Some more sewing stuff....

I just made this bag for a friend who is going to a baby shower and wanted to get a practical, yet funky gift. She liked my bag that lugs all the kids stuff around so we raided my stash and got sewing! The pattern is called Quilters Carry All by Blue Willow Designs, and even though it is designed as a quilters bag it makes a great nappy bag with all the pockets it has. There's a bit of binding involved and I found that it was pretty easy to follow the instructions even though we changed a few things. It came out looking funky and nothing like a quilters carry bag! I just hope the soon to be mum likes it!

Here's some pics of my lovely new sewing machine cover that was mentioned with the overlocker cover last post. I bought some gorgeous gnome and mushroom fabric a while ago and have not been game enough to cut it up, until I thought it would be awsome as a machine cover so I could see the gnomes all the time! Now I get to gaze at it everyday and see all the cute gnomes working hard. (except the one having a snooze!)

Shirts and some wee little people

Here's some pics of some things that have recently been completed, Christmas is creeping up ever so quickly so I am trying to get everything at least started so I am not sewing madly on Christmas eve!

These shirts are for a couple of boys I know and boys like monsters and robots, don't they? I hope they do as that's what I've been told (my very tomboy like girl thinks they are great, along with dinosaurs and trains) so hopefully the boys receiving the shirts like them as much as she does. (otherwise they will no longer be for the boys!)

The little gnomes have been sitting on a shelf looking at me for a while, waiting patiently to be placed ever so carefully in a box for their long trip at Christmas time to their new home. They had to be up quite high so other little people would not play with them beforehand, despite a few efforts to reach them. Hopefully Poppy Bob has their new treehouse home nearly ready for them to move into or there will be trouble of the 5 year old kind!

On another note, I went to kindy night at my little fishes kindy she is going to next year to get all the info needed for enrolment. I know she is going to love going but it is a bit sad too. I can't belive she is going to kindy already, the time has gone so quickly and she will really be grown up then. But at least there will be chickens to feed and paintings to paint and songs to sing and I will get to hear all about them when littlest fish and I pick her up at the end of each day. (That's a platypus in case you didn't know.)

More Gnomes Home Pics

Ok my lovelies, I went a bit snap happy this morning and took some more pics in the nice morning light. The gnomes have met their new neighbours who happen to be a cute little fawn and a nutty squirrel as well as a resident duck who has taken over their pond. I will put the rest of the pics up on flickr if anyone is interested as there are probably too many (told you I went snap happy!) to post. I am itching to get going on a barn now but have a few other things to get done first. Must say a big thank you to uklassinus for posting such a great tutorial on her blog, check it out if you haven't already.

Also if anyone has ever made a wedding cake out of foam and felt (obviously not to eat!) please feel free to give me some tips as I volunteered to make one for my friends wedding decorating business, for display purposes, and am kind of winging it. Eeeekk!

I am trying to get a bit organised now and work out what xmas pressies I need to get started on so they get finished on time as I am trying to make most of the gifts this year. The kids are easy, it's the adults that are tricky.

Also I just found out that we are having a big baby and toddler market here (finally) and it is on the 7th of November at the seniors hall near the entertainment centre. I am finally going to be able to try and sell all the stuff I have made for it so hopefully it will be a success!

Neville the slightly Neurotic Nom.

Hi there, I'm Neville and I'm a Nom. My pattern is by Aimee Ray and as you can see I am rather cute looking. I have been a bit nervous lately as a pirate has moved into my space and he has a sword! I am not too keen on violence so I hope he doesn't find any need to use it. I'm keeping my distance where possible. It's nice hanging out in the garden with the bugs and the birds, i don't think the pirate likes animals so i should be pretty safe out there.