Easter Projects to Sew
Easter and spring are such lovely seasons to sew for — full of soft colours, fresh starts, and small handmade touches that brighten your home. This time of year is perfect for quick, beginner‑friendly projects that use up your favourite scraps and add a little seasonal charm to your table, gift baskets, or décor. I’ve gathered ten of my most popular Easter and Spring sewing patterns below, each one simple to make, scrap‑friendly, and ideal for gifting. Whether you’re stitching for your home or … [Read More...]
Funky Craft and More Baking
This week I have made some funky CD mobiles. They look really effective!This is how I made them: I first placed a CD top side up. Then placed some monofilament thread (or fishing line would work just as well) down the … [Read More...]
Holiday Sewing
The school holidays have got off to a great start with lots of sleeping in, movies, and catching up with friends. Sarah and I have also had some time to enjoy our new creative space.I have made myself a denim apron, … [Read More...]
Brownies and Blondies
This week I have been doing some baking. My slices turned out really well so I thought I would share the recipes.Choc-Caramel BrowniesMakes 12-20175g butter, chopped200g dark chocolate, chopped1 cup brown sugar, firmly … [Read More...]
Changing Rooms….
The room, previously known as our guest room, has been transformed from this…….To this! It is complete with lots of lovely storage (thanks to DH for his Ikea assembly!)Room to display some treasured vintage patternsA … [Read More...]
Some Great Tutorials
Thank you to everyone for their get well wishes – I am pleased to say that the whole family is now fighting fit once again! School holidays start this weekend so we are pleased to be over our flu/colds.I had a trip to … [Read More...]
Vintage Patterns; An Award and a Tag!
The cold and flu has worked its way around our family until we all succumbed, but day by day we are recovering. The freezing cold weather we have been having lately hasn’t helped, especially as we have a gas crisis in … [Read More...]
From the Archives…
As we have been super busy over the past 9 days with our interstate visitors, I haven’t had much sewing time! However they departed yesterday so life is getting back into our normal routine, although the kids and I are … [Read More...]
A Few of My Favourite Things…
I don’t usually play with paper as textiles are more my thing. However over the past week I have experimented with some paper projects.As I have admitted recently, I love baking cupcakes! I love their individual … [Read More...]
