Posts from — October 2009

….and I got very envious of mag / book collection at friend’s house recently. Bought these on Monday:

My smallest (soon to be middlesized) assistant chose this fabric from that haven tessuti to make this dress:

Am booked in to do this market (more to come on this when I finish my contract at the end of the month) so busy getting things together for this. Dress is on the post Nov 15 todo list (unless it proves irresistible before then….)

Anyone got any hot tips for using these dishdelishous japanese books / patterns?

- you are finding it hard to find a comfortable sleeping position
- you are up every two hours to go to the toilet
- any sudden changes in direction could result in knocking your stomach into a door since you forget  you need a bigger turning circle
- the facility for remembering simple words and familiar names is temporarily unavailable
- you sit down on the couch to rest for 5 minutes and wake up 2 hours later
- you walk to work and your stockings fall dragging your knickers with them.
- to combat above, you wear your knickers outside your stockings for the trip home
- any Tom, Dick and Harriett rubs your tummy saying - “Oh, I just have to” (Which incidently I don’t mind but it does happen a lot)
- every second person says to you - “are you sure there’s only one in there??” or “you can’t have long to go”…..
- sitting at your sewing machine, you wonder why your janome isn’t feeding the material through properly and realise that its caught between your boob and your bump!!!! (the material that is, not the sewing machine…)

My mum had an op shop party for her birthday - everyone had to come dressed in gear from the op shop. We found the most excellent pink parachute trackie for Damage to wear - so beastie boys batting for the other team. We also found an anchor for him to wear on a chain around his neck. The kids started calling him Pirate Piggy - love it. Will have to find a photo. Anyway, also secured some great vintage sheets and these shoes for me to wear:

Gotta love the country oppie.