Whoa, Friday again! I’m really looking forward to the weekend! Mostly because I won’t have to cook all weekend – we’ll have Chinese takeaway tonight, then we’re off to Prezzo tomorrow night to celebrate Savi’s birthday. Yay! No cooking! I’d like to send out some Etsy love to my friend Bonnie, who’s just re-opened her… Read More Features and Some Big Etsy Love
Well, it’s finally here. Your 13th birthday. I never imagined, holding you in my arms all those years ago, that I could be the mother of a teenage girl. And I’m so lucky – you are the best kid a mother could ever wish for. You’re smart, funny, talented, affectionate, kind, generous and simply wonderful.… Read More Happy 13th Birthday Savi!
The ladies of the swap will know immediately what I’m talking about here, but I managed to nab the lovely Rachel of Stitched In Color to agree to judge all of our table runner/wall hangings in the swap and pick one winner for most original/inventive/attractive/you get the idea… Then I also got the lovely ladies at Fat Quarter… Read More Table Runner Swap Winner! Sponsored by Fat Quarter Shop & Judged by Rachel of Stitched In Color
This little cosmetic bag makes a perfect Birthday or Christmas gift – it’s visually impressive, and the paper/foundation piecing means it’s easy to get precise results. Because it’s small, it doesn’t take too long to make it, and you could even do the paper piecing by hand in the evening in front of the telly.… Read More Tutorial Tuesday: Paper Pieced Cosmetic Bag
Hi all! I hope you all had great weekends. I can’t wait to see what you’ve been up to in the past week! Linky Party Rules: You can link anything you’ve created – an etsy shop, blog or tutorial, whatever. You can leave up to 2 links Please visit at least one other link and… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party!
Yay! It’s Friday! I’ve got Buzz home sick (boo!) but at least it means he’s here, which I like. Not to get all gushy, but he and Savi are my favourite people to hang out with, even when they’re feeling poorly. Not that he’s paying much attention to me. He got a new HTC phone… Read More Features & How Twitter Saved My Sanity Last Night
N.B.: I didn’t do enough research before writing this post, and discovered after publishing that the linky party is closed! LOL you’d think I’d have learned by now to thoroughly research EVERYTHING before acting. So you won’t find me in the linky list, but I have been wanting to write about my sewing plans anyway,… Read More Winter Stitching
Well, I’m a bit late with October’s blocks, but at least I’ve got them done! This improv block was for Charlotte in the Sew Bee Joyful bee: These wonky picture frame blocks were for Hollye in the {Sew Bee It} bee: And I made 2 owl blocks for CeLynn in the Sew Bee Blissful bee.… Read More Bee Blocks Galore!
So, the SewHappyGeek Table Runner/Wall Hanging Swap. It’s almost *sniff, sniff* over now! And I sent out my table runner today! Here she is: My partner likes red and HSTs. I was REALLY afraid this was the wrong red after I’d pieced the top together. I was really worried, but she left a comment saying… Read More Table Runner Swap – Look What I Sent Out Today!
Oh my, Monday already? Did you guys get up to anything nice? I worked on an easy quilt for myself…my lovely mum brought over some lovely Riley Blake Sugar and Spice from fabricshoppe a long time ago and I have decided to do an easy, HST lap quilt to ease myself back into quilting larger things.… Read More Manic Monday Linky Party! & Can You Recommend A Good Machine?