Our Saturday

We had thought we might go with my sister and her family down to the science centre at Wollongong on Saturday but then my sisters kids weren't all that keen so they pulled out, so what were we to do??

Lake George

We ended up driving down to Canberra to go to Questacon.

Ella, Shane and Joe being projected onto some screen

We got there just after lunch, stayed till closing time then went for a walk and had some noodles for dinner and left to come home at about 6:30pm.

I only took my camera phone down so I didn't get any great pictures, but here's one of Ella wearing her new reversible dress. I had no control over what she wore with it. She's got it on again today but with the other side out.

Forebear Friday

Here's Marjorie's (my Grandmother) wedding dress that she made featured in The Graphic Newspaper in 1931.

You can read about the dress in the text above the photo. She later turned this dress into a gorgeous T-back number which I remember trying on as a teenager, so beautifully made. I have to ask Dad if he still has it somewhere.

Hope you've all had a great week.

My Creative Space...

I've got some plans today, hopefully I'll get them all done.

First I need to finish off one reversible dress (just needs another button) which I've made to send to Gypsy for the Dago Dela Hera Orphanage in Kenya. If you want to make one go here to see the details.

And just to make an even number I'm going to make another one from these two old sheets.

Next, when Ella saw this dress she wanted one so I'll make her one as well from an old Ikea pillowcase and the same pink sheet as in the first dress.

Also, I'm going to make a huge batch of soup from these and a ham hock.

And last of all, I'm going to work on a couple more hexagon pin cushions for Danielle. She's sent me so many of her gorgeous Liberty scraps!

Go and check out some more creativeness at Kootoyoo.

Phew, after all that I think I'll need that coffee that Stephanie's made me at the Virtual Moobear Cafe! I'll have a flat white, no sugar Stephanie.

A school beanie

Joe requested a beanie for school to keep his head warm. They sell them at the uniform shop, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy one when I can make him one myself. So I found the right colour yarn and a pattern and started this.

I got the right gauge and did the same size as in the pattern, but tried it on Joe last night and the cable section is way too tight! Now I have to decide if should undo it all and start another pattern (then I don't have to buy any more yarn) or finish it and give it to my little nephew.

Decisions, decisions...

One of my pincushions...

...was in the Monday must-haves email from Madeit, here's a screen shot.

Some of you might recognise that camera brooch as well from chunkychooky, how she makes them I have no idea, but they are so cute.