Last saturday I had the best surprise - a parcel from the lovely Jessica of
Ayenforcraft. I had forgotten that she ws sending me something for taking part in her
project ridiculous challenge of last summer. It was a fantastic box of goodies. It cheered me enormously as I am currently in the midst of summer school holiday madness. This is the part of the blog where perhaps I am supposed to be a "cupcake blog" and tell you how heartwarming it is to have the summer holidays, add in some beautifully photographed childrens' activities and wax lyrical about how wonderful my life is. Um...to be honest summer holidays are HARD WORK! We are having fun, but also we are having some humdinger brother/sister arguments, some almighty unphotogenic messes, plenty of olympic watching, lots of conversations where both children talk at me at the same time about different subjects, and not much sleep for me. So, I was feeling a bit worn out, and Jessica's parcel came along and cheered me up mightily. Shall I stop wittering and show you the contents?
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| Pretty floral cotton - not sure yet what to use it for... |
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| Stripey cotton - I am thinking baby trousers? |
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| This is much darker blue then camera shows, linen-y fabric, with gingham binding and three gingham buttons. I am thinking possibly a pair of trousers with piping details. |
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| A pair of handknitted socks - they didn't fit Jessica but happily fit me! |
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| Oooh, it got even better....a Colette Crepe pattern, and a sneaky baby hand trying to grab it. My first Colette dress pattern... I am thinking and planning what to sew it in. I showed this to several people saying breathlessly "it's a Colette pattern" but they just didn't get it. Blank looks all round. This is why I like to share here cos I know sewing bloggers out there will get it! Won't you??? |
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| This gorgeous Anna Maria Horner fabric. I had been admiring this for ages on the AMH blog. Once again, I say breathlessly to my friends, "It's Anna Maria Horner voile". They look blank. |
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| Some more cotton fabrics |
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RG trying to get in on the actionA
A huge thank you to Jessica and I am putting together a return parcel for her! |
Wowzeroony! :D
ReplyDeleteI get it! I really do! What a parcel of goodness and delight!
Enjoy it!!!
And as for your non-cupcake summer: oh yes I remember those well :S but there will come a time when you can laugh about it...
Yay, I am glad you "get" it. About the non cupcake summer - I have a sneaking suspicion this is as good as it gets. I just was feeling a bit tired of " cupcake mommy" blogs but of course the solution to that is STOP READING THEM! :)
DeleteYay for parcels!! I love mail :) I am totally sharing your enthusiasm for the Colette pattern and the AMH voile. Beautiful things!
ReplyDeleteThank you Donna. getting mail is fun, I agree. x
DeleteColette pattern? I get it! I've only got the one Colette pattern (the peony dress) but it is so good I am going to make it at least twice! Enjoy. x
ReplyDeleteSee? I knew fellow bloggers would "get" it! I am looking forward to seeing your Peony dress. I am off to check your blog.
DeleteSuper lovely parcel....the joy and goodies kept coming....I'd have been thrilled with a fraction of this so no wonder you feel like its your birthday Perfect perfect perfect, I know you'll enjoy every bit!!
ReplyDeleteYes, I did wonder if it was my b-day! I am in fact still smiling wehen I think of the b-day parcel you sent me! XX
DeleteGlad it made your day :-). I just feel bad it took me an entire year to send to you! Trousers with piping details -- so brilliant! That would look really lovely I think ...
ReplyDeleteYes, thank you again. I just need to finish my pile of sewing before starting on the trousers. Though I kept thinking trousers or skirt, trousers or skirt....
Deleteoh my what an amazing parcel, something we all dream of! Lucky lucky you.x x x x x
ReplyDeleteThank you - I hope your holidays are runnign smoothly! xx
DeleteI very much sympathize with the holiday stress! This year has been a bit better (thank you London and the Olympics! ) but last year was exhausting! My oldest one had just get used to the school and its busyness and was asking every five minutes "what can I do what can I do". And having a baby around is never easy no matter how sweet they are.
ReplyDeleteLove your parcel! Colette patterns is a blank for me as well but AMH voile!! She has a description somewhere on her blog how to make simple dress from that exact fabric!
We had also some exiting mail waiting for us when we got back from the vacation ;) We will get back to you soon!
Mari, I have seen that simple dress pattern on the AMH blog and thought I would copy it into a shorter tunic. I hope it works! x
DeleteWhat a great package! I love everything-- how fun!
ReplyDeleteNothing about having all the kids home sounds idyllic to me-- it sounds exhausting! You've got a lot of little people to keep entertained and out of trouble! :)
Thanks, I feel like I grumbled too much now. It is exhausting having kids home but fun too. Somedays more exhaustion than fun. :)
DeleteWhat a gorgeous parcel full of goodies...although being the Colette Heretic that I am I don't get what it is about those patterns either.I feel too for your summer holidays pain.Come another ten years or so when they start wanting to drift off all that "free" time you so desired when they were little seems to be swamped by worry...no win situation with off-spring really!Enjoy your summer!
ReplyDeleteHa, ha...you are right - there is no win with offspring! One good thing is that the older two now both go to friends' houses to play occasionally. Never managed it at the same time though! And this week we are having the friends back here!
DeleteI'm in the ten years hence situation with my two - Duplo bricks seem a lifetime ago now.
ReplyDeleteTry to enjoy the mayhem while it lasts and don't take any notice of the Cupcake mums!
don't worry, I get it! it's a colette pattern! lucky you, they are such a joy to sew with and that is a beautiful dress. have fun, look forward to seeing the results
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