- Part 83

Something not sewing related!

6 May

I don’t spend all my ‘spare’ time sewing, for weeks I’ve been asked ‘can we make ginger biscuits?’, yesterday I gave in and here we have a selection of the lovely people It’s a recipe handed down from my mum,...
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Last nights Make, Do and Mend, Exeter Phoenix

5 May

The first night out on my own since baby was born in October! After contemplating going out and leaving Tobit to put all 3 children to bed I couldn’t quite bring myself to do that so went out once they...
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Make, Do and Mend, Exeter

3 May

With a six month old baby (and 2 other children) I don’t get out much in the evenings! However there is a new craft group been set up in Exeter which I’m hoping to make my first visit to tomorrow,...
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Featured Item: Cute Dog t-shirt

1 May

This afternoons project, another birthday present and another applique t-shirt! my eldest girl suggested a butterfly and got quite involved in drawing them for me, reciting head, thorax, abdomen, however we ended up opting for a spotty dog, I hope...
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Update: Rocket t-shirt

1 May

Well the t-shirt has been worn with joy and pride, she wore it to baby and toddler group and the little boy who is due to receive the t-shirt for his birthday turned up (having never been before), my little...
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Featured Item: Rocket T-shirts

29 Apr

Continuing on from yesterdays delight of rocket fabric I decided to applique some t-shirts… this one is for a lovely little boy who has his first birthday coming up and this is for a little girl who was watching me...
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New Fabric

28 Apr

How lovely does this look? Amy Butler home decor weight from the Nigella range and more… rockets and more rockets This morning I visited the lovely Fran at Saints and Pinners. I could have just ordered online but as they...
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Fabric

9 Apr

Here we have a pile of Amy Butler fabric, one of my favourite fabric designers. Finding the right fabrics can be hard. Tobit, my husband, picked up a some amazing fabrics from Amy’s new ‘Love’ range when on a recent...
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green leaves

9 Apr