Meme...

I've been tagged in a meme by Rach from A Little Bit of Everything
Me me? Meh meh? Meh! I don't know, but here goes.

What is your current obsession?
Currently... still... strollers and prams. Baby gear. Fabrics, gadgets. I'd love an iPhone but I don't need one.

What is your weirdest obsession?
According to some it's the stroller thing. However I consider it perfectly normal!

What are you wearing today?
Paul's woolly jumper, trackydacks and thongs. Glamour all the way.

If you could change 1 thing about yourself, what would you change?
I need to be more motivated.

What did you eat for your last meal?
Vegemite on toast.

What’s the last thing you bought?
Some Michael Miller fabric for a liner order, and The Lost Boys DVD on Oztion.

What are you listening/watching right now?
ABC kids and the oven fan... Just baked a banana cake.

If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go?
Massage therapist.

Which language do you want to learn?
Auslan. Did a bit of signed English when Wade was a baby but forgotten a lot of it.

What do you love most about where you currently live?
It's pretty laid back around here.

What is your favourite colour?
Just one? Green.

What is your favourite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe?
Nothing right now. I need to have a wardrobe makeover, haven't treated myself in ages. If shoes count I live in Havaianas.

Describe your personal style?
What style!

If you had $300 now, what would you spend it on?
Rates.

What are you going to do after this?
Conquer Mount OMO

What are your favourite films?
Me Myself and Irene, Rocky Horror, Lost Boys, Life as a House, Goonies, Dirty Dancing... off the top of my head.

Your favourite books?
Stephen King.

Do you collect anything?
Fabric? It's more of a collection than a stash right now!

What makes you follow a blog?
A fun sense of humour, and inspiring craftiness.

What was the most enjoyable thing you did today?
Watched Heath's joy as he smooshed apple cereal into his hair.

What was the last thing you said to someone?
You can't eat banana cake from a cup, you need a plate, Paige.

What websites do you have to visit each day?
Strollers and Prams, Facebook and news.com.au

The rules:
1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question that you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own.
2. Tag eight other people.

Apples & Pears

Well, I finally cracked the sewing machine out again!
A couple of nights ago I came across this lovely old 1976 pattern which my friend Tina found, so decided to let the moths out of the Singer.
We used Alexander Henry fabric 'Apples and Pears'.
The original pattern had a couple of pockets but the fabric is already so busy that I didn't want to add anything to it. I might try another in a plain fabric and put a print fabric on the yoke and pockets. It also had gathering rather than the pleats, but I thought the pleats looked tidier.
It feels a little 'Partridge Family' don't you think?!
Miss Paige had fun smooshing her feet into the mud, singing, and jumping in puddles whilst modeling for her Mama, at Ella's AFL game yesterday. I must admit, it did look rather fun!

Partay Peeps

I've been doing absolutely no sewing lately. I have knitted a few scarves for me, Paige, Mum... they've come in handy with the stinking chilly weather we're having lately.
Unfortunately I can only knit squares or rectangles as I've never looked into reading a knitting pattern. Therefore, scarves are my specialty.
I've got lots of sewing ideas so I really need to just sit down at the machine and bring them to life.
Anyway, seeing as I don't have any creative piccies and I haven't posted anything in aaages I'm going to show ya's some pictures from my niece Isabella's pool party for her 8th birthday. There's the birthday girl herself, Heathie kicking back in his pram watching the festivities, Paige making sure no icing was left behind on those candles, and my other niece Bailey displaying how the birthday cake looks mid-chew.
Promise to come back soon with some handmade goodies.

Still Here!

I've been neglecting my little blog of late, just hanging around here reading all the other fabularse blogs of all the creative peoples over there -------------->
I haven't been sewing much the last couple of weeks, except for this lovely Hula Girls fabric liner for Beth's (I mean Jess') yummy new XT.
The top and bottom fold over like a pillowcase to stop it shifting around while it's in use. It's almost making me want another baby girl-child! Our little girl-child turned a big 4 last week and had herself a partay with all her little friends and all their beautiful pettiskirts. I'll have to annoy Tina for some photos since she is our resident photographer extraordinaire!
What else? Hmm. Wade's epilepsy seems to be under control way better, Ella has a boyfriend (shut up, Mum!), Jhye is obsessed with Club Penguin and Heath is still nuts about balls. And Daaaaaaaad.

