More baby stuff

My new workplace is not the fertility springs that my old workplace was, but I still have plenty of babies to make things for. In recent weeks, I knitted a jumper (sweater) for a 6-month-old baby. I think the light …

Baby elephant pinwheel quilt

My lovely neighbours are expecting a grandson any day now, and they asked me to make the new baby a quilt. I do not normally sew on demand, but I was happy to make an exception for them. We live …

Shopping bag

I started sewing the little patchwork panel for this shopping bag in June last year. Why did it take me so long to finish? All was going swimmingly, but as I was about to sew closed the turning opening in …

Swapsies

I had not taken part in a swap in a very long time, so when I spotted the call for sign-ups for the #petitepatchworkswap, I put my hand up even though the sensible side of my brain knew that my …

Hey, baby!

Now that my work and study commitments have eased, my craft plans for 2019 were to try to finish some of my UFOs and tentatively dip my toes back into the world of dressmaking; however, the year barely began before …

A dress and a bonus top

I thought that I might like to return to dressmaking this year. In my teenage years, I made a lot of my own clothes, but that desire slowly waned because I had a number of fashion disasters that did not …

Licorice allsorts blanket

I have almost knitted up all the 4 kilograms of Bendigo Woollen Mills Luxury 10 ply yarn I bought in 2014 when I seriously miscalculated how much I would need for the wedding blanket. Hurrah! In late 2017, I started crocheting a …

Shop pinny

Because I am again working casually at Calico & Ivy, I thought I would make an apron to carry a few handy bits and pieces about. The phone, especially, seems to like disappearing under bolts of fabric. When it rings, …

A scarf for me

After knitting myself a beanie, I decided that I needed a coordinating scarf; however, I could not decide between the ‘Pavement’ scarf, designed by Jared Flood, or the ‘Hawthorne’ shawl, designed by Susanna. I bought the ‘Pavement’ pattern and knitted …

Geese and mountains

I am frantically hand quilting my Christmas tree skirt (any completion date before midnight on Christmas Eve will feel like a win), but I cannot believe that it is almost Christmas and the end of another year. This year has …