Colourful Cushions

The sewing machine has been working overtime lately, I've had a few orders through friends to make cushions. I'm brushing up on my piping making skills and sitting up late at night assembling these pretty things. What's not to love about these Marimekko fabrics? so nice to work with.

And this Designers Guild fabric, these were pieced using offcuts from blinds, sewing the strips together is a great way to use up the scraps, with soft denim for the backing makes for perfect playroom cushions.

I still have orders in the pipeline before I can tackle some for me but I'm getting there.

Flea Market Finds

Not much op shopping going on here of late, I did find this milk glass stand to match another smaller one I have. I must photograph all of my milk glass collection,  the white pieces look great clustered together.

A large Raynham vase in the perfect shade of grey and not a chip in sight.

And I couldn't not show you these, a gift from the lovely Kylie. I have already decided that the two square doilies will make perfect pockets on a top for Rosa. 

Hope you have been having more thrifting luck than me. Linking up with Sophie.

Bamboo Boys Quilt

So refreshing it has been working on something of the boy kind.

When you think of vintage sheeting you naturally think of floral and boy do I have some great florals. However, lately I have been lucky enough to spot the odd boys print and as different as they all are they really do mesh together beautifully.

The bamboo is my favourite, I wish I could have found more than just one double flat. It makes for a perfect backing don't you think?

This one is made up of 6.5 inch squares and it was so lovely and soft to sew I actually made two at once. 

It's nice to be back blogging and sewing again, I have sooooo much to sew you would not believe, It must be the cold snap in the weather...I'm in the mood.

Flea Market Floral

Yay! the country oppies have delivered again, we were in Wagga over the holidays and every oppy seemed to have an abundance of floral that is not turning up in the city stores and of course at a fraction of the price.

Some fab boys sheets too, the green bamboo is my favourite. I think I have enough for a boys quilt now.

I love this single bed teal rose comforter, I paid only $3 for it, soaked it for two days and it came up a treat, so soft and snug.

Guess who's nabbed it for the lounge?

Some pretty plates for my wall. Love the grey and yellow floral.

Some Pyrex for the collection. I'm leaving a lot of Pyrex on the shelf these days, only buying the bits I really like or have use for.

And I really need to get my sewing mojo back, look at all of these patterns in Rosa's size.

It's been a while since I've linked up with Sophie, go take a peek.

The Boys Den

Apart from my new kitchen the boys room is my favourite room in the house. I don't know why....

Maybe it's the funky new lego storage sourced by my lovely friend Vic. You are too kind!

Or the $10 Vinnies desk (which I have seen in a sydney auction house for $320....ouch!). 

The colourful array of favourite books seem to match their hand made quilts perfectly. 

The bubble gum machine came from the husbands previous life and is filled with marbles that were gifted to the boys. 

Let's not forget the bed, one of my biggest furniture splurges to date, I still can't believe I managed to convince the husband that quality really does outweigh the expensive price tag. 

The addition of a fabulous new light fitting is all it needs and we are done.............for now anyway. 

What's your favourite room in the house?

Transformed - Flea Market Finds

Hey look! I'm back. Goodness knows what happened to me over the last 4 weeks, it seems I went to sleep In February and woke up in April. Didn't even do or achieve anything really exciting, nor did I go away, just a small case of bloggers block I guess.

I can't think of a better night to start back, It's a brand new month and it's Sunday so you know what that means!  joining in with Sophie at Her Library Adventures.

Remember this? my little wooden drinks trolly transformed to a rather bright shade of green.  It wasn't love at first sight but it's certainly growing on me.

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And my lovely wooden lamp base finally met it's perfect match, I can say I love the grey and white chevron print.

Now time for me to pour myself a cuppa and catch up on some of your blogs, hope you have had a fabulous week end. We have! 

Petal Pocket Pillows

 When I happened across this sweet pattern a few weeks ago I knew exactly what I was going to make for two special girls having a birthday.

Nova at A cuppa and a catch up has created a fun pattern to make these gorgeous pillows. Such easy steps to follow and although I didn't do a lot of it by hand as she does I'm still really happy with the outcome.

The pillow is fully lined and combining the fabrics is the most fun. It's almost like making an entire quilt with hand stitched binding and all. The backing is quilted and you can choose to hand quilt the front if you like. She even has a boys version.

The best thing for me is that I used pieces from my stash and scrap bin and even used the old strips of wadding that are always left over after quilting, these were joined perfectly to make for not one but two very snugly and ever so cute Petal Pocket Pillows.

Go on, you know you want to make one!