Its far too cold!

Its Easter and that means two weeks off work.

Work is coming along nicely on the house, I was able to clear out most of the garden.

Just waiting for some warmer weather to start planting.

We've had the longest winter here in England, this morning at 8am it was -2 and we've had snow flurries!

Very strange.

I've finally got my head round crocheting.

Its only taken 10 years, I started to try it when pregnant with Rachel.

Never had much success until I teamed up a book, a website and you tube!

Go my treble stitch, in circles.

 

Sewing during term time has been really hard.

I just don't have the time, with children, clubs, marking and trying to fit in sleep.

I have however spent the last few days whipping up the rest of the blocks for my Aunts quilt.

Although I can't quite finish it I ran out of  white fabric.

So a trip to the quilting store is in order...yay

 

 

My grey and yellow living room is nearly complete, I have  new grey sofa on order and the most lush fabric flying its way from the states.

I just need to find a couple of perfect pieces of furniture to finish it off.

Why not start a new project?

 

One down,

60 to go.

It's for a relative,

so I don't mind the new project breaking the new years resolution.

Speaking of resolutions, today is Shrove Tuesday.

Therefore pancakes and using stuff in the pantry, sugar and lemon ..yum

That's a big tick.

Victorian Day

Rachel in her Victorian outfit.

She was constantly swishing her skirts around.

 

 

 

I cheated with a zipper up the back.

Love the puffed sleeves.

 

 

It is a full length dress but for some reason I don't have a full length shot.

I really don't like dressing up myself but have so much fun when I dress up the kids.

Especially making the outfits, costume making would be a fun job.

Long may the snow last

School for me was cancelled today.

School for the sprogs wasn't.

I yippeedd.

They didn't.

 

Five whole hours on my own.

 

Single mum + full time worker = no time ever on my own.

 

I should probably have cleaned or something.

 

Instead

 

Nine blocks finished, three almost and two...

well I cut one of the orignal blocks wrong

and it needs magically sticking back together.

 

I'm thinking no sashing but a big boarder with squares.

Snow Sew

Its been snowing since Friday.

We haven't been out.

We've been watching movies, drinking hot chocolate and eating everything in the cupboards.

Just got the call to say school is closed tomorrow.

 

I got out the quilt basket today.

I wanted to finish of some off my WIPS.

I have a few quilt tops that are almost ready to go but...

no boarders and no fabric for boarders.

Ive run out of black fabric for Mexican quilt...

why did I only buy a fat quarter of black ???

 

So I started on a new bed quilt for me.

A Bento box quilt.

Here's the first complete block.

It finishes at 12".

 

 

 

Now do I add a sashing or just sew them together?

I guess I'll have to wait till I've finished all them.

 

I bought the fabrics as a gift to myself after finisihng my PGCE last summer.

I need more quilts in the winter as it gets quite cold and

our living room is very cold at night.

 

Have you found that not being being able to upload direct from your computer very annoying!

Started the year as I mean to go on...

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year.

Ours was quiet but full of accomplishments.

Boys room finished.

Hallway finished.

Girls room started.

Level 3 of Mario completed.

and sewing...lots of sewing

 

Aubrey's quilt top has been finished, just waiting for batting.

This isn't the completed quilt top.

 

A Victorian dress for Rachel's visit to the Raggedy Museum.

The name suggests she go as a poor Victorian child.

But she wanted a proper dress.

Who am I to argue.

Another post and photos of Rachel dressed up to follow.

 

The start of my cousins Mexican inspired quilt.

 

From this photos of tiles in Mexican restaurant.

 

Goals for this year...

more sewing

more baking, I'm going to use everything in my cupboards!

the garden, its a disaster!

reading, I have a huge list of books

Holiday....the goal to save money each month

 

Back to school Monday for me.

Looking forward to this terms topic of 'The Invadors'

Celts, Romans and Vikings.

I have to dress as a Roman at the end of term!

Taking time to ...

It's chaos here (nothing new)

 

I am sat in the sofa still in my coat, having walked in the front door two hours and planning a power point on fractions. My class didn't get it, I got confused so we will start again tomorrow.

 

I have 110 costumes to finish up, tinsel sewing anyone?

 

Christmas present buying hasn't even started.

 

I have a party on Saturday for my birthday, is the house clean?

 

Dinner whats that?

 

However I have been disturbed by the cats playing with marbles.

 

Wooden floors are fantastic for swatting marbles across.

 

They are having so much fun!

 

So I'm taking a moment to breath...

to realise if my friends are bothered about a dusty windowsill or grubby walls, are they really my friends? Which they wont so don't worry about it.

 

Do the students really notice if the tinsel is sewn wonky..no they don't..relax it doesn't have to be perfect.

 

Fractions? refresh myself before trying to teach,

get them to write complicated questions on paper and we will get back to  it later.

 

Dinner, that's what the shepherd pie in the freezer is for.

 

December is a trying month at the best of times, combined with everything else it can be overwhelming so keep it simple & special

 

A photo...well because all posts need one...

 

 

 

 

P.S It wasn't this lump running around the living room, it was his sisters.