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Chenille

Sara — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:49:46 +0000

“I also want to pick from your fabrics. Would you do that with me and sew me a cushion cover?” my husband said and my heart jumped – going through my fabrics with my darling juhu! A couple of days later I found out that he had said “I also want to pick fabrics with you.” Which means he wanted to do fabric shopping with me – OK, my heart was still jumping.

But he is a person with exact ideas. He was talking of a kind of fabric which I believed to be Chenille. We found this fabric and it turned out to be perfect.

On the picture you can see our new (vintage) chairs I bought on willhaben.at (local platform) last week. Although official re-furnishing won´t take place until after christmas I can´t keep from searching and buying stuff.

And now the question: paint the chairs or not? If yes what color?

Christmas comes

Sara — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:48:41 +0000

This weekend all the christmas markets in Austria opened. In recent years we always visited the big one – the real one – the Wiener Christkindlmarkt infront of the Vienna townhall. But this year we felt we go for a smaller version, the one in the city nearby.

Tomorrow I´ll start decorating the house. I just have to finish the christmas curtains I´m sewing. Stay tuned...

Sewing session

Sara — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:14:44 +0000

Yesterday Sister S, Lil Sis J and I had a sewing session. (We also did some painting which is part of the re-furnishing)

First out Sister S in a classic re-do. Two old shirts give one new.

And then finally we finished the shirt for Lil Sis J out of the XXL pattern we developed. (which I will show better pictures of at another time)

For a bigger project

Sara — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:19:00 +0000

My personel Billy

Sara — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:51:03 +0000

Have you seen the new Billy?

picture from IKEA

Well, regardless it´s beautiful or not, I don´t need it ´cause I have my personel one. Look here!

I´ve been sewing underclothes for Keksi. You know the stuff you wear “under” when it´s cold, tights and a t-shirt.

I´ve done another set as well, and I hope that´ll be enough and the winter´ll be a mild one. Fabric is light weight rib knit with pirate motifs, read about it here.

New times, new home

Sara — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:36:48 +0000

In the next months I will get a new friend and housemate. I´m not quite sure yet if I will love or hate him.

This means we have to re-arrange our home. How exactly I don´t know yet, we have to wait until my new friend has arrived. But for sure is – almost everything has to go.

Last time I were at IKEA I found a Callwey book for 3€. I´ve scanned you some images. It´s from “wohne lieber ungewöhnlich”

What are your favorite interior sites or shops? Give me some tips please. I need a lot of inspiration.

A cat in a hat

Sara — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:23:08 +0000

I know there is a doll somewhere in this no-girl-except-me-home but when you need her to model you don´t find her. But we have a cat who volunteered to pose in this small hat I crocheted for a cute little girl who will receive it for chritsmas.

Basic pattern is from Pysslas Piffiga Petitesser (Swedish), click here and the flower is from Fröken Elsa (Swedish), click here.

I had to use my joker

Sara — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:48:59 +0000

Working on the coat has not been without problems. In the end the pattern for the sleeves turn out to be too small. And I´m loosing groove.

But instead of putting it aside (probably forever) I have used my joker and now I´m back into the game!

My mother-in-law is fixing it for me to go on! (she´s an educated tailor) Thanks god I´m saved. Result probably next week.

Stoff & Stil in Germany!!

Sara — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:55:56 +0000

My dear German blogg-friends… I just found out Stoff & Stil, the shop were I buy a lot of fabrics in Malmö/Sweden, is in Hamburg/Germany. Click here.

BUT… they do not deliver to Austria!! Oh no, I will mail them every week to push them. Hopefully one day….

I´m crocheting day and night

Sara — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:37:37 +0000

Christmas present No.1 is finished. I have no clue how this is called, so have a look on the pictures. I only used half double crochet stitches in a closed circle.

Thanks Sister S for posing

Thank you for all the congratlutations on our anniversary!!