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I hope you enjoy reading it. And if you're interested in where my passion for sewing comes from, you might like to read my About Me page. I have a fantastic old photo of my great grandfather's factory in Europe. 
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You’ve won the Ink & Spindle Giveaway prize!!! Your comment on our blog post Guess who’s coming to Stitch 56? And a giveaway:
has won you the prize! Thanks so much for your comments, and keep an eye on your email inbox for instructions on how to claim your Ink & Spindle fat quarter!
OMGosh! I’m just a little bit excited about the next products I’ll be adding to the shop! It’s only my favourite ever fabric! Can you guess?
If you know me at all, you’ll know that I’m just mad about Ink & Spindle fabrics. I have bags made with their fabrics, and I have clothing patterns in the “waiting” pile with some of the garment-weight fabric I bought from I&S a little while ago.
And soon, there’ll be little Ink & Spindle bundles in my hands! Now, I’m not really sure if I’m kidding or not when I say you’re going to have to pry them from my clenched fists with a… well, an order I guess.
Come to think of it, I’m not sure this little exercise will be as good for the soul as I first reckoned!
I’ll have just received delivery, and I’ll have to send the little darlings off in the mail to you! Hmmm. I don’t think that was very well thought out.
You’ll have to do it quickly then. To make it as painless as possible, ok?
GIVEAWAY I’m not sure exactly which fabrics I’ll receive in the order. It’s a bit of a pot luck. Lucky I adore them all! Which is your favourite? And what would you – or have you already – made from these divine little angels? Leave a comment to tell me, and I’ll pull one comment out of a hat to win a free fat quarter! Please make sure your email address is in your comment so I can contact you when the time comes, yeah? And one other thing… please like the Stitch 56 Facebook page, follow us on Twitter, sign up for our newsletters (the sign-up form is down the bottom of the page), and leave another comment to say you’ve done that, with your username, and you’ll have another shot in the giveaway! So first, the update. I haven’t been posting really for quite a few weeks. Apart from that quick flash of images I posted recently. Have you missed me? I’ve definitely missed you. My eldest daughter has been a bit unwell for the past 4 weeks or so, and I’ve been over there pretty much nine to five, Monday to Friday, taking care of her, and her baby. The latter is a very sweet labour of love; my grandson is adorable. Unfortunately, my daughter hasn’t been feeling the best, and although I adore hanging out with her, it’s hard as her mother to watch my girl be ill. Luckily, the medicine is kicking in, and she’s on the mend. It’s not over yet though, and I’m down to half days instead of full ones over at her house.  Zaida Moshe and Austin Today, she decided to try to do the whole day on her own. I haven’t heard from her, and it’s lunch time, so I hope she makes it through OK. She’s amazing, you know. Never once – at least not when I’ve seen – has she lost it, gotten crabby, down, or anything remotely like that. She’s taken it all in her stride, mostly with a smile and a laugh. Well, that’s where I’ve been. I have done some sewing though, that’ll I’ll have to show you. The bag I showed you in my last post was made mostly by catching 15 minutes here, 10 minutes there, a full half hour here. I also made these, in the same way. Although they really didn’t take much time at all.
You did notice that all the above pieces match my Winter Nest Satchel, yes? All in the same beautiful Ink & Spindle and Kristen Doran fabrics, yes? Now it’s like I have a whole personalized, matching range of accessories for my handbag. Handles one of my obsessions. Know what I mean? I love it! What patterns did I use? Well, the iPad slipcase is my very own creation. The Dumpling Make-up Pouch is by Michelle Patterns. And the earphone pod is by Erin Erickson. You’ll find more detailed images of these items here: 1. iPad Slipcase, or “Travel-lightly” Bag You can also find them all on the Bags Pouches Purses page, along with my other finished bags and things. So now, you’ve read all the way to here. Thank you! But now, you’re wondering… “Didn’t she say something about some exciting news? Very exciting, even?” OK, here it is… On 1st July, I’ll be launching my brand new business. I can’t tell you what it’s called, because then you’ll just do a search and find my very un-ready site. Not cool, know what I mean? However, I will tell you that I’ll be stocking all of Nikki Mallalieu’s “You SEW Girl!” products. Patterns and bag hardware. All of it! Including two beautiful brand new patterns that Nikki’s launching. I know you can already get some of Nikki’s patterns around town, and some shops even sell some of her hardware. I’ll be stocking everything, so you can pick up whatever you need right from my online store! I’ll be starting my shop with Nikki’s products, because I love them so much, and will be adding more product lines as the business grows. OK that’s it for now. Hi everyone, sorry, no time to write too much today. Couldn’t wait to show you though, so pictures only today. Large tote & satchel pattern by You Sew, Girl! Fabrics are by Kristen Doran (front flap) and Ink & Spindle (main bag fabric). Click on the images to enlarge. Hope you like. But I think you’ll agree with me. It all happened when I pulled out the pattern to read up on what other bits and pieces I needed, ie. apart from fabric. And there it was, in plain black and white: YOU WILL NEED You see what I mean? The Parson Gray fabric I’d settled on yesterday for my new bag, while gorgeous, wasn’t medium weight, was it. And so, the search started all over again. I began to rethink my decision about my beautiful Ink & Spindle fabrics, and the other, yes – medium weight fabrics I’d bought. They’re divine. I love them. I really shouldn’t shy away from using them, even for this project. Even though my bag will be travelling hard some of the time. I’ll just have to be really careful while I’m overseas, and make sure to keep my new bag safe. So, there I am, pulling out my gorgeous organic medium weight fabrics, and …I found it! The perfect, I mean perfect combination! Check it out…  My new bag has a name now, too... Winter Nest Satchel. Like it? It’s Ink & Spindle‘s gorgeous, discontinued Lace Fans in Dark Red on Tamarillo, with Kristen Doran’s Winter Nest Panel for the flap. How divine! Agree? Now I can’t wait to get started! Must pop into Nikki Mallalieu’s to pick up some hardware. |
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Welcome! I'm so thrilled you're here! I'm Helene, and this blog is about my sewing, dressmaking, quilting, knitting, and sometimes other craft exploits.
