Stitching
I had a couple of friends over today for a craft afternoon. The last few have largely revolved around granny squares, so I thought I’d break out the DMC. The bike is a patch for my husband’s ...
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Vintage notions
In the drawers of the previously featured Singer were these lovely old tools and notions. I love the scissors and the wooden spools!
1903 Singer
My great Aunt inherited a 1903 Singer Sewing Machine from a neighbour that passed away. As my Aunt is 90 and no longer sews she passed it onto mum. It’s just beautiful!
Vintage patterns
My vintage patterns arrived yesterday! I can’t wait to try them out. Aren’t they glam?
Crochet Blanket
I’ve started to crochet a blanket. Yay! excuse the bad lighting! I’m using the Summer Garden Granny Square pattern which I found here via Ravelry. It’s so pretty. All of the ...
Tea Dress
My friend Tam held a fancy pants tea party this weekend. I wanted to make a dress to wear and as usual left it to the last minute and whipped it up the night before. It turned out for the event, ...
Canvas wall art
I embarked on two projects this weekend, but they ended up being one! Project 1. A 1mx1.5m canvas painted in a bright ‘sprig green’ to add some colour to our back room which has cream ...
Nine Squares
Wow my first February post? I remember the same thing happening last year; I was all enthusiastic about craft projects (and home projects for that matter), then I settled back in the routine of ...
More Grannies!
I’m on a roll now! Two more squares today! I now have three! My hands hurt a bit now though. Does this get better in time?