weve been making the most of the lovely weather & spending our time outside, pottering, playing & relaxing, its been just lovely, im sure the weather is set to change {of-course it it - ...
the idea of a long family dog walk round frensham ponds is not looking too appealing now the rain appears to have set in for the day, id much rather be keeping cosy, drinking lots of tea & finish...
i have sneaked in a little time here & there to knit myself a little summer cardi, id started it over the easter holidays & am rather pleased to have finished it in time for the may bank holi...
okay my last project for the KCWC was this little wrap dress, a rather impromptu pro ject, id planned to make this a while ago & had the pattern cut out & stuck together an age ago, ...
i have felt rather silly sewing summer clothes when its more like winter outside - i have seriously had it with this weather, really enough is enough! that said im feeling rather pleased with myself,...
what a week- too much work, too much poorlyness {child & dog} definitely too much rain & not nearly enough sewing for the spring kcwc over at elsie marleys, there has been a little ...
another project from the zakka sewing book, although not quite as quick as the last one - a super cute bunny pencil case, it was rather handy i had some neutral cotton/ linen mix fabric &...
id had a madeleine tray on my wish list since my birthday last summer, unfortunately&nbs p;no one took the hint, so feeling totally inspired by watching Rachel Khoo i ordered myself one...
i was brought this book as a christmas present a few years ago & have often looked through it, picking out the things id like to make, ive had the sewing urge this week but just havent found enou...
some unexpected sunshine, loved ones, tasty food & lots of chocolate - a very good friday indeed {mini crochet egg baskets made up by my mum, from plastic carrier bags or twine}
yet another quick knit, so as to avoid working on the monster in the cupboard that is my hubs jumper! i used a patons patterns i got off my mum {so very 80s} & just worked the panda pattern from ...
we had got G some sun print paper for christmas, but had been saving it for better weather, so we kicked of the holidays by making a few pictures in the garden, we all had a go & the children enj...
a very quick gift {made whilst sitting in the garden watching the sunset on wednesday} for one of Gs teachers, shes getting moved to teach in another class after the easter break, hell miss her, but ...
we were lucky enough to start the easter holidays early round here due to a school inset day, so after a lovely lazy pyjama morning we wanted to make the most of what will probably be the last sunny ...
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this lovely weather couldnt have come at a better time for me, im feeling back to my old self & the littlest one {who also had the same bug the week after me} is also on the way back up - thank g...
both my kids often come home with lots artwork, a lot gets quietly moved into the recycling, we have a kind of rota on the kitchen walls & cupboards, where bits get swapped every now & t...
i have had a rather quite & home based start to March, having given in to the rather nasty virus that has been doing the rounds this way, ive been totally wiped out {i know i must be ill when i c...
still here! just plodding along with the daily routine which is a real time zapper right now, last week i got a real urge to sew something quick & easy, as we were visiting my sister at the weeke...
well the snow came & went, then came back again for a little & we kept snug in front of the wood burner {whilst i knitted} the sublime chunky merino tweed became a neighborly for little O, i ...
im ready & waiting for the snow to arrive, ive done a super market run, as i normally do the shopping on a weekend when the hubs is around {so the kids dont have to come too!} despite planning ou...
being so bored of knitting the hubs jumper {having missed the christmas deadline i had moved it to valentines day - hum, maybe his birthday in August is looking more promising} i really needed a quic...
this is the quilt i finished off last week, if there hadnt been a delay in the {right size!} wadding arriving i would have probably finished it off last year, well when the right size did arrive i go...
there is a very lovely giveaway going on over at very berry handmade right now, it got me thinking about what my sewing resolutions are for this year, ive just finished another {small} quilt today, i...
i couldnt finish these socks quick enough - ive been right down to my bones cold today, so cold that after id finished off a few tasks which couldnt be avoided, i made a cuppa, a hot water bottle &am...
i have to say what a lovely weekend its been, the weathers been cold but bright, perfect january weather as far as im concerned, the wood burners been getting lots of use, my new socks are so nearly ...
gosh that went quick! this week has been a shock to the system & getting back to work/school was the hardest for us all, poor Barney got so used to having us all around, all the time its been rat...
its finished, it was finished on friday, but seeing as we spent new years eve without power i wasnt able to post this yesterday, yes we really did have a power cut from about 3pm in the afternoon to ...
a short while ago my mum was after a quick knitting project, this pattern immediately sprang to mind -not for its quickness, although it appears to be a straight forward pattern, but becaus...
thank you so much to the Aldersons for the fab kids christmas presents, i did let them colour in a few pages, {even though i was very tempted to keep them for myself!}
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