Secret Squirrel

Well I've made a couple of things that I really like over the weekend, using some heavy denim and Ikea furnishing fabrics but it's for a handmade swap, kind of like a secret Santa, with some other Mummies and I don't want to post the items on here until the recipient receives them...
So this post is just a photo of Heath's cute little nappy bum with a Cute Tooshies on. This one needs a cover so we only really use it at home so we can watch his little dragon botty wiggling around the house. I wuvs it!
The delivery lady just arrived with some minkee and fold-over elastic, so shall give that a spin later on.

Handmade Swaps!

Now that my recipient has received her goodies I'm allowed to show them off here too.
I totally blew my use the stash promise and I've brought new fabrics home a *few* times.
But then I thought, well they haven't actually been used so it doesn't count. Until I remembered one of the cushions I picked up at Ikea the other week that became a pocket on this little pinny. Heehee. I was quite happy with how it came out, especially as a first go at this pattern. It's fully lined and in my favourite colours - green and orange.
I also made up this eco-bag in an evening using this tute. It was super-easy and the bag felt like it could withstand a bit of weight. It's another Ikea furnishing fabric. Might have to whip a few more of these up.
Anyway, the best bit of this whole handmade swap thing was the postie bringing me a parcel too - it was so fun to have a surprise! Jakki organised the swap and I was lucky enough to have her be the one to make our loot, which was this gorgeous quilt for Heath. I can't stop looking at it! It's so soft and yummy and boyish and just the right size for him to snuggle on the lounge with when it's cool. The back is light blue minky dot. I need one too!

Fresh as a Daisy

My lovely net friend and fellow stroller junkie Melissa over here at Mahogany Turtle has been busy designing some gorgeous fabrics including the Fresh as a Daisy range which I used to make this reverse applique on a pre-made tee for Paige. We had a half doll at the bottom of our fat quarter so I appliqued the spare flower from it on the bottom of the doll by hand and popped one of the spare pink buttons on too.
Teamed with a pair of denim 3/4 pants with pink sparkles through it, Paige couldn't wait to wear this one. I managed to get her to stay still for about 2 and a half seconds at the play centre for a photo!

BAWWWWWW!

Heath's favourite thing in the world besides boobie is balls.
He says BAWWW all the time, and his eyes light up every time he spots one.
Imagine his delight when we rocked up at a play centre yesterday, for the first time in several months. I don't think he would have remembered the last time?
Anyway, I reckon he said "BAWWWW" in his roary voice about a zillion times while we were there. He was in heaven!!
These photos are best clicked on to see the bigger sizes for maximum cuteness factor!

I Really Need To Start Making Some Boy Stuff!

Poor Heathie is going to start feeling left out, I only ever seem to make pretties for Paigey!
This is some of the fabric I picked up in Cabramatta the other week, with front and back views of this little number. I put snaps on the sides under the arms to make it nice and easy to slip on and off without having to undo the ties on the shoulders every time.
On another note, I'm taking part in Cherry's Use The Stash Challenge. I seriously need to do this, there is fabric busting out of the place here. So NO more fabric. For now. Except I'm heading to Ikea today, so it's going to be REALLY hard with all the cute kid prints that match their room!

Pay It Forward

What a gorgeous sentiment - and surprise parcels to boot.
So I was reading Curly Pops blog just now, who linked up to the clever What Were We Thinking blog, where I signed up for Pay It Forward...
So now you (anyone theeeeerrree?), lovely reader, just need to leave a comment here, with your email addy so I can get your contact details. There are just three spaces available. Then sometime in the next 365 days your postie will bring you a handmade treat, from my hands to yours.
In return, you do the same for three other people on your blog. Yup, that's it, I'm very excited!

Update:
ALL spots are taken now! Yippeeeee!