Dragon pillow

dragon pillowOriginally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Here is the final of the dragon pillow. It was a really fun projct to make and I hope the birthday boy will get a kick out of it. I have started a giant Christmas stocking that has been lingering in my closet for a year and a half. Hum……can [...]

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Cupcakes

decorating cupcakes
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

Belated birthday celebrations for school tomorrow. Blue icing with pink sprinkles full of artificial coloring to really put the kids into orbit on last day of term.

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Flying airplanes in Sydney.

airplane
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Backhoe Loader

Excavator
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

Hours of fun have been had with our home made backhoe loader. Funny how much money we spend on toys from shops. Great excuse to buy more ice-cream cones too.
Heated debates have commenced about the merits of a Diego Halloween costume vs. a Blue Lightning McQueen contraption. I think I know [...]

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Dragon shirt

dragon shirtOriginally uploaded by Sew SydneyOne of Rhys’ best friends at preschool has a passionate love of dragons. Rhys is not quite so sure about them and was a very reluctant model. We made this t-shirt and have started a matching pillow for the birthday boy. I wouldn’t have necessarily chosen red for the t-shirt, [...]

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Embroidery

embroidery
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Here is the latest embroidery updates on the pink quilts. Again, photo quality not great! One last thing to add to Sloan’s quilt and will be in home stretch. Hopefully will be done soon as I am itching to start new projects! I bought another t-shirt for another birthday creation inspired [...]

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Fire truck and Dinosaur Pillows

PillowsOriginally uploaded by Sew Sydney
I wasn’t very impressed with the back of the fire truck pillow. It gaped a bit which was frustrating and I ran out of time to put a button on it to deliver it to the birthday boy who was visiting from Armidale. Since it is for a three year old [...]

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Cake

cakeOriginally uploaded by Sew Sydney
Sydney blessed us with one of the most beautiful spring days this weekend. The party was a hit! The only drama came from a very sad and nasty neighbor of the park who didn’t like the idea of a lot of little people having fun. Sad, sad lady. Thank goodness she [...]

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Lolly Madness

Lolly Madness
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

With the help of a good friend and some glasses of red wine, lolly bags and pinata are stuffed, check!

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Swimming and sewing…..

Tuesdays are not my favorite day with the three of us hauling ourselves to swimming.  It entails packing lots of swimming paraphernalia, unpacking and donning said paraphernalia, getting in the pool, then drying, re-dressing and moving on to the next activity of the day.  
I had a great weekend in Brisbane surrounded by some fabulous ladies.  [...]

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