….And what do you know, the calendar rolls around again. Let’s review this year on MLIM, or as the kids say, release MLIM Wrapped 2025! January: February: March: April: May: June: July: August: September: October: November: December: Last year I wanted to finish renovating Tea at Yaz’s, keep trying new things, and try to get…… Continue reading 2025 Year in Review
Tag: Miscellaneous
Stuff that doesn’t quite fit anywhere else.
11 Favourite Things
It is this little blog’s 11th birthday today, which is mildly bizzare? It’s at the upper end of primary school? Having opinions and doing homework?? Wild. Anyway, to celebrate, I thought I’d make a list of the Top Eleven Things I’ve Made, in no particular order. Let’s go! 1. Appa (aka The Biggest Crochet Toy…… Continue reading 11 Favourite Things
Crochet Baby Comforter
Remember when I was talking about gifts that needed to be kept secret a couple of weeks ago? Well, this gift has been received, so I can post about my first handmade baby toy! He’s a baby comforter, so his head and arms are sewn to the centre of a small blanket. (Which would be…… Continue reading Crochet Baby Comforter
Project Roundup
Can you believe it’s December tomorrow? I sure can’t. Christmas decorations have gone up, but it feels almost too soon, in a way. I do have plans to make a couple more decorations this month in-between making gifts, so hopefully that will make me feel more festive. In the meantime, I am well into the…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Frivolity with Jellyfish
You ever just want to make something quick and easy and entirely frivolous? Stitch markers from Handmade by Catkin on Etsy Well, that was the aim with this little jellyfish. I used the Galaxy Jellyfish pattern by SweetSofties on Etsy, which was a pretty easy pattern. I think mine is a lot longer than the…… Continue reading Frivolity with Jellyfish
Project Roundup
August already, huh? I’m running out of cold weather for all the winter projects I want to do! I’ve been doing quite a bit of knitting recently, making a bunch of these rectangles. All is planned to be revealed soon…. (but feel free to guess what they might be!) (Side note: I purchased these stitch…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Project Roundup
I have three Big Projects I’m working on at the moment – first one is my patchwork pants, which I have made quite a bit of progress on. All the above bundles of squares have been assembled (thanks, long weekends)…. ….and I’ve finished quilting all four panels for one pair just this afternoon. I am…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Away With Boring White Socks
What is one to do when one is faced with boring white work socks and a four-day weekend? Dye them bright colours, of course! It’s nice and sunny, so they dried in about a day or so. The spray bottle was to dampen the socks, so the dye would take. A good iron to set…… Continue reading Away With Boring White Socks
Binder Dividers
So I have this binder that I use for storing about half to two-thirds of my sewing patterns. I’ve put some dividers in, just made of cereal box cardboard, to divide the patterns into three sections for easier locating. Plain cardboard is a bit bland, though. And you get advertising on the back. So I…… Continue reading Binder Dividers
Floral Skirt
When I saw this fabric in the shop, I knew it was coming home with me. It’s my ultimate weakness – a small floral design on a dark background! I decided to make it into one of my elastic-waisted skirts, with plenty of pocket space, of course. All the different colours in it means I…… Continue reading Floral Skirt
My Life in Miniature 