movember & scratch and sniff

Remember how big Scratch & Sniff was in the 80's? I remember a divine movie (VHS) coming with a scratch & sniff card - there are some things that you just don't want to scratch and sniff!!

Beards & Mo's are not my most favorite things BUT for a good cause it's ok...

time,time,time

The little lady is turning 5 on Sunday. We are having a small party in the park with 12 of her friends from kinder.

She starts prep in Feb next year and we are currently in the midst of prep transition - they met there grade 6 buddy yesterday. We also purchased her uniforms yesterday and I could not believe the emotion it brought up!! Where did the past 5 years go?

I must say I am very happy to be bringing a new life into this world in April next year - the timing couldn't be better. Ok off I go to make some eyelashes or something...

Kinder Quilts sold on the week end for $135 each and they both went to GREAT LOVING HOMES ;)

just a thought...

The love we give away is the only love we keep.

dipping my toes in...

Molly has carried around her first ever cot sheet for the past 4 3/4 years. She loves it and it's her comforter. I spotted this sweet babushka fabric at amitie the other week and new it was what we needed to give the old sheet a rest. I sewed some bias binding around it and ta da! a half decent looking piece of material - MUCH better than a sheet!!

I'm off to a baby shower on Sunday and I think you can never have enough singlets for baby so I finally cut up my favorite old pair of pj's and embellished a few singlets along with a draw string bag to keep 'em all together.

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I went to see Whip It the other day and LOVED IT! Of course I knew I would. It has made me want to get of my arse and go catch Kylies team in action. I know Sime will be digging the fishnets and tatts...

Purchased some new fabric this week and finished off the kinder quilts which go up for auction over the week-end.

Got some lovely craft books in the mail this week and will post about them soon.

Watching: Mad Men
Listening: Marti Brom - Wise To You & The Avett Brothers (STILL)
Want: The latest Wagons T-towel...

Happy week-end to you and yours.

check in WIP

I've been feeling VERY average this first trimester VERY average. It's meant a lot of sleeping & lying on the couch. It's forced me to slow the f*%$ down. I don't do slow very well at all! It's given me time to think about lots of things, I've read a few books and finished 3 quilts!


Baby Millie :


4y/o Kinder Yellow Group:



4y/o Kinder Purple Group:


I need to give the kinder quilts a good iron and then I'll show the front! Baby Millie is about 10 weeks old so I am happy with the time frame on that quilt. I do like a cheater fabric quilt - they are nice and quick but yet look stunning with hand quilting. the kinder quilts were kindly machine quilted by Judy (BIG THANKS).

I have started to document my completed project and WIP's on my side bar - keeping myself accountable and organised!

I must say it was very cool to get all the comments yesterday - you all made me feel very special and also that I have made the right decision to write my personal blog again.

Listening: The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism also their newbie I and Love and You - Summer 09/2010 here we come - so, so , so , so GOOD!! I haven't been this in love since the Drones & Wagons!!!