a NAN again

My husbands son and girlfriend have had another beautiful little girl. I consider him my own son as I have known him since he was very little. This year he will be 38. So I am a NAN again.

Little sweet Indy Grace

One looks like Mum and one looks like Dad..

Indy with her big sister Madeleine 

Mum and Dad and baby all doing well

CONGRATULATIONS 

Look at these 2 little sweeties all dressed up in my knitting projects. I'm glad my work is keeping them warm. Doesn't the big sister look like she is holding a doll.

Some simple sewing from stash...

I was looking through my kids fabric tubs and came across this panel. It makes a kids cloth book. HOW CUTE

A book panel to sew.

So after it sitting on my table for a few weeks I decided to get in and sew it...

A cloth book reading for reading, eating & washing

I have bundled it up with a knitted jumper and beanie

A gorgeous knitted jumper and matching beanie for winter.

Rolled hem beanie

Crochet turban hat... I followed this tutorial. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=

Turban hat

And this gorgeous bunny rabbit terrarium... made by the ever so clever O' Faigh.
http://oldburycottage.blogspot.com.au

O' Faigh made this cute bunny terrarium 

It is now in the post for our granddaughters first birthday. Hope she likes it.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADELEINE

My FANTASTIC Mother's Day 2016, THANKYOU KRISTY

On Mother's Day this year our daughter surprised us by taking us out for lunch. All we knew was to dress nice, don't have a big breakfast, be ready by lunch time and we will be home for dinner...
MMMMMMMM..... What's going on here.
Kristy picked us up and we left home by 11.30am. Into the city we go...
We ended up at a lovely German Beer house restaurant.
11 people in all and it was a great surprise and lovely day out.....
I was also given some flowers and a new pair of pjs from my daughter and the stepson and girlfriend gave me some summer pjs. I'm set for the year now....

Beautiful daughter, KRISTY & I 

Kristy and I doing a selfie

Happy Pa with Madeleine 

Beautiful granddaughter MADELEINE

Stepson with girlfriend 

Enjoying a cider or 2

Family near and far.

FAMILY FAR...

On Easter Saturday it would have been my mums 75th birthday. Unfortunately this is the first of many we have to get through. We have memories.  Missing you...

This is a lovely photo of mum when I took her out to lunch for her birthday one year not too long ago

Happy birthday mum.
Photo taken February 26, 2012

FAMILY NEAR...

I just love looking at all my photos. After seeing some of our granddaughter it came to me that there was one of my husband very similar. Yes, there is a very strong family likeness.

What do you think..

Madeleine & Pa

Now for my sewing part..

1 Xmas item a month. 

I haven't joined in for some time and I only have a very small finish but it's still a finish..

Quilted Hexagon Coaster

1Xiam with Narelle

A catch up post...

Wow. What a time I have been having... THANKYOU to everyone of you that have been supporting me. You know who you are. You are very special people...
Firstly.
16 days ago I celebrated my wedding anniversary, then my friends special '0' birthday and the day after my birthday... Yet another birthday...
I have some special friends that gave me presents. No I'm not listing them all. But I will show you some little gifts I got off 2 special friends....
Firstly I visited a very fun loving friend, full of happiness, on her way to Tassie. Yes Shez, that's you.
Here is what Shez gave me... Shez knows a little about me and her gift is going to travel with me to my new home... My colours too. Thanks Shez, hopefully you can visit...

Hand towel, soap and moisturiser from SHEZ for my new home.
A beautiful rose from my friend Sue R. garden.....

Then there was a gift from a long time friend.... Sue R.
I encouraged Sue to take up sewing after a hard time Sue was dealing with... I think now Sue sews better than me... She is a very special friend...
My birthday gift was made by Sue and I will take it to my new home too. We all need pegs

Peg bag for my new home.
Made by Sue R.....

Some of you might know our decision to move on and sell up. Well it is done and our house is on the market. We spent the start of the long weekend cleaning up our house. Our daughter, Kristy, came to help. Now she doesn't like gardening but she did a great job of pruning and helping where we needed it. Filling bins, cleaning sheds, cutting plants and anything else we needed. Making lunches and teas was a fantastic effort and help.
Thanks Kristy. Luv you and your help, even though you are sad....
WE ARE ON THE MARKET......

