What i've been up to lately

Well, its been a while since i've had a decent blog post aye, so I thought i'd catch you up on what i've been doing. But sorry - no photos just yet ... gimme a week or two & I should have some fully completed things to photograph! LOL

Firstly my pregnancy is going well. Am currently in week 24 & things are all going smoothly. My type 1 diabetes however is not as good as the docs would like it to be, but it is definitely heading in the right direction. I must say its under the best control i've had personally for a long long time lol. But I guess that doesn't matter for the docs lol.

So craftwise - i've been quite busy but still not as busy as i'd like! I'm not working at all at the moment due to my hearing loss being very bad. But hoping to get back to work sometime soon coz it sucks not having money to buy things for bubs! lol.

So yeah, i've been on the sewing machine heaps! Saving money where I can & finding free templates & patterns online to print out & make things for bubs myself using my little bit of fabric stash. Have found several bib patterns that I like, so have been making some of them. Have also been making soft balls with bells inside & plan on making some blocks/cubes the same way with bells inside too.

My Mum has a fabric stash as large (possibly larger lol) as my papercraft stash! So she's been a great help lol. Have been emailing her (she lives in NZ & im in Australia) with requirements & she'll search her stash & post stuff over if she has it lol. Love it! So currently waiting for a parcel from her which will have some black & white fabric so I can make some of those soft block/cubes I mentioned above.

My mum is a Neurodevelopment Occupational Therapist - & works with kids under the age of 5yrs who have developmental delays and/or disabilities. So she has a lot of experience & advice for me in what I can be doing for bubs when it arrives & what is perhaps better in her opinion than other opinions. So its been a massive learning time for me but i'm really enjoying all the advice so far that Mum has to offer!

Mum bought a handmade bib at a craft shop recently that she liked the look of & came home & made some herself. Coz it was such an easy pattern but knowing I HATE sewing binding around the edges (which this bib has), she's done the binding on several & is sending them over to me so I can do applique on them lol. So thats cool. Will be another thing I can add to my pile of things to make!

Also, several years ago Mum gave me a Quilt kit for my birthday that she had put together herself (Im not a fan of co-ordinating fabrics etc - so she's did that for me lol). I just have to sew it all together. Anyway, I never actually did it & recently Mum suggested I make it into a playmat for bubs! What a great idea! So that is my current project! I am about halfway thru it & today just bought another reel of thread so I can complete it as I ran out yesterday :( lol.

Have also found a pattern for a Diaper/nappy bag that I really like the look of. But am yet to buy the fabric for that, so at the moment its just a printed out sheet of instructions LOL.

As of now, I have many things on the go. I have not completely finished 1 project yet! Arghhh!!! Bibs need velcro on them then they will be completed, balls need a little circle on each end hand-stitched on (hand stitch = delays lol), & the quilt - well thats a long way off I think - for one thing I don't have the backing bought yet so yes, could be a while ;o)

So, that is my update. Sorry about the no photos! I do hope to have the photos done sometime when I complete each project ... I am also being very careful to keep track of the blog / sites that I get the instructions / patterns from so I can place that information with the photos I show. As I can't take credit for a lot of the designs! And also, you may find something you like - so then you can go & visit the site yourself & get yourself a free pattern ;o)

Happy crafting!