Category Archives: Sewing

A quilt for Max

Posted on May 10, 2010 by Shannon

Precious baby Max was born to good friends of ours recently. Actually, Max’s mummy went in to labour on the day of my move and had to leave !!! Max was born on Easter Weekend, a month ahead of his … Continue reading →

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Monkey See…

Posted on January 3, 2010 by Shannon

Monkey Do. That would be me. The monkey. I had a marvelous time out on a yarn crawl with my good friend Rochelle the other day and when we had driven around the entire city and shopped a little we … Continue reading →

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DIY

Posted on December 29, 2009 by Shannon

knitters, sewers, crafter’s…. we really are a ‘make it yourself’ group. We subscribe to the DIY mantra with a style and vigor that is sometimes completely unbelievable. Spend an hour on Ravelry and its proof positive that great minds are … Continue reading →

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Finished Gifties

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Shannon

Yes, I’m posting again. You see when I don’t have to work in the day time (pesky job) I have tons of time for things like blog posts. Better yet, I have time for finishing Christmas Presents that make good … Continue reading →

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Christmas gift countdown

Posted on October 7, 2009 by Shannon

I made four christmas gifts this past weekend. Mind you they were 4 of the same thing but I still got 4 items scratched off my list and put safely away in the closet. I first saw the tuturial over … Continue reading →

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Renas Tote

Posted on September 6, 2009 by Shannon

Just in time for back to school and the need for a library book bag I made Renas little tote. The idea was to incorporate her little back stitch piece into a functional bag. I took her to fabric land … Continue reading →

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Out of Rhythm

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Shannon

Do you ever feel just step or two out of beat? I’m sure you do. Everybody does right? I feel so out of my natural Rhythm right now and at a loss as to how get back into step. It … Continue reading →

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Hair Bands

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Shannon

Do you have hair? THEN THIS TUTE IS FOR YOU! I followed the above tutorial for 5 minute hair bands and had spectacular sucess. The wee ladies are clamoring for more more more! Eldest wee lady just started three weeks … Continue reading →

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And another recon

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Shannon

So here are some better shots of the little miss’s new summer halter… I really quite like it. And she does too! We were headed to the beach on Sunday and when the wee miss put her new shirt on, … Continue reading →

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T-Shirt Re-con

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Shannon

I dont know about your house, but in my house we are slow to get rid of things. Always thinking we can find another use for an item, we are hesitant to get rid of it unless we can match … Continue reading →

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