michael Miller fabric at Spotlight today…..adorable! This fabric is definitely going to do some cute 3/4 shorts for Finn this afternoon and if only I could sew and stay cool in the pool at the same time! I’m also hoping to do my nicey jane quilt back tonight so I […]

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Ava Tie Dress

What a cute dress and model!! I can’t take any credit for this gorgeous outfit…it’s made by my clever sister in law Julie (fyi our hubby’s are brothers and aren’t I lucky to have someone with shared interests in the family!)…all I did was supply the pattern and she did the rest!!!! gorgeous dress, gorgeously […]

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sewing for boys

long time readers know I just don’t sew for boys! A lot of sewing goes on but for Finn there has been nothing. But for one of my projects coming up I needed to get out the brown paper, french curve ruler, pencil and eraser and put my patternmaking skills to the test…the first size […]

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the quilt top

Well here is the nicey jane quilt top, in need of a good trip to the iron but I needed to quickly grab retro daddy to hold it for me before he left for work!!!! Progress has been a little slow as the babies have decided they don’t like their 6pm bedtime……so I haven’t been […]

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