The Daily Reviewer | Threads of Friendship

Cake and hammers!

Jan 31, 2010 1:19am

It was time to celebrate Oliver’s birthday with friends and family today. It was a 10 day wait for Oliver, a long time when you are three four. He requested a rocket party with woodwork and real tools. Here is the birthday boy with his tools, thanks to nana! ...

Sweet Dreams little monkey!

Jan 25, 2010 8:25pm

I have a little boy who has just turned 4. He is blessed with a very cheerful disposition, has so much energy for life and so much curiosity for learning, that at times I struggle to keep up! He is happy almost 100% of the time – what a gift!...

Bright Sunshiny Days

Jan 22, 2010 6:58pm

We have been thoroughly enjoying the Summer School holidays – sleeping in and catching up with precious friends. Jenny and her gorgeous kids came over for a day of sewing and fun. Amy has just started sewing lessons and showed me the selvedge pin cushion she had made. So I...

We’re all going on a summer holiday!!

Jan 17, 2010 3:40am

I am just back for two days of stitching in peace and thought I’d share some of our holiday fun… There was a day picking strawberries and of course eating them. I recommend the chocolate fondue at Sunny Ridge Strawberry farm. Delicious!! The beach was beautiful and...

Summer stitching…

Jan 11, 2010 3:47am

It is sooo hot today that I’ve contemplated hopping into my freezer on a number of occasions. It is 8.30pm and still 40 degrees! (that’s about 105 Fahrenheit!) We are all enjoying doing very little these holidays – in fact we haven’t really been out of the house other than...

Like Mother like Daughter

Jan 11, 2010 2:39am

The apple hasn’t fallen very far from the tree when it comes to a love of bags, my DD Rachel has quite a collection of her own. Today we added to that collection by making a bag together. Do you remember me giving her this book and fabric for her...

New Shoes..

Jan 3, 2010 4:22am

Starting a new year feels a bit like getting a new pair of shoes, shiny and new, no scuff marks, potential, no smell, you want to wear them with every outfit…. You look back at that old pair of worn in, slightly grubby last years pair and forget about the...

Happy Christmas to you & to you & to you…

Dec 24, 2009 5:26am

It’s officially Christmas day in the Eastern States of Australia, so I thought I’d wish you all a VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS on behalf of the Sewing Sisters. Thank you all for visiting our blog & giving your encouraging &...

And the Christmas Goodies go to:

Dec 23, 2009 3:55am

Only two more sleeps! We have had a lovely time staying in pyjamas in the morning and eating fresh lunches (with no lunchboxes needed!). It’s great to be on holidays. I finished my table runner in time. It was cut out and partly sewn for last Christmas, but just not...

We wish you a merry Christmas!

Dec 19, 2009 2:38am

Christmas wreath is hung – will add to it next year as time got away from me… Life has been a crazy and blogging has moved down the list of priorities a little. We’ve just had the...

A little bit of this, that & the other…

Dec 13, 2009 1:43am

Kay and I had another successful, and extremely hot (37 degrees C), market yesterday. The temperature didn't stop Christmas shoppers from coming out & stocking up. These were the bags I’d made for this market, I included a few more Summery designs....

Kylie who?

Dec 8, 2009 12:20pm

Hi my name is Kylie, you may remember me? My New Years Resolution will be to make more time for sewing and me time. It’s been an interesting journey adjusting to going back to work this year, how does everyone else manage to fit to two together? So I’m here...

Aprons Galore

Dec 6, 2009 5:08am

I went to my store Christmas party this afternoon with all the fabulous girls from work. Instead of buying/making each other presents, our manager Suzy gave us 1/2 metre of herringbone calico & a name of a recipient. We were to create an apron for our Secret Apron Swap partner....

Another Author, and her handbag

Nov 20, 2009 6:02pm

On Wednesday Clarry (from my book club) and I went to a literary morning tea with Paullina Simons. It was a slightly smaller crowd than the last event – 73 women & 2 men, compared to 248 women & 2 men for Diana Gabaldon! ...

Crazy?… maybe…

Nov 16, 2009 3:00am

I am almost there with the Christmas wreath – just need some red velvet ribbon to finish it off. Until then I’ve dug out another wool felt project. About three months ago I started making a fairytale type toadstool house. I had done the basic cut out and started stitching...

Fresh from the Market

Nov 13, 2009 10:29pm

As in - I’ve just got back, fresh from the Inglewood Artisan Market. Kay and I had a very successful morning, I sold several bags/notebooks and key rings – My mother even bought a bag! (I will squirrel her money back to her, I can’t have my mother paying for...

in a cupboard…

Nov 8, 2009 7:59pm

Cleaning through the upstairs cupboard I happened across a quilt I began making for a friend’s wedding about 11 years ago. I think it may have been my first attempt at quilting (and it was queen size!!). Anyway it didn’t get made in time, and just got abandoned until this...

Surprise, Surprise!

Nov 5, 2009 7:24pm

I was looking through this months Homespun magazine (Vol 10.11) when I discovered this: I wasn’t sure that my email had even reached them as I hadn’t reduced the file size of the photo and it seemed to take a long time...

Threads on the floor, on my clothes, in my hair…

Oct 30, 2009 7:00am

My DH says my craft room currently looks like the Fabric Fairy has thrown up in it. It is a wee bit messy and re-arranged, but for a good reason. My friend Kaye and I are having a bag stall at: ...

To market, to market…

Oct 25, 2009 8:47pm

I return to the world with a little more brain space after weeks of preparation for my children’s annual Spring Fair which was last Saturday. It was a perfect day and my 9 year son and I shared a stall. (Sorry – no photos as I left the camera at...

Back in the REAL world again.

Oct 13, 2009 7:30pm

I finished the book on Sunday, on the way home from a week of family holidays in Dunsborough (South Coastal WA). We had a refreshing time away which included lots of sight seeing, eating, shopping, fishing (DH & kids), reading, catching up with friends and some sewing!!! Yes, DH let...

RECESS time

Oct 7, 2009 6:56pm

I fell in love with the “Recess” range of fabrics last year and knew I would have to make a quilt with them. I bought my first ever layer cake and some yardage and got planning. After some playing around with angles and graph paper, I came up with this...

Back to busy-ness

Oct 5, 2009 2:08am

So school holidays have finished and the busy weekly routine returns again. I love school holidays and the way my children have time to remember how to play together with energy and less arguments. If that happens, I get more time to sneak away to my front room and sew...

A Break in Transmission…

Sep 25, 2009 9:51pm

Kylie and I are a wee bit distracted from creating at the moment due to the release of this… :) I know of a few...

dqs 7 received & other prezzies…

Sep 18, 2009 12:37am

Look what Mr Postman delivered :) a HUGE Thank you to Marian for my absolutely gorgeous doll quilt and other special prezzies. It turns out that we ended up doing a direct swap which was a fantastic surprise. If you want to...