summer sewing...

a weekend of illness meant i got some quiet time...
so i headed to stone cottage...
from this book...
i made this shirt...
in a fine cotton lawn....
its the second time i have made this comfy shirt...
this time adding extra length...
i love the details in this pattern...
as you can see from the creases i have been wearing it all day....
sorry about the ordinary photographs...

vintage remnant...

this is an old piece of handkerchief linen, that was gifted to me from mum...
it sat in my mothers sewing room cupboard for years, and it has sat in my cupboard since mum and dad moved house 15 years ago...
it would have to be at least 30 years old, and has never been used because of the unevenness in the dye...(mums handiwork gone wrong)
i decided i like it though..i like the idea that the fabric was non conforming...remaining unique...
so it finally saw the light of day over the weekend...
the pattern pieced together without any alterations required...except added length...
i cant wait to wear it to show mum her purchase from the remnant bin all those years ago...
i was also gifted a piece of silk that i have always been too scared to cut into...
but i think i have found it a project...

not yet christmas

i know the silly season is nearly upon us...
i know i should be getting organised...
i have tried...
after the hay was made...
i made some of these..
ready to be decorated with the christmas spirit like last years gifts...

and then today i had to finally throw out this...
and thought better of it...

off to stone cottage...

heat up the glue gun...
cut the lavender heads off...
and start glueing in a semi random fashion but all in one direction...like this...
when you are back at the beginning add a generous amount of your favourite ribbon...
of which i didn't have in the cupboard so will be replacing the white for something a bit more earthy on the next shopping trip...
now you need to hang this on a compliant cupboard near the hot glue gun....
and start filling in the gaps that are visible to the eye...
be careful not to off balance it by adding to many flower heads to one area...
and when you are happy with what you see...
you can finally take down the favourite football clubs sticker that has been attached to the glass door at eye level to stop people/me from walking into the door, and replace it with a beautiful lavender wreath...
or of course you can hang it on the front door as a welcome to my house wreath until you are ready for christmas...

and for those of you that don't have access to a bale of hay in the back paddock, you can of course buy pre-made wreathes from your local craft store for ridiculously inflated prices...
but i suggest that you buy a $5.00 square bale from your local farmers market and try making one..they are sooooo easy peasy...

farm friday...

friday is my day off work...i love it..it feels like a holiday... catching my breath...the house to myself..
often my craft is still in its infancy and not really worth photographing, so i am going to do a...

farm friday photo..

i would love you to join me, and i am no photographer..you don't have to live on a farm...
it could be a rural photo from a holiday...or something from the back yard...animal...vegiepatch..spiderweb..or a rooster like here...
you can write about it or not...just a photo will do fine...
join me...if we have a few interested i could attempt to set up a flickr group (me being so computer literate and all-not!!)
its hay making down here and the late afternoon light was sensational...
the smell fresh and earthy...
i love living here...i think i have said that before...