Well today I put the finishing touches on this little number, the raglan sleeved cardigan from Baby Knits for Beginners by Debbie Bliss…I want to keep this little one so much but its heading off to my little sister Phoebe and her baby to be. This is Keira pointing out the buttons to you all… […]
{Keep Reading...}Wednesday WIP’s…
March 5, 2008 By 16 Comments
To keep me honest and finishing my projects here’s what I’m up to this week! First up I managed to start this stash buster quilt yesterday and just want to rejig a few squares and colours around before I hit the sewing machine. Next up is a little Debbie Bliss baby cardigan in a gorgeous […]
{Keep Reading...}The birthday belly shot
February 24, 2008 By 24 Comments
Well as you get older birthdays come and go and aren’t as exciting as when you’re a little person! We celebrated with a special lunch yesterday at stokehouse…and my actual birthday today will be spent doing normal mummy things like the park, playtime and cleaning and finished off with a night at the brown owls! […]
{Keep Reading...}Striking a pose and my birthday giveaway!
February 20, 2008 By 41 Comments
I wanted Keira to model her outfit yesterday….. there was the bolero I made last year that quickly came off as well as her hair clip and finally we got a pose with the cute pink pinnie I made and can’t wait to make more of and a cheeky close up oh and retro mummy […]
{Keep Reading...}still here…still pregnant
January 14, 2008 By 14 Comments
thank you thank you thank you for your gorgeous comments!!! I’m still here….we’ve had another scan and there are still 2 bubs, 2 heartbeats and both are doing well on top of each other. I received a harsh reality check from the sonographer who reminded me that 1 in 4 twin pregnancies don’t make it […]
{Keep Reading...}lucky I was sitting down……..
December 31, 2007 By 37 Comments
Well hubby asked that I not tell anyone….then said OK you can tell…..so after several phone calls I can share the news with you. My scan went very well….better than expected with twins found…2 sacs, 2 visible heartbeats…a lot of hurdles ahead of us and another scan in 2 weeks but I don’t feel like […]
{Keep Reading...}high tea on a sunday
October 21, 2007 By 12 Comments
mmmmmmmmm I woke up very excited this morning…ate light …tried to get keira to pose for a photo tried again and headed off to the tearoom to meet up with 3 lovely sewing girls for a touch of high tea. We had a sparkling wine…thanks Belinda for the gorgeous new camera case you made and […]
{Keep Reading...}Friday = fabric fun
October 19, 2007 By 9 Comments
mmmmm its friday and I met some lovely bloggers today….our traditional lucky dip resulted in me going home with this gorgeous cushion by tuttifruiti….thank you so much I love it and keira loves the button which she keeps trying to pull off…the stitching is fabulous, its so beautifully made and goes perfectly with our couch…I […]
{Keep Reading...}I couldn’t resist
October 16, 2007 By 13 Comments
say cheese Originally uploaded by retro mummy thank you for all your lovely comments on my quilt….I loved it and its so nice to hear from you all especially since I’m so new to quilting…………today I’m busy finishing the debbie bliss baby shrug but I couldn’t resist this super cute photo of miss keira in […]
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