New Bag

I made this bag yesterday and I really love it except I made the handles too short for how I like them so I think I will sell it. The outside is white canvas with green dots and it is lined with chocolate corduroy. This bag is now for sale here

I also recently made Charlotte this skirt.

I've been tagged

I've been tagged by a few people so here goes.

And the rules are:
• Start with 7 random facts/habits about yourself, that others may not know!
• People who are tagged have to write their 7 things on their blog
• Then choose another 7 people to get tagged and list their names

1. I worked with my partner Jeff for 10 years before we became romantically involved

2. I would love to live in New York

3. I hate driving up steep hills, I am afraid of not making it.

4. I'm not a very good housekeeper.

5. I have become addicted to sewing (but I guess you know that).

6. I fantasise about winning Lotto and have spent the money already.

7. I watch too much tv and I love it!

There's not too many left to tag so sorry if someone else has already gotten to you.
Andrea
Belinda
Brazen
Marie
Liv
Tigerfilly
Angel

Mothers Day Swap Part 2

Just got home from shopping and there was a package waiting for me from Andrea. Inside were 2 beautiful "cupcakes", one for me and one for Charlotte and a lovely taggie for Lucy. We were very spoilt!

Mothers Day Swap

Now Shibley has recieved her EB Mothers Day swap I acn post details. It included a snail pincushion (with magnetic sides), a vintage apron, some fabric, some pins, some vintage magnets (which will soone be available here) all packed in a drawstring bag, which hopefully one of the girls can use.

Baby Blocks

Seems silly but I have been working on these for ages. It seemed to take ages to get the squares cut and then sewn and stuffed but I finally finished it today. It is a simple block for Lucy to play with and with all the tags going around at the moment I added a few but didn't have too much ribbon floating around. These will be available for sale soon in the Snailblazer Shop.

Excuse the photos my camera won't turn on so I have had to use Charlotte's

Lucy's Christening

We had a lovely day today for Lucy's christening. There were 3 children being christening and Lucy started the crying when the water was poured over her head and the others followed suit, but that was it.









Lucy & I in the church Jeff, Lucy, me, Michelle & Phil (the godparents)

The Remnant Warehouse

Finally got to the Remnant Warehouse today and they have heaps more stuff than the last time I went. I got the following fabrics:

Black school days Michael Miller - this was reduced to $8/m and I thought I could use it for a library bag next year when Charlotte starts school

Retro space rascals Michael Miller - 1/2 m of this

The red/grey one with the lady on it is a fat quarter - not sure what I will do with this but Charlotte fell in love with it

The pink and green have groovy figures on them and were both $6/m so I couldn't pass them up.

I could have gone berserk but thought I should refrain myself but I will definitely be going back.

More pants

I made these for Charlotte yesterday. I love making them because they are so quick and easy.

Matching Pants

I have actually sewn something for Lucy. Being such a dribbly, chucky baby I decided she needed separate pants and tops so only half an outfit needs changing. So I grabbed a pair of pants she already had and made these. Had plenty of fabric left so whipped up a pair of pants for Charlotte to wear around the house over winter. Excuse the mess behind them!

A Rainy Anzac Day

Charlotte did this drawing at pre-school before Easter but it didn't surface until this week. I really loved it and decided to make it into a softie for her. So I made it today while she has been out with some of the fabric from the kitchen swap from Ingrid. I really should have been making Charlotte some pre-school clothes as she doesn't seem to have anything now the weather has turned a bit colder but this was fun!

Snail for Samuel

Now that Bec has received the snail I made for Samuel I can show it off here. I was extremely happy with this one made from a Michael Miller fabric with some cellophane inside to make it crinkly and also some chennile circles for texture. I loved him.

Cushion

This is one of the cushions I have been working on. It is a Alexander Henry cowgirl print on one side and brown cord on the other. I am really happy with how it turned out. It is 50cmx50cm

so quite large.

EB Kitchen Swap

As part of the EB Kitchen Swap Charlotte and I were extremely lucky to receive 2 beautiful aprons from Ingrid. Here we are modelling them, you can just glimpse the Lemon Meringue Pie cooling on the stove.

EB Kitchen Swap

Here are some pics of the swap parcel I sent to Helen
It included a vintage apron for her, a potholder and some fabric I hope she can find some use for. I also sent the Grace and Millie an apron and a placemat with chalkboard fabric on the reverse for drawing (sorry the piece of chalk was a bit small but it was all we had). I popped a set of peg dolls in for Grace's birthday next week as well.

The Wiggles

Last night we went to our friend Marshy's 40th birthday party as The Wiggles. Unfortunately Lucy had a big meltdown so we only got 1 photo as Jeff left early to take her home. To all those who were there she has been a nabsolute angel today and slept last night from when she got home until 4.00am this morning.

The photos from above left: The Wiggle; Charlotte on the jumping castle; Ash serenading Michelle; Sonny, Cher and Gene Simmons; the Construction Worker from the Village People and Meatloaf.

We had a great night and a big thanks to Steve and Maria who hosted the party.

EB Kitchen Swap

It's finished! Off to the post office tomorrow but here is a sneak preview.

Lounge Wear

Could this be the Charlie & Luce range? Sleepwear that's also loungewear. All ready for the cooler weather I made these for Charlotte to lounge around in during winter. Sometimes when its cold and rainy outside and we decide to stay in we like to lounge around in our pj's all day. I made these so she can do just that but they also look nice if unexpected visitors call around (we can pretend she is dressed).

I also appliqued this top for winter.

There's a new snail on the block

The snail is back. This new design means less hand sewing yay! They also now stand more upright as I have given them a gusset.

This first one is for the niece of a girl at my brothers work. It has a nice lilac chenille on one side giving it a different texture and the shell part is stuffed with cellophane.

The second one is a green wavy fabric (Michael Miller I think) and a red dotty fabric. I think I am going to send this to Modern Parents Vintage Ways to see if they want to stock them

Happy Birthday to the Harbour Bridge

Not a sewing-related post but today we celebrated the 75th Birthday of the Sydney Harbour Bridge with many other Sydneysiders. We met up with some friends and made the long walk across the bridge together (12 in all). Charlotte was happy because she was with 2 of her friends, Emma & Darcy (although Darcy was asleep). Charlotte and Lucy were really good all day even with some transport problems on the way home. Luckily we had Ash with us as we were up and down stairs at Central.

Cushion

Here is the cushion I made for a friend who is doing up someone's bedroom and they needed a cushion exactly the same as they already had but in updated colours. I am happy with how it turned out. It is exactly the same size and I even put a zip in! My heart was in my mouth though when I turned it right side out and put the inserts in but all went well.