I am often asked how long I have been sewing and the answer is simple – over 50 years. My earliest memories of sewing take me back to my mother, how she sewed, altered and mended clothes for her 7 children. Let’s not forget the other chores such as washing in a ringer washer at […]
Dream catchers were traditionally made by Native Americans from hoops of bent sticks with sinew webs to hang over babies’ cradleboards. The web captured and entangled the bad dreams but grandmother spider would allow the good dreams to pass through the hole in the web. With the rising of the morning sun, the bad dreams […]
Soft. Practical. Versatile. Easy to work up in any colour to match the room. Useful for storing diapers, towels, baby undergarments, little soft toys… Read more in our Spring 2014 issue. Designed by Laura Gebhardt [email protected]
If you’re looking for a different kind of vest for a ‘young man’ the Osky Vest is out of the ordinary and elegant. Easy to knit up quickly too. Read more in our Spring 2014 issue. Designed by Anna Stoklosa www.creative-design-art.com/creative-knitting
Every girl will blossom when wearing this knit dress that looks like a flower! Super easy to make! Read more in our Spring 2014 issue. Designed by Anna Stoklosa www.creative-design-art.com/creative-knitting
This cabled baby sweater is not only sweet to look at but perfect for learning how to knit cables. Read more in our Spring 2014 issue. Designed by Fiona Ellis www.fionaellisonline.com
This Baby Blue quilt can be made in different baby patterned fabrics, perhaps to suit the colours in baby’s room. But whatever fabric you’ll choose, it was designed to be a practical, no fuss, and quick quilt to make. It’s also a great quilt project for a beginner quilter. Read more in our Spring 2014 […]
These bootees are an adaptation of an old pattern for “bootees with knees” – bootees that come up over a baby’s knees. Originally they were made to protect baby from drafts caused by the nightgowns babies used to wear. These days, the moms that have received them report that they protect little knees when the […]