And so it begins again

A new year, a fresh start, a tidy sewing desk, new supplies on the shelf - what more could one possibly want?

January began with a winter wedding of a dear friend and we drove to the nearby lake Geneva in Switzerland, to a beautiful little town of Vevey where we could take some great pictures of the lake and the couple just before the sun set in the afternoon.

My wedding gift were two soft but well stuffed 50 x 50 cm pillows in custom made decorative covers - I used all linen fabrics, cut out the initials F and J and decorated them with lace, ribbons and buttons.

December was a month of giving and what better thing to give than one's time and attention. Recently a couple of friends became the lucky parents of a baby boy and since they have a Christmas tradition of buying special ornaments that remind them of certain places and events, I decided to make them a "baby's first Christmas" ornament - a little bird for baby Gaspard.

And since I mentioned new supplies... I ordered some small embroidery hoops before Christmas, thinking I could engage my children in some needlework - they have been asking me to let them help me sew so I am always looking for ways to involve them in my craft in a fun, safe way. So far we haven't yet had time to try out embroidery but I couldn't just let those hoops sit on my shelf untested - so one night, while watching Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes on Youtube, I made this little floral arangement on a 5 inch (13 cm) hoop. 

But what about the children? We'll do needle work next time, for now I bought them some colour pencils for fabric and they drew some creatures on white linen which I then sewed together and stuffed into small plush toys.

While all this was going on, I hardly had any time to sew new Loddelina bags - they will have to wait for my next post.

Have a lovely week!

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In spet se začenja

Januar je čas za nov začetek, za pospravljeno šivalno mizo in nove potrebščine na polici. Mesec se je začel s poroko dveh prijateljev -  nekaj foto utrinkov iz mesteca Vevey ob Ženevskem jezeru. In moje darilo mladoporočencema: okrasni blazini 50 x 50 cm z začetnicama J in F na lanenih prevlekah. 

Pa še eno darilo, božični okrasek za dojenčkov prvi božič, moji prvi poskusi vezenja (pred novim letom sem nabavila nekaj manjših okvirjev, da bom mogoče otroka navdušila za delo z iglo) in živalice, ki sta jih na blago narisala s flomastri za tkanino, jaz pa obrezala, zašila in natlačila v mehke igračke. 

Tudi za Loddelino bo čas, več v naslednji objavi!

Merry merry and happy happy!

Back to work

After coming home from our short holiday in Slovenia, a fresh shipment of zippers waited for me at the post office - no more excuses, it's time to go back to work!

Sunny, warm October days in Ljubljana and dying blossoms in my mother's garden are now just a fresh inspiration for new creations.

See you soon!

October

It has been pouring with rain these past two days and the weather matches my mood because five months ago our dear kitten Luna went missing and we've had no news since.
Well, we've had plenty of false hope, phone calls from well meaning neighbours who thought they saw her in their garden, on the street, in the fields behind their house... but each time it was just a case of mistaken identity.
We try to stay positive, hoping she will turn up somewhere eventually (if she is indeed still alive) and be identified by the microchip she is wearing under her skin.

In the meanwhile, summer came and went (nobody really misses those exceptionally cold and rainy months), and here's autumn, leaves are turning gold and inspite of recent rain we've had plenty of warm, sunny indian summer days.

Now the rain is back and with it muddy boots - images are from our regular walks in the country:

Rainy days are best spent indoors, sewing and appreciating little corners of our home - a bird mobile I made last spring, my sewing table (with pin cushion) and a bathroom shelf that makes me smile in the morning:

I wish you all a great week ahead!