a promise...

the left overs from here...
spied...

another pair of boardies requested....

really???

out of this fabric... are you sure???

OK, on the one condition that they are never to be worn with the shirt...

even as pyjamas....

yes mum...i promise....
thank goodness there is no fabric left...
i hate to think what else i could be making....

go figure..

the brief this time was..

1. vintage print - (he picked the fabric)

2. vintage cut

3. rounded collar

i think it looks like a pyjama top, but he loves it...

what goes on inside a 25 year old male brain...go figure...
i just sew to the brief and keep my opinions to myself...
then i know it will be worn...

home made is in demand...

shirts abound in this house with 3 grown men all similar in size..
coat hangers full of them...
but no, but we need/want a red chambray....
a homemade red chambray...

with short sleeves..(man i love my twin needle)


and one odd button...

voila...
but not a model to be found...

pattern: Simplicity 7030, an oldie but a goodie..

p.s our rugs from our trip to turkey arrived...
it looked so big when we bought it, and so small in our room..
but i love it, and the memories it provokes every time i look at it...

colour blind....

a visit to the op shop from miss s, rendered a bag of goodies for me to alter and play with...
this was two over sized... i have to say "shifts" for over sized bodies....obese bodies....
originally two squares stitched together, with a hole for the head to go through....

the fabric got me in...
i cut off the side seams and was left with nearly a 2 metre piece of fabric from each shift...

summer fashion in the shops here, seems to be all about colour, bright, contrasting colour, with no connection.....

here is what was born....

not loved by Miss S...

but I am certainly a happy recipient of a new summer dress....
let out the drawstring and it goes from a 10 to a 12...

There are two more over sized shifts to dice into....
oh the possibilities....

i cut this pattern from an existing top that i love, added some length and an uneven frill on the bottom.... i know the photos don't show it, but the back is slightly longer than the front...

i have so many projects to start....wish i could find more hours in the day....

afternoon tea anyone...

my granny always served tea in a pot and always with a new, fun and interesting tea cosy that she had made...
she always produced a new one for our family get togethers ...
if only we had saved them....


nothing like a burst of colour to brighten up a grey day...

a quick and easy project, pattern worked from a memory...

now it makes us all smile every time we look at it sitting on the bench...and then i crocheted one for a comparison....
hummm i think the knitted version is nicer and certainly easier to use as far as stretching over the pot...
as for keeping the tea warm, they both do the job very well...
they are sooo easy i am sure they will be the 2012 'go to' gift...

afternoon tea anyone?

new boardies

a new year breaks the blogging hiatus..amazing what holidays can do....life slows...time to think...time to do....
sorry to have been missing for so long...i hope you still remember me...i promise to be more reliable in 2012...

so this is one of my christmas morning converstions with 25 year old son....

mum...tom i dont think you can wear those boardies to christmas lunch they look disgusting.
tom....jenno, they have been around the world, they're my favourite, i love them.
mum....tom they are revolting, threadbare.
tom.... ok then, but dont throw them out....infact why dont you make me a new pair
mum....why dont your buy some, you now have a full time proper job remember.
tom..but they are really comfy boardies and i cant find any new ones i like.
jen..i will have to unpick them to get a decent pattern...cough cough (jen thinks to self...terrific, that gets rid of those boardies!!)

so unpick we did..

and here is the result...and they fit...and he loves them...and i loved using my double needle..

i havent used it in months, and i'm asking myself why not..it gives such a great finish...
there are terrific tutorials on the web for threading your machine to accomodate it...

wishing you all the very best for 2012..
i hope your new year is full of much fun, love, laughter and time to craft...

sniff sniff...

after a long hiatus, i finally found some stitching time...

finally...

and as i went to photograph the new projects.....

I DROPPED MY CAMERA!!!!

sniff sniff...and.... sniff sniff some more...