Simple pleasures of ordinary days

...I have a little crush on his work ever since seeing it at Megalo moons ago, and there's now an exhibition in this space
...A little pocket of public art gold in our city
...She explores while I follow with a coffee
...JanMa helped us plant a little crate garden
...Grandfather is a playdough comedian
...A chilly January morning
...the view from Grandfather's shoulders, and
...the view from the Village Centre here

Joining Em and creating a collection of weekly images, recording simple pleasures of ordinary days.

Lie to me

I'm so chuffed with our new dining chairs.

Bought these Parker chairs from the 'Under $100' section in the paper and have been waiting to find the right fabric. Most of our furniture is secondhand or from practical pieces from IKEA, so I was happy to splurge a little on this beautiful screenprinted fabric.

Mothers/fathers with little children, please tell me they're not that impractical.

Mama's making me a quilt

So many lovely things coming in the mail lately. I'm such a fan of ordering online - the anticipation of a parcel is so much better than the instant gratification that comes with lugging a plastic bag out of a store, wouldn't you agree?

The Ink & Spindle Allsorts Quilt Kit is one of the goodies that arrived in the past week. So beautifully packaged too. I admired it unopened on the coffee table for a while! My mum promised me she'd make a quilt for the little one, but had given away a lot of her old fabric a few years ago as her quilting days (she thought) were long gone. I'd been keeping my eye out for patterns on the internet - something that could look a little wonky and imperfect, given that Mum was protesting that she might be a little rusty - and came across this beautiful kit sourcing the link for one of my previous posts.

I love that Ink & Spindle hand screenprint their fabrics and make efforts to ensure they are ethical and sustainable. Plus they just seem like really sweet ladies having fun in their studio. I wish I had the time at the moment to create a little stash of my own screenprinted fabric, but I'm not a superwoman and think my time is best spent in a non-toxic environment (i.e. at the sewing table!). Am sure it'll be a lovely project for Mum and I to work on together in those last few weeks...if the hormones stay in check!

Ps. Thank you for all your lovely supportive comments on my last post. We had a scan at the hospital today which came up clear. In fact the little one looked very cosy and happy in there, pouting and blinking and curled up like a yogi. Apparently the little one is a little one (at this stage), being on the 'petite' side of the scale - but still well clear of the danger zone. Phew!

An old friend

I've had this lovely Klippan fabric that we bought in Sweden tucked over a cushion, masquerading as a cover, ever since we moved in (November last year).

Finally I dusted off the old Janome and, using a very basic pattern saved from an Ink & Spindle kit, I whipped up a little cover. Even found some sweet spotty fabric for the underside. Think I've got my sewing mojo back.

Ordered some of this beautiful fabric which arrived in the mail last week...Another cushion and perhaps something sweet for a friend's little girl, due end of August? Will suit a Spring baby, no?