Another Year....

I recently celebrated my birthday, argh, another year gone.

Last year Alex went all out and bought me a new sewing machine. I wasn't very happy with him as he spent way too much money on a very particular purchase (I am sounding soooo ungrateful now....)

I have always tried to make him realise that I don't need a lot of money spent on gifts...they just need to be the 'right' gifts, haha.

Well this year he did REALLY well. He stopped off at Newtown on his way home from work one night and bought me a great little felted pouch,

a softies kit,

some fabulous seats to an upcoming Whitlams concert

and a brilliant card (that I can't stop talking about).

I was so excited my these presents. He made my day! Thanks Alex!!

James the Builder???

James was dressed as Bob the Builder for a recent character day at daycare. Thank you EB Sewing Girls for your suggestions!!!

I went with Bob, as I realised it required the least amount of effort from me, haha.I made a 'tool belt'. James was very happy with it indeed.

Play Rug for Baby

Well, I bought the charm squares for this quilt a while back from www.fatquartershop.com. I was going to make a little dolls quilt for my niece. But when I saw it made up I couldn't part with the quilt. It has been moved to the drawer containing little girl baby clothes in anticipation of my next ultrasound (a week away) to find out what the sex of the baby is. If it is another little boy, I will have a few little presents to pass on to any girls that are born in the near future....

I'm Back

Not too much to say really, but I thought I should post to keep the blog 'active'.

Lately I have been busy with being pregnant (15 weeks), James' 3rd birthday, settling into the new house, and so on....

I have finished a baby play rug which I will blog later. Otherwise I had better get sewing, or my machine will get stiff from not enough use.

Now for a photo, to bulk up the post....
Taken when James was saying, "Now take a photo of me in the car..." Notice the hand on the face...little poser.

Better Late Than Never....

Hi,
It has been a while, but I am back. We have renovated and moved into a new (for us) house. We are on one level (previously 2) and I am loving it. One less thing I have to worry about with my accident prone son.

I think I will just update with Easter for this post....

James had an Easter Hat Parade at daycare so we/I made a hat for him. As with his daycare Christmas party last year, the temperature was ridiculously hot that day, so the hat didn't stay on for long...



We also made our way to the Easter Show again this year. We spent the morning on our own and then met up with family for a few hours....it was a long day.

The farmyard nursery this year was fantastic. James chose a Hi-5 showbag, and his Uncle gave him a hat from the Coke bag....he looked pretty cool!

Valentines Swap

OK, last post for today.

Just thought I should post a picture of the bag that I included in my Valentines Day Swap to Kylie.


Pattern was off the Burda Style website.

Sewing Again.....

We had a wedding to go to today, and James and I had nothing to wear..... I say that every time I have a wedding to go to. I also have a cupboard full of suitable 'wedding' clothes.

But I really did need a new dress as I have put on a bit of weight lately. I don't want to dwell on that, I just want to show you the dress that I made. No pattern. Fabric from Tessuti's. Overall effect was OK.


I also made some pants for James to wear. The pattern was from Ottobre (the latest edition I think). Fabric from Tessuti's. Overall effect: he looked gorgeous!

And a picture of James playing with Lucas....the gorgeous son of the Bride and Groom.

Another Clip

OK, just one more clip...for now.
Alex (and I) are huge Sony fans. We love Sony products and we love their marketing campaigns of the last few years.
This particular clip has beautiful music and has such a calming effect on all of us. It has been used a few times to get James to calm down before bed....
It is also now downloaded onto Alex's iPod Touch. James loves the iPod Touch as it keeps him quiet for a few minutes watching clips. His favourite is Pink singing Stupid Girls, but whenever it has been on lately he has been asking me, "Is that Spice Girls Mummy?", to which I reply, "No James, it is Pink". "Oh, Pink" he says, "I wuv Pink Mummy".


On a side note, I was trying a dress on the other night and came out to show Alex. James saw me and said, "Oh Mummy, you a Princess!". After a hard day with a 2 and a half year old, it is so nice to hear that :)

Baby Bunting

This is some bunting that I made for my friend Renae for her new baby (who will be here in 1 week at the latest). For anyone wanting to attempt it, just do it. It is so easy. As for the amount of fabric required, Renae gave me 3 pillowcases that she had bought to match the linen in the baby room, and it was enough to make over 5m of bunting.....

OK, here are the photos....

A Cute Clip