wordless wednesday ... connections

Playing along here today.

autumn

Yesterday I spent some time in beautiful Retiro Park, which is just a couple of blocks from where we live here in Madrid. The morning sunlight and crisp air were restorative, and provided the perfect setting to snap some images of autumn arriving ...

Enjoy the weekend!

delayed reaction

Yardage Design was in the Herald Sun Home magazine on 10 September. I wasn't there to see it on the day, but my friend Pam kindly posted me a couple of copies. This all happened weeks ago and then the mags got buried under some stuff in my (messy) little craft room. They were uncovered during the huge clean-up I had yesterday, so I scanned them. For those that missed it or didn't see it, here it is ...

Thanks to Karen for being such a wonderful interviewer and writing such lovely words. I was chuffed to say the least.

Have a wonderful weekend everyone! We're going to be busy preparing for the arrival of family all the way from Australia next week ~ can. not. wait. In semi-not-really-related news, if you are an Australian visiting Madrid and I happen to hear your accent, I WILL just start talking to you ~ as happened today much to the amusement of the Aussie family concerned!

a beautiful baby wrap ...

This baby wrap was made by another clever Yardage Design customer and blogger ~ Jackie from Fred & Cissy. Jackie is expecting a little one very soon (teddy is just a stand-in!), so has been busy with some of my Swizzle fabric (deep red on natural) and some knit fabric ...

I love it - stylish and practical. Pop over to Jackie's blog post for more on how she made it, including a tutorial link. Thanks Jackie! More things people have made using my fabric here.

my place + yours ... my pin cushion!

I'm joining in with Vic and the gang in the my place + yours meme ... I probably should seeing I suggested this week's theme, which is .... show us ya pin cushion!

This pin cushion came with me from Melbourne, along with a few other sewing/crafty things that I could fit. It's handprinted and handmade, but not by me. I was the lucky recipient of this pin cushion in the Fox's Lane pin cushion swap way back in April 2010. This one was made by Ruth at Little Tree Bird.

This pin cushion has been in use since I received it. In my studio I have a few pin cushions floating around, but I packed just this one. It's a worker, it's small, and it reminds me of home and lovely bloggers.

It has all the usual pins and needles in it. I had to buy some big darning needles to fix the seat of a leather lounge the other day. The set I bought also came with the really neat curved needle you can see at the back. The needle with the blue embroidery thread in it was used just before I took these photographs to mend Little Mister's new backpack ... three days of use and the loop that hangs the bag on the wall had broken. All fixed now.

So there you have it! I hope you join in too and show us your pin cushion ~ visit Vic for everything you need to know.

isn't she lovely ...

It is so wonderful to see what people make with my fabric ~ it is truly one of the best parts of being a designer. This gorgeous handpainted doll by Jennie of A Little Vintage has been made and dressed using one of my Bits'n'Pieces Fabric Packs. How cute is the faux fur shawl (which is even lined in my agapanthus fabric!) and the boots ... !

I managed to snap this doll up for myself after I saw it on Jennie's blog, but if you ask nicely, you may be able to get something similar. You can see what other clever people have made using my fabric on this page (see tab at the top of this blog).

Have a brilliant week!