Skirt fever!

I've madly been making winter skirts, having seen some gorgeous fabrics around and feeling that, since I can sew in a zip (sort of) , I could actually make a simple pattern into something fantastic. 

First one was made with Ink and Spindle Birch fabric in two colourways, Black on Charcoal and Red on Cream.

I kept the selvedge on instead of making a hem at the front.

Second was from Prints Charming fabric. I saw a great photo of a similar one on their blog and felt that, seeing imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, that I would do my best to imitate it!

 Lots of lovely trim on the bottom.

Bonne Fete, Maman!

This is the greeting I awoke to on Mother's Day from my little Francophile!

Had a great day - started with the Mother's Day Classic 4 km walk around the Botanical Gardens (aka "The Tan") in Melbourne, with all the boys, them back home on the train and off for a spot of lunch at Giorgio's in Malvern. The afternoon was spent buying a freezer from The Good Guys and finally relaxing the evening away with Masterchef on the telly and me not having to cook!

Here is my big pressie. Love it. Bought at Canterbury Art Exhibition a couple of weeks ago. Thanks darling!

Flowers from the boysies. I'm trying not to count the freezer....

PQS3

PQS3 placemat for Caryn, originally uploaded by partitoymonito.

Here's the latest creation - a placemat for Caryn in the US.

I love the way it's turned out and have decided Placemats are the new Quilts! ...Quick and easy to finish and no guilt about it sitting there for months untouched.

Nice to do in this hot weather we've been having. Hand quilting is a nice winter TV watching activity for me as it warms me up as well as stop me eating! Too hot in the summer though!

Embroidery used to be my thing before the lure of the machine overtook, so it was nice to get back into that again after a short break.

I bought the binding ready made from Spotlight ages ago and like the way it looks. I just machine sewed it on, no hand sewing this time which was a nice change.

It's snoozin' in the sun with my Pretty One. I tried to get her to look up and show off the baby blues, but she was having none of it!

Lucas and Barnaby Bunny

Lucas and Barnaby Bunny, originally uploaded by partitoymonito.

I've never felt the inclination to make a softie before, which is surprising considering the boys are both big soft toy fans.

These were and impromptu Easter pressie for them - Dom adores Lucas - Charlie is ambievelant about Barnaby..maybe it's the name!

They chose their own tummy adornments - Dom was hell-pressed on having the leaf despite my protestations about it not being very Easter-y. Ho hum!

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Un film très drôle français

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Funniest film I've seen since Bienvenue c'est les Ch'tis.



There's a lot to be said for french humour.
I'm a fan!
(It helps that I don't mind subtitles.)

Wiz-a-licious!

Me and the boysies are watching the Wizard of Oz. 

Well, Dom and I are trying to watch it while Charlie is punctuating it with bouts of "how much of a pain in the butt can I possibly be??"

I've never seen it before so it's a great afternoon for all, baking Afghans, Meat Pies and watching DVD's.

It fits with our current favourite theme song from the Glee soundtrack, Defying Gravity. 

We're a big singalong family!! Well, me and the boysies are, anyway. Dad's an avid listener! You should see us rockin' along in Little Blue belting out Tik Tok. I don't know if the words are completely appropriate for a 5 and 3 yr old but I'm hoping that it's a while before they know what "brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack" really means!