HOUSE FOR SALE IN LANCEFIELD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

HOUSE FOR SALE IN LANCEFIELD, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

WELL, THEN THE WEEKEND TURNED BAD...
MY HUSBAND HAD A STROKE AND HAS BEEN IN HOSPITAL FOR OVER A WEEK.
HE HAS HAD SURGERY AND LUCKILY ALL HIS SENSES AND FEELINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL. YOU NOW WOULD NOT KNOW IT HAS HAPPENED. HE IS A BIT EMOTIONAL BUT HE WILL BE OK. HE CANNOT WORK FOR 3 MONTHS & BEING SELF EMPLOYED IT.  WILL BE HARD. HIS HEALTH IS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY AND WE WILL MANAGE...

It has been a hard week and our daughter has looked after me by cleaning our house ready for inspections and having my dinner cooked of a night to make sure I have eaten.
She is very special. Along with all our friends that have visited my husband in hospital and supported me in special ways I have needed. THANKYOU EVERYONE. YOU ARE VERY DEAR TO ME....

My husband is home and we are dealing with his recovery.... We will get on with the job of moving to a calmer place and look forward to an easier life....
At the same time as our daughter dealing with a lot of life changes too. She has a lot of emotional changes and moves happening. Career and relationships....
Our eldest son has also been very emotional after having his first child and our first granddaughter.
Our life has changed so much in the last week the future is one to look forward to.

 

Our sweet little MADELEINE

Look at that happy smile. What a treasure.

I am still sneaking in a little bit of sewing in late at night to calm me before bed....
More of this project will be shown soon. It is an Easter gift for a local friend. A commission job...
A local person doing something special for his nephew. Hopefully I will have it finished by Thursday.

Making BANDANA BIBS

Before our next visit with our new granddaughter I made some bandana bibs. These are the "in thing" at the moment. Well, have you seen the price of them. A friend of mine has recently had a granddaughter too and she has made these. She gave me her pattern. They went together so easy. I have just had my over locker serviced after it has sat in the cupboard for 10 years with not being used. So what better task to give it a good workout.
The best thing is I searched my stash and didn't need to buy anything. BONUS....
I found this fabric, used a scrap of wadding and found a piece of flannelette for the back...

Cute fabric, basted with the template drawn on in frixion pen...

 Then I got to the sewing. Within an hour and a half I had 9 bibs completed. Basted, pattern drawn, overlooked and Velcro stitched on... Well worth it. These will become a basic item for any baby gifts I give in the future. They were super easy...... I reversed some so they weren't all the same pattern...
With the wadding in them hopefully they will absorb a little more dribble.

Cute bandana bibs

I will see what the DIL thinks of them before I make more in case I need to make some alterations.

I used Velcro dots for the fasteners and I am not sure that they will be good enough. Time will tell..

But look at these gorgeous guys.

Pa with his grand daughter MADELEINE 

 LOOK AT THESE CHEEKY GUYS, . WHAT ARE THEY THINKING. 

Look who they have to protect now.

This was so funny to see.

Proud DAD & PA

BABY IS HERE. & My knitting needles have been busy

As you know we have a granddaughter on the way. She is here.
MADELEINE YVONNE

3.8 kg, 54 cm

27-1-2016

Madeleine Yvonne

BORN 27th January 2016
Isn't she gorgeous

And proud dad Michael

I have been knitting a favourite pattern of mine. My MIL first made it when I had my daughter 29 1/2 years ago and I have been making it ever since for all the sweet little girls.

It is out of a Patons book no. R. 26

Called CINDERELLA

This pattern is so easy for me. I can make it in 2 solid days of knitting. It's all in one piece with only about 2" of sewing up to do... Once you have the pattern set up its all falls into place and easy to follow.

Then I tried this pattern. 

This was a different story... Although it is still cute.

Phazelia's Mitred baby Jacket

The front

http://www.ravelry.com/projects/monty200903/phazelias-mitered-baby-jacket

The back

It's not as easy as it looks. I am glad it is all garter st as you can't tell which is the right and wrong sides. I got mixed up a bit... It is done in one piece with lots of starts and stops and joining in yarn. I found that the border was hard on my hands. I am glad it's done and it will be one of a kind. Can't see myself making it again...

I made a teddy out of the left overs from the bonnet, bootees & mitten set.

Cute teddy on the finished shawl.