Wednesday 20 March 2013

Wednesday Wonderfuls #113 + #114

Hello there my lovely readers! Long time no see :) happy Wednesday to you all, I  hope you've been having a great couple of weeks.

Images, Each Row from Left to Right:
1. Sweet biscuity goodness 2. New brooch to add to the collection 3. A candlelit dinner made by my Sweetheart :)
4. New VOH jeans 5. Tailor's tacks 6. Just going to the cinema in rollers, no big deal
7. Fabric addict 8. Beaded cardigans make me happy 9. Homemade sticky chicken and rice
 

Over the past two weeks I have been...

Feeling...
pretty overwhelmed actually. As you've probably noticed I've been a bit off the radar with my blogging in general, which has mostly been due to my new job. I'm finding it a bit difficult to adjust to regular working hours, years of working nights at theatres have obviously taken their toll on me! I am now starting to adapt and use my time more productively, but for a while there I was just getting home and crashing before going to bed and doing it all again the next day. I really admire all you ladies who work full time jobs and still find the time to blog, you are super-women! Slowly but surely I'm getting back into the swing of my blogging, and I've got some fun posts planned in the near future, so hopefully I'll soon have my blogging mojo back properly :) we'll see, baby steps for now!

Reading...
the first book in the Beautiful Creatures series. I really enjoyed the film so I thought I'd give the books a go (I'm pretty much always a bigger fan of the book than the film with all adaptations!) and although I'm not hooked yet I am enjoying it. I often think it's a shame that some books get labelled as only for young adults, because if a book is well written surely it can be loved by people of all ages? Just look at Harry Potter! 

Planning...
something that I've been thinking about for a long time: my first tattoo! I know that quite a few of you lovely ladies have ink of your own, I've been a long time admirer of some of your artwork, so I thought it was about time I joined the club! I've got my design all picked out and I'm really looking forward to the big day, I just hope I'm not too much of a wimp when it comes to the pain :)


Images, Each Row from Left to Right:
1. Homemade bolognese 2. Brown paper packages tied up with string :) 3. I think Easter's coming!
4. Grading and notching 5. Treats 6. It's coming along!
7. Sweets from my Sweetheart 8. Every girl loves a pair of new (to her) shoes 9. Homemade paella

Cooking...
a lot more than usual, one of the other reasons I've been a bit more absent than usual! Cooking takes me a while because I'm quite inexperienced but I love it and I've been so happy that I've finally had the time to do it properly. Isn't it amazing the difference a home cooked meal can make to your day? And your energy? It's brilliant. I'm definitely becoming a home-cooking convert.


Working on...
my 1940s suit with every spare minute that I have. It's coming along, but slowly, particularly as I can only dedicate a little bit of time to it each day, but next day off I get I'm going to get as much done as possible. It will be finished in time of the Sew For Victory deadline I tell you! Plus I just want to wear it, it looks so cute!

And, of course, there's been a lot going on in the rest of the blogosphere recently too...

Have a wonderful rest of the week my lovely readers and I'll be back soon!

Bye for now,

Katie xxx

Wednesday 6 March 2013

Wednesday Wonderfuls #111 +#112

Hello there my lovely readers and welcome to another Wednesday Wonderfuls post!

Images, Each Row from Left to Right:1. Faux bangs and bow :) 2. The kitchen garden is growing! 3. Loving this books
4. Made over duck! 5. My new bag friend, Mirabel :) 6. Revamping this frame for a brooch board
7. Macaroons = Love 8. Babycham, yes please! 9. Chiffon scarves make bedtime chic!

Over the past two weeks I have been...

Starting...
my new job! It;s all been a bit manic, making the transition from part time work to full time, but it was a necessary change and it seems to be going well so far. I still can't get over the fact that I'm home before 7:00pm everyday, in the theatre I would be getting ready to start at that time!

Finishing...
my pattern cutting course. I have loved every second of this course, and I have learnt so much, I will be really quite sad that I have my Monday nights back again! I can't wait to try out everything that I've learnt by sewing up some of my own patterns, it's very exciting to think of all of the possibilities, watch this space!

Knitting...
like a demon to try and finish my blue jumper. I will finish it, I will, I will!

Reading...
"Knit Back in Time" by Geraldine Warner and I'm really loving it so far. I bought the book in preparation to working on some of my original 1950s knitting patterns and everything that I've read so far has been a great help to making the whole process of altering vintage patterns seem much simpler. I'll definitely be writing more about this book in the future, I think it's going to be a must-read for anyone starting out with vintage knitting patterns.

DIYing...
lots of little projects around the house! In the past two weeks I have started my very own brooch board (for my ever growing collection of brooches!) and I have given some rather tired looking flying ducks (that I rescued from my previous job) a make over. These little projects are making me quite ridiculously happy, I feel better for feathering my rented nest to the best of my ability!

Indulging...
in some fabulously retro alcoholic beverages :) I have recently tried snowballs and Babycham and I have to say I'm a big fan of both, particularly the former, it tastes like a lemonade milkshake!

And let's see what else has been going on in the blogosphere over the past fortnight...

Have a wonderful rest of the week my lovely readers!

Bye for now,

Katie xxx

Tuesday 5 March 2013

Sew For Victory: Fabric Choices

Hello there my lovely readers! Welcome back to the next instalment in my Sew For Victory adventure! 

I know that you were all thrilled with the pattern I selected for this challenge, but now let me show you the fabric lovelies I have chosen...

First up the plaid:


This yummy plaid is going to become my jacket. I was originally looking for something with a bit of red or green in the pattern (my go to colours!) but when I spotted this brown and blue design I fell in love. Plus the wool is so soft that as soon as I touched it I knew I would be taking som of it home with me! The blue of the pattern is a lot more delicate in real life, a sort of lighter navy colour rather than the almost black it appears to be in these pictures. I know it's going to look beautiful :)

And next up is my contrast solid wool...


I went for this simple solid brown for the skirt and the contrast trim of the jacket, because I think it will work beautifully as a  separate in it's own right, and it also brings out the blue in my plaid whilst also matching the browns in it nicely. It's also a lovely weight and very pleasing to the touch, one of the reasons I love working with wool so much!

Here the two fabrics are together, so you can get an idea of the overall effect:



So there you have it my lovely readers, we have fabric lift off! I have already traced off my pattern pieces and measured them to ensure they'll give the right fit so cutting out time is approaching! I'm also pretty sure that I'm not going to line this jacket so that it's a bit lighter and can be worn comfortably in cool spring/autumn weather rather than just in winter (lets be honest, in the UK we get cool spring/autumn weather for most of the year!). This means I'll be trying out some fancy seam finishes to make sure the jacket looks beautiful inside and out, so watch this space!

Anyway, if you'll excuse me I've got some plaid to match...
(I must be mental, this is the third matching plaid project I've done recently! See the others here and here)
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