Looking Through My Lens

I made this scarf using Sublime Yarn after seeing what this very talented lady made.

Limited Edition Jewellery from Iggy & Lou Lou

In My Garden

Exquisite Liberty fabric for a little dress for my new niece!

A beautiful gift from a very special friend. Doesn't it remind you of Audrey & Maude

Love is ..........................

Here's a few things that I have been up to apart from all the usual mundane things like washing, ironing, cleaning, supervising children, and going mad!

The first photos is still a WIP but I have only few more blocks to quilt. I am really loving this quilt, the colours are so lovely and fresh. The blocks are really quite big too which shows the fabric off really well. This is one for my latest nephew who was born in November, so I think I am doing pretty well getting it done before he is 6 months old. I will be really sad to see this quilt go, as I am really am attached to it.

A couple of weeks ago we held a dinner party at our house (not my idea) and as usual if I have an idea in my mind about the food or table decoration or whatever, I have to go through with it.

You might recall at the Living Creatively stand at the Stitches & Craft Show in Melbourne, Jenny and Fi made gorgeous fabric flowers from Liberty fabric. I just loved them, so I thought it would be really nice if I made some for the female guests to take home as a memento of the evening. There were a couple from the States and another couple visiting from interstate. So I made about 8 of them and I turned them into a brooch for them. I used them to make up the floral centrepiece for the table.

Jenny taught me a really easy way how to make them and so did Fi. I stuck a swarovski crystal in the middle of them just to add a bit of a sparkle from the candle light.

Then of course, I thought, maybe we should have something for the guys, so I made a batch of nougat - NOTE: please don't ever try making this without a Kitchenaid or Kenwood. So I made that (which is quite temperamental) and wrapped it up in cellophane and ribbons and they became the place card settings.

So here are some photos of the result. I spent so much time planning all of this, I really didn't have much time to think about the menu, but it did all come together - my husband is a wonderful cook and a fantastic cleaner upperer in the kitchen. He did a fantastic job. I think we make a really good team together. I didn't here any complaints from the guests.

And the Winner Is ..........

I have finally got around to pulling a name out of the comments for my one year giveaway, and the winner is:


Sarah of Choccy Bangles


So Sarah could you please send me your snail mail address and I will post some goodies off to you.

Thanks so much everyone for actually taking the time to read my blog and of course for leaving all of your comments. It has certainly been so much fun reading all of your comments, just wish you would leave them all the time.

I have just been so flat out with overseas visitors and camping over the Easter break with three boys , and then being snowed under with so much washing and the weather is so cold and rainy and not very good for drying.

It is also school holidays here and as my children grow older they are also getting bigger and so are their messes. I am so over housework and washing. There has to be more to life than cooking and cleaning. I haven't even had time to sew or do anything remotely creative, although my mind is constantly working on something.




You may remember this pile of fabric I bought from Amitie a while back, well, it has finally turned into this quilt for my sister's 40th Birthday. I was really happy with the way it has turned out. I am now officially in love with Liberty fabrics, they are so beautiful to work with and have such vibrant colours. The quilt pattern that I used was 'Aunt Bec's 9 Patch' which is from Amitie. A very simple and easy pattern and extremely quick to make up.

This week of I have so much to do and my mind can't get round it. I think I will have to do a 'To do List' otherwise I will just end up doing absolutely nothing.

Oh by the way, have you been over to Ric Rac's blog to see her gorgeous cowboy, Isak and his gentle and faithful steed, Marzie!! Yep, that's right, named after me. Woo Hoo!!!! So if you have a brilliant idea and can't really be bothered making it yourself, or you would just like to pester Jodie over at Ric Rac, go check out her blog - it is very entertaining to say the least.

By the way Jodie, how is my little Indian coming along, maybe a little tee-pee to sleep in too!

Until next time, have a great weekend, and if you are in Melbourne - stay warm!