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Making costumes for free is such fun
But the moment that I have begun

Sewing for a funeral. Just a top of some sort for me to go with the knit skirt I have already and I am hoping I get time to do something for the kids.

I hate funeral preparation the week is always so busy and I have had it with busy weeks full of interruptions.

I am very much looking forward to getting this sewing project over with so that we…[Read more]

Sewing for a funeral. Just a top of some sort for me to go with the knit skirt I have already and I am hoping I get time to do something for the kids.

I hate funeral preparation the week is always so busy and I have had it with busy weeks full of interruptions.

I am very much looking forward to getting this sewing project over with so that we…[Read more]

Oh yes he did thanks Nicole. Who said it took a week? More like a day.

I spent the week running around after kids – 4and a half hours at the doctor’s waiting for my 10.30 am appointment just to get medication for a recurring cough. Then a trip to the hospital with the other one to get meds for an infection because we had no doctor available.

I…[Read more]

Oh yes he did thanks Nicole. Who said it took a week? More like a day.

I spent the week running around after kids – 4and a half hours at the doctor’s waiting for my 10.30 am appointment just to get medication for a recurring cough. Then a trip to the hospital with the other one to get meds for an infection because we had no doctor available.

I…[Read more]

I finished a chambray skirt for myself today and traced off the lullaby layette jacket in all sizes! I’m making my first one in some Lisette fabric 🙂

I finished a chambray skirt for myself today and traced off the lullaby layette jacket in all sizes! I’m making my first one in some Lisette fabric 🙂

I didn’t know about this thread!

Thank you Sarvi for complimenting my school uniform!

I just adore this dress by Kelly:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/kddonovan/15690112151/in/faves-64920483@N03/

Very exciting trip to the city today to poke ’round a few salvage yards for materials to start my sewing room storage system.
My husband Jed and son Hugo are building it and both love timber and using recycled items.
I am pretty excited although it won’t be a quick project. Jed takes forever to build stuff but does an awesome job when he gets…[Read more]

Very exciting trip to the city today to poke ’round a few salvage yards for materials to start my sewing room storage system.
My husband Jed and son Hugo are building it and both love timber and using recycled items.
I am pretty excited although it won’t be a quick project. Jed takes forever to build stuff but does an awesome job when he gets…[Read more]

Making costumes for free is such fun

I did 😉

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)
But such skills are for free, I forgot.

(Last line in sarcasm font)

Making costumes for free is such fun

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)
But such skills are for free, I forgot.

(Last line in sarcasm font)

Wish I’d seen this when they were still on sale…those are the only kind of pants my DH wears and they’re tough to find in nicer fabrics.

I wish I could sew but can not
My children want supper, what rot!
I just want to stitch
(and perhaps to be rich)

he was from the Italian countryside!