Busy, busy, busy .....

My darling hubby had to work all weekend so I buried myself in my studio and designed some sox.

Sometimes I forget how much work they are...

I ironed in 10 metres of interfacing and cut out 96 pattern pieces!!

Whew!!

Then I had to start the sewing !

Here is a little look at some of my new styles...
I just love this blue snowman fabric - it is so whimsical!!
The floral in the middle is beautiful Ava Rose fabric by Tanya Whelan, This fabric is discontinued but I have stocked up on it coz I love it!

Looking a bit floppy :o)! They still need stuffing and lining so back to work for me!


I am not sure I have ever posted a photo of my machines on my blog before so I snapped this (it never usually looks this tidy!!)

On the left is my Bernina 700D Overlocker. It's a great little overlocker, the cheapest in the Bernina range but it does all that I need it to.

In the middle is my Bernina 930 Record.

This machine is a semi-industrial and was a gift from my lovely mother in law! It is such a workhorse and for a 20 year old sewing machine it is still like brand new.

A real dream machine!

On the right of course is my baby, My Bernina Artista 730 Sewing and Embroidery machine.

This machine does everything!

I usually have it embroidering while I am sewing with my 930 but I do love sewing with it too and I it's great to quilt with it as it came with the 'Bernina Stitch Regulator' - a special attachment foot that regulates your stippling stitches - it makes it sooo easy!

I have a few fancy-schmacy feet for my Bernina's so will do a post on them soon, and show you what they all do!

It has been soooo cold here in Perth so I made Khye a special snuggly minky quilt last night.

I used minky on both sides, with wool batting in the middle and then just quickly embroidered a name patch on it and bound it in Michael Miller's cute vintage look Dick and Jane reading fabric..
Not a great job as I did it in an hour but it will keep him nice and warm... he loves soft snuggly blankies, he strokes the fabrics and rubs them on his face when he is sleeping,

gaaahhh!!, he's so wonderful!

Well, only a week and a half till our grandaughter Hunny is to be born, I wonder if Angel will last that long - she looks like she is ready to pop! We am getting so excited!

Also, some exciting news, Copious, (our son Steve and son-in-law Ben's band) entered the Perth Battle of the Bands and had their heat last weekend.

They won and are now in the semi-finals!!

Here is a couple of shots of my boy rocking the house! Didn't get one of Ben, ...next time!!

(hehe, Steve is 6'1, so you can guess how tall their bass player is!!)

Isn't he handsome!!! (biased mother :)!)

Hope you are having a great week! Back soon!

Hugs, Jen xoxox

Happy Belated Mother's Day!

Just wanted to send a big warm belated " Happy Mothers Day " to all you gorgeous bloggy ladies out there. You all warm my hearts and inspire me daily..

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

And to my gorgeous family, who spoilt me rotten - I love you - you are my world!

And thank you for my pressies - love them all... here are a couple of my favs which went straight to my studio :)!

oooh, a great place to hide projects on the go :)! And to my gorgeous Mama, Happy Mothers Day!
Thank you and I love you more!!

(... and Dad, it really helps if you open your eyes when someone takes your photo ;)!)

Snapped this of our daughter Alora and son Steve the other day. Steve is growing his hair back -that makes me happy! ....love you guys!

Now - onto things more crafty!
I was nearly finished an embroidery for a friends baby and my machine malfunctioned..

In the year that I have had it this has only happened once before, and it was very early on in the design - plus I think that time was my fault as I was going a bit fast on the touchscreen :-)!

Anyhoo, as I had been embroidering for 50 minutes I didn't want to just throw it away and start again .... what to do, what to do?!

Here is a close-up , you can see all that is missing is the last butterfly's wings....

...so I made this little badge using my coaster edge ... what do you think?? will it work? .... here it is on a white background, when the other piece of the embroidery is dry I will attach it to the design and see.... stay tuned!
These are the fabrics I am using for the pillow - love them!


Here is a photo of one of the walls in my little studio.. and this is after I put a pile of stuff away! Gaahhh, the whole room is like this, really over crowded!!

I need to re-organise as I have too many colours and way to much all over the place.... needs a real tidy up!
Back soon!

Hugs,

Jen xoxoxo