This year, for the first time, my eldest son and his wife hosted our Christmas lunch in their newly renovated house. Such was my excitement that I decided I wanted a new, Christmassy outfit and saw this one in a local shop (Seed), which I thought would do the job perfectly. I obviously set about […]
Read moreChristmas decorations 2025
Every year I give my grandchildren a Christmas tree decoration with their name and year on it. I somehow failed to take a photo of the four of them together, but did get a photo of Misses G & E with theirs to give you an idea. I cut eight baubles from heavy interfacing on […]
Read moreDenim the doll
I decided that my youngest granddaughter needed a granny made doll for Christmas and I loved the one I made for Small Beginnings, Great Expectations so much that I wanted to copy it. For the doll itself I used some stretch calico that had come from the stash of baby I’s great grandmother (Oma). It […]
Read moreWhite denim Danube
It’s Denim December over on Sew A Garment A Month on Instagram and I just couldn’t imagine making a denim garment for summer, so made a doll’s dress (reveal soon), but then I went looking for a white skirt and realised that mine had seen better days, so had the lightbulb moment – I can […]
Read moreFibremood Elmo
These photos were taken on the first day of summer, when it was 39°. The Elmo is a padded scarf with an opening and is designed for lightweight warmth and comfort on the coldest days. Although not mentioned, I think this is the perfect unisex scarf. When I showed my son he said he’d definitely […]
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