Alternative Valentine's Treasury

Not a red heart or a cutesy cupid in sight!

More New Fabrics

Well I've had some really positive feedback about this new range of fabrics so far so here a the other three patterns from the range for you to have a sneak peak at. You should be able to find them for sale in my Etsy store by the end of today but if you would like more information or want to order larger pieces of these then please contact me and I will be happy to help.

I am hoping to use some of these fabrics myself. So hard to choose though when they are all so pretty!

Hello 2012!

I can't believe it's been over a month since I last posted here, there must be something in that old adage 'time flies when you're having fun'. There has been a lot going on in the background here but I won't bore you with that when I have much more exciting news to share. This afternoon I took delivery of some beautiful new fabrics. One of which,I have to admit I have fallen totally in love with!

Isn't it the sweetest print you ever set eyes on? Rabbits and Foxes and Squirrels oh my!

I have a bolt of this one so it will be available to buy in metres as well as Fat Quarters from my Etsy store and my new eBay shop.

Also new in on the bolt and immediately available are these two:

The two Woodland themed fabrics above are part of a new collection the rest of which I have available as pre-cut Fat Quarters. I will post pictures of these tomorrow and as always if you would like larger pieces of any of these fabrics then please contact me and I can arrange this for you. The red spot fabric is actually double sided and therefore a very versatile mixer to add to your fabric stash!

Just a quickie post for today. I shall be back tomorrow with more!

Will I Blog more often? Maybe!

I'm writing this post from Novelty island, experimenting with the joys of iPhone ownership. I opposed the idea for a long time, convinced I had no use for any kind of smartphone, but it's not even been 24hrs and I seem to have taken to it like a Duck to water! I'm loving the social networking Apps so far and I'm adding music like there's no tomorrow. I've never even owned an Mp3 player so mobile music is something I've not had the pleasure of since I last owned a Walkman back in the mid 90's. Walking the dog may very well become a tuneful affair.

I feel as though a whole new world has just opened up me. I think I will spend the weekend getting to know my new toy and then hopefully I'll have got it out of my system before next week and post about something rather than nothing :)

A Winter's Day . . . . .

. . . . . in a deep and dark December, so the song goes.

These dark mornings are certainly posing a challenge for me this year! I can hardly believe that six months ago I could get up at 6:00am before the rest of the household and spend almost an hour pottering about the garden with my Coffee. If I could get out of bed at six now I'd be getting so much more sewing done. By this time last year I had made Christmas puddings, Mincemeat, Chocolate Fudge, Peppermint creams, Candles, Lip balms, the list could go on. This year I've helped the kids make an Advent calendar and that's about it when it comes to Christmas preparations. Last night we got the decorations down from the loft. The children have now entered the 'zone' and the hype has begun. No escaping it now Mama, the festivities are almost upon us!

Origami Advent baskets from Activity Village 

Trying to keep on top!

 I am so distracted from my work at the moment! I have got to focus more so I may well be using my blog to force that focus for a while. Which is good because it means regular posts and pics of what I'm getting up to! These two personalised cushions are for a custom order and need to be finished and posted to my cousin in Surrey before Christmas last posting,  the date of which is still a mystery to me because I've still not remembered to check! Another thing for the 'to do' list.