The Red Wren

New skirt!

So far my August Creative Blitz has fallen flat on it’s face thanks to this silly cold, but I did manage to whip up a skirt just now. No pattern and finished in under an hour! The fabric was on clearance at Spotlight earlier this year, I bought it on a whim figuring I’d do something with it! The photos aren’t great due to dark lighting, but I won’t be home in the daylight until next weekend and I wanted to show everyone now! It’s basically two big rectangles overlocked together and ...

Life and Outings

Comforts of home

Ah chicken noodle soup and eucalyptus oil – my new best friends!! Stay tuned for more interesting things once this cold clears up!

Gardening, Life and Outings, Our Home

This weekend I;

Worked on some more hexies, slowly building up a stash. I’m daunted by the idea of joining them all one day. Relaxed by the open fire. We finally got a screen so it feel safe to light it now. Placed vases of flowers around the house. I love purple and orange flowers together. Eating this ...

Sewing and Craft

Urgh!

My sister made a nice dress last week with some Alannah Hill fabric. She had some spare and thought I might get a skirt out of it. There was actually enough for a dress, so I set about cutting out New Look 6773 in view D+J. Now I normally need a bit of extra room in the bust area and add on a ...

Life and Outings, Our Home

All mine!

Tonight I leave you with the cat who is sure that the heating vents are exclusively hers. She has moved from here now though, I saw her five minutes ago lounging on my side of the bed. Ah cats….

Sewing and Craft

Quilt decisions

Last night I set about cutting a pile of Wee Play charm squares in half to fit the vision I had of a table topper for the kitchen table. Not long after I started arranging them I could see my mistake: They’re rectangles* and therefore they aren’t going to make a square table topper unless I ...

Sewing and Craft

Quilt beginnings

Some of the fabrics for various quilt projects drying now- almost ready for cutting! I’m pretty inspired and keen to get started on the various quilts/throw ‘quilts’ I have planned and I have a question for quilters our there about solids. For the two little quilts I’ve made in the past I used ...

Our Home

Today I:

Ate a delicious breakfast of pancakes with poached eggs, bacon and maple syrup. Am admiring the smell of daphne scattered throughout the house Am excited about the growth of the broad beans and peas!

Sewing and Craft

What’s happening Wednesday

This week has been quiet in craft land. I hurt my back quite badly at ballet on Monday night (yes go ahead and snicker) which has seen me unable to do much until now really. Luckily pretty things to look at have arrived in the mail: More bits and pieces to make flower things arrived so now I’m ...