one for the aussies!

Get on over and check out this super cute giveaway!!

Good luck ; )

http://www.handmadekids.com.au/?p=1492&cpage=2#comment-1915

the bonus...

we have had a friend staying with us the last couple of days, and i heard his alarm go off this morning on the other side of my bedroom wall. as i blissfully rolled over to spoon my baby, and have my husband spoon me, i realised that it has been 11 months since i have been woken by the sounds of an alarm! heaven ; ) .....

any good knitting patterns out there?

My mum really wants to knit Kalan some winter woolies, and i am trying to find some funky jumper/ cardigan patterns, maybe some arm warmers, home socks, anything really! my eyes hurt from too much googling, and I cant really find anything!

Do you know of any good sites/ patterns??

Please??

x

the generous and lovely!

i have only been blogging for a couple of months now, but i have really enjoyed it! i have met some great people, have had LOADS of amazing inspiration on a daily basis, and have been blown away from the generous world of bloggers!

I got totally lucky a couple of weeks back with winning imagingermonkey's scrap bag (which i have been putting to good use all morning!), then with the SEWN launch, i was totally spun out...
I won 2 giveaway's!! I won a pin cushion, sewing magazine and an amazing book by author and blogger Rashida Coleman-Hale of iheartlinen! It looks like a beautiful book and I can't wait to see it : )

Then...i was the re-draw winner over at ningiu where i won 3 Kaffe Fasset fat quarters, from the organic dots range! Beautiful ; )

THEN... i wasn't even a winner, but Bron over at wippetgood was way too kind and sent me an amazing parcel of vintage fabrics which arrived today!!! YAY!!!

let me show you!

Now isn't this just amazing! i feel so lucky and blessed!! and i appreciate all the generosity and beauty that everyone has passed this way!!!

LOVE YOU ALL!!!

Happy sewing this weekend beautiful people...stay tuned, because my vintage picnic rug, which has been inspired by all of you, is coming together really well!

xxx

my awesome-ness from i heart linen

my organic dots from ningiu!

the beautiful fabric from Bron at wippetgood!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

x

awesome giveaway

happening over here at Sheree's Alchemy...too generous! but really- you dont want to win... you dont need it, so try not to comment over there- i REALLY wanna win ; )

Wish me luck

x

opshop update!

I got lucky!! i found some new (old) sheets that had come into a local charity run op-shop. they are not exactly what i am looking for, but they are closer than nothing. some of them are quite threadbare in the middle, but i got 2 double sheets, and 2 pillowcases for $2, despite the price tags...bargain ; ) AND she threw in this gorgeous baby blanket, which will be perfect for my next quilt. I am thinking of using old jumpsuits/ onesies and some new fabric for a soft cuddly one of a kind blanket for Kalan. have you done anything similar?
so, between my new vintage finds, the ones i scored last week, and the awesome bag of scraps i won over at i'm a ginger monkey, i am nearly set! plus, not to get my hopes up, but i think there may be a very special surprise package in my letterbox in the next few days! i will let you know when (it) arrives!! fingers crossed : o )

the baby blanket for my next super cuddly project- stay tuned for that one!!

my super cool retro sheets! the lady in the opshop thought i was hilarious- she had no idea what retro meant...i was like 'you know- grandma florals!' we got there in the end!

my inspirations from over at just tutes

this is my next quilt, bases on outgrown jumpsuits and baby blankets. this is from the talented little brooke

wish me luck : )

x

log cabin- and the going is slow ; )

but i am still totally loving it! i know i am supposed to use scraps, but i don't own any of those, so i ordered some more designer fabric sample packs from fabric closet on etsy, and i am off and running (or is that off and sewing!) i have done like 16 or something now, so yeah, about 90 to go!! what the, i will be 103 before i get to snuggle with this beauty...but at least i DO think its a beauty!

what do you think?

I am still trying to work on my friends picnic rug, but i am struggling to find anything at my local op-shop's. trying to find pastel-y floral vintage fabric...sheets, pillow cases, anything really, but no luck...Do you know of any vintage sheet swaps going on lately?

Maybe i should try and organise one? would anyone be keen to join me?