Author: Natalie

Goals: September 2015

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Even though I was quite late in posting my goals for August, I feel like I made great progress with them and met the majority.

I have really started to make use of the planner I purchased – I’m even starting to decorate it and personalise it more for me.  Some planner pages (search Pinterest) are crazy organised and so pretty.  I’m not sure I’ll ever get there with having themed weeks but mine is definitely organised.  I’m currently using it to plan meals, chores, crafting projects, sewing and blog posts.  I’m officially rubbish at drinking water so I’m trying to record what I drink in the hope that it will make me realise that I’m not drinking enough.  I also find it useful to write down which pen pal letters have been sent & received on certain days too.

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Sunday Sevens #53

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Here we are – the first post into the second year of Sunday Sevens! Woohoo!
Last week’s post was the giveaway so I haven’t actually shown any of my photos for 2 weeks. So these photos are from the last 2 weeks and there’s more than 7 too! Enjoy 🙂

1. We had a trip to the Melting Pot and I enjoyed the cheese & chocolate courses far too much!

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**GIVEAWAY WINNERS** Sunday Sevens 1 Year Anniversary Celebration

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Woohoo! The winners for the Sunday Sevens 1 Year Anniversary Giveaway have been chosen!

Thank you so much for everyone who popped across to enter.

Congratulations to the winners, who are are listed below – if winners haven’t already heard from me already please send me an email (threadsandbobbins at hotmail dot com) or contact me via twitter @threadsnbobbins. 🙂

PRIZE #1 – A fat quarter bundle from Art Gallery Fabrics = ROBIN SUMMERS

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PRIZE #2 – A $25 gift card for Hawthorne Threads = ANNIE H

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PRIZE #3 – Floral cotton sateen from Minerva Crafts = LOU

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PRIZE #4 – Pattern bundle = VESPER

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PRIZE #5 – Halloween fabric bundle = SEWCHET

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PRIZE #6 – Christmas fabric bundle = THIMBERLINA

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PRIZE #7 – One Yard Wonders – 101 Sewing Projects book = BEKKI HILL

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Sunday Sevens #52 – Happy 1 Year Anniversary **GIVEAWAY CLOSED**

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So here we are! One year in! ONE WHOLE YEAR OF SUNDAY SEVENS BLOG POSTS! I can’t actually believe that we’ve reached this far…I actually thought that I would give up half way through but I enjoy posting Sunday Sevens so much…how could I possibly stop posting?!

52 weeks ago Sunday Sevens began. A little blog series where I shared 7 photographs from my week and invited other bloggers to join me. Now one year on, I want to say a HUGE thank you to all who have joined in with Sunday Sevens. Many bloggers have joined in with posting their own Sunday Sevens; some every week, some for part of the year & some whenever they can. It has been an absolute pleasure to read about what people get up to in the week and it has been great to make some blogging buddies along the way. So to everyone who has been a part of Sunday Sevens, whether blogging, reading or commenting – THANK YOU!

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30 Days Of Sewing With Art Gallery Fabrics: The Bonnell Dress

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Last month I was invited to be involved in 30 Days Of Sewing With Art Gallery Fabrics – to say I was excited is an understatement!  Throughout the month of September, they will be sharing beautiful projects that have been made with their beautiful range of fabrics.

I chose to make the Bonnell dress from DixieDIY: a gathered skirt dress with triangular cut outs on the bodice.  I had a really hard time choosing fabrics because all the new collections are just gorgeous! The one that jumped out at me the most was the Anna Elise collection by Bari.J.  The look book for this collection is just adorable!  After narrowing it down to this collection, I chose the Wind Melody Carmin for the main fabric and the Rythmic Hatch Vivid for the dress lining – both cotton.

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Mum’s Knitting Needle Case

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When I started sewing more regularly (last August!) my Mum mentioned that she would like a knitting needle case as she couldn’t find one that matched the style she wanted.  My original thought was to make one for Christmas but I forgot and then by the time I remembered, I hadn’t got enough time.  So I set out to make one in July for her birthday – August 6th.

I had a good look around online to get some ideas for the one I wanted to make.  I wanted the make to be ‘fairly’ simple but also pretty and useful.  By combining a few ideas, I chose to make a roll with three horizontal sections for different sized needles.  I also want to add a bit of extra detail so I decided to quilt the outer piece of fabric.

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