In October I read books 4 and 5 of The Dalai Lama’s Cat series by David Michie, so I’ve now read all the books in the series. Not sure if there are plans for any more. My other reading was business books as I think more about setting up my Read more…
September was a book of fictional reading. I was still getting over COVID-related illness so I wanted to keep my reading light (or so I thought).
After my son watched the How to Train Your Dragon (HTTYD) movie he asked for a Toothless Dragon Softie. I did search for a free pattern as the movie was released over 10 years ago so I thought I’d have a good shot at finding something. I did find one, Read more…
August found me struck down with COVID which meant lots of time for reading, with a focus on business books, and signing up for Netflix for the first time. Five weeks later I’m still recovering from COVID which is why some of the reviews this month are a bit short. Read more…
In July I read some of the books on my To Be Read List. Last year I read the first book in the Secret, Book and Scone Society and put the series on my to be read list. This month I read the second and third book in the series. Read more…
Vogue V8793 has been in my pattern stash for a number of years. I liked the look of the contrasting fabrics that play so nicely together.
For the seventh time I’ve used Itch Stitch Sequoia Pants Pattern, but this time adjusted to be a tracksuit pant with a fully elastic waist,
Last year I saw some jacquard knit fabric in Spotlight and thought I’d love to do something with it, but it’s polyester and I’m not a fan. Ever since I’ve been looking around for something similar in a natural fibre and haven’t had any luck, so when I found it Read more…
Throughout June I was quilting my scrappy quilt (blog post to come) so it meant many hours at the sewing machine. As it’s quite repetitive and doesn’t need my full attention I could enjoy listening to some audio books. To see what I’ve read in the past check out my Read more…
It’s hard to find striped knit fabric in an Adelaide Fabric store, so when I found some I grabbed it. And Kwik Sew 2184 was the perfect match.