I've made my first attempts at felted craft. Starting with the Boyfriend Scarf from Betz White's “Warm Fuzzies” . Is it still a boyfriend scarf of I have every intention of keeping it for myself? Some of the fabrics don't appear to have quite enough body yet so I have backed the scarf with a silk pinstripe. I think I will be putting...

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The wedding quilt is coming together slowly. So far 12 x 16 half square triangles, 12 times seven by seven blocks.There's more to go. Twelve nine-patches and forty eight four-patches. 6 weeks before it needs to be with the quilter. I might just make it if I stop the counting and just get sewing or maybe, I should take a mini break and...

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We left extra early to get my dearest to work on Friday. There was something I wanted little e to see. Sure enough she spotted it before we could even say “Look, balloons.” I'm glad we caught them when we did as our attempts to catch them tonight were foiled by the weather. ...

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Sometimes it helps to be on the opposite side of the world to other bloggers. Last winter I read about the wonders of lasagne gardens as I planned my vegetable patch. Now as I am pulling out the last of my tomato plants, I am reading about what others are planning to put in for the next summer. I thought it might help...

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I've been wondering on how to press seams lately. I know it doesn't sound like something to keep you up at night, but it does have me wondering. It looks like I'm not the only one. Please excuse me while I get technical. I've been taught to press to one side and have been doing just that for years. However, when I took...

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The invites are out and in June we are of to my Brother in Law's wedding. There is a quilt to be finished and only a few weeks to go, so the stash busting can wait a bit.To get started I needed 12 pairs of med and dark reds. I had enough dark reds, but needed to stock up on the mediums. Then...

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A few weeks ago I had a go at felting some thrifted jerseys. There were two stubborn jerseys that despite 2 hot cycles still looked like new. They have met their fate and now I introduce to you the Three Dollar Thrifted Pants. The other jersey had been re-purposed into a snuggly hotwater bottle cover for little e. Yep, both my babies will...

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We have had yet another case of Domestic Irony in our home and I just had to share. Over the weekend, my iron managed to dribble stained water on my fabric yet again. My husband pointed out that I had been complaining about the iron for some time now. It was getting on in years, about 6 of them if I recall correctly....

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