This Week...

Joining in with Vic's not this week meme.

I am thinking that it is time to start some Easter things.  Having Amelia in school has really thrown me this year.  I have popped my name down to go in and help with a few crafts next week.

The first of the chocolate has been consumed in the house.  It must mean that I can have my first Creme Egg.  I was a little disappointed to see them on the counter on New Years Day and made an agreement with myself not to consume any until at least April (and April it is)

I am knitting a beanie and doing way too much thinking. You all know that knitting is not new to me, I can almost do it with my eyes closed while snoring.  But this particular knit is taking me on a journey.
It will be for my cousin.  With every stitch I think of times spent as little girls, of what it would be like if we lived closer to each other and our little ones were able to play around the clothes line with nothing but a tin of pegs.

Another stitch and the thought of what she is about to go through breaks my heart. Cancer; breast cancer; a family member, it is all a little too close to home.  She is being so strong and focused through all of this.  If you are the praying kind, please pray that she kicks cancers butt.  35 is too young. Please Please Please check your breasts ladies - mine have never been felt so much in two weeks in their life.

And I will NEVER make eye contact with a  street proformer again - I think that this story may require a seperate blog post though.

Sit Part 4 ... The Sponsers

I promise that this is the last post.

I thought that I would show you what we came home with from the Saturday SIT Session.  Oh my is all that I can say.

A huge thanks to all of the sponsers - WOW - what a wonderful bounty of things that came home with me.

First up the fabric

* a fat quater from Corrie AKA Retromummy
* two packs of scraps from Hawthorne Threads, two yards in total
* a sample pack of fabric from Saffron Craig

* a covered fabric badge from Jennie AKA Posie
* a key fob kit from Earth Girl Fabrics
* a little boy panel from Jodie of Ric Rac

A pile of patterns.  We all got something a little different, I came away with
* Jayne’s Love quilt pattern from Clare’s Place
* Hello Birdie Pillow pattern from The Red Thread
* Quilt pattern from Chasing Cottons

* Pencil Roll pattern from Pink Chalk Fabrics
* Bunny pattern made especially for SIT from Clare’s Craftroom

All packed into a Corn bag from Innergreen

During the festivities there was also a give away.  I was lucky to be picked out second and managed to score a fantastic dress by Anna of Polly Pratt and a boys pants pattern from Craftymamas

I also took part in the Swap - Organised by Cass.  I will come back and link to who was in my team.

I will leave you with a photo of the dress on.  To say that I love it is an understatement and Tim says that it is elegant, simple and stylish - So it has won his vote too.

 I promise that this is the last of the SIT posts.  Stay tuned for the announcement for next years - rumour has it that it will be in the Nations Capital.  I enjoyed my weekend and would love to one day may it to a retreat.  Maybe I should organise one on the Sunshine Coast before we pack our house into boxes at the end of the year.

SIT Part 3...

Saturday morning saw some of us wake bright and early (earlier for this QLDer in the bunch who should have still been having some shut eye) A brisk early morning walk through the Botenical Gardens and a quick photo opportunity of the Harbour.

Heading back we stopped off to catch the news of the hour and saw Sunrise being taped. We even managed a wave from them.

Back to change and it was off to the Menzies for a day of chatting, catching up, meeting, shopping, ahhing and putting faces and voices to blogs.Oh and eating.

Some managed to even SIT.  SIT stands for Sew It Together.  I took way too much to work on, but managed to finish a gift for a little girl that will be in the post to her soon - Lucky her Mumma loves me:)

 

I will leave you with a picture of Jennie and I.  Was great to catch up with friends that I had not seen for a while as well as those complete strangers.  Jennie has a post full of beanies that I knitted for her for a very special cause close to all womens chests.

SIT Part 2... Shop till you Drop

Off the plane and a collection of four very excited women (some of us meeting for the first time) hugs kissed and laughed.  We then jumped into a taxi and a brisk walk into the city saw us being thrown onto a mini bus with 20 others and off we went.



First stop The Remnantware House.  A few lucky people won shopping vouchers to spend. The rest of us did not miss out though.  It was Fat Quarter Friday - Buy one get one free.  Apparently this occurs every Friday so if you are in Sydney make sure you make your way there on a Friday if you are looking to increase your stash.

I came home with some denim with the plans of turning it into a skirt or two for Amelia and I. I also grabbed some lycra, will see how I go at turning it into swimmers for Amelia.

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Onto the bus again and we were handed a bag of snacks (thanks for organising that Sheridan and Donna - we needed that after our flight and not having enough time to grab lunch)
Next stop Calico and Ivy

I could move into this place and so wish that there was something like this around here. So much inspiration and lovely things to look at at every turn.  I was restrained however and stayed away from the fabrics (we all know that I am more of a knitter these days anyway)

I bought home some cotton that I have had my eye on for a while to knit a cardigan for me.

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Next and Final stop was Prints Charming.

Another place of wall to wall inspiration and colour.

I made a few purchases here and also stayed on to enjoy a champane and nibbles while we sat and stitched.

This pile of goodies came home with me.

My cousin and his wife then collected me from Prints Charming - would you believe that they will be moving just down the road and that Kirsten  knows the house, the old owners and their soon to be new neighbours.

Back to find our bed for the night.  I was lucky enough to share a  room with three other Mum's.  Thanks Wendy, Bronwyn, and Becky.

This is our view from Sydney's The Rocks YHA. Spectacular is what comes to mind and a fntastic view of both of Syndey (if not Australia's) iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge.
I am hoping that we can take the family here later in the year with a trip over to Taronga Zoo.

Come back tomorrow to see the Sew It Together Saturday Session.

SIT Part 1...

Where have I been I guess you are thinking.

Well if you were in Sydney over the weekend you may have managed to meet me, see me shopping or even had a laugh with me during Sew it together

I had so much fun with 51 other crafty bloggers.  Meet up with some old friends and met some that I feel like I have known since 2005 and finally have a voice to the name and the blog.

 

Becky and I

I am going to break the weekend into different posts.  I have too many photos for one mega post and would like to take my time in remembering the weekend. 

Plans are already in the pipeline for SIT #3 in 2012.  A heads up - it will be in the winter months and it will be COLD!

For photos as they are uploaded by others, pop by flickr's Sew it Together page.

A Birthday Hat

My Cousins little man turned one and we were invited to celebrate.

I ran out of time to make his gift, but in between running around on Saturday (which included a very wet Sausage Sizzle fundraiser. Rain = fundraiser fizzle)  I managed to make a birthday hat for him.

He was not overly impressed with it. But everyone thought that it was cute.

There are a few tutorials on blogland. I just used felt and interfacing with a bit of ric rac and made it up as I went along.  If you would like a tutorial let me know - I have a big boy having a birthday here later in the week - I could whip up another and take a few photos:)

 

My Creative Green Space...

Was your creative space GREEN yesterday?

 Ours was.

I sent Amelia off to school with a green t-shirt and wacky hair to celebrate Saint Patricks Day.  One of the teachers had his head shaved yesterday. The fine for not wearing a uniform went to Worlds Greatest Shave for a Cure and the students were able to participate with Crazy hair and hairspray during the day.

I also made a flower to match Amelia's for her teachers. 

Fun was had by all and Amelia was very proud of her hair and told everyone why she had funny hair.

Also in my creative space is a skirt for me.

Looking forward to getting this finished.  I may just have my sewjo back.  For more creative spaces, make sure you pop around and say hi to a few of the other crafty wonders around the world.  Full list of participants can be found at the home of Creative Spaces at Kootoyoo