Progress

When I was looking for photos of Lucy for my last post I was having a chuckle to myself about my sewing progress over the year so I thought I might show you some shots of my stuff over the years. I picked the closest date to Lucy's birthday (16/11)

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Happy Birthday to my gorgeous, funny, stubborn, snuggly girl

We all love you very much.

A Crafty Package

I received a lovely little crafty package in the mail on Wednesday from Cam. I lent her something recently and when she returned it all these goodies were packed inside.

These gorgeous cards that I won during Blogtoberfest. I'm thinking I might frame some especially that snail I can just see it sitting over my sewing machine.

This fantastic pouch featuring Cam's fabric. This is probably going to be a gift as I already own one of Cam's pouches but I can't say more on here.
These felt flower brooch kits which I know my two are going to love but I am saving them for a rainy day, which could be very soon the way the Sydney weather is going.

These badges which are hidden at the moment - turn away Charlotte if you are reading this!

And these crafty bits and pieces that I can't wait to use.



Oh and there was chocolate too but that didn't make it in to the photo. It was hidden immediately and is now half gone.

A Crafty Weekend

I had a lovely weekend with a wonderful group of crafty girls last weekend, thanks Bianca, Sheridan, Belinda, Jade and Sophie.

I really felt I got a lot done this time sewing from morning until very, very late at night (not as late as this girl though).

I managed to get all but one of the tote bags for Lucy's party done.

An Oliver and S Ice Cream Top completed and I was so much happier with it this time as I had Sophie there giving me some tips. Unfortunately I made an 8 for Charlotte but she really needs a 10, I forgot I thought it ran a little small when I made Lucy's up. So I think I might give it to her friend Sophie and see if it fits her.

I also bound this lap quilt which is going to be a Christmas gift. I actually tied it when I quilted it (thanks Peta for that suggestion) and I loved doing it that way, very quick and easy)

I also made two adapted Miss Madeline dresses, as tops for Charlotte and Lucy but I forgot the elastic so they still need to be finished off.

Thanks again girls for a great weekend

I'm in Love

Check out this fabric line.

I read about it here (and this is where the pictures came from) and I am in love. I'll be first in line to buy it when it comes out. Fingers crossed the dollar stays good or maybe some gift vouchers to myself might come in handy.

Winners are grinners

Sorry I'm a bit late but here are the winners.

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 22 Powered by RANDOM.ORG -
Peta - Seams to Me

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 18 Powered by RANDOM.ORG -
AJ - Bend the Rules

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 5 Powered by RANDOM.ORG -
Vic - Creative Family

True Random Number Generator Min: Max: Result: 7 Powered by RANDOM.ORG -
Fran - Crafters Companion

Congratulations Ladies. I'll drop you an email when I get home from work to get your addresses or if you get in before me send me an email with your address.

Blogtoberfest - The End

Sorry I went missing there for a few days but I've been away, more on that later.

So another Blogtoberfest is over and I thought I'd end with a bang. I'm having a craft book destash so leave a comment on this post indicating which book you would like to win (you can leave a preferential order if you like). I'll keep it open until 8pm Tuesday night and draw a winner for each book then. This is open to Aussie residents only due to the weight, sorry.

Blogtoberfest Day 27

More fabric arrived today.

The one on the right is Robert Kaufman Quilters Linen

Some Kona solids and the one on the left, which is actually a light pink is an organic cotton.

Blogtoberfest Day 26

Finally one of my fabric orders arrived. This is from Quilt Taffy

5" and 10" squares of Tufted Tweets

2 more charm packs of Bliss

2 more charm packs of Dream On

This cute deer fabric I'm going to use for some bags for Lucy's birthday

Blogtoberfest Day 25

I feel very lucky to have made some wonderful friends in the crafting world through blogs and online forums. One of these is Novy from Little Muchkins. Novy has been doing some pattern testing for Toni from Make It Perfect and she very kindly made a skirt each for Charlotte and Lucy but at the time I wasn't allowed to blog them. Now that Toni has announced that she has written a book the pattern testers are revealing their garments I assumed it was safe to blog mine.
This is the skirt Novy made for Lucy which coincidentally she wore to pre-school today. She loves this skirt and says she is a ballerina every time she wears it.

Some dancing moves
Not happy to be sharing the spotlight

It's all about me!

I'll blog Charlotte's skirt later this week.

Blogtoberfest Day 24

Rainy, lazy, lego-filled Sunday

Blogtoberfest Day 23

In preparation for my weekend of crafting I've been cutting in to precious fabric today while the storm has been raging outside.

