I cut into my stash of tweedy vintage wool fabrics to make a few more jackets- these are part of my etsy shop update today and were fun to make. Especially choosing the matching vintage linings and buttons/toggles. The jacket you see in the second photo was made using an old silk crepe kimono for…

My parents sent us a parcel of black passionfruit and walnuts from their orchard (they arrived at the perfect time as I've been obsessively eating fruit lately which is unusual for me but may be an autumn thing?), and over morning tea I found myself marvelling at those passionfruit colours again, like I do this…

This is a little hooded coat I finished over the weekend. It's quite small, and specially designed for my baby niece who we'll be seeing again soon.  I first saw the wool fabric in a local fabric store and fell in love with it- it's thick and soft and 100% wool- a bit like a…

The family of bunnies I wrote of yesterday, and hoped to put in my shop in time for Easter, turned out to be a family of small bears instead. I'm not sure what happened- but I supposed I used the wrong pattern late one night when I was cutting them out. I am often a…

Today i'm working on a small family of rabbits. They'll be made from natural linen with different ears- some Liberty lawn, some stripy cotton knit. I hope they'll be finished soon so I can show them to you tomorrow. Like any kind of working, rabbit-face-embroidering is much improved with some provisions to hand. Today I…

My sister made us some peanut cookies- she used this recipe, and they're really good. She skipped the dipped chocolate/peanut part but they are still the right balance of salty and sweet, crunchy and chewy. We have a small peanut butter fanatic in the house (she eve got her own jar for one of her…

I was tidying up today when I came across these great photograph cards, which I got from the Wellington City Art Gallery. They came from this exhibition, all about humans at the South Pole. Thought they might make you smile. Brenda, Kathy, and Misty: a bit of femininity in Antarctica

This is a wraparound cardigan I made for Keira when the autumn chill started creeping in last week. It's made from two old cardigans of mine, but I think they're much nicer like this. I used a chocolate-brown one for the sleeves and one front and a charcoal grey for the remaining pieces. And some…

Yes, it's quilted Liberty fabric. I found it a while back, loved that earthy retro print and just realised it would make sturdy and strong bags- so I've made one with leather straps for my shop update today. And also some 'retro make-up cases' using up small pieces of favourite vintage linen fabric. I like…

Rough and stormy weather here today- i thought the kids and I would be swept away on our walk to school this morning. It might be bad walking weather but it's a good time to paint some tiny little envelopes with cheering watercolour images. And sew up some hot water bottle covers- these are made…