There's nothing more relaxing than being able to sit at my sewing machine and make something (undisturbed).  A couple of weekends ago I was able to do just that, and made a cute pair of baby yoga pants from the Meet me at Mikes book.  Such a great simple pattern which I was able to complete in about an hour.  Hope you like them.....

My Space

I now have my own room after re-arranging the childrens bedrooms for all my sewing, crafting, blogging and escaping. 

Now all I need is more hours in the day to get creative.

Having one of those days with plenty of mummy meltdowns, I was pleasantly suprised when I recieved my fabric from SewMamaSew.  It came beautifully wrapped with a thank you card attached.  The quality of the fabric is amazing and the designs are better than pictured.  So glad this arrived today, it's definetely what I needed.

My fabric stash is beginning to look very impressive.

The Gold Coast just wasn't itself today.  Rather than the usual warmth of the winter sun beating through the verticals, it was dark, miserable and cold.  A perfect day to sleep in and stay warm, read a book, have a long bath, and watch a movie, IF I didn't have little people that needed me.  Instead I visited a friend and left a bigger version of myself after consuming alot of her delicious choc chip cookies.  I spent some of the afternoon sewing and finishing projects.  I finished a quilt, and made an old dress into a skirt and continued 'trying' to crotchet.  At the moment i'm starting to crotchet a scarf, but by the time I finish it, the Gold Coast will be back to its summery self.  I'll keep trying.

Project ME

I've been sewing for about a year now and have made cloth nappies, toys, quilts and lots of little things for the kids, but I have never made anything for me. As I embark on my next sewing project it is going to be for me. As a mother of three I rarely do anything for myself and I need to make myself something to feel feminine again. I would love to make a cute vintage dress like the ones in the pictures with floral fabric complete with pretty buttons. I envisage wearing these dresses with a cardi, jewellery and ballet flats. Now all I have to find is a pattern to begin my first ever project for me.