I am Lily - stitcher and part time bookseller. Mother to my gorgeous girl, Abigail and wife to Julian. I make time each day to let my imagination potter and add quirky prettiness and handmade comfort to our home and lives. You can email me at lily(at)blockaday(dot)com
sewing
somewhere to sit
Monday, May 10th, 2010It’s not quite Sofa Cosy Chapter 3 … but it’s certainly in front of the sofa!
When you’re 12 and you want to chill out in the family room … reading, drawing, sewing dolly clothes, watching a film or some tellie with mumma and dada, playing a bit of Mario, or creating noisy chaos with the [...]
little bags of good use
Saturday, April 17th, 2010Often, whilst having a burst of tidying up, we stumble upon small collections of somethings that need a home. Somewhere they can hang out together and stay safe and neat. The solution - a little bag of cloth - a useful bag.
I especially love making them for Abigail. We’ve had book bags, library bags, drawing [...]
comfort stitching
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010It is well documented that sitting in a cosy armchair, in your flannel jammies doing some handstitching with your muma and dada sitting across from you with their books, and your puppies snoozing lazily on the sofa is the best medicine for the angst that can accompany a day at high school.
Oh my sweet Abby [...]
the slow coming of autumn
Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010This being our first real “autumn” in a long while, we are madly looking forward to watching the leaves turn orange and yellow and red and brown, the weather cooling and the nights growing longer; the coming of slippers and flannel. And on this, the second day of March, it is indeed happening.
Every street I [...]
the many versions of bliss
Monday, March 1st, 2010I pause, still my hands and my mind, and notice that Bliss has settled alongside me. She is many things. Warm and cosy, cool and fresh, spicy and fragrant. Sometimes she is busy and focussed. Other times dreamy and relaxed. She may have a needle in hand, a book on her lap, or a dear [...]