Sampler Update!

Very nearly finished it now! Am just on the final lettering ...

Really busy, manic day today, hope you all have a lovely weekend, we have plans to take the doggy out on Sunday - we always take him out every day at least once, but at weekends we go a bit further afield... he loves it...

Birth Sampler...

Am getting there with the sampler am now up to 'I' on the sampler (I started the alphabet backwards!!), hoping to complete it soon as it's getting a bit tedious now...

Going to pick the last of the blackberries in our garden today to freeze... can't wait for apple and blackberry crumbles etc in winter, yum!

The colours of the leaves on the trees are just turning now, beautiful oranges and reds... love this time of year, think it's my favourite... what's yours?

Anchor Birth Sampler

I'm working on a Anchor Cross Stitch Birth Sampler with alphabet and teddy bears on that I received for a Christmas pressie last year.. has anybody else done this design? I'm really enjoying doing it.

Birthday Crown

Hi folks!

Have just complete a felted birthday crown for my daughter's first birthday! (Her birthday isn't until December but I wanted to get ahead!) What do you all think of it? I'm personally so pleased, I got the template from Amanda Soule's book 'The Creative Family'. So love that book. Think am going to embroider a little star for each of her birthdays!

Lazy Sunny Sunday

What a great sunny day it's been today!  My OH has been out trimming the conifers and me and baby been playing together.   Took our doggy out for a nice little walk with OH's parents this morning... great day!

More trouser sewing and learning to knit!

Hello,

I've just been making 2 more pairs of trousers for little one!  Am sooo pleased with them, only takes an evening to make.

Have also learned how to knit!  I made a little cardigan for babe in white large yarn - merino and am keen to do more!  At the moment, I'm doing a baby blanket for her with scraps of yarn I have...

New Trousers for Baby

As mentioned in previous post... I customised my dad's old shirt into a pair of trousers for baby and they were very successful!  Am soooo excited want to carry on with making clothes for her now!  It seems such a waste to throw old clothes out when you can re-create them into something new and wonderful.

Am really trying to not be wasteful and think about everything I do. For example using cloth nappies instead of disposables - am using half and half at mo.. and making my own wet wipe solution (see internet for recipes) whilst using old flannels instead of wipes for baby.