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posted on January 17, 2012, at 12:21 pm At 10:15pm on Sunday night, after quite a long labour, my eldest daughter Devorah gave birth to the most beautiful little boy! We went straight into the hospital as soon as we received her call – she’s in really great shape! Here are some photos we took when little Austin was only about an hour old.
 the first moment I saw him, I fell in love  when i held him for the first time, I could have sworn his bright little eyes were looking straight at me  the proud father  me, a grandmother! can you believe it!  grandfather Moshe  auntie Gita  auntie Sarah  proud mum, my beautiful daughter Devorah I’ll write more later, gotta go, just had to share!
posted on January 17, 2012, at 12:02 pm Remember the “Pay It Forward” post? Well, this week, my surprise gift arrived in the mail. Sally, I adore my little elephant! He arrived yesterday, but I didn’t have time to post to thank you. Why? You’ll have to wait for the next news item – yep, it’ll be the best one. Not to say my little elephant isn’t extra special. It’s just that, well… you’ll see.
Isn’t he precious!!! Thank you so much Sally, he’s sitting on my sewing table, giving me good sewing vibes 
posted on January 17, 2012, at 11:22 am You may have wondered why I haven’t posted for awhile. A whole month in fact. A lot has been happening. First, my middle daughter, Gita, moved back home a couple months ago. She wants to save some money to go travelling. But that meant that we had her whole household to fit into our whole household, which you can imagine, didn’t really fit. So we had a massive garage sale, and spent the past many weeks clearing out and cleaning out every room in the house to make it workable. We moved our living room into the dining room, and moved the piano there as well, and… well, I don’t need to go into the details, you get the picture, yes? One major benefit has been that I cleared and cleaned out my sewing room. It looks fantastic now, and is so manageable, and everything is neat, ordered, and reachable. I love it.
 first, the hall cupboard - fabrics all sorted |
 entering the room, looking to the left of the doorway |
 right-side cupboard - pretty much all sewing things |
 I cut my Ikea computer desk in half, to half or completely eliminate the clutter opportunities |
 shrank my sewing table down by folding in the extension leaves |
 the shelves my Dad built for me, now all nice and organized again. notice the shelf with nappies and other baby things? |
 my big rulers and french curve now have a spot of their own |
 as do my quilting hoops - finally! |
 and to finish it all off, ta-dah! the hole in my window has been repaired! |
Gita says it’s now no longer an office. It’s definitely a craft room now. Yay! That’s exactly what I’ve wanted it to be.
OK, now wait for the next post. The best bit of news is still to come!
posted on December 13, 2011, at 11:06 am  You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - the front of the tote I made this bag at Nicole Mallalieu’s Bag In A Day class that I’d signed up for only three days earlier. I did a mad rush around looking through my piles of fabrics, found nothing I wanted to use, then did a dash round to a couple of shops to find fabric and lining.
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - the back of the tote I’d chosen a gorgeous Liberty fabric for the lining to match this Echino print, but Nikki thought Liberty was too fine a fabric for a tote that would receive a fair amount of “traffic”, so I had to fish around in my cupboard to find something else that would match.
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - magnetic clasp I’m not entirely delighted with this bag, I reckon my next one will be technically better, this was more of a “practice run”. I also think I would have been happier with it if I had gone with the Liberty print, instead of the Alexander Henry butterfly fabric, but that’s why I’ve given this tote such a boring old name, and numbered it “01″.
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - front interior pockets. I added these to the design. That’s right – there’ll be more! The really great thing about this bag is that I learned a lot about this type of bag construction.
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - zippered pocket Apart from the fact that her designs and instructions are of such a high standard, Nikki is a really great teacher, and I learned a bagfull of invaluable tips and techniques for putting in a magnetic clasp, putting in a fast2fuse base, a new way of sewing in a zippered pocket, and so much more.
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote 01 - gorgeous shiny hardware I think next time, I’ll use oblong rings instead of the large circles. I do love them, but I think it’d give a more professional finish to use the same shape as the slide. I took my tote out for a test run yesterday, and it is a very comfortable bag to use. You can get your own copy of the pattern here, but not for long. Nikki’s going wholesale only in 2012.
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posted on December 6, 2011, at 3:40 pm Perfect! About an hour ago, I checked my email, and saw one from Nicole Mallalieu Design. You know how there are some emails you open first, even if they’re some 30-odd on the list? I’m so glad I did this time. There’d been a cancellation for this Saturday’s class – A Bag In A Day. YAY! You know I love Nikki’s bag patterns, yes? So I quick-as-anything clicked on the “purchase now” button, and booked myself in. Phew! Got the spot! When I called to give my card number for payment, Nikki answered, and we joked how it’ll be a perfect opportunity for me to expand my repertoire, add a new bag pattern to my list. Funny. And, have I already said it, perfect?!
 You Sew, Girl! | Large Tote pattern - think I'll make this middle view version Saturday marks two years since my father died, and instead of mulling around the house, holding back the inevitable tears, and generally making a nuisance of myself - to myself and others, I thought this would be perfect! Dad would be happy. Perfect!
So now, I’m waiting for my pattern to arrive – I chose the Large Tote. All I need do now is choose my fabric, cut out my pieces, pack my lunch and sewing bag, and I’ll be all set for a perfect day of sewing, my Dad with me, as always. I’ll post once I’ve chosen my fabrics. Now, I’m looking forward to this Saturday 10th December.
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