December 22, 2011 – 6:43 pm
You might remember this . . . .
It is my new Gnome quilt which was a commission piece for a friends grandaughter (& you may see more of it next year in a magazine publication . . . watch this space!!)
. . . well it has found a new home, ready & waiting for the arrival of a new baby in the new year.
I was asked to make a few other bits to go with it to make the nursery a very warm & friendly place for this special new baby . . . thought you might like to see what has had me chained to my machine for the past week!
My Gnome cushion has made another appearance along with a toadstool shaped cushion complete with a woodland friend behind the door! I was also asked to make a few storage buckets to keep all the baby ‘stuff’ tidy
I was pleased with how it all turned out & no doubt the lovely customer in question will get plenty of time to appreciate it with all those 2am feeds she has ahead of her!!
. . . well , that’s me done for the year.
It has been a good year with my little venture. A hard slog at times but rewarding. I’ve learnt some new stuff, met some really lovely people, fried my brain, put a machine needle through my finger & made some interesting discoveries!.
. . . & as much as I truly love what I do, I can’t tell you how much I am looking forward to not seeing my sewing machine for a week or two!!
Merry christmas to everyone – hope Santa is kind to you & if you have families, I hope they are even kinder!!
See you in the new year
x x Claire
December 16, 2011 – 4:38 pm
With the long school holidays upon us, Jemima & I are offering some holiday sewing classes for kids if you are in the Perth area.
We have classes for the younger beginner stitchers where we will be teaching some hand sewing skills & letting them loose with all our buttons, beads & embellishments!
For the older kids who might already have had a bit of a go on a sewing machine we will be running classes to make an owl softie cushion & a class to make a cover for a notebook or drawing pad.
All the costs, details & booking information has been posted on my classes page here.
If you have any queries regarding the classes feel free to email me!
December 10, 2011 – 7:12 am
Look what arrived in my letterbox yesterday!
Finally my copy of Homespun arrived with my first little published project &
. . . . a profile all about me!
Very exciting!!
Even though it is a small project it’s a start & makes way for the two other MUCH larger quilt projects that are going to appear in the magazine next year!
Put a subscription on your santa list . . . you won’t be disappointed x x x
December 8, 2011 – 9:53 am
I haven’t made a blog post for a while – running a family & trying to build a small business takes up more of my time then I thought. Not that I am complaining . . . i just need my kids to grow up a bit quicker & perfect their sewing skills so that they can take over the sewing load!!
Only joking . . . no child labour here!
Last month I attended the last Perth Upmarket for the year. I know I have said it before but if you haven’t been, then next year take the time to go. It is a haven of very clever crafty people who all work their little socks off to make beautiful beautiful things that get sold for way way under what they are worth!
I had a little stall selling some of my new sewing patterns, kits & cushions. It was a great day & as usual I was surprised at the number of kits that went. It is so great to see that people are still happier to spend $30 for a kit & make it themselves rather then spend $50 to have one already sewn. You go girls! Get those sewing machines out & wear away the tips of your fingers hand sewing . . . who said needlecraft was a dying art . . Not in my world!
See . . . . my little stall of cushions!
I do a bit of paper art too! – ‘Goldilocks & the three bears’ paper collage – for sale at Paper Fusion in Mt Hawthorn. I am running classes there next year too.
Designs got used on pencil cases as well as cushions.
It was a fun way to spend a Sunday & got me out of having to do the Surf Club run.
I’ve got one more week left of Sew-Along classes before we take a break for the holidays – yay! The classes have been MOUNTAINS of fun & a real surprise for me this year. I really didn’t have any intention of teaching again but I have thoroughly enjoyed it & Jemima & I have lots & lots of fun stuff planned for next years classes so bring it on!
The schedule for next year is about to be uploaded & if you are looking for something to do with the kids then we are running classes to teach them how to sew too! . . .
. . . can’t let sewing become a dying art now can we!
