Has been a week of....
...birthday celebrations for both myself and G...
...loving every stitch of my Pink Milk inspired stripy blanket. This one is for my Miss M...
...enjoying early evening beach walks with my little family...
...sewing another skirt. This one is for me - a nice little comfy summer skirt. I love the tiny hearts on the fabric. I am looking forward to the weather being warm enough to wear it...
...planning what I am going to make with my new fabric. G gave me this for my birthday, it is 2 metres of soft cotton lawn and I adore the pattern, I just love floral prints. I think I would like to make a Sorbetto top for myself with it. Has anyone used this pattern before? Any tips will be very welcome...
...trying to decide what to do with this gorgeous crochet trim. Also a birthday gift from G. I'm not quite sure what I will do with this yet but I think I may use it to embellish something for Miss M...
So it has been a busy week with work etc but when I look back at the weeks photographs, I can see that there were lots of lovely things happening as well with a fair amount of crafting time too which always makes me happy!
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Well you kept that secret, or did I miss some hints along the way? A very very happy birthday to you and G, my friend! Looks like you received some very pretty pressies...cxxx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday M - lovely fabric! X
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday Marianne!! I love your makes, both the scarf and the skirt. Did you follow the same technique as the one you use for your daughter's one? you used a very pretty fabric fabric for it. I love Colette patterns but have never made the Sorbetto. I have the Violet Shirt pattern at home but I have put it on hold for the moment as I think it is not quite for beginners....and I feel I need to do more sewing before I tackle that one.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favourite garment sewing blogs at the moment is Tilly and the buttons. Have you ever come across it? She was in the Great British sewing bee last year and her latest Coco pattern is great, the first one on my to do list. It is pretty and looks quite simple. Hope you have a lovely week! Pati x
Thank you for the birthday wished! Yes, for my skirt I used the same method as for the ones I made for my daughter. Nice and simple.
DeleteI absolutely love Tilly's blog! I discovered it recently, it's great and in fact I bough her book today which looks fantastic...I am hoping to work my way through it. Hopefully that's not too ambitious! Hope you're having a great weekend so far.
Marianne x
Happy Birthday Marianne! I love the fabric that you received as a present, what a great idea. I have added a fabric I really like to my universal Amazon wish list in the hope that the hint will be strong enough....The crochet trim would look amazing on some plain white bedding or one of the skirts you have been making. Have a great week! xx
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday Marianne :-) Very pretty gifts.
ReplyDeleteTracey xx
Aw happy birthday to you both. What lovely presents you've had. Your blanket looks lovely and your skirt too. Really like you new fabric will look forward to seeing what you make with it xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you and G, lovely Marianne, and weren't you spoiled with lovely fabric and trim - that trim would look gorgeous on a skirt or top so long as the main fabric didn't clash with the pattern. How sweet your man is! Your crochet stripes are looking great, as is your sweet blue heart skirt, and I do hope the weather soon improves for you! I popped over and had a quick look at the top you are considering and think it's a great choice! Happy week lovely, love, Joy xoxo
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to both of you! I love your new skirt, it's going to be lovely for summer. And the new fabric and trim are both beautiful. The blanket is coming along very nicely, lucky Miss M. x
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday to both of you. Love the crochet stripe blanket, the combination of colours is a delight. Lucky you with the new fabric and that beautiful trim would really fancy up something plain. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteA very happy birthday too you both . What lovely birthday fabric and trim.Im sure you will make something stunning x
ReplyDeleteBelated HaPpY bIrThDaY!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely cake, lovely skirt, lovely fabric ... oh, and I love that trim.
M x
Happy happy days. Happy Birthday .
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday to you both! Your week looks lovely and the blanket is looking very soft and comfy. The colours work well together.
ReplyDeleteHope this week will be full of fun and lots of crafting :)
Birgitta xx
Happy Birthday Marianne,so many lovely goodies to make things with. Isn't the trim pretty ?
ReplyDeleteHave a good week,
Kate x
Happy Birthday. I have not made the Sorbetto but I made Tilly's Mathilde blouse and that was nice because I think you are quite small so it looks really good. I took some out of the sleeves because they were just a bit too blousy for me. I also have some of that time in purple dots, black and white dots and a floral one - not used it yet though. jo x
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you!!!! Glad that you had such a good time. Hope that your week ahead is great too. xx
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, looks like you had some lovely presents. xx
ReplyDeleteLove the crochet trim. Could it be added to the bottom of a skirt like the pretty blue one you made?
ReplyDeleteWishing you and G a very happy birthday Marianne. Your new fabric and crochet trim are lovely. Yummy looking cakes too! Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteJane x
Gorgeous photos and belated birthday wishes to you xxx (would your crochet trim go along the bottom of your skirt (near to the bottom I mean :-) )
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday! You had some lovely gifts and it will be lovely to see what you make with the floral fabric which I think is really pretty.
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday to you and G. The cake looks delicious! Your skirt and blanket would lovely. Seeing all those beautiful things on blogs make me want to sit behind my sewing machine or take up my crochet needle, but alas.....the garden needs me :-)
ReplyDeleteHappy week!
Madelief x
Glad to have found you on Instagram!!
Happy birthday to you both ... Bee xx
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to you and G. You obviously have him trained well buying you such lovely gifts - loving the fabric and crochet trim - make sure you use some for yourself as well as Miss M! xx
ReplyDeleteHappy happy birthday ! Lots of yummy cake! Hope you had a great day, Jillxx
ReplyDeleteeverything in this post is TOO cute! I am obsessed with this blog.
ReplyDeleteI'd love it if you could also check out my blog! http://afashionneverland.blogspot.com/ xx
Happy Birthday to both of you! Beautiful fabric there, I'm looking forward to seeing the result! :) x
ReplyDeleteIt looks like a happy week :)
ReplyDeleteHope you both had the best birthdays!
Belated happy birthday to you both. Your birthday fabric is gorgeous and I am so in love with the crochet trim. Your blanket too is lovely, very summery colours...XX
ReplyDeleteHappy belated birthday. I adore that crochet trim
ReplyDeleteHappy belated Birthday to you both! Your cakes look very delicious! Love your new skirt and the pretty fabric and trim. And such a sweet new crochet blanket too :)
ReplyDeleteHappy weekend!
Helen xox
Happy belated birthday. Everything looks so pretty. G gives the perfect kind of gifts. Enjoy! Best wishes, Tammy
ReplyDeleteBelated happy birthday! - your fabric is lovely and the Sorbetto top would be lovely too! I've made a few and it is a great top to get started on - good luck, look forward to seeing your new top! :-) x
ReplyDeleteSo many treasures here! I hope you had a nice birthday. I love your new fabric, it's so pretty, and that gorgeous crochet trim would look great sewn on to some nice white or pink hand towels. And that pink milk inspired blanket - love it! Beautiful colours. xx
ReplyDeleteOh no I missed your Birthday. Please accept my apologies. I hope you both had a fabulous time and enjoyed your days respectively. It seems like the man did good, some rather gorgeous fabric and no I haven't come across that top before, but I am going to have a good look at it and can't wait to see yours made. Pretty crochet trim too, oh so many options. Hold on to it if yourre not sure the time will come when you know exactly what you want to do with it. I have so missed catching up with you! Hope you are keeping well sweetie. Sending you much love xoxo
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