Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Ruffled Again...

when miss b spied that owley fat quarter
she said 'make something for me'.
i had noticed that the mustard colour in it
matched the mustard of the 'anthology' fabric.

miss b has a quirky sense of style and humour.
{like the time she was working in a construction company,
with all but her being men.
she told them all that it was
'secretary appreciation day'
and they all turned up with gifts and flowers!
- she did tell them the truth,
they laughed.

or

the times when they all had pink payslips
and other kinds of pink paper paraphenalia...

or

the time they had pink sparkley xmas decorations
and only pink...
they lived with that too!}

so
i think those cute little owls will suit her perfectly,
just peeking through...


the yoke lining was attached next...


... my little label was finished and sewn on.


miss chair did a better job at modelling
than mr table...


mr w and the boys,
the genius cook - mr t,
the smooth operator - mr m
and the paint expert - mr p
have all gone fishing...

so
sharrie and me
will have a peaceful tuesday morning,
doing exactly as we please....

have a pleasant tuesday too...

naturally Carol xox

ps...the finished skirt will be on display tomorrow...


Monday, October 25, 2010

Ruffley Skirt for Miss B...

let's do some addition...
3 georgeous new 'anthology' fabrics (3 yards),
1 owley freebie from retromummy (1 fatquarter, only used little corner)
plus...

1 pattern from miss b herself...

equals
1 new ruffley skirt for miss b!

i will show you a third of a skirt today...
yes, i know i am teasing you,
you'll just have to wait until tomorrow
for the next,
this is to build character into you...patience...hehehe



got the yoke onto the first ruffle...


showing the skirt under the ruffle...



this is the first time i have sewn in
an invisible zip...
hooray! it is almost invisible!


tomorrow...the yoke facing/lining...
the second ruffle and underskirt...

i'm loving that grey and yellow combo
just as much as i did when making the apron

by the way...
ta da!  drum roll please...
my sister jill has just created a blog...
'velvet moss'
can be found on 'check these out' {look on the right}...
just press the link
and zoom...you'll be in jill's world,
all the way to new zealand.

mr w
is doing a spring cleaning thing...
under the house today
with no 2 son!

another hooray
for monday!

hoping you're having a hooray! monday too...

naturally Carol  xox 

Friday, October 22, 2010

Velvet Moss...

my sister jill
is in 'cuisine' magazine
this month...


september issue


page 34, 'the coaster's clear'...

jill is the designer
and creative artist,
she works with her friend terri
and together they are
velvet moss.

jill sent this set
to mr t and sharrie...
big hint,
i hope she sends me some too!


they are made by
screen printing wood,
sealed
with a felt backing.

eye candy
with a cuppa...

i am very proud
of my wonderful clever sister.

she said i could tell you
that you can contact 'velvet moss'
{some people have been known to call her
'velvet' instead of jill...hehehe}
by emailing info@velvetmoss.co.nz 
if you want to know more.
{or leave a comment and i'll let her know how to reach you}

she also makes the most
delicious cards...
but my pics
weren't up to scratch
so
i'll show you later sometime...
when i get my act together!

have a great weekend

naturally Carol  xox

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Going Walkabout?

aren't these art?
i think they're enchanting...
thongs, jandals, flip flops....ain't what they used to be!
good enough for going walkabout
anywhere.


mr w works up north,
'cos there's a shortage of suitable jobs down here.

he's come home today
and is staying for a  whole week!

usually he's only here for a weekend,
only one out of three in fact.

 my time with him is short.
hopefully we'll have
lotsa coffees
and big long chats,
and time with the kids
and hugs and stuff!

then it'll be me
and the boys
and the dogs...

and friends and miss b
who pop in from time to time...and you!
i thank God for the people in my life...

naturally Carol xox

ps....thinking of making miss b a flouncy ruffled skirt in three or more fabrics, i'll show you later.
pps...my sister is very talented she just got her work in a mag in nz...more tomorrow!