A few weeks ago I decided to make myself a dress in bright spring green. Winter was definitely over and I was bored with my wintery things. Last time I made a wrap dress I used a pattern. Unfortunately, despite buying what I thought was the right size,…
A few months ago I decided to adopt the American practice of hanging a door wreath on the front door all year round and not just at Christmas. I made a ruffle rag wreath out of scraps of green fabrics that were left over from another project. I…
Following on from the disastrous car seat cover, here is something I did manage to do to make Boy 4’s car seat more comfortable. It came with chest pads originally but having been washed a number of times and being stored in the shed on and off for…
I just love to read and, since Husband bought me a kindle for a couple of years ago, I read even more. It is fab. I have also managed to get out of the trashy thriller rut that I had found myself in. I’m now onto my third…
Boys 1 and 2 have been mithering for ages to have a go on my sewing machine. I’d thought that having all boys and no girls meant that I would never be able to sew with my children, but my boys have proved me wrong! Anyway, a few…
After I had made the crayon rolls for Boy 3’s nursery’ s Easter Fair, I had some small bits of fabric left over, so I decided to make some fabric flower hair bobbles. Having boys means this is something I don’t do very often! They were very easy…