Manic Monday

Monday

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Actually, Rhys is in school and Soan is taking a rare nap. Getting some sewing done!

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Friday!

Friday
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Is it a coincidence I chose to embroider Saturday and Friday as my first tea towels? What better days than these?
Thanks again to lovely designs by Posie Gets Cozy.
Happy Friday!

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Saturday Tea Towel

Saturday Tea Towel
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

We had a fantastic Easter weekend away. Caves, trains, alpacas, chickens and lots of chocolate. The kids were in heaven and the adults had lots of laughs and red wine.
I knew we were going to have a lot of car time ahead of us, so I took along this [...]

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Hot! Cross! Carbs!

Hotcrossbuns

Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

Home made hot cross buns…..the effort was very worth the reward. Much, much better than the bought ones. Also a great kid activity.
Happy, happy Easter all!

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Happy Easter

Easter Eggs

Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

Happy Easter to everyone. We are off to the Blue Mountains for the weekend to enjoy the fresh air and lots of kid friendly activities!

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Spinning Pinwheels

quilttopdeveloping
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Here is a sneak preview of some of the blocks for one of the baby quilts.  I got the pattern and idea from a Kaffe Fasset book I borrowed from the library.  That man is a genius!  So many beautiful projects and too little time. 
 Easter chocolate and hot cross buns are [...]

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Getting ready for winter!

winternecklace
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

Summer weather in fall, but still getting ready for winter. I made a few of these washer necklaces for the winter wardrobe for myself and friends.
Again, excellent tutorial to make the necklaces over at The Small Object.

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Pirate Quilt

blackwhitedraw
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

One of the projects I have lingering in my closet is this really gorgeous pirate quilt I bought three years ago from Material Obsession’s stand at the Sydney quilt show.
I finished the quilt top a few years ago and put it to the side because it is so embellished which made [...]

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Santa Came!

santa
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

All our Christmases have come at once. We sold! No more exceptionally tidy house and craft crazy can come out of the closet once the sewing machine is back from the doctors.
This is one of the less messy crafts I completed under the tidy regime.
Ultimately it will be professionally finished into [...]

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Auditions

auditions
Originally uploaded by Sew Sydney

I was going to post this last week, but I got derailed by a terrible cold and a very sick Sloan. Miserable week on the sleep and health side. So happy to be out the other side.
We are all on the mend and I was jumping in to finally sewing some [...]

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