First, a mini project: lavender bags. The original idea is from Cath Kidston's latest book "Sew!"; they are easy to make, and because I cannot curve when I am machine stitching, I am sawing these by hand, which makes it a little more romantic, especially when I give them out as a present.



My next project has been a summer dress for the little one. The pattern was a free one from Burda Style, that I had to adapt and scale down, because it was for years 2 to 8, while little S is only 7 months old now.
Here she is with the finished product:

Fabric & co.

One of the reasons why I started the blog was that I was in love with dozens of craft blogs out there and I wanted to replicate what they do and experiment with crafts and challenge myself.
I am still not sure whether blogging it the thing for me: sometimes I think that the immediateness of other user content tools like Facebook or Twitter is more functional, especially when my time online is limited to a few minutes before going to bed at the moment.
On the other hand, I think this blog is helping me to keep up the challenge and produce more during my free time.

So, one of the things I'd like to talk about here is what I manage to make with fabric. I've developed a real obsession with fabric of all kinds. I don't have many still, because London is an expensive place for buying fabric, but I am occasionally away from the city and I always try and hunt down cheap and cheerful patterns.

So far, this is what I have:

- Meters:



- Fat quarters:



- Felt:



Next, I am going to show you my projects.

Happy Birthday

I would like to dedicate today's post to one of the most important persons in my life. Although I don't know him in person, I've never met him, I've never been closer than, say, 15 metres from him, we've been under the same sky, I feel like I know him, and he's touched my heart so many times with his words that it's just as if we are friends.
Most people who know me can guess who I am talking about, and this might read as a declaration of love from a teenager to the rockstar.
Well, it is, because when it was dark, I was a teenager. When I saw him on screen for the first time, him and the other three (could never neglect the other three, they make the music, the heart-melting music), things changed. The love was instant, the light came and went, but it was there, I could see it, and reach it every time I played their tape.

Today, I dedicate my post to Paul Hewson, aka Bono, who is turning 50.

And to his detractors, just read Neil McCormick's blog post of today. Neil knows Bono well, since the beginning, and knows what he is talking about, unlike you.

my new obsession

Check out these from LadyGoesToMarket's shop at Etsy:


Maybe because they are so colorful, maybe because they mean summer, maybe because they are the essence of romantic/vintage/alfresco bliss, but I am currently obsessed with pretty bunting.

So much so that I might consider making some.

Anybody can point me to a good tutorial?