I know everyone is waiting for my report on The Wedding. I declared yesterday as Winding Down Day and unfortunately I had a migraine all day. Could have been stress (what stress?), lack of tea (only one small cup from after 10am), or too much wine (no, it wasn’t that much!) the day before. So today I’m more-or-less functional and I’ve kept you all on tenterhooks long enough. There were of course a few glitches, mostly minor ones. The pig was too big for the spit causing The Cook to tear out his beard in frustration. The Bride’s brother and family were late for the photography session, though they did make it before they missed it altogether. The pen they were using to sign the marriage forms gave out and they had to find a replacement and a replacement for the replacement. Baby Stargazer got too hot in his finery and had to be removed seconds before the service started. And I almost missed my own daughter’s wedding ceremony for which Somebody owes me an apology but I am not holding my breath. Otherwise, the weather was lovely after days of pouring rain. The Bride and Groom both looked radiant in their silk Byzantine outfits: Those are real pearls and gemstones on The Bride’s dress and collar. There was a lot of sewing going on at The First Bridesmaid’s house too, just like at mine! The whole Bridal Party in their finery: Sorry for the side shot but they’re actually looking at the Real Photographer. In the hall, Collegium Leonum played and sang: The Bride has been playing with them for 15 years now so she was trying not to sing her part of the harmonies while signing all the forms. My brother-in-law The Eckankar Minister pulled off his first wedding ceremony with calm: Stargazer’s Big Sister did not trip up the Bridesmaids as she flopped onto the floor just as they were taking their places, though it was a near thing. My Medieval Garb was a hit (except for Stargazer’s though he did look cute for about a minute and a half). Unfortunately we never managed to get an informal photo of me in my outfit (probably because I had the camera) so you’ll have to wait for the formal ones or somebody else to share theirs. Here’s The Bride and Her Dad, T-Man though: Doesn’t he look great? And Nana, my DIL and Stargazer: Big Sister and her daddy The Ninja: The guests included a whole contingent of my family, The Groom’s 2 sets of parents, longtime friends from the SCA and newer ones from their workplaces. The wine (made by T-Man) was enjoyed. (We brought home a few leftovers for later.) The pig was eventually saved by some quick maneuvering in the kitchen and the food for 150 guests was yummy. The Newly Married Couple loaded the trebuchet with marshmallows and jujubes to storm the Castle Cake: There was much dancing and merriment: T-Man and I managed to get through a complex medieval dance after only one lesson so we’re congratulating ourselves. We were nervous but it was actually really fun. The dance began with The Groom who chose his Bride, then they split and chose another partner and so on until the last round when all the dancers danced with their Significant Others. Later the music changed to more modern rock’n’roll and The Groom did his Elvis impersonation. I danced with T and my two sisters who came. (We missed the one who lives in Mexico but it was too expensive for her to come.) Most of the dancers at that point were over 50! Personally I think we have more stamina than the younger generation. Heh. All-in-all it was a wonderful day, but boy-o-boy am I glad it’s over! The Newly Wedded Couple are off on their 17-day honeymoon cruise through the Panama Canal. The Ninja and Family are off this evening to England and I’m trying to catch up on house and garden work that got completely ignored for the last 5 weeks. I’m also trying to shake this darn flu for once and for all. And I have a Moose Stocking to knit still.

As some of you may be aware, I recently became an aunt. Okay, there is NO way I will ever be addressed as Aunty Jo, but I can proudly say I have acquired the title none the less. My sweet little sister recently gave birth to the teeny tiniest little twins and today is their …

And here we are, the dolls are done, and ready to show their pretty faces at the ldoll festival! We are really happy of the result. and we hope you'll like them ^^ Clothes are made by Plume Blanche Creations ♥

Like all good crafters, I have been saving every scrap from my sewing and embroidery projects. Even the bits of thread and tiniest snippets...

Use up the tiniest bits of fabric in pretty two-color ornaments.

Ta witryna swoją największa przemianę już miała wcześniej, pisałam o niej tutaj i tutaj. Tym razem doszła jeszcze jedna mała zmiana, a zainspirowała mnie do niej ta witryna. Szczególnie zauroczyły mnie w niej drewniane nogi :-) Mój "stockholm" tez dostał drewniane nogi, a wykorzystałam do tego stolik. :-) Mało mi było zmian a w planach i tak mieliśmy odmalowanie kilku pomieszczeń w domu. Pierwsza została przemalowana sypialnia, to tam tez w kącie do pracy stoi moja witrynka. Razem z jaśniejszym kolorem ścian nastąpiło kilka innych zmian. Teraz zasiądę w tym miejscu by uszyć nowa roletę- trzymajcie za mnie kciuki.

