Frida! Freedom!

It's a whirlwind time here! I am sneaking a tiny bit of stitching in between family time....

Ooh I love Frida.

The front grass needs a bit of watering... we are enjoying the mountain view in the distance Can you see?

These moments, I don't know how long this little fellah will still fit into a bucket.

A snap of the house for memory sake. My sewing space is the room some people would use as a lounge - the room you're in when you walk through the front door.

Hello to our bush block!

We really are going somewhere here. How exciting. Not sure what will come next!

 

Five

And then he turned 5. Next thing, this kiddo is 5 years old already. Thank you Universe, his bed did arrive in time. I need to take a photo with his quilt.

Coolest kid ever. Lucky Mum. Full on time with kiddos.

Maybe some more sewing after the school holidays?

 

Enchanted Forest

Display ideas for the Enchanted Forest altar cloth.

I've made about 5 of these, and ordered more fabric. It's very therapeutic to make the leaf stitching. The lights in the windows glow, I can see why they are so popular.

You can choose your own altar cloth at my Etsy shop: SewIntuitivebyRainey

 

I can't explain how wonderful it really is to have space to spread out and display, and enjoy owning and using beautiful items.

I've been living in small spaces for too many years.

It's such a delight to create displays!

These are display ideas for the Winter Solstice altar cloth.

Which way do you prefer?

You can find my altar cloths at Etsy: SewIntuitivebyRainey 

 

Hello Suburbs

I've never really lived in the suburbs before. Well, maybe after living on campus at university in a house for a couple of years, but mostly I've lived in areas that aren't totally built up. I am very grateful that this house only has 4 neighbours touching the fence because there is nobody over the back. It could be noisier!

However, the next door neighbour went away for a weekend and their smoke detector was going off all night. And part of the day, until someone else rang the fire brigade, who couldn't see anything wrong with it. 

All the same, we got a visit from a fireman which was pretty exciting, and the ice cream truck came along too. So the little fella had the experience of excitement buying a Bubble O Bill from the ice cream van in his own street. Sounds like heaven for a kid who is almost having a birthday right?

Throw in a sunset for Mum.

And his first cinema experience - Trolls World Tour movie. Well, wasn't that just the BEST???

I've set up a cabinet in my house as well.  A crystal display. 

It's a busy time, not sure when I will sew next. Maybe now you can see why I was so productive before now?

 

The little fellah's Big Boy quilt

The little fellah is turning 5 soon, and I'm hoping his new bed arrives in time for his birthday. In the meantime, we've been setting up his room, and it's just as well that his new mattress is on the floor, because he hasn't slept in a bed without a roll bar before. 

This is the new quilt I made him especially for his first Big Boy bed. Tula Pink squirrels and some cute stripes, created super fast in the quilt as you go fashion.

Look at this boy setting up his bedroom with his brother and sister. How marvellous is it to see him just want to be in his own space. He is honestly in heaven.

And while I set up the rest of the house, he is playing in cubbies and whatnot throughout the entire space.

I still have a lot of setting up to do, I can't see myself sewing for a few days! And the 5yo birthday is later this month too.

I am a happy Mum!!

 

New directions

Oh Tinkerbell! How gorgeous is this! Connecting to the inner child, but also connecting to wanderlust: the personal growth that comes from travel and exploration and experience! I've painted her wings so twinkly. She came up great, but I only bought one of these fabrics. So its first in, best dressed.

If you're into coffee and cats, this one is for you. Some people are buying these textile art pieces to hang behind them while they run online zooms, or classes or workshops, to show what they are all about, and act as conversation starters. That makes total sense to me.

I'm not sure if this is Maat or Bast, one is a cat, one is the lioness. I think this one has cat whiskers, so perhaps Bast. Egyptian Goddess.

I love everything Egyptian, so I definitely love this. It's the first one in a Egyptian series.

You can find me on Esty: SewIntuitivebyRainey