Holiday Monsters

Read into that what you will .....It's a wet and miserable day here so we found a way to keep holiday monsters entertained....


Rumage through the fabric scrap stash & pick what you want.
Cut them as you want and sew them together (yes, I let them loose on the Janome. They were VERY excited!)
Add your monster face and trace out your monster shape on the back. Sew it to your chosen backing fabric (with a bit of help) Cut around your monster shapeClip and turn (and use chop sticks as weapons)Go a bit crazy with the stuffing (our house is very fluffy at the moment)Stitch up the hole. This was the big boy's first go with a needle and thread. He has is own style and was happy.A successful holiday afternoon (ie no sibling bickering for 3 whole hours - unbelievable!)Now to clean up the mess - they're watching Star Wars with their monsters.
Hope your holidays are great.
Jenny

A bit of colour

Wandering through blogland the other day, I stumbled on these ...

(image from Design Seeds)

(image from Design Seeds)

Have you seen Design Seeds? Go and check it out.

I love the colour breakdowns!

I thought it might be fun when thinking of colour blends for quilts etc

Just thought I'd share.

Cheers

Jenny

Looking on the bright side

Yep, it's a cushion!

This is a "positivity cushion" because sometimes we all need to be reminded to look on the bright side of life. Can you get more positive than a "plus sign"?!?

The little person that this is for initially told me the fabric (after helping to select it) was "crap" (yep .. charming...) but now having seen the finished cushion has said "man, that's awesome!". I think that's positive.

And I get to finish with the most wonderfully positive news ever, this morning at 6.15am my sister's little baby boy joined the world! (That's a beautiful story that I'll share another time)

Hope you all have a wonderfully positive day - we will, we're off to meet and cuddle a new born!

Jenny

Today ...

This afternoon I hope to:

sit on the couch

with a hot chocolate,

a DVD (something G rated that all 3 are happy to watch)

and a little bit of binding.

(Yes, I'll be ignoring the washing, the dishes, the bathrooms and the general domestic chaos that is quickly engulfing us. Mum's get school holidays too, don't they ?)

If all goes well I'll show you the finished product tomorrow.....

Hope your day is warm and cozy too

Jenny

On Sunday I ....

On Sunday I:

• hurt my brain (I don't use it often)


• discovered that I may need glasses


• started a two day intensive pattern making course at CAE in Melb


• made a skirt block (and learnt what a skirt block was ! - the base for your skirt patterns that is sized just for you -I didn't know that)


• drafted a couple of different patterns from the block.


• started a block for a pair of pants


• learnt heaps


• realised that I still know very little (and suspect that my sewing skills may not be up to scratch)


• Loved it


• Had fun giggling with a girlfriend who had this wonderful idea in the first place


• Get to do it all again next Sunday!

Today:

• we're still in our PJ's at 10am (shocking, I know!). I love school holidays!

(just as I typed that my 3 little cherubs erupted into a slapping, screaming arguement over something trivial. I think I just changed my mind!)

Hope you're all enjoying yours.

Jenny

Boobs

Boobs

Tits

Fun Bags

Nunga Nungas

Breasts

Jugs

Mammories

Norgs

Call them what you want. Girls, do you know yours?

Have had an anxious week or two after finding a lump in mine. I was lucky as the ultrasound, mammogram and needle biopsy showed it was benign. Phew!

BUT I found it by accident as I don't check every month. I will now.

So girlie friends go and cop a feel, check them out and get to know them well. Need some tips ? try here.

And for a friend who started chemo today - goodluck, positive vibes and lots of love to you and your tribe!

Have a lovely weekend ladies! Jenny

(I hope this prompts you and your girly friends to have a check!)

PS no pics today - I didn't think a full frontal shot would be good for any of us! Instead go and have a look at yours in the mirror!

My Creative Space

Today is trying to squeeze out a couple more aprons between running around after the little people - Thursday's are a blur this year.

(sorry rubbish photo's today - camera battery nearly flat, dark cloudy morning, kids fighting and we're running late around here as usual)

Sunday is market day (and the stock box is looking a little skinny...).

If you're a Melbourne person and fancy something to do on Sunday morning why not come and visit the Mulgrave Makers Market.

Lots of great stuff, yummy food, wonderful farmers market and lovely smiling people like me who would love you to say Hi!

Hope to see you there!

Pop over to Kirsty's to see lots of clever stuff.

Jenny

What the tuck?

Some of you asked what was the go with the red tucks yesterday.

Surprise, surprise-its an apron.

Just playing with ideas for the next market which is coming around very quickly - crikey!! I must make something else soon otherwise one tuck apron is going to look pretty bloody lonely!

It was fun to make and not quite as time consuming and fiddly as my other 60's style numbers. Does that make me lazy ???

Struggling with the motivation to get off my chocolate eating bum and get on the sewing machine.

Hopefully a weekend away in the sunny state of QLD (Happy Birthday Jodie!) will help.

(Yep that was me bragging! )

Hope your weekend is fabulous too!

Jenny

My Creative Space...

Should involve pleats, tucks and aprons

but will be spent behind this

Hooning around on these until tea time.

I always thought the Mum's Taxi was a farce for indulgent mothers.

I'm sorry I take it all back!

I was a foolish, naive mother who has now had her rude awakening!

For those with more time (and better organisational skills) check out more creative spaces at Kirsty's.

Going a bit dotty

Yes I am going a bit dotty (I'm sure that's not a surprise to some!)

I love this fabric and have purchased a bucket load.

Other than lovely little spotty aprons for kiddies, it makes an excellent tablecloth (oh how I love them .... sad but true!)

This is a table cloth for my sister's house warming present pretending to be wrapping paper!

Inside is a platter (can't have too many, can you ??) and heaps of plastic plates and cups as their 1st baby will be joining us in a couple of weeks - can't wait!!!!!!

Hmm maybe a spotty cot quilt .....

Look for spotty stuff in the ohjoh shop (when I finish them and get organised!!!) or at the next market (Mulgrave Makers Market 27th March)

Hope all is good and dotty at your place too

Jenny