The new year is coming quickly!

What a year it has been...

I did forget to take some piccies of the other Christmas things I did such as the Reindeer taggies for presents which were very cute but no doubt will do more next year.

Have spent the last few weeks lusting after a book of softies and finally got around to making a few and the mind was whirring while loving every moment of it. Current thought is.....

The website The Bedbug is getting a sister site The Fabricbug (currently in testing phase). This will be stocking all the licensed fabrics that I get in. I often have scraps and bits and piece from the end of bolts that I have been wondering what to do with. So the whiring brain decided it would be a good idea to whip up some softies and sell them on the site. As the cost is minimal and I just love sewing I've decided that I will donate the bulk of the money to my favourite charity Adra and to the women's refuges they run in Australia.

Here are some of the prototypes:
1. Polar fleece Alien: I have this polar fleece in Dora, Thomas and princesses as well as plain blue and cream so should make some cute ones. Was also thinking of felt for eyes for bubs. He is about 30cm long and nice and cuddly. Price $20 and donate $15







2. Rabbit: Archer already thinks this is hilarious and has taken great delight in whacking everything he can with it. (He looks a tad wriggly in this as I had just rescued him from a whacking attack). He is about 25cm long and just squishy! Have heaps of fabrics that I can use including Dora, Thomas, Cars, Princesses, Winnie the Pooh as well as a heap of craft prints that would be great out of my fabric stash.
Price $15 and donate $10






3. Owl: Did the front and back panel of this on in Treehouse "Rumble in the Jungle" fabric and hope to get some more in so it can match the stock that we have in the store. It's is stuffed really firmly and eyes and nose are in felt. He is almost pillowlike. Sits about 20-25cm high. Price $30 and donate $20.







That is if I don't give them all to the kids first. They are so cute!!!

Also got this great Sock Monkey book but am saving that for the next holiday where I need to hand sew to keep me busy. Would love to hear feedback on this idea though.

It's Christmas present time!

I love Christmas crafts. Everything about them and love making presents for friends and family. Here is some of the stuff I've put together over the last 2 weeks. (Needless to say the fingers are a tad sore.


1. More magic blocks - now with photos. Here is some pic's of some of them. Present for Dad.
2. Rudolph tea towel. Needs a bow around his neck but need to get get some red ribbon. Presents for the lovely Kym, Billy's kinder teacher.
3. Revesible shopping bag. Whipped this up this afternoon for mum. Easy pattern, popped a jeans pocket in it as a pocket and the base of the fabric is reversed. All made on the overlocker except for the overstitching. Took about 1 hour from picking up the fabric to the finish. Is a present for Mum but I really love it. Is going to be hard to give this one away.

The wall hangings for the babe.

I forgot to put them in here. Whilst not technically sewing then are fabric on fabric and just look fantastic so they must go here. I will get back to the fabric and maybe whip a quilt with the offcuts but they are just so cute. 9 inch square blocks with contrasting fabrics and low and behold an easy wall feature in the nursery.

It's been a while between posts

The mojo is flagging due to madly sewing blocks as Christmas presents. So what does one do..... fabric shop. There is a new seller on ebay that is soon to become my best friend and they don't even know it yet. Here is a few of the purchases tonight.

Japanese Fabric, a wallhanging is born

Thanks to a very very clever friend getting some work put out by the Lonely planet about Japan, I have been dreaming about the stash of Japanese fabrics I had sitting there waiting for a project.

Saw a something a while ago in this style of fabric so have whipped it up into a similar design. Shocking photo but will post a proper one when I have put a border on. No idea how yet but that is the next task.

That and might make a little crane out of fabric for the hole.
Will see....hope to have it finished next week so check back.

THE Block

This is just the best toy ever and thanks to a scrap booking friend with great ideas have big plans for Christmas presents and photo's on fabric. It is a fabric cube that just folds out and out and out and so on.

Easy to make.....(I promise Shannon)

There is a new baby.....

Well, way to get me to really knit in a hurry. The beautiful Sienna decided to arrive 5 weeks early so the cot blanket quickly became a pram blanket. I used a heap of different wools and just knitted 9 squares and then crocheted the edge. Managed to finish it the morning I popped in to see her. It has now taken pride of place on the edge of the cot eagerly waiting her to come home and snuggle under it.