Journal archive
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12 entriesSorry this site was offline for a while today. There must have been a power outage which turned my computer/server off. Now, onto the story. I took my knitting to work today as I…
What possessed me to enter two quilts into the local show??? I’m sewing hanging sleeves every night, and it is terrible. Way more tedious than sewing the bindings on by hand…. AND…
Before I launch into photos of the very exciting delivery I got today from TreeTops Colour I want to tell you that using my sewing machine is not as fool proof as I imagined. I…
Just a quick note in response to some comments about the bag I made for Sophie. Karoda, it is not coincidence that the surface has a ‘road map’ feel. I use maps all the time in my…
Check out this fantastic Blog: Daily Dose of Imagery. When I grow up I want to be a photographer like this guy. I’ve just got to start taking photos consistently. Riscy and I have…
On the weekend I finished reading The Flower Seeker, A Painter’s Travels by Judy Cuppaidge. It was a lovely book, both a visual treat AND interesting in the written content. The…
I decided to show you some photos of our picnic yesterday. I’ve been sewing, but I can’t show you yet, because it is for my swap with Sophie. We decided that since our camping…
Just a quick note to say that I”M SEWING!!!! No wonder I was having major withdrawals, this is heaven. Sophie, your bag is coming along nicely 🙂
As promised here on this blog yesterday. I ventured into my sewing room to tidy up the mess that has been festering there for a few months. I get into a frenzy of creativity;…
Hmmmm, see below: Twirly Swirly Pear’o’rama I went to the Farmers Market this morning and bought 4kg of the most yummy apples you can imagine. We spent quite some time trying to…
I love camping. My family camped regularly when I was growing up in Tasmania. Last Easter Riscy and I were back in Tas and took off camping for five days, travelling from the top…
I got my new wheel on Wednesday. I was so excited to get it out of the box and assembled and set up I completely forgot I had a committee meeting that nightand didn’t even…