Just another any-old-type-of-wintery day: wake up, porridge, off to work.....cept it's my birthday! And a most lovely gentle normal but with extra treats sort of day it's been. Some surprises from my family (Charlie Harper's Birds & Words, a necklace, Cards and an all-hands-on-deck (not my hands) dinner and chocolate cake: Yum!)
I'm content.
I love that my kids still make me cards or add little pieces of themselves to the presentation.
And at work i snapped a few shots of the fabric that's gracing our shelves. Truly sublime, here's a peek:
A new Japanese range in gorgeous textured cotton with a 50's inspired pallette.
Sweet circus and carnival fun
plus a bolt or two of handprinted muslin.
I know a lot of people like to shop for fabric on-line but there's nothing like the sensory experience of the real thing, in a shop, with kind people to ooh and ahh over it with you.
I'm signing myself up for a dress-making class at
Amitie cos i've always wanted to gain some expertise in this area. Most of my clothes are op-shopped and sometimes i manage to alter them to fit but often i'm not sure how to achieve what's in my head (if you know what i mean..) And after watching
Nicola whip up a cardigan in one hour (without breaking into a sweat but i do think i saw silent swearing) at Perle 8's last week, i think it's time to take the plunge!
I managed to hem this skirt with some binding.... not bad for $4 and an afternoons effort.
Ok, my birthday is nearly over. Bed and my book,
Three cups of tea is beckoning. A fitting end to a lovely day!
This was waiting for me when i came home from work....i like mail of the fun, red-wrapped kind. I've signed up for the red quilt project (check my sidebar->) as it's something i've never tried before and after reading Kirsty's tale of her Grandmother's quilt i like the idea of a communal project... i'm a bit gob-smacked at how big the piece of fabric is....but also quietly excited. Here goes....
Rescuing this beautiful hand-stitched work from the op-shop:
And for all that, i do have some purposeful crafting on the go. It's a very, very, exceedingly very late (like 18months, first baby on the way late) wedding quilt for some friends. Just had to wait for the right pallette of fabrics to fall out of the stash. It's a really soft (apricot/mint/softgrey...) colourway. And will look all old and faded and lovely, mostly found fabrics and a few newies. It's had the tick of aproval from the recipient, so i'll crack on with it.
Meanwhile, more owls waiting to be sewn and a template for some applique.
Just another any-old-type-of-wintery day: wake up, porridge, off to work.....cept it's my birthday! And a most lovely gentle normal but with extra treats sort of day it's been. Some surprises from my family (Charlie Harper's Birds & Words, a necklace, Cards and an all-hands-on-deck (not my hands) dinner and chocolate cake: Yum!)
Sweet circus and carnival fun
plus a bolt or two of handprinted muslin.
I managed to hem this skirt with some binding.... not bad for $4 and an afternoons effort.
