The Red Wren

Today I am:

Playing with Moda ‘Wee Play’ charm squares to work out what I’d like to do with them. Feeling accomplished having pruned the roses and arranged the remnant buds and flowers in a vase. I really love the colour of this rose. It’s thorns are really painful though! Enjoying the sun on this glorious day while the smell of home made vegetable soup wafts through the house. I hope your day just as lovely.

Sewing and Craft

Hexagon rounds

I had some friends over for a crafty afternoon on Sunday. I set about crocheting the round parts of what will eventually be hexagons in between chatting, consuming tea and eating cake and before I knew it, I had six! I’m trying to do them in random colours which is a challenge for me ...

Sewing and Craft

New projects

Pretty things arrived for me in the mail this week. He’s a sneak peek (taken with my phone because my camera is flat) The fabric on the left is to make a lap quilt for me! It’s part of Heather Bailey’s ‘Nicey Jane’ collection. The fabric on the right is from Anna Maria Horner’s ...

Sewing and Craft

Table runner

Something surprising happened today; after cleaning up my sewing room I started and finished a project! It’s a table runner for the coffee table made from Ink and Spindle’s ‘Delft’ and their linen/cotton basecloth (which I believe they no longer sell). Here it is on the table (it was really ...

Sewing and Craft

My Creative Space

Wow- back at Thursday already and not a post in between. I’ve been in sorting mode this week; sorting through projects, making lists…. Around the edges are balls of yarn to continue with my hexagon crochet blanket. In the middle is a list of current projects. I designed the list myself and will ...

Sewing and Craft

My Creative Space

It’s been quite a while since I’ve played along with My Creative Space, but I thought it might be fun to show you what I’m working on at present. We have: Toadstool sketches- I’m working on a collection of toadstools in different mediums. The sketches are just practice pieces done in Pitt ...

Life and Outings, Sewing and Craft

Progress at last

Yesterday I wrote about work in progress and the effect that too much of it can have on ones overall productivity. Today I’m going to share my mini-break with you. A week and a half ago my husband and I rearranged the lounge room. To most people this wouldn’t mean much, but for us it’s ...

Sewing and Craft

WIP

Working for a manufacturing company I hear a lot about WIP or work-in-progress and inventory. The problem with WIP and inventory is they both take up valuable real estate, tie up funds and generally lower productivity. So what’s this got to do with a craft blog? The answer; everything. I suffer ...

Life and Outings

Surly Big Dummy

Yesterday I spoke of the Surly Big Dummy and how it’s easily my favourite of my husbands bikes. What’s so great about a bike called a ‘Big Dummy’ you may ask? Well for starters it’s incredibly practical. Since owning the big dummy we’ve rarely used the car to do the weekly shopping, instead we ...