A dilapidated door

This particular door is the entry to my workroom.  The door is in a poor state.  The glass rattles when you open and close the door and the paint is peeling. I am going to attempt to repair the door but as I started to do so it led to many other issues.  I thought…

Do you have days like this?

Yesterday I had a day where I achieved very little although I had set out to achieve much more. Perhaps this next photo would give you a clue as to what my issue was. I had set out to do some stretch fabric sewing and the overlocker is a vital piece of equipment when doing…

A follow up to my sewing room post from November.

When I wrote this post in November I was catching up on some framing that I had let lie for far too long.  I can now say that those particular projects are finished.  I had to wait for a little while as I needed to reorder some framing tape for the back of the frames…

Some work in the sewing room.

I finally have got round to doing some framing work.  I have lots of bits and pieces in the shed/studio/sewing room which need to be used.  I have been putting off a few projects as I have been busy in the garden because things are growing so quickly with the amount of rain we have…

Masks made a while ago

These masks were made for our family in Melbourne, just before the children were due to return to school and mask wearing was compulsory. The masks can be fitted and the ties knotted and excess cut off before hiding the knot in the casing. Not sure how long masks will be compulsory indoors. All made…

Change in the garden

In August 2019 we started work on fixing up our front garden.  We had lawn that was not really what you would call lawn as it was full of moss and very rarely if ever looked lush. I decided to make some garden beds to replace much of the lawn.  I set out the hose…