Christmas Owls
Getting in early with some Christmas craft this year. I backed them with flannelette so they’d make a cozy baby toy which can also hang from a link to the rocker, gym, pram etc. The panel came ...
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Bibs
Something I’d never given a great deal of thought to prior to having a baby was the sensibilities of bibs. Now that we have a baby that’s hit the drool stage it didn’t take long to work out which ...
Toybox refurbishment
I still have my childhood toybox. Unfortunately years of living in a damp cupboard had left it covered in mould and looking a bit shabby. I do love the 70’s brightness that it was, but it was far ...
New Project: Zig Zag Quilt
All is well here at Rose Cottage. We’ve settled in nicely as our little family of four (the cat counts) and are slowly developing a routine. By routine I mean a spare half hour here and there ...
Forest Friends Stitchery
Have you seen Doodle Stitching – the Motif Collection? I bought myself a copy a few months back thinking it would be really useful for children’s embroidery. The best part of the book is that all ...
My Creative Space
I stocked up on some yarn in colours I like but wouldn’t usually pick for the house. Usually I’d go with teals, blues and purples, not add the yellows and corals into the mix. I’m planning to ...
Circle Scarves
Yesterday I actually sewed something! Three scarves in fact! I got this knit fabric a while ago from spotlight knowing that it would become a scarf at some stage. There was enough for two ...
eek!
Bub’s due in a week or so and it’s suddenly dawned on me that I have lots of piles of fabric and wool but not a lot of actual baby things to show for them! Time to get cracking. This is just a ...
Needle felting
Needle felting wasn’t something I’d given much thought to trying until Two Cheese Please released her gorgeous toadstool terrarium kits last year. I snapped one up at the Stitches and Craft Show, ...