AJ's Antics

WOW It is hard to know where to start telling you about my weekend. I had been booked into Kellie's class for some months and then it snuck up on me rather quick! DH was working all day Saturday and Aunty Bee offered to have Aden for the night so I could have the whole weekend free. Kellie from 'Don't Look Now' was super easy to listen to. She was full of great advice and tips and tricks that helped a lot. It was sad that Rose couldn't make it to sew with me and I was worried that I would have no one to talk to but luckily I sat next to Gillian who was lovely to chat to (Hi Gillian if you found my blog!) We had a bit of a sharing circle and Kellie shared her 'getting started' story then it was time to really get started. Choosing fabrics was hard (and to be honest I don't really like the ones I have chosen especially for the green leaves). Kellie kept reminding us that it wasn't about the fabrics so much in this piece but the techniques that ...

Busy week this week! 3 things to report on tonight! First up is this cute little outfit for my boy! I've had the shorts finished for a while now but the shirt didn't get done til this week...pity it is too cold to wear just a shirt and in a size 0 he will most likely be grown out of it before he gets too much wear out of it! I'm not sure if the pants are longs that are now too short or shorts that are too long! Very hard to capture a moving baby! And because it has been so cold and there is no heating in my sewing room for night sewing and the light is terrible anyway I've been doing lots of this...and by lots I mean lots! Although you wouldn't guess how long this seemingly tiny bit of stitching has taken me! This is what it looked like on the 17th of October 2009 This is what it looked like 26th of June 2010...with Aden playing peek-a-boo! and this is what I have added in the last week a crocodile, a hippo and a gorilla! And I've been quilting too! After a hou...