New products!

A summer blanket/throw for James.
Slightly thicker 100% cotton flannel which has been pre-washed. Professionally serged and edged with a blue embroidery stitch. Letters are bonded and finished with raw edged applique.

Spring is here at last!

I love love love spring.

I love the colours, I love blossom, the light and most of all the sun! Litlle Miss P has 3 easter egg hunts to go to this year so I wanted to make her a special little basket to collect her eggs. I often have a very clear idea in my head of what I want to make and colours which sum up this time of year and the mood.

Its not quite right but I made each flower individually and then glued them on. I still need to add a few things but when she saw it she fell in love and wouldn't let it out of her sight!

I even managed to add a little birdie! Although its not quite finished yet!

I made 2, one with nasty acrylic felt which I bought accidently. The pink is bright but the texture makes a much studier bag and better shape without a lining. The softer felt bag I made wasn't sturdy enough and my lining went wrong so I gave up!! Next year I'll remake it into a lower basket shape and will hopefully have progressed to some new flower shapes!!

Bag candy!

How did it get to April without me posting? What have i been doing... ermmmm, not sure. One of the projects I worked on was some custom make up bags, in two of my fave fabrics. A 1920s repro print,m followed by one of my fave liberty prints.

Things to make you go mmmmmm

Little miss p is currently OBSESSED with the sound of music. She sings 'do ray me' all the way to(and back from) school! Unfotutantely it ends up being 'the tune' I hum all day.
I received some dissapointing news a couple of wks ago and immediately starting humming 'a few of my favourite things'. It worked! To keep the positive vibe alive I went thru some pics and found things which make me happy during these cold, grey days.
The chandelier in my studio.

Cake

Red wellies on the beach

Pink bias binding

A fresh new colourway for a custom bunting.

Bring on the spring thats what I say!

Happy New Year

Its been a busy start to the year!

At the end of last year I made some custom bunting for Courtney at babyccino kids.

Its one of my fave sites for mummys and I always turn to it when I need advice on presents to buy, new products to try, and their recipies always work (the banana muffin recipie is a staple for any occasion and the french dressing recipie has left lunch guests impressed and joking about drinking it)!

Courtney wrote a lovely post about me and it sparked a flurry of bunting orders. I've broken the back of them and will be back to making new stuff soon (if I don't lose my sewing mojo before then!!).