Every year I give my grandchildren a Christmas tree decoration with their name and year on it. I somehow failed to take a photo of the four of them together, but did get a photo of Misses G & E with theirs to give you an idea. I cut eight baubles from heavy interfacing on […]
Read moreI decided that my youngest granddaughter needed a granny made doll for Christmas and I loved the one I made for Small Beginnings, Great Expectations so much that I wanted to copy it. For the doll itself I used some stretch calico that had come from the stash of baby I’s great grandmother (Oma). It […]
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It’s Denim December over on Sew A Garment A Month on Instagram and I just couldn’t imagine making a denim garment for summer, so made a doll’s dress (reveal soon), but then I went looking for a white skirt and realised that mine had seen better days, so had the lightbulb moment – I can […]
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These photos were taken on the first day of summer, when it was 39°. The Elmo is a padded scarf with an opening and is designed for lightweight warmth and comfort on the coldest days. Although not mentioned, I think this is the perfect unisex scarf. When I showed my son he said he’d definitely […]
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We had a flying visit to Adelaide with the express purpose of …. doing absolutely nothing! I booked an apartment within walking distance of the Adelaide Central Markets which we last visited many years ago, and they are as good as we remembered. We spent a few hours just wandering, drinking coffee and eating the […]
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There’s been an initiative taking place in the UK called “Small Beginnings, Great Expectations”, which I discounted when I first heard of it because it seemed that I needed to be in the UK to participate. Once I had all the details I changed my mind and had a chat to Jill, the organiser. I […]
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Tauko Magazine number 17 is out today with the theme of “Happiness” and it certainly made me happy as it’s full of some really lovely patterns. I chose the Vibes pattern by Lauren Merceris as I felt it would fit perfectly into my wardrobe. It has two styes – a sleeveless version with a double […]
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Fibreswest has moved to a new venue – the Narrogin Agricultural College, which is situated on a beautiful 1,404 hectare commercial farm which supports both crops and livestock. They run commercial Merino sheep, a Suffolk stud, Black Angus cattle and a free-range commercial egg production enterprise. Much of the food we ate came from the […]
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Special Edition Number 4 of Fibremood has been released and it’s all about sportswear. I chose the Boreal sweater which I thought would be a useful addition to my wardrobe. The Boreal has a bit of an edge – it’s cropped and has balloon sleeves which are in three pieces. All the seams are topstitched […]
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The minute I had finished my first Liz Haywood zero waste jacket I knew I wanted a spring/summer version. I dug out a piece of Marimekko I had bought in Stockholm and which I ruined with some reckless cutting. The design is quite lovely but I have these bias cuts all along the edge as […]
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