I went to a table top sale today in aid of our local independant Life boat service. I scored the motherload of Kathy Reichs books for 50p each lol plus a couple of DVD's (Walk the Line for my dad's B day :D ) AND! Nestled in a little bowl for 50p was this ADORABLE little sewing machine :D Sooooo chuffed. The pincushion was from a local craft fair last year. I kept forgetting I had it so put it in my handbag side pocket for safe keeping. So today when I think, where can I put the little machine for safe keeping, TADAAA! There it is. Serendipity.

Easter Knitting Projects include dishcloths, bunny patterns, egg shapes, and more. Get written instructions with video tutorials by Studio Knit.

Good morning rowers!!! It's row along day and it's time for row 5....flying geese! Here in Utah... October is the time of year, when in the early morning hours... I wake up to the sound of honking geese flying overhead. I love that sound. To me it signals the changing of the season and nice change in the weather. Crisp cool mornings... sunny Autumn afternoons... that end with a beautiful harvest moon in the evening. I just love fall!!! Are you ready to play??? Good. Let's start by choosing fabric. Pull some bits and bobs from your stash in the colors of your favorite fall sweaters... Each flying goose will use 2 different fabrics... so naturally you will choose 2 fabrics for each goose. You can pair them up willy nilly or fuss and fret... it's all up to you! We will be using the "fast flying geese" method that has been around for a long time... it's the method that I have always taught to my beginning students and it's the way that I still love to make them. You will need 12 pairs for a total of 48 geese... but I got a little carried away and paired up a few extra sets for even more scrappy happiness. Okay...now onto making a set of the 2 square sizes into 4 flying geese. First you will be marking stitching lines onto the WRONG side of the LARGE square. The smaller square will be the triangle in the center of the goose.... and will not need to be marked. Use a mechanical pencil for a nice thin line. I used this awesome ruler that is 1/2" wide... and placed it directly across the center diagonally... and marked a line on each side of the ruler...which means that I marked a stitching line 1/4" away from the center on each side. Rotate your square and mark again so that it looks like this. These are your stitching lines. If you don't have 1/2" wide rulers...no worries. Just use a small square quilting ruler and mark a line down the center from corner to corner...and then mark 1/4" on each side so that it looks like the lines on the aqua square. Now that your lines are marked... you will cut the large square into 4 smaller squares before sewing. Cut the square exactly in half. and cutting into 2 rectangles. Then cut each rectangle in half so that you end up with 4 squares. Now for the sewing. Place two marked squares onto the larger square in the set with right sides together...lining up the marked lines. (they will overlap in the center) Stitch directly onto the lines that you marked which are 1/4" on each side of the center. Cut right down the middle... in between your stitching lines... like this. Press towards the small triangles... and smile at the cute heart shape:) Now place a remaining square on each half like this. Always make sure that the corners of both squares are lined up perfectly. Stitch on both lines again... and cut them apart again. Press open... and you now have 4 flying geese! YAY!!! Wasn't that fast and easy and fun to do on a fall day:) Of course you will want to trim off all of the tiny triangles before sewing them together in a row:) After you have made a set of 4 and get used to the process...you can chain stitch them if you would like... Or you can do keep doing them 4 at a time if you want...whatever rows your boat!!! (pun intended..haha) When you are finished... sew them together in sets of 2... and then sets of 4... then 8... and continue until you have a row of fabulous scrappy happy colorful autumn baby flying geese:) Press all seam allowances towards the bottom of the adjoining triangle for less bulk....and be careful to use a 1/4" seam allowance so that you don't sew off the points of your goose! Add your background strips to each end and make sure that your row measures correctly so that it will fit into your quilt:) Flying geese + apples = a happy autumn time:-) Our row quilt is growing... And growing! In 2 weeks it will be November and time for row 6. Have a flying goose kind of day:-) xx Lori ***edit July 2013 The instructions and pattern for the Bee in my Bonnet Row Along Quilt are in my new book "Quilty Fun" CLICK HERE to reserve your copy today:)

Heute möchte ich dir Svetlana, die stickende Hand hinter Eira Teufel vorstellen. Svetlana lebt in Saint Petersburg, Russland, und hat mir freundlicherweise ein paar Fragen über ihre Stickereien beantwortet. Sie … Eira Teufel Interview – die Magie der kleinen Stiche Weiter lesen >>>

When I was just a little girl...collecting miniatures of all kinds was a passion...It would be an enchanted and ethereal world where I could collect and create minis to decorate my dollhouses...a place just for me! I grew up and have enjoyed decorating my own homes and I also became an event decorator!! If you'd like, you can visit my other blogs that bring me inspiration at: bellafayegarden.tumblr.com or opheliasgarden.tumblr.com I do not claim ownership of some of the photos in my blog. Enjoy your visit!!

