Sew, Craft

A while back I won an online sewing course on Cintia's fun little blog, and started Sew School last week. Jodie uploads weekly notes, videos and projects, and is around on the school's website or facebook page to answer any questions. It's such a great idea. We made nifty little drawstring bags (shoe bags for travel?) for our first project. I was a wee bit proud. (Baby steps, folks, baby steps).

I think I've been stuck on cushions for way too long, so it'll be a good chance to learn some new tricks. I have a stack of sweet books with lovely projects (this one was a present for my birthday and this one I've just borrowed from the library) - and a growing stash of new and vintage fabric.

Now that I've finished hand sewing the Little One's quilt (hours of love in that thing, I tell you), I'm working on a few other little crafty projects before I begin the next (and final!) stage, the binding process...

24 weeks

Well hello little bump. Have you decided it's time to get a move on? It certainly feels that way.

After another hectic week and an eventful weekend I'm welcoming the wintry weather so I can cosy up in the evenings and do some solid relaxing. Last Wednesday I had a theatre date with a friend (on a 'school night'!) which was a lot of fun but left me feeling a little exhausted. After a day at work it's really hard to find the energy to do much else in the evenings other than run a bath and crawl onto the sofa with a mug of soup - although it did feet great to get a little dressed up and go out for dinner in town.

I'm excited to join a knitting club with some lovely ladies from work. Our first 'meeting' is this Saturday and one of the knitters is going to lend me a book about knitting projects for children. The last time I clicked needles was probably in Grade 5 so I hope they'll be patient with me. Now there's a lovely project for these wintry evenings.

Project of the Week

*My 30th birthday present from world's best fiance...and the sweetest card and wrapping job too! What a darling...This really deserved it's own post, but that would be rubbing it in, wouldn't it?

*Dug out my Diana Mini and found a roll of film still in the camera. Love that! Could be Miami, Rio or Buenos Aires...

*To be a list-maker is a fairly common thing these days, no?

Too many times in the day I think to myself, I should do that, and then the thought flies away. Can't trust my memory. So I've tried to keep a track of all the potential projects on my TO DO wad of stickies. It's growing quickly so I'm choosing one task off the list and giving myself a week or so to do it (or at least get stuck into it).

This week's project is getting my photos in order. Actually printing them out and slipping them into albums. Nothing better than a matte 6 x 4" hot off the press. Inspired by the recent slide night and my love for order.