Blogtoberfest Day 22

Karen and I both love our footy teams and we often have a bet when they are playing each other. Unfortunately for me it seems that Karen always wins as happened the last time during the finals.

So I put together a package for her featuring this pillowcase to go with these Barry Hall related items she won in an earlier bet with Sal

Of course the package also included some different fabric bits and pieces.

Blogtoberfest Day 21

This is going to be a boring post, sorry. I don't think my blog posts are showing up in bloglines (not sure about google reader). Cam mentioned something the other day and then I noticed I wasn't getting any updates in bloglines either. So I play around and now I am hoping it is updating.

If you are reading this through a reader can you let me know if you are getting the updates. If you happened just to check it and you have a reader can you let me know if it's not working. Thanks

Blogtoberfest day 20

Luckily I had a few posts all ready to go as I had a little health scare this week. I had some chest pain last week after having a cough for a week or so, which kept me away from the last Craft Room so took myself off to the doctor on Saturday. She did an ECG and everything seemed ok but she also did a blood test.

On Monday the results came back saying I had an elevated reading for a pulmonary embolism so I had to rush off to have a lung scan which involved breathing in and being injected with some radioactive stuff. Luckily the results were clear although that doesn't shed any light on what is wrong.

Needless to say I went home and gave my girls lots of cuddles and kisses.

Image from here

Blogtoberfest Day 19

Saw this on Adds blog so thought I would give it a go seeing there are lots of days in October

99 Things about me
Things you've already done: bold
Things you want to do: italize
Things you haven't done and don't want to - leave in plain font

1. started your own blog
2. slept under the stars
3. played in a band
4. visited hawaii
5. watched a meteor shower
6. given more than you can afford to charity
7. been to disneyland/world
8. climbed a mountain
9. held a praying mantis
10. sang a solo
11. bungee jumped
12. visited paris
13. watched a lightning storm at sea
14. taught yourself an art from scratch
15. adopted a child
16. had food poisoning
17. walked to the top of the statue of liberty - been there but didn't walk to the top
18. grown your own vegetables
19. seen the mona lisa in france
20. slept on an overnight train
21. had a pillow fight
22. hitch hiked
23. taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. built a snow fort
25. held a lamb
26. gone skinny dipping
27. run a marathon
28. ridden a gondola in venice
29. seen a total eclipse
30. watched a sunrise or sunset
31. hit a home run
32. been on a cruise
33. seen niagara falls in person
34. visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. seen an amish community
36. taught yourself a new language
37. had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. seen the leaning tower of pisa in person
39. gone rock climbing
40. seen michelangelo's david in person
41. sung karaoke
42. seen old faithful geyser erupt
43. bought a stranger a meal in a restaurant
44. visited africa
45. walked on a beach by moonlight
46. been transported in an ambulance - been in a paddy wagon though
47. had your portrait painted
48. gone deep sea fishing
49. seen the sistene chapel in person
50. been to the top of the eiffel tower in paris
51. gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. kissed in the rain
53. played in the mud
54. gone to a drive-in theatre
55. been in a movie
56. visited the great wall of china
57. started a business
58. taken a martial arts class
59. visited russia
60. served at a soup kitchen
61. sold girl scout cookies.
62. gone whale watching
63. gotten flowers for no reason
64. donated blood
65. gone sky diving
66. visited a nazi concentration camp
67. bounced a cheque
68. flown in a helicopter
69. saved a favorite childhood toy
70. visited the lincoln memorial
71. eaten caviar
72. pieced a quilt
73. stood in Times Square
74. toured the everglades
75. been fired from a job
76. seen the changing of the guard in london
77. broken a bone
78. been on a speeding motorcycle
79. seen the grand canyon in person
80. published a book
81. visited the vatican
82. bought a brand new car
83. walked in jerusalem
84. had your picture in the newspaper
85. read the entire bible
86. visited the white house
87. killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. had chickenpox
89. saved someone’s life
90. sat on a jury
91. met someone famous
92. joined a book club
93. lost a loved one
94. had a baby
95. seen the alamo in person
96. swum in the great salt lake.
97. been involved in a law suit
98. owned a cell phone
99. been stung by a bee

Blogtoberfest Day 18

Whipped up another one of Lisa's Babushka's for a party Charlotte went to today. I love this one as it's one of my favourite colour combos.

Blogtoberfest Day 17

Charlotte decided to do some sewing on Friday night and she wanted to make a bag. So I sat down with her and went through the right way to do it.

This is what she ended up with. Needless to say she was very pleased with herself. The blue lamb fabric is a pocket.

Excuse the pyjamas it was a lazy Sunday morning.