Finally some sewing.....

After such a long time with the move & unpacking etc I finally managed to get some time & motivation to sew. It was pretty basic stuff, but hey its a start - I really feel like my sewjo is coming back!

First are just some pants for a friends twin daughters - they are made from recycled vintage sheet fabric & curtain fabric

The skirt is made from chenille & is a mama sized one - I tried it on & it is really comfy, but I am in 2 minds whether to keep it or list it on my etsy store when I finally re-open

Then a made a couple of pairs of shorts from once again my vintage/recycled curtain fabric. I find it hard to get great fabric for boys & have been lucky to find some fantastic vintage curtains..

Some of my stash....

I had so much fabric prior to my move & Mr Spunky was rather strict as to how much I brought home, but thankfully I managed to still bring quite a little bit back with me - a HUGE thank you to all the gorgeous girls over at CRAFTY MAMAS to for their help - I am eternally grateful!

Here is just some of it & this is as neat as it probably ever will be.

Back to Blogland & back home!!

It has been soo long since I blogged & so much has happened since then. Although we have lived in gorgeous Tassie for the past 2 years, we have finally packed up & are back home in QLD. Oh I am loving the HOT weather & humidity - I know I must be mad, but it really makes me feel alive!!
I think I will however miss the amazing opshops in Tassie - they are by far the best I have ever come across!!

Tassies Beautiful East Coast...

If ever you get the chance to visit Tasmania there are SO many places to visit, but the east coast is highly recommended by me. We have done the whole East Coast before, but for a few days before Christmas we decided to take a couple of day break & stayed at Swansea as Mr Spunky really wanted to get the chance to go back to Freycinet National Park (everything in Coles Bay was already booked). We did the Wineglass Bay walk with the kids. It is rather steep with steps

It was pretty muich like this pic the whole way up & back too, but hey if Em (4) could do it - she walked the whole way much to our surprise - anyone can. And I tell you it was worth the walk. We were blessed with an absolutely stunning day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing everyone a most Joyous Christmas. May the true meaning of Christmas fill your heart & may your new year be richly blessed!

Some sewing..

Oh I am feeling a bit lazy so not much describing..these are just some reversible smock tops that I have made out of recycled linen (mostly curtains & sheets). these are part of my effort to make as much with my stash before I have to leave alot of it behind....only 5 weeks till the big move!

I also decided to play with some applique - the robot stitching is atrocious, so don't look too close, but I was happy with the bird....

Terribly slack.....

I can't believe it has been almost a month since my last post!! I do have good excuses - the internet was down for at least a week and a half - honestly what did we do before the internet??

I was away for another week & my gorgeous mum was here for the other week. On top of that I have been doing the painstasking & very time consuming Fabric stash cull - this really has not been easy. But we are moving in 5 1/2 weeks & Mr Spunky is being tuff. I think I would have easily filled 20 packing boxes with all my stash - new, vintage, recycled, including chenille bedspreads etc but he has limited me to 3, yes 3!! I think I may have sneaked an extra box, but really need so many more. Mum was a wonderful help & in one day we carted about 10 garbage bags full off to the local charity shop.....

I haven't had a chance to do much sewing in this time, but I did sew these guys up while the internet was down.

I have also made a blue one, but think I will try & make some shorts for him. They have been made from vintage chenille & vintage sheet fabric.