Saturday Sewing...

I decided to wipe out a few of the easy projects I've been meaning to do for ages.

The first off the list is this camera strap, which the Boy saw and needed. We chose this fabric:



And it worked out so easily and so nicely. Now our camera is fully customised and I no longer feel like a dweeby tourist!



Am off to see if I can get another project crossed off the list :) Will be back with an update if I do!

EDIT: I was surfing the internet and found these (make your own gift bows from magazine paper) and gave them a go. So sweet! And very very easy. I just grabbed a piece of paper and within 5 minutes had one all done. They add a bit of interest and I think are the perfect recycling effort :) We have a glue gun so it was super easy.

Handmade holidays.

I am so excited that Handmade Holidays III is starting today/tomorrow at Sew, Mama, Sew!

I am so excited for all the projects I will (obviously) be doing in my holidays. Although my UFO list is huge. Gosh, I fail at life.


Maybe I'll get the boy on 2 1/2" squares today. Or working on my AMG block. It's so hard being me!



I'm working on the first block in the LH corner right now, but I should have finished at least six of them! Will keep you updated.

New haircut!

Sorry this week has been so quiet -- lots of university work not a lot of sewing :(

I saw a very sweet sewing calendar today - tempted to buy one for my sewing desk (potentially room??).



Got a haircut and a fringe so I feel like I finally fit in the blog world!

Nursery newborns...

Went to the nursery this afternoon, and went a tiny bit overboard. We bought passionfruit, mandarins, sweet potato, coriander, more basil, strawberries, eggplant, pumpkin, cucumber, carrots oregano and new lettuce! Our garden is beautiful now!

I have to draw up a plan, let me know if you have any tips (I know my lemon tree loves the sunshine)...I want it to be easy to walk around and stll see everything -- not that it's huge or anything, I just am used to the few pots on the side of the balcony).

Next up -- fruit salad trees! What a lovely idea.


(This is my mandarin tree - so excited!)

Guess-who-went-to-the-quilt-fair!

If you guessed me, you'd be right! I made it there and back and picked up a few goodies! Seeing as I was with the Boy, I couldn't really peruse the notions but it was still so-much-fun.

These fabrics were all *really* cheap and I don't know why I didn't get more. The fruits are all for some of these ziploc bags which I'm going to get around to making, I'm very excited.

Let it grow, let it grow, let it grow!

This is my garden. Seeing as we live on the 2nd floor of an apartment block, we don't have a lot of room to spare for my little plants. I have: a lemon tree (dwarf), lettuces (3x), tomatoes (2x), basil, rosemary, broccoli, zucchini and celery. [Sorry the photos are so dark -- they seemed quite a bit lighter this morning!]



But they still grow quite well (this is my buddy basil). This is the oldest plant I have and, as you can see, is getting quite woody. Will need to be replaced soon.


This is the ever pretty celery. Got it at a green market for quite the good price.


This is the tomato plant my sister gave me (one of two). They seem to be doing ok with the height difference, but we'll see :)


Lettuce plant! So handy and so big! Again, from a green market. It was convieniently planted with three types of lettuce, so it's like a mixed salad straight from the garden.



This is the beginnings of a beautiful friendship (my broccoli plant). I always stress that seeds won't grow so I overplant just about everything and then am always quite sheepish when they are so close together.

Christmas swap: completed!

I decided to make this bag from here; it didn't work out quite the way the tutorial did, but I was still quite impressed! My corners aren't quite right, and my seams aren't flawless, but you know, it's a learning curve. Overall I was very happy with myself.


(Close up of fabric - kokka)

A List...

Here's what's currently occupying my time...

1) Getting ready to send off my package for this swap:



2) enjoying some of the new fabrics I bought last week!



3) Frantically stitching my Aunt Millie's Garden blocks:



Barely a spare second around here :)

Linkage

Just a note to say you can find me over at my tumblr:

http://liamandmeg.tumblr.com

I promise to post more soon!

Heather Ross...

Am I the only one crushing over Heather Ross' Far far away and her mermaids/octopi line? I really want some but the stores here are out...

Looks like I'm off to trawl ebay!