sunday night sewing

phew...its been a week between posts as I've been recovering from a morning tea I held for 18 adults and 30 kids that was just crazy!!! Now I'm just itching to start a new quilt but am forcing myself to finish the 3 outstanding projects I have on the go.....so tonight I pulled out the sewing machine and finished the quilting on this little cot quilt.


I was having doubts about the ragged edges but actually its turned out nicely and the edges are quite forgiving. Its a quilt as you go project so as you attach the flowers and centres you are quilting...trying to get lovely curves has been a challenge for little old beginner me but I'm happy with it.


Tomorrow I'll trim the edges and do the binding.........

A quilt with a touch of throw up

Well here is the quilt I've been working on for the bushfire victims. I made the light pink blocks (can you tell????) and put it all together (a mild touch of panic set in when I realised I would have to put it together...I'm such a beginner in my quilting group) but I'm happy with how it turned out with the exception of my very wonky top stitching (which I'm blaming on the polar fleece as you do). Anyway, this afternoon I gave it a quick press and hung it over the lounge for some photos


then I realised there was something wet on the quilt......I washed out 3 marks and couldn't work out how they got there...I kept asking keira what she put on the quilt. A few minutes later I found some of Finn's throw up under the ironing board...while I had been ironing he had quickly moved himself into the kitchen and under the ironing board...in a panic I picked him up and moved him to safety and continued to iron oblivious to the throw up left behind......eeeeeeeewwww


fingers crossed I've got it all out....it was sweet potato and chicken....not the easiest of foods to remove. And here is the smiling culprit....always smiling!

super quick winter blankie

Here is the fastest blankie you will ever make. A large piece of cotton fabric and the same size of polar fleece.


Sewn right sides together leaving a space to turn out.


Trim your corners, turn it out and top stitch all around and you have one super comfy winter blankie that I whipped up for Keira yesterday. Just be sure to use your walking foot with the polar fleece which has a mind of its own.


And before you say how does she get the time for all these projects, then I better let you in on a little secret.....this is how the couch in the back room looks for most of the week. I always clear it a couple of times a week and especially when we have visitors but 2-3 loads of washing a day needs a temporary home and this is where it goes.


and hi to this lovely lady and her adorable baby Scout, so nice to meet you!!!! We were both taking advantage of 60% off at one of my favourite stores. I love a good sale and I sacrificed my morning shower to make it there by 8am. Think of all the money I saved retro daddy....he he he

ripple it....

just a little bit.....


rippling is highly addictive...there should be a health warning attached to the pattern as every spare moment has been spent with this growing blanket.

moving..........

on your marks


get set


go.....yes my worst fears have come true....they are on the move

keira plays the classics

for Christmas my parents bought Keira and the twins an old piano.....the thought of one of their flashy pianos (which includes an ivory baby grand) being lent to us for Keira to bang around on was too frightening for them. It turned out to be a wise move as there has been a lot of banging, singing and even colouring on the keys (thankfully removed)


here she is with her little friends Henry and Freya doing some nursery rhymes....


and today while the babies napped I tried my hand at ripples.....I'm going to do a manageable playmat which means the hexagons will continue to hibernate a little longer.


I searched my ever expanding home library for crochet books to help me and found the best instructions were in a small book called Beginners Guide to Crochet ' Ripples for Baby' by Leisure Arts. I got my copy on the Ravelry Australian Knitters destash page for about $3. If you think ripples might be your thing check out this blog...

busy Tuesdays

Tuesdays are always busy as Keira enjoys her day at 'kindy' and mummy enjoys a day with the twins! Today they had a little playmate over and Finn continued to explore the world past his playmat


Tillie napped (oh the lips!)


mummy waited for the new fruit and veg delivery to arrive....mmmm a box jam packed full of freshness


and found a teensy bit of time for quilting.....I'm loving this quilt as you go project but didn't realise how much that one strip of heather bailey stands out.......mmmm we'll see how it looks after the flowers are quilted.

making a cinderella scarf

miss keira is totally in love with cinderella and princesses......so when she found this yarn at spotlight she kept pulling it down in every colour they had and throwing it under the pram.....we bought some home (I'll admit its 100% acrylic and I don't do acrylic but its for my keira)


and we are making it into a cinderella scarf...cast on 16 stitches and knit garter stitch and keep going.....thankfully my little cinderella is patient and I'll try to finish it soon.....

everyone loves a wedding

yes siree everyone loves a wedding!!!!! We got dressed up.....miss keira thought she was coming too and picked out her favourite princess dress...but she was happy to be left at home with the grandparents and some pizza.


the backdrop was gorgeous


the bride was fashionably late...leaving the groom waiting


and was definitely a beautiful bride with one of her little girls by her side


after the ceremony the happy couple were presented


oh and the little chocolate boxes looked perfect too!


I won't show you all the photos but it was just a lovely wedding! I could have stayed all night but someone has to get to patternmaking this morning, so home we came to find all 3 asleep.....and perhaps another night out is on the cards for the two of us.

61, 62, 63.................

63 little white boxes filled with chocolates ready for the wedding on Friday. This is my present to the bride and groom...I had great intentions to make the chocolates but the warm weather was making my test batch all soft once they were out of the fridge. I know that once they are out of my hands I have no control over the elements and I don't want happy guests opening boxes of chocolate mush. So each box has 2 roses chocolates inside as they are fully wrapped and a little more hardy! I know this was supposed to be my present to them but I can't help myself and am going to pop down to DJ's tomorrow to get my favourite Georg Jensen photo frame too...I'm such a wedding tragic and the bride knows it! She dubbed me her wedding planner!


and I've been slowly knitting...at a pace of 2 rows a night. I'm making this little cardy in Patons serenity, a gorgeous blend of cotton and bamboo. I know the pattern is a little nana-esque but I'm doing a size smaller and combined with the bright colour should make this cardy just my style.