Taggy ball thing

I made three of these. One for my nephew, one for my next door Windsor Deli neighbours new baby boy, and one for my godson. I thought they were such a cute Christmas present!



Some of the material is from other clothing that I have made for all of them as gifts.


Coasting around

What do you do when friends invite you over for a Christmas Eve drink and you want to take a small gift for the lady of the house?

Whip up some coasters of course!

I got the basic idea from this talented lady and then added my own creative slant on them!

I made 6 per pack. 4 is just never enough for coasters and I made sure they were strong enough to be thrown in the bra bags and into the

Table Runner

For Christmas I was sent a big pile of already cut, square shaped material. All different colours and patterns and some were Christmas themed. So I seperated them with the idea of making a table runner, ready for Christmas day.


So I knew the basic idea. Sew all the squares together in a 4x12 rectangle. But I got stuck on the quilting part. No book that I had showed how to do it

Egg cup Pincushions

I love it when I find such a cool idea when I am "blog-surfing!" I found this from the Sometimes Crafter who did a tutorial on this website.

Alan found these eggcup holders at the Op Shop and they have been sitting in the cupboard and FINALLY today with the deli being closed I was able to stop and sew for a change. So here is what I made.

My sister-in-laws birthday is on Thursday and I have

Today....

What did you do today?

For me today is the busiest day of the week. It is Saturday. The day when Alan and I are really busy at the deli because everyone loves to come in for breakfasts, newspapers, bacon, milk, chocolate chip cookies and especially brownies.

What else did I do today?

Take a look.


Braised shallots for our Sunday salad

Toasted Museli with cranberries, currants and apricots

My first twitter-swap

Wolf and Willow owner Nancy Wood was calling out for "Anne of Green Gables" book for Pip Lincolns book club and I have just finished reading it so I was able to answer the call for the book!

In return, I asked Nancy for "sewing" or "crafting" books and got sent THREE different books instead! How lucky am I?

So with books in hand I have made this so far......




It is a reversable bag!! I

d.i.y. baby burp cloths

If you can sew a relatively straight line, then you can make these!

Purchase a roll of ribbon from any craft store, there are lots and lots of cute patterned ribbon. At Hobby Lobby they have ribbon that coordinates with fabric if you wan to make a matching baby blanket and burp cloth.

Next, buy a package of cloth baby diapers found at Target, Wal-mart or any store that sells baby clothing.

pin the ribbon on top of the cloth diaper seams and sew. I use transparent thread so that the stitch doesn't compete with the pattern (and it's harder to see if your line isn't so straight, wink-wink).

et voila! You have a darling baby burp cloth that is incredibly durable and most importantly, cute.

I have used these with each of my three children and I love them!

Zorg the Alien

Meet Zorg.

Zorg was born on the 27th August.

He comes from the planet Saffer. Zorg has 6 buttons to represent the six planets he has lived on. He flew here in a Tupperware Bowl.

He is very friendly.

He comes from the book Fleecie Dolls by Fiona Goble.

He is friends with Alphie the Comforter.


And this is Zorg on my first Granny (huge) Square. I used a full ball of wool to practise. :)

Alphie the Comforter and Branston the Curious

I love days off! I get to listen to wicked 80s music on my computer, go on facebook and twitter then go out to eat. Then I got to come home and whip this up!

I am an Aunty to a gorgeous little niece, Casey and also a nephew, Nathan. "Alphie the Comforter" was made from Fleecie Dolls by Fiona Goble and was nice and easy for someone like me who is learning to sew! He is sitting in a piece of

Doris the Owl

This is Doris. Doris is about 30 minutes old. I made Doris on my day off today. How cute!!

She is from the book More Softies by Meg Leder. It is a nice and easy to follow book and has some fantastic ideas. I have done a few of the softies from it now. I know that this is not a cooking book or foodie book, but it is a beautifully crafted book.
Now, before I get too far into these creative

I have an extremely talented Mother-in-law when it comes to sewing. For Madeline's B-day she made her the cutest monkey from vintage fabric. She got the pattern from these wonderfully creative Australian Women at Melly & Me. They have created these delightful designs for homemade stuffed animals.

This last weekend while in Idaho my mother-in-law took me to a darling fabric store and gave me 3 of her patterns for the Melly & Me monkey, elephant and fish. I am so excited to make them for Max, Madi and baby bean.

I am very forunate to have a mother-in-law who loves to sew and quilt. She took me to an adorable fabric shop in Southern Idaho last weekend and I was amazed at how many cute and do-able quilts there are to be made! The above 12 Days of Christmas quilt is fom this shop. I bought patterns and lots of fun fabrics and will be sure to post my many upcoming creations.