Archive for the ‘sewing’ Category
Tweet Looking out the windows this morning, you’d have sworn we were holidaying deep in a valley surrounded by mountains. That’s how thick the mist was over the sea – the water had vanished and all that remained were the tips of the bay’s mirrored headlands. And it didn’t clear. We ate porridge, drank tea, [...]
Tweet This beats all. This evening, I sewed on buttons and trimmed away gathering thread – at the airport. With 25 minute to go before Sacha needed to board her plane. We cut it fine, but it was all good and cheerful and, hands down, the best way to avoid becoming sad when someone you [...]
TweetGoodness … that time simply vanished! Hoping your Christmas was merry and love-filled. Ours was chaotic – moments of great cheer and love, moments of “oh-my-god-we-will-never-forget-this-Christmas” and lots of letting go. Mmmm … it was a season of letting go … with which comes the essential reminder that nothing experienced is ever wasted. No, even [...]
TweetMeet the Doris nightie. She could be called the damask nightie, seeing as though she’s made out of damask. She could be called, less charitably, the tablecloth nightie, seeing as though she was a tablecloth in her former life. She could be called the doily nightie, seeing as though she has a doily appliqued onto [...]
TweetBit addicted! Sewing stretch with my nifty little overlocker is nowhere near as ghastly as I thought it would be. In fact, it’s not ghastly at all. It was super fun, super quick … just super! And the result is pretty darn good. The fabric – I bought it at The Fabric Store after my [...]
Tweet For thirteen years, as my girl has stretched and grown, the beginning of each new season has brought with it the need for new night clothes. Yet another way of marking that “Goodness me, yes! How you’ve grown!” I’ve made countless pairs of pyjama pants – flannel, cotton, short, long. In the early days, [...]
Tweetthanks to some sneaky cutting on Sunday morn when the family thought I was at my desk reflecting on global-service-learning and its application to Australian Indigenous communities … who am I kidding! … this morning there were 11 lovely cross blocks awaiting me in the sewing shed. Out I ventured, coffee in hand, camera under [...]
TweetYou know when you are excruciatingly busy, there are so many things you simply MUST do, you have visitors staying, and your back’s already sore, how all you really want to do is move furniture? Huh? You don’t get that urge? Oh! See, Julian would say you are decidedly normal and I am decidedly not [...]
TweetI had to chuckle the other day when I read my friend Jessica’s comment regarding my “confident” parenting of a teenager. Oy! Let me assure you there are days when I harbour no such feelings of confidence! Just a couple of mornings ago, I was tearing my hands through my hair and rabbiting on to [...]
Tweet… started the day early – with coffee … welcomed another beautiful Brisbane version of a winter’s day – warm and sunny with air as soft as freshly beaten egg whites … reveled in the company of our bestest friends … squished five of us into a booth for four at our favourite sushi train [...]
Tweethee! hee! hee! Sound of Music is the best film ever made. There’s no doubt about that – despite what Christopher Plummer might say :-) And my favourite part is when Maria makes the children clothes from the curtains. Oh my! And matching head scarves! Well, all work and no sew makes lily a dull [...]
TweetY-e-e-e-s. I’ll REALLY work hard at my anatomy this afternoon – but first, I’ll just finish off this cushion. Then I’ll feel really motivated to study. Yep. I will. When I finish the cushion. Oh, but then, I need to cook dinner. And spend some cosy time with Abby. And … and … and…. Oh [...]
