Sew a mouse family...

Look what Mummy Sew knitted me up for Christmas!! Aren't they adorable - I should have posted them ages ago. They really are fab.

I also hear rumours that there is a baby mouse to add to the family coming soon :)

Working nights at the moment...don't seem to be getting anything done in the day time! Had a long drive around Ilkley Moor today though and had a good relaxing afternoon. Good enough for a dull Saturday afternoon!

(The Man just christened these two Monty and Martha...bless :))

Sew some more dollies

Mothers day evening - we nattered, and I made up these 3: Sally, Dot and Jim.

Ballerina, Tree Hugger and Waitor. I love making these, their sew simple and childish and means i get to have a good rummage in all the scrap buckets! (the perfect place for all inspiration)

Sew a gift

Mothers Day arrived today and Mummy Sew recieved one bookmark, a bunch of flowers and one hand made bag! Pattern needs a bit of tweaking but here it is as it stands.
I sewed 2 crocheted doileys onto the pale pink circles of fabric and sewed on my beads and buttons and suffolk puffs and ribbon. I added a chain handle, and another doiley inside sewn onto the pocket. Pops shut with a simple snap fastener :) Mothers Day was a relaxed occasion...a bit of shopping, and saw Nanny! Then we had dinner together - a seafood casserole...mmm... and then strawberry crumble!

Sew some cupcakes!

Mummy Sew got this gorgeous cake stand for christmas from moi and a matching teapot from my boyfriend - sew she made a few cupcakes for when it's not piled full of cakes (occasionaly ones from betty's - LOVE the fat rascals).

More to come I think!

a sad P.S. Newcastle rejected my uni place today which is horrible because it was there that i really wanted to be last year. Luckily Glasgow really impressed me when i went up to see the uni this year! Sew I'll be in glasgow come September. Scaaaaary! On the plus side the boyfriend will be in Edinburgh at uni as a mature student...and the train through from Glasgow to Edinburgh isn't much of a long journey :)

Sew rings on your fingers

Swap #2! I had a few ring backs lieing around i've been meaning to make into button layered rings sew when I saw a button ring swap i was delighted! Here's the three I made...The first two i kept for myself...

and made this one for my swap partner:

Sew simple and cheerful!

Sew some boxes...

Mummy Sew also makes boxes! It appears she's been rather busy recently! She used some rather delicious liberties fabric and a mix of stitch and glue.

Sew a whimsey or five!

Mummy sew has been making whimsey jars while I do my A-level work. Aren't they lovely! She wants to sell them but I've stolen one to use and fill with bits and bobs :) they make really useful pin cushions!

The flash on my camera died last night. Didn't realise how much i use it! I now have to shell out for anther camera! *sigh*

Mummy Sew...

Mummy Sew has been sewing all her life...here's one she made recently! Isn't it delicious? :) She's got lots of little outfits...and underneath every skirt she's got different knickers and occasionally a petticoat!
Here's her in the morning, just out of her bed, still in her nightie!


now, nightie off! What shall we wear today...?

our favourite evening gown?

bit posh maybe...how about a casual dress and cardie?
its a bit cold though...

maybe we need something a bit warmer...

thats better!!

Sew some nesting owls...

Remember the little owls i made with help from moonstitches? well I made a few more! here they are all lined up...


I decided they needed a good little home to nest in while i decide what to do with them...sew, i found a little post by lucykatecrafts to make season enveloped and had a go myself - here we are all nestled in...
and from the front...

these will most likely soon turn into a little pocket maybe for mothers day 'To Mummy', with a little pressie inside!

Sew a Strawberry or two...

I found a cute little Tutorial by mr.monkeysuit to make strawberries! Spent my time on the train doing them. Now i just need something to do with them! Sew, I'm thinking some sort of mobile? String them together somehow...

Sew a few drawing pins...

I got an offer for uni this week! Glasgow want me unconditionally! Sew whatever happens now, I'm moving out this September :) My cork board needs snazzing up a bit with new drawing pins. A few felt scraps and blanket stitches later, and I have a dozen cute and original drawing pins!

Sew a little dolly...

I made these a few days ago with odds and ends from the ever growing scrap bag(s!). I love little russian dolls at the moment - these aren't quite russian dolls but cute enough! I so enjoyed painting their little faces :) - so i think there are a few other painted doll projects coming up...watch this space...

Mummy Sew demanded a soldier...

so here he is:

They're all officialy called, Judy, Betty, Phil and Bob...from the film White Christmas. Please don't ask why! Something to do with.... 'Sisters...there were never such devoted sisters!'

Sew I spent a bit of money...

Vintage fairs and charity shops were raided this weekend when I finally woke up from my night shifts and I found this gorgeous selection squirreled away at the back of shelves and such like.

Keep posted - I have some lovely ideas for bags coming up!

Also bought a whole sewing box full of vintage pins/needles/crochet hooks/threads/pin cushions etc etc etc...all for ten pounds! its beautiful - wooden with three tiers folding out and a central handle. Brill!

and here it is:

Sew some more bags...

So I made a few more little bags! I have one for a swap with my Tutor and another being sold. Must get on folksy soon. I'm also getting quicker at them. Fabrics not as yummy here but it is what was lieing around! These have two pockets instead of the one :)

Sew an Owl or two...

Tutowlrial by moonstitches is so incredibly cute!! LOVED it, so I made my first little owlette. DOZENS to follow, I want a whole little flock :)

I now have an owl egg cosy too from lucykatecrafts which I also made on one of the many train journeys I seem to do at the moment...he's very cute! Although he won't help with the poached eggs that I'm addicted to at the moment...

Sew a Broach...

Ginger has a little funky broach with suffolk puffs and pompoms on it and I wanted one too! Here's my version...



Really simple and wacky, big and bold enough for my outdoors coat!
Didn't take long and I used a few old Liberty scraps that were dieing to be little suffolk puffs :)

Sew I made a teapot...

Had a wonderful day out with Ginger in a little cafe in Skipton called coffee and clay - SEW childish, but wonderful fun. Its called Coffee and Clay...
I did a little teapot for one (not that we don't have enough teapots!) and Ginger did a little Cupcake pot.
Sew here was mine...
And hers...
And we went back a week later (which turned out to be about three I think :s) to collect after they've been through the kiln. What do you think?
Coffee and Clay do gorgeous little events - childrens parties and adult BYOB evening painting sessions. Love it!
But anyway...time for a pot of tea i think! :D

Sew Anna Panda...

mollychicken have lots of wonderful little tutorials, I had a go at Anna Panda first on the train home from Carlisle. Really very simple and cute! Big enough to actually give a good cuddle too. I've also done a few of the chicks, however need a few more tries, I have square heads and too skinny bodies...watch this space!