Signs of Growth

Hi everyone, although the weather has become cooler, there are lots of little seedlings growing in the greenhouse.

Climbing Beans, Blue Lake

Globe Artichokes, Violetta di Chioggia

Tomatoes, Gardener's Delight

Beetroot

Peas,Onward

I had an idea to grow some salad leaves. If your a fan of those bags of salad in the supermarkets, it's well worth a go at growing your own. I borrowed a book about it from the library last year and then got lucky when the library had an old book sale in that I got it for 50p! I would recommend it to anyone wanting to grow salad, it's called Salad Leaves for All Seasons by Charles Dowding


This is my idea to grow some lettuces in an old bit of guttering placed on the greenhouse shelf! They are doing fairly well, hopefully the slugs won't reach them up there.:0)

Summer weather

Hi everyone, hope you all had a good Easter! We have been having some glorious sunny days, so I was inspired to make some Beach Bags





They are for sale in my Ebay shop

Hope you all have lovely sunshine!

Easter Bunny

Hi everyone, thought I would show you my Easter Bunny

He started out just as a drawing



Then became a pattern



Then in to cute fleece Easter Bunny!



Also made some Easter Greetings Cards to send to family. I didn't want to make them too fancy but not sure if they are a bit too plain!



Then made these cute Bunny Egg Cosies!



They are made with a pattern from Julie at Little Cotton Rabbits, if you haven't seen her blog yet then I would really recommend it. She makes the most beautifully knitted little animals, so cute!

Have a Happy Easter!:0)

My first Award!

I'm so pleased that Rachael from Made With Love has given me this award! Thank you!

The rules are I must list seven things about myself and pass it on to seven others, so here goes
1. I love interior design but am ashamed to say my house could do with a makeover! The trouble is that I am very indecisive. One day I'll like one wallpaper, the next another, so I think if I choose one, I'll get bored with it too quickly! I love cosy country styles, anything Laura Ashley, shabby chic and Cath Kidston but can't decide how to mix them all!
2. I am always dieting but never successfully because I love cooking and have a cupboard full of cookery books.
3. I am addicted to buying fabric even if it's just to look at.
4. I love my daughter and I love being a Mum.
5. I am useless at sticking to one thing, I have a huge ammount of half started crafts that I haven't completed and an enormous ammount of craft equipment/tools that I don't have time to use!
6. I'm scared of flying.
7. I love pickled onions!

So now I need to pass it on to seven lovely bloggers, who are
Silky Prudence
Donna Flower
Petit Filoux
Little Cotton Rabbits
Country In The Town
Tea Rose Home
Everything Neet

Congratulations to you guys, you deserve it!

Rainy Day

I bought some blank cards a few months back with the intention of making my own greetings cards, but they had been lost in my sewing room along with everything else. So as Saturday was such a dismal rainy day I thought I would retrieve them and give card making a go. I had some of the little patchwork squares left from Little one's skirt and started off with them

a mini bunting birthday card




then I made a wedding card with a cute little wedding dress


I must say it was quite addictive! It certainly brightened up a very dull day!

Patchwork Skirt

I love fabric and can't resist buying it in any shape or form, fat quarters, by the metre or even tiny 3" squares. It's so addictive! Whilst trying to tidy up my sewing room the other day, I found these Patchwork squares.



I had completely forgotten that I had bought them! (I know I have some more somewhere with butterflies on them) So I started to sew them together and made Little one a new skirt. There seems to be a lot of patchwork around for childrenswear this season, there are some lovely dresses in Next with crochet bodices and patchwork skirts. I'd love to have a go at making one of those!



After three weeks of waiting (un)patiently, my seeds have germinated! I know I should have really had them in a heated propagator, but mine is underneath everything in the shed! Anyway, on the south facing kitchen window there was obviously enough heat to get them through.


As you can probably see from my home made label, these are Aubergines and Peppers


and these are Artichokes. I tried these once before, they came up well but when I planted them in the garden I put them in quite a shady spot and they didn't really grow much bigger, so I think these will need a sunny position. If you want to have a go at growing them, got my seeds from Sarah Raven, her site is great with lots of information about the plants and seeds she sells.

Summer Skirts

Spring is well on the way, so I've been thinking ahead to Summer and making some children's Summer clothes. I love designing and making childrenswear and have wanted to have my own range for a while now, but as it takes so much time to make all the patterns and the sizes etc I just haven't got around to it. So having a spare few minutes recently, I thought I would start off with some simple little skirts. You know, really pretty little designs that can be dressed up or worn as they are. I found some beautiful floral fabrics in my local fabric shop and have made a couple of designs.



One is a simple skirt with elasticated waist and pretty ribbon trim.


The other is a tiered skirt with ric-rac braid and contrast topstitching.


They are listed in my Etsy shop and I'm hoping to do Custom Orders for them. I love making clothes for Little One and she gets really excited when trying on my new creations! I just have to hide the ones I am selling otherwise she would take them all to put in her ever growing wardrobe!