School Starts and Some Tips.

School starts in the morning and darling Son 12 will be doing 8^th grade work from tomorrow so I am going to be a bit busier again.

To keep me sane and give me something fun to do in my spare time (apart from sewing) I will be working on my blog, researching different crafts to do and being inspired by lots of amazing people.

Here a couple of tips that you may not have heard before, have you got any handy tips that might help someone else? I would love to hear them.

Household Tip…

You can divide and store ground meat in a zip loc bag. Just break off how much you need and keep the rest in the freezer for later. So much easier than dividing and individually wrapping. See the tips here...

Quilting tip…

Never use a fabric’s selvedge in a quilt – it may shrink and pucker your finished project.

I am looking forward to starting the new school year on a good note so will make sure I get to bed on time tonight, I am just so  done in if I don't get a good nights sleep these days.

Not much happening here on the "Sewing" front I am afraid, I need to be inspired to get my Mojo back...it is possibly because I am still in "Holiday Mode".

I got some really nice fabrics (french General) a couple of months ago now and had an idea of what I would like to make with them...I just have to make that a reality.

I hope you all are being inspired and are having fun sewing away on your projects. 

Until next time

Happy Stitching...

Summer Break Nearly Over...What have I Achieved?

Well as the title implies our Summer Break is nearly over and exactly what have I achieved?

Did I do much on my “To Do” list, Or have I been a slacker…

Perhaps I should have reviewed my to do list a bit better, included some things and excluded others.

So have I achieved anything?

Of course I have, I have had a fantastic summer of coffee with friends, movies and lunches with friends, Rest and relaxation.

Now is any of this on my list…well maybe not so much, but it could come under the heading of “Have Fun”.

I have spring cleaned some, but not all I had hoped to do.

I still have a week left before school starts so I still may get something done.

I guess the point really is that though you may have big and amazing plans, they don’t always work out the way you imagined them to. Life is like that isn’t it?

I have had a few health issues that have prevented me from doing some things so I am ever mindful of re-organizing my time and prioritising.

Coming up this year I am hoping to have a once a month spot about the people that inspire me, from all walks of life…

So I shall be posting this at the end of each month hopefully. I will also have a few giveaways this year as well. Keep an eye out for more…

I hope you are inspired by others, I hope you are able to use that inspiration to inspire others…

Happy Stitching

A Great Start to 2012...

What a lovely start to 2012 for us, the weather here is perfect and we have about 3 weeks left of Summer holidays...

First Project for 2012 Complete…

Well the first project for 2012 is complete and sitting on DD2’s bed.

DD2 has asked me to teach her how to sew, she picked some fabric from the local fabric shop and chose to make a cushion.

I had purchased an old sewing machine last year for her so she could learn on something that might have a bit more resilience than my modern machines.

Top view of the pillow shows how it joins up nicely…

This is the side Ally did mostly on her own…

This is the side I helped teach Her how to cut, iron seams and sew everything straight.

She did a great job for her first attempt...She will have lots of practice as she has lined up a bunch of projects already...

I love that she wants to learn how to sew...

That is it for me for now, I must get back to the sewing room...

Happy stitching

Amanda