pocket hop

have a hop-pity easter

with love from me

& the big pocket buddy

yep

an up-sized version

with a zipper pocket

... to keep all your treasures super safe

pattern coming soon

you sew girl ...

 well i went shopping

introducing: my new handmade by nikki

laptop bag .... but to me it'll be a large satchel bag

yay ... has a laptop case included 

... which you know will be handy

 ms mallalieu had her sample clearance sale

oooh .... she is a wonder

an amazing australian designer

& an awesome teacher

 snapped up a few amazing buys

for me & for gifts

day of colour

was your day filled with colour?

its "international day of colour"!

 what's your favourite?

mine is blue + yellow

did you work that one out?

there is a clear winner going on in my life

has been for a 'while' ....

somehow i just gravitate towards .....

... green

bamboo blankets

 sent off more parcels today

stock for the wonderful shop handmade in our ACT

 i love these blankets

simple patchwork piecing

show casing great fabrics & combos

with some amazing australian grown bamboo fabric

 in fact one of these days i really should make myself a large one

they wash up so well

they travel perfectly

they're colourful & modern & stylish

sort of in-between a quilt & a blanket

made from quality cotton fabrics that .... well basically...

you'd just never find at a mainstream baby gift shop

one of a kind

that's the beauty of handmade

 yep ...  & i have great pleasure in the 'making'

my own design of course so if you'd like one

i would be more than happy to help out

in fact i've just had x2 orders to be made soon as i can

one with yellows & giraffes

the other all animal party in primary colours to match

this little bunting number made for the baby shower

 yep .... can do that whole make-to-order thing ....

so if you're in need of the perfect baby gift ...

 bamboo is....

anti bacterial

soft & snugly

environmental

biodegradable

ethical

pesticide free

absorbent

cool in summer

warm in winter

hypoallergenic

breathable

sustainable

& this bamboo is australian grown

pocket buddies with floppy ears & a SALE

 loaded up lots of handmade goodies into my

online store tonight

yay ....

Pocket Buddies

just in time for Easter .... lots of them are in fact Bunnies

the hop-ity hop variety

so yeah

that pocket on their front

use it for all your treasures or love notes

designed & handmade by me

pattern coming soon if you're keen!

&

there's a SALE on over at my online store too

on all my handpainted wooden brooches!

only $5 au ... bargain!!

only x1 left in most colours ...

check it out ... 10% off for VIPs spending over $50 too...

paint on walls

 do love a bit of paint on walls

be it a form of beauty in some tasteful vandalism

perhaps commissioned 'wall art'

or some vintage old-school advertising

makes our urban world that little bit more human in my book

do you know your Melbourne wall art?

can you tell me where?

wip

i have like 500 hundred thousand

works in progress

'so' did not 'need' to start another

but the whole free-styling scrappy small quilt thing

gets me every time ...

the little peaces were calling to me

started on our run-away sewing weekend

top finished the other eve when i should have been making binding ...

very 'pink' for me ... i'm liking it lots

the orange now balances it in my eye

& its so very symmetrical!!

a few tricky circus elephants for 'personal consumption only'

& some very 'last of' ... fabric scraps in there

i have a plan for this one & others ...

"... yep" going to have x1 on the end of each downstairs bunk bed

@ our cabin ... that handmade life

joining in with lots of others & their wips ...

individual consumption

have you read the small print?

its right there in ink

down the long selvege edge ... repeated

just say'n ....

i've seen handmade works created with fabrics such as these

that have been for sale on line & at markets ...

big big trouble in the chook house peoples

if you make items for sale using such fabrics

be careful .... the wording may vary

but the meaning is the same ....

.... sometimes on unexpected fabric ranges

so be aware!!

"sold for non commercial home use"

"for individual use only"

"for personal use only and not intended for commercial sale"

& my current favourite ...

"license required for any use beyond individual consumption"

riBer

 'sew' there-was-a-whole-lota ....

sewing & chatting & eating & laughing
scraps & steam ironing & fun-ish & hints & unpicking

ran away with 2 of my most favourite crafty peeps

to our little spot on the murray

i achieved lots but finished nothing

but check out Sam's large whirly gig quilt top

i would like to make one now too

skies were all blue blue blue