Archive for the ‘sewing’ Category
Tweetthere were several Easter projects on the go here … an Easter quilt that I found from our last year in Brisbane – it only needs quilting and the adding on of pretty pleated strips, but it didn’t happen. And there were the crocheted Easter bunnies – several were made and stuffed but the faces [...]
TweetTwo doors up from the bookstore, there’s a Red Cross Shop – it’s not the usual kind, they consider themselves a lot more upmarket and they only sell women’s and men’s clothing. Their prices are quite steep for an op-shop, especially given most of the clothes are very humble “brands” but I still feel compelled [...]
TweetWhilst tweaking the corners the other day, I pulled my wee white tree (made from a washed up branch from King Island off Wellington Point) out from a corner where it had been slumbering very quietly, and popped it in the hall, where the warm, honeyed light of the sun pours in – usually bathing [...]
TweetThe weather man announced last night that yesterday’s delightful warmth was our last for the season. Ha! It’s not like we’re going to miss it, we had so little this summer we’ve practically forgotten what summer feels like! Nevetheless, his prediction reminded me to get out the flannel that arrived last week and get sewing [...]
TweetNow, you must truly take that word “organisation” with a HUGE grain of salt. Me and organisation – we are not on first name terms. You should see the inside of my pantry – it’s horrible. And I always have a reason for why I have so little organisation in my life. It usually goes [...]
TweetIt’s finished. There were probably a few more hours of stitching over the weekend, than studying … but … it was just so nice and there had been lots of study the previous 5 days! Keeping with the making it up on the trot, I added some very late leaves. I am pleased with what [...]
TweetTonight – as we have the last three – we sit in dismay and horror as we absorb the images of Japan’s terrible, terrible weekend. Oh my. Such overwhelming loss – and such unimaginable fear. Our thoughts and hearts reach out to these poor people as they attempt to make sense of the destruction and [...]
Tweet We had a wee re-arrange here in Bootville on Friday afternoon. Abby and I were home for the weekend, sprawled on the sofa, indulging in a bit of mummmy-daughter bonding. That is, I had set aside ALL subjectivity and was watching Final Fantasy: Advent Children with my girl, whilst she kept up a running [...]
TweetThis is one of my favourite dresses. It is the only one, from the mid 1980s when our wardrobes were full of pretty dropped waisted dresses, that is still being worn regularly and with much pleasure. Oh those were the days :-) Being in a household of girls – with many aunties – we all [...]
TweetWell … as I sit here at my desk, lamp on, surrounded by huge tomes of anatomy, clinical skills, and the politics of childbirth, it dawns on me that I’ve not yet finished my first WEEK of university and already I feel a wee bit overwhelmed. Everybody said it is a huge course. Everybody said [...]
TweetIsn’t it funny that when you have unlimited creative time at your disposal, you run out of puff! As the night deepens, all i want to do is flop on the sofa, watching an amazing documentary about volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean, crocheting stripes a la Lucy. Did you know of this extraordinary archipelago of [...]
Tweet Summer is truly here today. It has been glorious, and luckily it’s one of my days off and I’ve been able to spend a good part of it in the garden with friendly folk. And my summery blouse is finished – a pretty MoMo fabric tranformed by Butterick 5217. I added 3 inches to [...]
