Equals?

Today is the 100th International Women's Day

I must admit.....I was a bit, OK, whatever. We live in a country where my daughters can do or be anything they like. I have the choice to do or be anything I like. We are very lucky...

....then I watched this....

There are still millions of women who do not have that choice.
Who have no choice.

And how is it, I ask you, that women are still paid less?? I know personally there are women in my husbands industry, where women work just as hard, just as long and can still earn less then their male counter parts??

Makes no sense to me....those companies can totally afford it!

So watch the clip.

Thanks Kate for sharing the link of twitter

That is all. Back with a finished quilt later xox

sunday stash #5

Echino. How I love the :)

I have started a little collection of echino's just for the boy.

Of course it includes the cars. I love the cars! They are one of my all time favorite.

I have told him the once he sleeps in his own bed he can have is own quilt. We are co-sleepers here. But funnily enough, only 2 of the 4 did. The middle 2. So we had a baby and a toddler with us for 4 months! Baby was happy in the cot so stayed there while the boy stayed with us. FINALLY at 4 1/2 has decided he is cool to sleep by himself.

Almost baby years free!! Only one left to toilet train.

But I digress. This is about fabric. Not really sure yet what to do....was thinking wonky square blocks but last night while pinning I remember how much I love these from Film in the fridge. Considering when I took out the fabric to photo the boy one ask if I was making his quilt, then 3 hours later asked if was finished, thinking quick and easy. Or my ears might bleed from the nagging ;)

Oh how I love echino :) xox

TGIF

Or thank goodness its Friday!! First week on my own with the kidlets in 4 months. Just quietly, bloody hard work. But we survived. And that is awesome ;)

One good thing about the man being away. I dont have to clean his end of the table ;)




Whipped these up last night for my gorgeous friend the cake maker. They are heading south for a holiday and she wanted a zipper big enough for all her boys drawing stuff (and their drawing wraps made by me).




This weekends sew will include finishing Dotty Spotty and making a bag for a birthday party we have on Sunday. Also have a mountain for house work to do...just so you know I'm not a superwoman, 2 baskets of washing overflowing all over the lounge room! I, my dear friends, am not perfect and would rather sew or read a book with my kids than clean.....keeping it real ;)

Hope you have a wonderful weekend! xox


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My creative space

Dotty Spotty is all pinned and ready to go!



I'm also working on 3 mega drawing cases for a wonderful friend to take on holidays. And a softie. As it turns out....I am...ahem softie challenged! But I'm determined to finish him!

Hope you are all having a very crafty thursday :) Why not show us? Add you linky in at kootoyoo xox

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Crafty folks :)

Yesterday I had the absolute pleasure in meeting and hanging out with 3 like minded crafty ladies.
AND THEY LIVE IN DARWIN!!!
Wooohooooo!!!!



Me and my little one, Kirsty, Nikki and Anna down the front. And the little man over the back is Anna's little angle. My boy child took the picture.....hence the fuzzy ;)

One of the hardest things about moving up here was not being able to attend my local craft group (hello ladies, I know your reading) I missed chatting, the company, show and tell and most of all the friendships that come out of craft. There is something extra special about being with a group of people that just get. it. You know?
While blogging has filled part of that void, the thought of meeting regularly with a group of awesome crafters is, giddy silly exciting, jump and twirl and skip and run kind of exciting :) Yes. I am very excited!!
Hopefully next time Mel and Melissa with be able to join us!!

And so you, my gorgeous bloggy friends don't feel like you have missed out....here's some show and tell for you ;)

 

xox

sunday stash #4

I started the day saying good bye to my beloved husband. He has 'gone bush' for 4 to 8 weeks. I really hate not knowing when he is going to be home. Sucks, but you know, that's life :)

Moving on....I had taken photos for todays post but thats not what I am showing you now. I went to spotlight with all the children. Yep. Not for the faint hearted.

I seriously couldn't help meself

I'm hoping the last stack will be ok to use for a unisex baby's quilt. What do you think? I was thinking maybe pin wheels with white? Mmmmm. These people that dont find out what they are having! Unisex is hard! xox

I love Sherbet Pips!

So it's not uncommon for me to fall in love with a fabric range. It happens at least once a month but this, this is different. This is a hard core love affair.

It's serious, very serious.

I love the girls in the swings. Look at the tiny snail and hedgehog!!

I love the dogs chasing the balls with little mice scurrying around!

I love the kids on their scooters!

But my favorite, absolute favorite is the grey! I just love it! This picture doesn't really show the true colour, over cast today and hard to get a good picture. But trust me. It is perfect :)

Nice and easy. Charm squares (about a pack and 1/2) sewn up then quilted in straight lines :)

I do love the graduating colour :)

Backing, white with blue spots from the stash, thinking it might have been spotlight fabric. Binding, red Polka dot from Bonnie and Camille's range 'Bliss' 

I can not wait for this range to be released in yardage!!! xox