Hello, hello?? anyone here....

Yes, I'm here... just. There has been no sewing here.. my sewing machine is still on the table however, with the half made dress still draped over it. I'm just so busy with uni and to be honest I am really not feeling it - but I must get into it and finish hard for my last 7 or so weeks. I have two assignments due next week and then three more and two exams at the end.

I have been representing myself in court for a personal matter related to my separation... in fact I have been doing this for the whole time I have been studying so I am really tired of it but I have an end date... 30 August. So I have a number of weeks after I finish to prepare for a trial. Oh and work out what to prepare!

Breaky

My son made me breakfast a few weeks ago... toast with a chai tea. What a little honey!

Ain't this just so!

This was on a calendar my middle sister gave me for Christmas. Ha .. I like it! I will get a frame for it (when I get time) and hang it in my sewing room or maybe kitchen where more people will see it.

Super juice ingredients

These are the ingredients for my 'super juice'. When I am run down from thalassaemia minor I make this juice - ginger, carrot, lime or lemon, celery leaves and beetroot. I have it twice a day and it just gets enough into me to really zap me back into shape. Even my son likes it, try it... it is better if the veges are cold or pop some ice in it.

Present!

What do you think of this... so cute.... see the tape measure for scale.. it is so tiny. It was my birthday a few weeks ago and my girlfriend gave me this lovely little clock and a great red bag.

Other than uni work and a week of play dates during the school holiday I've done

nothing other than uni work. The week that Alex was at his Dad's I was coming home about 8pm from uni. When spring comes I shall be free! Bring it on.

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Miss Fisher's costumes

Well it has been busy. Working full time doesn't allow for much else especially when there is a child and ageing parents. I haven't made as much as I'd hoped (ha ha do I ever) and the three things I have made I haven't photographed yet. Actually the Burda dress I just finished yesterday. I'm touching a lot of fabric and patterns but I just don't have the brain energy at night so far. This is a panoramic photo my son took from my friend's balcony at Broadbeach. What a view! It's a great spot right across the road from the beach and last week when we went for the weekend there was a great double rainbow that we saw both ends of. You can just make it out in the top left corner. It was a bit cloudy that day (the next was magnificent - "beautiful one day, perfect the next" - that was the old marketing talk for Queensland a few years ago). Hee hee, then my friend said want to take a weird panoramic photo - sure why not - so while he was t...

Trying a vintage togs pattern.

Hello, it's been a while again. Not as long as some bloggers who have recently returned to blogging...up to 7 years, but I'm glad people are coming back. I never joined Instagram as I'm not that fussed on 'social media' and more with people who write about their sewing. So back to sewing. I picked up this vintage McCalls togs pattern. It's quite a good value pattern as there are three very different and interesting swimsuits included. That's pretty rare. It's a size 16. I decided to make view B. All of the patterns have pieces for the bra cups too which is really great. Photographed with it is a Burda beach wrap. I can't find the magazine number right now, but it's at least 10 years old. Basically it's a large square of fabric with arm holes cut out. The fabric is genuine 70s towelling. I know because Mum bought it to cover our 'fantastic plastic' vinyl couch. Vinyl was preferred back then...

Kwik Sew

So recently Spotlight had Kwik Sew patterns - 3 for the price of 1. I don't really need any patterns as I have plenty but some took my fancy and I'm keen to sew some up. I have been really liking the waterfall jackets... I have a Butterick pattern (not mentioned yet but brought over from the US with a friend... that's another post though), a New Look cut out and I liked the length of this Kwik Sew one too. I was seduced by Kristy's beautiful version of the jacket on the right. Don't expect to see it fitting me so perfectly but it looks nice and easy and it's a bit different and a bit timeless too. I was thinking of sailor type pants but when I saw this shorts pattern, I thought I could make them up and see if they suit and I may be able to lengthen the legs and not have to trace out a Burda one. Not sure how KS patterns fit me as I've only made a dress a while ago now. I have these cut out from a leftover piece that was not enough for anyth...

Sew Darn Tired

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