More Op-shop treasures

What do you do when you are 38 weeks pregnant and trying to distract yourself from the wait for bub? You go shopping :)

I did really well. Terry nappies for 80c each! A beautiful ceramic bowl for $3.50. A little headband for Fern 50c. And some amazing fabrics too! All up I spent $28.50 on this little stash.

Guess Who's Birthday :)

The cake was YUMMY!

And I'm totally spoiled. With lots of great presents, handmade cards and a beautiful family.

That 38 week belly doesn't look that big in this shot!

In the Garden

The Herb garden is totally overgrown!The poor lemongrass is fighting for space with the mints and curry plant. There are plums on the little plum tree. I should thin them out but it's so hard to do :(


The squash and zucchini are starting to produce. Yummy! The kids are not impressed!


The Garlic is flowering and the corn is putting on cobs.


The overgrown herb garden and Raspberries!! Oh they are so yum! They never make it into the house. Lilly and I get to them first.


More Raspberries and a shot of one of our flowering trees.



Continual picking lettuce and the poor Apricots :( we got rain and the shot hole took over. They should still be ok to eat but not preserving this year.

Alexander dress

I crocheted this for baby but Peter says it's too girly for a boy :) so will have to find it a new home. I loved the pattern. It's by Vicki Moodie and comes from Crochet Outfits for Dolls and Prem Babies.

Shhh... Lilly is getting a Cabbage patch kid for Christmas so it may end up on her doll!

Wired Up Designs

I bought some patterns recently from Wired Up designs
The Hot Mama Diaper bag and the Sweet baby soaker. I'm really impressed with both patterns :) and will be stalking the store for any new patterns :) Great patterns and great service too. The nappy bag is wonderful!

Baby knitting

A little singlet, socks and hat for baby. When he decides to arrive :) .. Hurry up baby :P Mummy wants you out!

Preparing for Baby

I made myself a nursing pillow using the instructions from Sleeping Baby I made the cushion out of calico and the stuffing came from some old pillows. I also made a cover, in which I added a lapped zipper. Next time I get to Spotlight I'll look for some nice Minkie to make an extra cover.



I also made myself a poncho for breast feeding. I made it from a sheer fabric. I'll be able to see baby for latching and baby can see me. The pattern of the fabric will provide both of us with some privacy. I thought a poncho would be easier to manage than the blanket I usually use when Breastfeeding in public. And because it is so light it rolls up tight and won't take up too much room in the nappy bag.

In the Mail today - Kitchen Cool Swap and Sock Club

I got a great swap today :) With a wool hot pad and an applique one too. And two dishcloths which had a HP theme to them. My Swapper writes they are for Peter who is a Harry Potter fane :) I hope they encourage him to do the dishes :)

Thankyou swapper ... and I think I can guess who you are.... will have to go post my thank you now on Woolaholics and see if I guessed right!


And my 3rd installment of the sock club yarn :)

Another Dress - this one's for Fern

Between all the piecing of the quilt i made a very simple dress for fern. Only 3 pieces and very simple to piece

Finally Quilting again!!

Finally got my quilting mojo back. This is a very simple Trip Around the World with the theme of the sea. I haven't named it yet :). It's being backed with polar fleece to make it soft and cuddly. I'm going to hand quilt this one with Cotton Perle 5 and 5mm stitches. It still needs it's appliques put on. I'll do that after quilting. shhhh. don't tell the quilt police :)

This is a commissioned piece. Which is very overdue. But after dad's death I just couldn't get into it for a while there. I've been feeling so guilty over not getting this done. But now I'm working on it I feel so enthused and excited :)

Sewing marathon

A dress for Lilly. made from the fabric I got from the op-shop the other day.


A little swing top and matching pantaloons for Miss M. Part of a swap I'm doing with the lovely Donna. The fabrics were Op-shop finds and the pattern I drafted myself.



The shorts I've made for Mr L. I added pockets to these. I never put pockets in my own boys shorts because I'm too lazy to check them when I do the wash!


And for Mr K a pair of summer Jarmies. The fabric was also found at the op-shop!

Out in the Garden

The Mulberry Tree is loaded with fruit! And the kids have constant purple hands and faces right now. I've only made one lot of jam so far. Been a bit lazy with the cooking



The Strawberry plants are producing. I'm eating them straight out of the garden the kids don't get a look in!


The Broccoli is heading and we have picked our first lot for dinner.


And the raspberry canes are loaded with fruit .. oh I so can't wait for the Raspberries.