Keeping Sarah's Stuff Sorted Bag!

I finally finished and sent off the everything-you-need-for-a-new baby bag for Sarah and with only a couple of weeks until Baby Thomas is due it was done just in time!

I used a couple of patterns from Amy Butler's 'Little Stitches' Book (Everything Bag and Changing Mat). The exterior fabric is also from Amy Butler's Soul Blossom's range.

I added a couple of small essential, emergency items - including the cute monkey rattle - to get her started ready for motherhood second-time round!

Quick Ironing Board Recovery!

Quilts and other projects are still ongoing but in the meantime I saved a rather sad ironing board with a new cover - a big improvement!

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Tough Love!

I thought I'd share my romantic side! Today I gave my lovely man a hand embroidered card using a wonderful design from Mollie Makes. As we all know nothing says 'I Love You' as much as a tattoo - luckily mine is less painful than the real thing!

I also gave him a photograph of Manhattan taken from Brooklyn Heights - the spot he proposed - all together now ahhhhhh!

Keeping Warm

I'd forgotten I'd made this! I was looking through my hats and scarfs and found this - my first attempt in years at knitting! Not bad and it does keep me warm!

Flea Market Fancy PJs

To celebrate Al's safe return to the UK after such a long trip and her bravely transporting some serious fabric we spent a day sewing. Her new overlocker made the journey with her and after a couple of moments deciphering the threading instructions, it was up and running! To try it out I made some PJs out of this wonderful Flea Market Fancy fabric. The super-size allows for space for my rapidly growing baby tummy and much lounging!

Twit-twoo Dreams

Twit-twoo Dreams, a set on Flickr.

This is baby quilt is a commission for Louisa as a gift for a brand new baby boy. The patchwork, appliquéd owl sits in the midst of 'branches' keeping it safe as it has a snooze!

Festive Liberty Knickers Ladies!

Happy New Year!

It has been a while since I've updated my blog: becoming pregnant, a trip to New York with a proposal and then Christmas has kept me busy! But the new year has seen a refreshed urge to sew and two big projects are full steam ahead. Unfortunately as they're gifts I can't show them until later in the year -so watch this space!

I did manage to make some small gifts for friends this Christmas:

These lovely ladies (with Liberty Knickers!) are pen holders - hopefully they'll inspire some wise words or interesting doodles!