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Sunday Sevens #64/65

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Phew, how fast have the last couple of weeks gone?! My post last week was MIA due to being busy again and then I completely forgot to do it on Monday and Tuesday, so I moved it forward to a double post today! We are just settling back into our normal routine after Adam’s parents went home on Tuesday. I’m not holding onto the routine part too much though as my parents arrive in a couple of weeks! Anyhow, here are a few photos from the last couple of weeks:

1. Maisy loved having a run on our local bay beach. She also loved rolling in the sand and sea foam…YUK!!

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Sunday (Monday/Tuesday??) Sevens #62

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Well, I’m very late to the party with my Sunday Sevens for this week! We have just got in after collecting Adam’s parents from the airport so the last couple of days have been busy, busy, busy!! I apologise in advance for any comments, replies or Pinterest pins that may be late 🙂

Here are my seven photos from last week:

1/2. Target has up’ed their game with their dollar spot area. It was so much easier to find nice things when I visited this week; I couldn’t resist these doggy jumpers for $3 each! As you can see, Maisy is still working out whether or not she likes to wear them.

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Sunday Sevens #60

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As Sunday Sevens posts go, my post this week is a bit of a fail. Firstly, I’m posting on Monday and secondly, I only have 5 photos! I was fighting a cold last week so I spent 3 days sat on the sofa feeling sorry for myself. 😦 Much better now though 🙂

1. We haven’t eaten Yorkshire Puddings for a while so I made us a Toad In The Hole 🙂

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I did it! I Made Trousers :-)

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Trousers have been on my ‘take make’ list for a while and I had been putting off making them for a while too.  A few weeks ago, I decided to bite the bullet and go for it.  My pattern of choice was the Cigarette Pant pattern from the Gertie Sews Vintage Casual book.

As usual, before making a garment, I tend to research it online to see if there are any fitting issues and tips for construction.  With this pattern, I only managed to find 3 bloggers who had reviewed them – there were a lot of reviews for the Butterick 5895’s, which were designed by Gertie…but these were different form the ones in the book so I didn’t really want to take note of those fitting issues as they were not the same trousers!

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Goals: October 2015

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Goals, goals, goals!  Here they are again!  I do find that the beginning of each month comes around much quicker than expected when I have set myself goals to complete. 🙂  My goals for September were met with mixed success, mainly due to other crafty things taking up my time.

I did manage to organise my fabric stash, which I feel great about!  I didn’t manage to make 4 garments but I did manage 2 pairs of trousers; not the Ultimate Trousers but the Cigarette pants from the Gertie Sews Vintage Casual book.  I do have plans for other garments but I’ve just been busy with other things this month and sewing has taken a back seat.

I finished all 3 books; Wasteland, V For Vendetta & The Other Life.  All of which I can recommend…even if they are a little odd!

The little Westie cross stitch had a good amount of my time this month.  I haven’t done as much as I would have liked to but I’m getting there.  I’m also realising that my eyesight is getting worse as I struggle to see the aida at once I haven’t got any day light. 😦

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Sunday Sevens #57

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After looking at the our living area last week I decided to have a bit of an apartment sort out! I’ve been planning pictures for walls, rugs & curtains so I’m excited to get it all sorted over the next couple of weeks and show you all. 🙂 Thank you for all the suggestions for our living room last week; it’s slowly coming together. In-between internet shopping i’ve managed to get the following photos for you:

1. I started a job that I had been putting off for a while: altering quilt covers. We had all of our bedding sets shipped across to us but not our quilt…I didn’t realise that the sizing would be different and I not can’t find a quilt to fit all the covers I have. Well I did find one but it was $300+!! We did have a small quilt shipped across so I have decided to alter the big covers to fit the small quilt and keep them for the spare room. Maisy has been camped on the pile all week!

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