Well it's the end of a busy week! I don't know about you, but I'm pooped! But I'm pleased to say we've had some gorgeous, sunny days here in N.I. this week, and there's a lovely Autumn feel to the air! As always, the things I've been working on this week I can't show you yet (soon I promise!), so I'm going to give you a wee tute on how to use up every last wee bit of fabric shavings, you know those bits that end up all over your cutting mat after trimming blocks and hsts? We'll here's a cool way to turn them into a new type of fabric. As far as I know this product doesn't have an official name - I learnt it at college and it wasn't called anything then, but if you know the official name of this craft, please let me know. 1. Save up your fabric shavings & wee bits of offcuts that are too small to be useful (you can also cut up wee bits of fluffy wool, ribbon, sparkly threads etc.). Bigger pieces will need to be snipped down smaller. 2. Take a piece of plain sheeting/calico and lay a load of shavings on top. You can colour code your savings as I have done here, or have a multi-coloured mess! Make sure it's thick enough to cover the backing fabric, but not too thick to sew over. 3. Lay a piece of water soluble fabric over the top and pin/sew round the edges. This stuff is really cool - you can get different brands in a craft shop or online. I've used Avalon Water Soluble Embroidery Fabric by Madeira. 4. Now sew, sew, sew over the top of the w.s.fabric, either by free motion quilting or straight & wavy lines all over. Try not to leave any big gaps where the shavings can later escape from. 5. When you have stitched this to within an inch of its life, take the pins out and under a luke warm tap or in a sink/basin, allow the w.s.fabric to melt away (it goes a bit slimy as it melts off so rinse it well). 6. Give your new piece of fabric a good squeeze to get the water out and then allow it to dry on the radiator. 7. When dry, draw your desired shapes on the back and cut out. If you want to, sew more stitching on top to highlight details, for example veins in leaves, or sew on beads, sequins etc. 8. You can now use your fabric shapes to embellish/decorate cards, cushions, make letters or Christmas decorations etc. etc. The possibilities are endless! Another way to use this wonderful water soluble fabric is to roughly sketch a shape on to it & then put it into an embroidery hoop. Repeated sewing and shading with thread will close all the gaps, so that when you take the fabric off the hoop and dissolve the w.s.fabric you are left with a completely embroidered shape. Have fun & let your imagination run wild!

Bunny miniature felt stuffed animal playset plush white bunny -carrot sleeping bag My tiny hand stitched Rabbit, measures 1 1/4" tall. Look closely and you will see the tiniest of details. This Tiny Rabbit is hand stitched from felt and carefully stuffed with polyester fiberfill. The eyes nose and mouth are detailed with string. The tiny bunny bed is also hand stitched from felt and measures just over 2 1/4" tall. It's plenty of room for this bunny rabbit to take an afternoon snooze. This little bunny rabbit in it's carrot bed would be an adorable addition to any miniature collection or the start of a new one. ATTENTION: Not for children under 3 years of age. As always, this item was created in my smoke free home :) Some other bunnies you may also like: https://www.etsy.com/shop/wishwithme/items?ref=pagination§ion_id=19381416 My shop home: http://www.etsy.com/shop/wishwithme This product and pattern is © 2012 Kathleen Tinkham, all rights reserved.

With this project you can incorporate even the tiniest of fabric scraps as well as any decorative fibers or yarn and turn them into something lovely that you

Sometimes, even when you only have the tiniest of scraps, you can’t make yourself part with them - so, knowing scrap-busting simple sewing projects help!

Heute möchte ich dir Svetlana, die stickende Hand hinter Eira Teufel vorstellen. Svetlana lebt in Saint Petersburg, Russland, und hat mir freundlicherweise ein paar Fragen über ihre Stickereien beantwortet. Sie … Eira Teufel Interview – die Magie der kleinen Stiche Weiter lesen >>>

I made these guys originally to give to friend's children, but were so loved that I made more to sell. My friend's daughter named them Ping (the big one) and Pooch.

