Archive for January, 2008

Mom

Saturday, January 26th, 2008

Guess what I found in the book which I use to draw my own patterns?
Jenny had written:
Mom
looks good
is nice
is good at drawing
is good at driving a car
is good at being quiet (?)
is good at sewing
is good at being on time
is good at looking after the kids
WOW - must have done something right??

Grrrr - trying to sew, actually sewing but crocheting

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

I really do like the fabric - love it - for these two bags. I wanted to sew something with a zipper and I wanted something nice to bring workpapers to and from work.
The sewing for the larger tote started out very good. Some minor errors but nothing I couldn´t fix. The lining […]

Trying to go to a café and getting an award..

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

I wanted to make some slippers for Emily, and when Ohelene syr added a pattern on her blog, I thought I had it made. I wasn´t accurate enough so my result you can see further down. I do want to try it one more time as I´m sure I´m the one at fault…
My life is […]

For sale - tissuepaper covers - all gone.

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

I have a box full of stuff that I´ve made. I love to make things - and there is only so many I need for myself. So, one of my goals is to get it all together and make a small “for sale” page. However, these tissuepaper covers were made today. If you want one, […]

A little christmas update

Saturday, January 5th, 2008

Christmas is over and we´re back to work, kindergarden and school. A bit tired but that´s to be expected. Here is a picture of Jenny using her new camera 1. day of christmas. And of course the two new members of our penguin family. One is bought, the other one sewn after inspiration from a […]