Category Archives: sewing
Dreams and unicorns
I was woken this morning at 5am this morning by a bubble of excitement in my tummy. I had a few of those lovely sleepy moments where I tried to remember what it was about. Were we going on holiday? … Continue reading
A weekend of many boys
The weekend was due to be the weekend of many boys….but snow, freezing rain and multiple accidents on motorways meant I couldn’t get to Little Pea on Friday. The weather wasn’t going to completely beat us though and I left … Continue reading
Step mum Pog take 1
With Our Towers a new experience has arrived: being a step mum. (Kind of. Are you a step mum if you aren’t married to your Himself? I’ve given up trying to work it out). Anyway, this was the first full … Continue reading
colourful smiles
Pog tips of the day: If you ache from your exercise exertions yesterday from the moment you open your eyes, you’re unlikely to do a fast run in an hours time. Ignorning the fact that one of the hook and … Continue reading
A little makingness update
This weekend I have: Caught up with my temperature blanket: Made another pair of trousers: Despite Norman’s protestations: Got all healthy: And made eight dinners /lunches: Finished and delivered two minions hats: And started making more. There is a cake … Continue reading
Christmas: done
So Christmas is over and the next focus is the New Year. Before we get to that though, I just wanted to pop a few Christmassy things on here before it is completely and utterly gone. I couldn’t put it … Continue reading
Nurse Pog to the rescue!
When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse when I grew up. This is me meeting my sisters for the first time: (Well, it was a hospital. Obviously I had to wear my nurses uniform.) I did go … Continue reading
Pog Patterns
Do you remember that post where I showed you some of the instructions I’d sent to a friend so she could make her daughter a Pogimal? The instructions were bad. No, actually, they were terrible: So I was amazed when … Continue reading
The magic Magical Pillow
Almost a year ago a friend asked me to make something to help cure her son’s nightmares. It seemed a tall order, but the Pillow of Power was born. And weirdly, it worked. Roll on 10 months; another friend remembered … Continue reading
The Dress of Daftness
Last Friday I took half a day’s leave. I spent it sitting in my parent’s cellar with my Mum. I was sewing a dress and Mum was helping me (there were pleats, darts and bias binding involved. There was no … Continue reading
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