Cascade

I made a book bag for Romily when she started pre-school and it's been great - I made it oversize so it would accommodate all kinds of ...

Someone has outgrown all his long pants...who might that be? Yes, it's Tristan, who is now 108cm tall. While I bought him one pair of ...

Repurposed dress , a photo by cascade_lily on Flickr. I wore a jersey dress the other day and decided it didn't really do anything for ...

How very exciting. Sew It Together is coming to Canberra from 8-10 June 2012. I was all lined up to go to Sydney last year but had to pul...

Wow, I'm on fire! Here's Tristan's scarf - knit in 2x2 rib from Naturally Loyal yarn I bought on Thursday from the Woolshed ...

So there's an upside to being confined to bed for two weeks! Craftapalooza! I decided to teach myself how to knit properly - with a worl...

I know this is not earth shattering news for most crafters, but I could not tell you how shocked my mother is! I was the worst at sewin...

Merry Christmas to all the crafty cats out there in Blogland. One week to go, two days of work, and two very excited children. Our Christm...

Well, it's not exactly like my sketch, but close enough! Here's what I ended up with - lining fabric overlaid with chiffon, with a...

I'm attending a 1929-themed banquet dinner in two weeks' time (the highlight, I'm told, of the Conflux writers conference) and ...

My other darling, Tristan, is now officially a 'big boy' - he turned three on Sunday. He had a lovely birthday: presents, a trip to ...

My darling is six! Time flies when you have such a fun-loving, crazy, adorable kid. I love you Romily xxx

Warning: Quilt-related content!! Gosh, I wonder if it was the guilt of putting my blog into hibernation? Not sure what caused it, but I pull...

I'm afraid handquilting a very large quilt ain't exactly exciting! And no other crafty pursuits have been had lately, so I think my ...

Well howdy. It's been a lean and mean quilting year to date. Sadly work is all-consuming and whatever little energy I have at the end of...

Here's my beautiful girl, with the new rainbow skirt I made for her. She chose the fabric from my stash and I went to work. Look mum, n...

This blog has been going for about five years and it's never been so neglected as now. I blame my job! I've never worked so hard, be...

It's not much to show for a couple of hours work, is it? But here they are, nonetheless, four red and white 8.5" unfinished blocks ...

Well, this quilt was *supposed* to be finished in time for the Christmas just past. I made it so far as cutting the circles, pot and star sh...

Before we ring the bells to see out another year, I thought I'd do up a mosaic of my crafty efforts this year. It's pretty light on,...