Mark, Stashbusting, Travel

Of remnants and scraps

As mentioned in an earlier post I’m doing a scrap busting challenge this month (see https://www.facebook.com/groups/stashbusting2015/) and here are a couple more makes. First up a Megan Nielsen Eucalyptus dress made from a knit fabric. I made the tank version of this in a woven and it was a bit small, so I went up a size […]

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Travel

The long road home

The purpose of our trek across Australia (see previous post) was to pick up our new Airstream trailer, which will become our holiday home when we’re on our bush block  or when we’re travelling round Australia – our glamping has just kicked up a notch! Mark had never seen an Airstream before and trusted my […]

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Travel

West to East in a week

Followers on Instagram and Facebook will notice that we’ve been lurching our way across the country – starting in Western Australia and finishing in Batemans Bay, New South Wales, a trip of nearly 5,000 kilometres. I thought I would choose a few highlights for a quick pretty long post. We stopped in Coolgardie, which is a […]

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Sewing, Travel

Triangular neck pillows

Still on my scrap busting theme I’ve made these triangular neck pillows all from scraps. I’m beginning to refer to them as my four little pigs for some reason. I have noticed with interest lots of people, on the various Facebook pages I follow, making these. First up the pattern: You can find the pattern […]

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Sewing, Travel

Scrapbusting tops

February is scrap busting month in my Stashbusting Facebook group, and it is a theme that I have embraced with some gusto, given that I am positively drowning in scraps! I have made two tops entirely from scraps lying around carefully put away, and I used the same self drafted pattern for both of them. […]

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