school holiday sewing..

it's so much easier sewing when you can fit the garment on the intended recipient...not that any of this needed to be that fitted..

if only school holidays could last a bit longer, we might nearly get the winter wardrobe made..

hammer pants... we just layed the fabric on the floor, measure height and waist and cut into it...stitched and added a few finishing touches like a waist band and tie to give them a little finness

cropped cardigan made from less than a meter of woven woolen fabric...copied from memory of a previous shopping expidition...

can you take photos in a change room, or is that too close to breaching copyright...the transition from little girl to fashion interested teenager is difficult...

finding the right clothes in an adult shop that are appropriate for age, and appropriate for price tag is a constant challenge...

thank goodness for my trusty bernina, and thank goodness fashion interested teenager is happy to wear homemade clothes...

i wonder how long that will last...

online quilt festival...

here is my contribution to the bloggers quilt festival being held over at Park City Girl.
you should see the fabulous work on display....

my favourite piece of patchwork...how can one decide that... so many pieces have been given away over the years... not photographed, pre blogging days...
this is one of my favourite pieces...
the moroccon footstool...
it was made during a class....i never go to classes and had the usual inhibitions about my ability...8 women none of us knowing each other in the class...and me from the country to boot!!..i sat next to the talented Nicole...at the end of the class i wanted to be able to see the finished articles of the talented women i was amongst, we swapped email addresses with the promise to send photos... nicole gave me her blog address....i had never even heard of a blog...and so it is through her encouragement and valuable IT lessons via email that StitchingAtStoneCottage has evolved, along with some crafting friendships and inspiration from all over the world...

enjoy...

i hope the easter bunny spoils you....

i hope you get to squeeze in some crafting over the break....

happy easter...

mona models a surprise...

at last, some stitching from the 'to do list'...

this piece is for sophie, as she could not,(was not allowed), to buy the real deal from here...

she drooled and modelled it longingly, but had to put it back on the hanger, and depart from the shop, head hung low....

reality check chicken licken...you are only a teenager....

patterns cut and re-cut....

stitched...

packaged and sent off to boarding school for a surprise...

i cant wait for the phone call tomorrow night....

now my big boys both want a pair of these.....

more drawing and cutting of pattern pieces....any suggestion of help would be appreciated greatly...