baking and making with my family of 9
Firstly, congratulations to Ruthena who won my last fabric giveaway. Now I feel we are well overdue for another one. Today I’ve got 11 fat quarters of my one of my all time favourite fabric ranges. Flower Sugar by Lecien I just love the sweet florals and polka dots and this little collection includes teal […]
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6 weeks to go and I’m starting to feel the pressure to get things done. Bassinet still needs to be washed, all the baby clothes need to be sorted and washed, cot sheets to be made, new bouncer, pack the hospital bag and have the house all organised and fully unpacked. But at least I can […]
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I’m not really a gardener but I love to enjoy the flowers and greenery at our new house. Well in any house I usually enjoy the flowers. Now there are no hydrangeas here but I’ll fix that when the weather warms up. But I’ve had some lovely surprises in the garden thanks to the previous […]
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Yesterday I headed off to the dentist. Another thing to check off my list before our newest addition arrives. Just one of many things though on the list. I have a few things that I really want to sew and have 7 weeks to get my butt into gear. Here are a few of the […]
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I’m sure I’ve mentioned it before but when I worked in an office (which seems like 50 million years ago) and I’d finish a file or a piece of work I’d love to sing a few lines of ‘another one bites the dust!’ Such a great feeling to finish some work and put it away. And […]
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Yesterday I had a sudden urge to have a home day and get on top of the laundry, floors and clutter in the house. I don’t think it’s nesting. I really wanted to sit down and finish another block for my red letter quilt but I knew I had to get some of the housework […]
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Now us aussies live a long way away from some of our favourite crafters and fabric designers over in the states. I always get so envious when I see pictures of quilt market and people having their photo taken with all the big names. So the chance to spend a day with the lovely Camille […]
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Yesterday was one of those days where I had to laugh otherwise I’d cry. We’ve managed to get our big girl back at school for half days until the smaller cast and crutches come our way. But yesterday had me at school again for school photos, back again before lunch to bring her home then […]
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I love a project that you can start and finish in a weekend. I cast this on friday night and had it finished on a rainy and overcast monday afternoon of a long weekend. My legs are just aching as the lovely veins in one of my legs get more lovely as this pregnancy goes along. They […]
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