Sarah has been enjoying her sewing class at school this term and learnt to install a zip last week. She was keen to put her newly learnt skills to use and made up a little zippered pouch yesterday - of course it was aqua, with a red lining! It is so … [Read more...]
Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
One of my most used cookbooks is Nigella Lawson's "How to be a Domestic Goddess". It was so lovely to see Nigella as a guest judge this week on Masterchef. I was in the baking mood today and baked up a batch of her Carrot Cupcakes with Cream Cheese … [Read more...]
La Laverie
I have spent more time than I would have liked in the laundry this weekend. Sarah's winter school uniform includes tights and the wash bag for delicates had a hole in it so a replacement was urgently required. (It is no fun having tights get tangled … [Read more...]
Almond Cream Slice
I baked up a special treat for the teens this afternoon - one is in the middle of Year 12 (semester 1) exams and the other has been feeling unwell this week. Almond Cream Slice is a recipe from an old cookbook that I used to make frequently but … [Read more...]
It’s the Little Things ….
...that bring the most joy.Having the whole collection of DS Quilts Picnics and Fairgrounds (After stalking Spotlight for the past 2 weeks for the Australian only prints, I was so pleased to find them at Joondalup today).Working on a new scarf in a … [Read more...]
Table Runner
On of my most favourite recent fabric purchases, was a 1/2yard of Echino Rondo in Turquoise. It is a light weight cotton/linen blend, is 62 " wide, and has a wonderful drape. The multi coloured print was perfect for a table runner to bring our meals … [Read more...]
Queen Anne’s Lace
It has been perfect crochet weather this week. After seeing Kate's lovely scarves using the Queen Anne's Lace pattern, I put hook to yarn to make one for winter. I used a pattern I found at This Domestic Life which has helpful photographed steps. It … [Read more...]
50th Wedding Anniversary
Last week, my parents celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary.We celebrated the happy occasion with a lovely cocktail party last weekend with family and friends. As it was their golden anniversary, the theme was gold. Mum and I made the … [Read more...]
"The Craft Room"
Sarah and I were thrilled when the lovely people at Cloth, Paper, Scissors asked us if we would like to be interviewed for a special feature they were doing on Mother and Daughter Creative Teams in the Studios Magazine (Summer 2011).Apart from … [Read more...]
A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That…
I haven't been around here much lately - there is plenty going on in the sewing department but not a lot that I can show just yet. However I have distracted myself from the pattern writing with some of the following .....Baking - For our … [Read more...]
Holiday Sewing
After a few weeks of working on some design projects, I just felt like some straight forward sewing over the weekend. I made up a couple more pairs of pyjama pants, something I desperately needed now we are finally getting some cooler … [Read more...]
Covered Noodle Box
I picked up Decorating With Papercraft at the library this week. The cover project, Cardstock and Wire Cartons, was my favourite. I went to make it today and realised that the template in the book for the noodle box needed enlarging by 200% and not … [Read more...]
