In my letterbox.. #4

I feel very spoiled this week.. another lovely surprise in my letterbox today..
After I mentioned my mug rug debacle, Hermine offered to make some crocheted ones for me and a few days later.. here they are! No sooner had I received them than I put them to good use. I love them, thank you so much Hermine!

Hermine is making a Bai Jia Bei for her baby girl (born today!!) and needs some fabric squares (20x20cm) in pastel colours. If you'd like to take part, leave a comment here!

In my letterbox.. #3

After I sent her one of my mini-Advent-calendar-little-pocket-wall-hanging-thing as part of my Craft it forward, Eva-Mona sent me all those lovely goodies as part of hers: a beautiful crocheted potholder in one of my favourite colours, a Liberty bracelet with a teapot charm, sweets, tea and chocolate, a notebook and post it notes that I actually wanted to buy myself.. It's like she knew me, those are all my favourite things!!
Thank you so much Eva, you got it spot on!

And a few hundreds of miles away, someone else was enjoying my Craft it forward. I love seeing the things I send in their new homes!

My week #24

 

This was our half term: drawings and sweet little notes ("I love you! You always cook nice food for me! I want to keep you forever! You're so nice! You always do things to make me happy!") / trips to the park / baking / treasure hunts / sleepovers / playing with ants / a sunny Sunday morning on the Southbank

3 things I like..

Sean Sims alphabet print
I love the colourful and retro looking illustrations! It comes in wrapping paper too!

Personalised T-shirts from sgt.smith
M has got the dinosaur one too (obviously!). Perfect birthday or Xmas present!

Embroidery hoops
As pinboards or wall art, so simple but so pretty! I love this Liberty one..
Or how about using a doily? Seen over at De*Rien Madame, so creative!

Mug rug

I heard of mug rugs for the first time this week and I thought why did I never think of making one of those before!? I've stopped counting the number of water rings on my table..

So I had a go.. This was my first time patchworking - that bit wasn't too bad; first time quilting - it got a bit more challenging there with the 2 pieces of fabric moving around as I was going and my rectangle not ending up so much as a rectangle any more; and after watching a couple of videos on youtube, my first time using bias tape - I found that bit really tricky and the result was quite dreadful, especially at the back - but mug rugs aren't supposed to be flipped over, right?

Anyway, I need more practice!!

My week #23

First time cycling in London on a Boris bike / a lovely child free trip to the Tate Britain / train (and plane) spotting / a beautiful couple of days on the Isle of Wight - The Needles, fossil hunting, paddling in the freezing sea, dinosaur museum, steam train, beautiful blue skies and lots of fish and chips and ice cream.. / Miffy love

Musical anatomy of a crafty evening

With my first ever order maybe in the pipeline, with my plan to have a stall at a Christmas craft fair, and with my dream of one day opening my own shop, I started cutting fabric last night, aiming to make some Advent calendars and pocket wall hangings..

Sometimes I bring my stuff downstairs and watch TV while I cut/sew but most of the time, I lock myself in the playroom/sewing room and put my Ipod on very loud.
My playlist was full of old French 80s songs yesterday - apologies to my lovely English-speaking readers for the French cultural references in this post!!

  

What do you listen to when you sew??