Dimensions (height x width x depth): 2.5"x 3"x 1" Materials: felt, sewing thread, polyfill stuffing, plastic safety eyes This product is hand-sewn in a pet friendly home!

DIY a cute and adorable key chain using this Little Bird Keychain Free Sewing Pattern. They are not only just simple Keychain, but a Lark Lavender Sachets!

I knew I had wanted to do a dinosaur plush for months now, and I’ve been obsessed with designing things with simple shapes. So those two together brings us this tubby little dino plush! It’s got a …

Sew a Softie: Pocket Pals

A gift for the soon to be Big Sister, to help her feel special too. She can have her very own baby animal to care for. Optional personalization on the front of the pocket is included. ---------- Set includes: •1 tiny hand stitched stuffed animal (choose from kitty, or bunny) •1 purple fabric pocket with option to personalize •1 purple scalloped felt blanket •1 off white minky fabric swatch •1 plastic baby bottle (may vary due to availability but will be white or lavender) •4 felt bibs (2 white, 1 dark purple, 1 lavender) •1 purple pillow Baby animal measures aprox 1 inch (about the size of a U. S. quarter) Personalization for this item will be in WHITE. --------------------------- Want two animals? a different color scheme? a different animal? Message me! I can create an order just for you. Often my most enjoyable work is in collaboration with a customer, so If you have an idea feel free to message me. Visit my shop to see other pocket pets, and playsets featuring these little animals. ---------------------------- I use Siser brand Heat Transfer Vinyl for personalization on the pocket. It is a CPSIA non toxic iron-on material. Copy and paste this link to your browser to read about the CPSIA certification for the iron on vinyl here: https://www.siserna.com/cpsia-certified-heat-transfer-vinyl/ ---------------------------------------------------- ⭐️CAUTION: not for children under 3, or who put things in their mouth. Contains many small parts which pose choking hazard. Adult supervision recommended, especially around younger siblings.

Tacos aren’t just for Tuesday! Enjoy them year round with this fun taco pouch design. We love a unique spin on a classic zipper pouch. And, who doesn’t love tacos?!? A taco pouch would be the perfect gift for a friend or teen who enjoys quirky accessories. Another fun gift idea would be to include […]

Learn how to make a mini zipper boxy pouch with this step-by-step tutorial and free pattern.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION This is a DIGITAL sewing pattern in a PDF format. The pattern is available for instant download. You can download your file as soon as you complete your purchase. ABOUT THIS PATTERN Save when you buy the patterns together! This bundle of patterns includes step-by-step photo instructions and full-size pattern pieces to make a mini bear doll dressed in cross-back overalls and an additional set of clothes. The set of clothes includes five pieces: a sleeveless dress with a gathered skirt, warm flannel trousers, a cozy felt coat with raglan sleeves, a hooded vest, and a felt hat decorated with a pompom. The coat and the vest look great when worn with the overalls, or with the dress or with the trousers, so several different outfit combinations can be created. The overalls, the dress and the trousers are fully lined. It's very easy to put all the clothes on and off even for a little kid. The face of the bear is hand embroidered. The bear doll easily fits in a pocket and it's perfect to take along for a walk or for a trip. The doll does not stand without support. SIZE: without ears 14 cm (5-1/2"), with ears 14.5 cm (5-3/4") SERIES: This doll is part of my MINI doll series. RECOMMENDED FABRICS: - lightweight cotton (quilting cotton) for the bear, the overalls, the dress and the trousers lining; - cotton flannel for the trousers; - wool or wool-blend felt for the coat, the vest, and the hat. SKILL LEVEL: The pattern is suitable for those who have a basic knowledge of machine sewing and who are familiar with basic hand stitches. LANGUAGE: ENGLISH MEASUREMENTS: in cm and inches ABOUT FILE: The «Mini bear» sewing pattern consists of 15 pages, the «Set of clothes for mini bear» sewing pattern consists of 29 pages of instructions, photos and patterns in a PDF format. REFUNDS & EXCHANGES Due to the digital nature of this item, it is NON-REFUNDABLE. RIGHTS OF USE Items made using this pattern may be sold in your own shop. Mass production, re-sale and distribution of pattern pieces and instructions is PROHIBITED. YOU MAY ALSO LIKE EXTRA ACCESSORIES THAT FIT THIS DOLL:   Easy sleeping basket Sleeping basket Hooded sleeping basket Bed for pet Sleeping bag Camping set Safari tent Baby carrier Bag with window Bag for two dolls Patchwork bag Travel case