studio happenings

Hello!

The wee sun room that has been my sewing room for the last few years is very chaotic of late.

It's generally a fairly well organized place and I usually pride myself on putting everything back where it belongs -otherwise I wouldn't be able to move or turn around in there and I would forever be standing/sitting on rogue pins!

But currently I am in the throws of sewing up a storm for the Steiner School Fair and things are spilled out everywhere and there doesn't seem much point in putting it all back until I am completely finished.

There is also something wonderfully freeing and quite inspiring to see a myriad of colour and combinations laid out everywhere- accessible to the eye in ways it isn't normally. I think a bit of intentional creative mess is my favourite (and only permissible) kind.

you can always tell how busy I've been by the state of my cottons...

a randomly scattered inspiration board...

a getting fuller rack...

...how much more can I stack and stuff in there??!!!!!

resurrected part 2

$2 pram from a church fair. Gave it a good jiff and sewed up a new seat for lamby.

This is the same fabric I've used earlier here. Take a closer look...

...it tickles. Can be bought from Bolt of Cloth.

Another metal chest. Now a real pirates chest.

Op shop'd picture frame which has a new matt to fit its lovely photo. Image can be bought here 

or here

Found Oak chair: Reupholstered in

..."bud-da byes" 

Good Morning

Here's where I lie and wonder what the new day will bring and plan ways to fill it to over flowing. And fill the bed with crumbs. And try not to have the kids smear marmite over my lovely new linen duvet cover... which was one of my most satisfying 'quickie' projects to date.

I have basically sewn three panels together, one wide panel the full width of the fabric running down the middle and the other two on either side the width cut in half. I am using it as more of a throw, favouring the rough hewn look of the selvage edges draping to the floor. You could however, give it a another bottom layer and some buttons etc in which to insert your duvet. All you need is good cheap preferably sale fabric approx 150 wide in 2 x the length of your bed. Perhaps contrasting pillow slip too. 

For the record, I can make a bed properly. But I never do. Except for this photo (where I found myself putting in a bit more effort than usual to show off the fabric) because think there's something a little bit sexy about a slightly messy bed.