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Lovely Slow Day

Sunday, October 24th, 2010 Posted in Frida, Sewing | 8 Comments »

Mads and Ronja took off around noon today to go sailing, so Frida and I got out the sewing machine to make something for her. I have hardly been sewing at all for several months, but I can really tell ...

Butterfly Pouch and Costumes

Thursday, February 11th, 2010 Posted in Family, Ronja, Sewing | 14 Comments »

For 10 weeks, Ronja has been saving her pocket money in order to be able to buy a Nintendo DSi. The rest of the money has been given to her through birthday presents, but she needed to save up for ...

A Little Sewing

Saturday, September 12th, 2009 Posted in Family, Our garden, Sewing | 11 Comments »

Yesterday we had a very nice afternoon after we all got home. The girls spent a while jumping and playing on the trampoline, and it was a joy to watch how Ronja took good care of little sister - doesn't ...

Feel Good Pants

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 Posted in Sewing | 31 Comments »

This last couple of evenings, I have been making a pair of pants for me - the second evening accompanied by my mother who has been visiting for three days - it's a good thing to have a creative companion. At ...

Matryoshka Appliqué Blouse

Monday, March 23rd, 2009 Posted in Award, Sewing | 12 Comments »

I got around to taking pictures of Frida's blouse, when I came home from work today. I so enjoy the fact that it's light outside when I get home from work - it makes a world of difference to me. I have to ...

Hogweed Silhouette Skirt

Sunday, March 8th, 2009 Posted in Ronja, Sewing | 17 Comments »

This has been a nice and quiet weekend. Saturday, I traced and sewed a skirt for Ronja, using a half panama fabric, that I've used previously. It's a nice heavy quality, which makes the skirt stand out a little bit, ...

Winners of my Valentine’s Give-Away

Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Blogging, Give-away, Internet, Sewing | 5 Comments »

  I found this blooming shrub when we were walking in the park Saturday, and actually I just saved the picture for this occasion, because I thought it would fit the purpose wonderfully! So I wrote all the names down on little pieces ...

Valentine’s Treat for You

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Give-away, Sewing, Special occasions | 33 Comments »

I made a little something for you...   I'm giving these away, so I really hope you like them - and then I just hope you have a little one that needs one of them. The bibs have cotton on the front, and ...