14 March, 2025

2024 Scrub Stitchin' Sewing Case

At Scrub Stitchin' retreat in April last year, 
we were all given a Cherish Each Day Sewing Case kit. 
It was designed by Anni Downs especially for us.
I finally made a start on mine!
My plan was to do the embroidery in January. Tick!
Add the wool applique in February. Tick! 
Put it together in March. Tick!
 
 
 All finished.
Ready to take to Scrub Stitchin' 
with three weeks to spare!
Thank you for all the comments on the
 arrival of Kade and my glamorous gloves. 
Here's another photo of him just because I can! 
 
I don't know what's going on with blogger. 
Some comments come through but as no reply 
bloggers. When I do reply with your email 
addresses, a lot bounce back. 
I've also found a lot that are being marked as spam
and were sitting in my spam folder!

09 March, 2025

Glamorous Gloves!

 My neighbour Chelsea asked me if I could make some 
“Glamorous Gloves” like the ones I made her for her 
bridal shower so she could gift them to some family members. 
I used Fee’s tutorial here.
I let Chelsea pick the fabrics from my stash.
Was I an awful person for not showing her my beautiful 
Tilda fabrics and letting her choose from that stash? 
After all, they are only rubber gloves! 
 

07 March, 2025

Introducing ...........

We are so excited to share the safe 
arrival of our first grandchild,
 Kade Leslie MacDonald
 Born 1st March at 8.28am
Weight 2.780gm (6lb 1 oz) 
Length 46cm long
 
Austin and Paris, the happy parents.
 
The name Leslie is after their grandfathers, 
my father and Paris' father's father. 
It is also Austin's middle name.

 My first cuddles as "Granny"!
With "Pop"!
 
"Funcle Mitch" (the fun uncle according to him) 
who can't wait to teach Kade all the bad things!
 
Uncle Nelson! 
I think that smiles says it all!
Home with big brother Ralph. 
Funny how they have the same colour hair!