Archives
These are archived posts from a blog from many years ago.
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Aprons version 2…
Recently I completed 2 aprons for my Nephew & Niece which can be seen here, as a Xmas present. Yesterday my plan was to make one each for our DD’s. I was laying…
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2 tails in 3 hours!
Totally amazed myself today by managing to do both mermaid tails within 3 hours. I started at 11am, and by started I mean from cutting out stage (had pattern drafted from previous project),…
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And then the Christmas madness began….
So, the party went well, I not only managed to finish the second top in time, but I also managed to cover a tie for DS, a headband for DP, make a sash…
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Girls Tops
Girls Tops….looks like I might learn patterns after all! I have finally completed one of the two tops I need to make for DD’s to wear to their brothers 18th party. I now…
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Just flunked Sewing Basics 101….
Sometimes I rush things, inevitably I then stuff them up and am left wondering if that was really a good use of my time! :-/ In my haste to get a pair of…
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Aprons Complete!
So one ‘need to do now’ project is completed! I have finished the aprons for my Nephew & Niece. All up the project probably only took me about 2.5 hours maybe 3. The…
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What can you do in an hour?….
I asked myself this question the other day when it came to the end of my first day at home alone after school had gone back. I had enjoyed a day of doing…
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The Countdown & Race is on…..
I seem to see a bit of a pattern emerging here, with both my posting and crafting habits. It appears I am spending a lot of time thinking about the craft projects I…
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Wheat Bags
My dear sister and her family have just embarked on an adventure to a new town…well okay, not so much a town as to spot in the middle of nowhere..lol. The packing started…
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Messenger Bag
Quite some time ago DS was looking for a satchel type messenger bag for study, and wasn’t having a lot of luck. It wasn’t that there weren’t plenty out there, he just didn’t…
