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The oilcloth project

Thursday, November 6th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Ronja, Sewing | 16 Comments »

I have been wanting to try a tutorial from the U-handblog for quite some time now - just had to work up the nerve... She has lots of great tutorials there, but the one I had my mind set on ...

Sprites of Tillbrook

Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Ronja, Sewing, internet | 7 Comments »

Earlier today, Ronja was sitting on my lap, while I was checking my e-mail and quickly skimming through some blogs on the internet. One of the blogs I happened to check out was the one from Fabric Hound - and while ...

Busy! Did you guess?

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Family, Ronja, Running | 13 Comments »

   I'm busy at the moment, and I'm thinking you probably knew... Haven't been sewing at all for weeks, and I'm neglecting my own blog as well as the blogs, that I follow. You know it's bad, when your readers start asking ...

What it’s like to look forward to something for a week - every week!

Thursday, September 18th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Ronja | 14 Comments »

  Ronja started attending a gymnastics class two weeks ago. Yesterday she was there for the third time, and she just loves it! From the first time she was there, she has been asking me every day: "Is it today that ...

Look Mom - no training wheels!

Tuesday, September 16th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Family, Outings, Ronja, Sewing | 8 Comments »

  I had a wonderful weekend! Beautiful surroundings, good food, and great company. We stayed up too late of course, but then again, what's too late, when you get the chance of chatting the night away with a bunch of inspirational girls? I ...

Water Lily Kimono and a cup of tea

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Frida, Ronja, Sewing | 12 Comments »

For a while now, I have been wanting to try this kimono-pattern made by Amy from Habitual. Yesterday I got started with the pattern, and today I cut the fabric and sewed it up. Ronja chose the fabric for the ...

Has it really been 4 years?

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 Posted in Birthdays, Day to day, Family, Ronja | 15 Comments »

It has been a busy week. No sewing, no blogging... Really busy week!  It's after midnight now, and Ronja's turning 4 years old today! She's getting so big, and yesterday the kindergarten was visiting to celebrate her birthday. She has been ...

What’s in a name?

Monday, August 11th, 2008 Posted in Creative children, Day to day, Ronja | 7 Comments »

Ronja has been having lots of fun writing the name of her new cousin. This was her first attempt...   She's really into writing at the moment - constantly asking about letters, spellings, and finding the letters for her own and our ...