Antique Singer 99k Sewing Machine

I am SO excited - I have finally found an antique Singer 99k Hand Crank sewing machine in perfect condition, including the case. I have been looking for one of these for years but there was always something missing or the case was damaged - so I am a very happy lady!

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Easter Project

I managed to squeeze some sewing in between decorating this weekend and - ta da - this is what I made with the lovely fabrics I shared with you in my last post.

I am really please with the finished cushion - it really was a labour of love. The Lakehouse fabric is a dream to work with and is very good quality. The cushion features hand embroidery and hand quilting and has a simple envelope opening. I even managed to insert one of my new 'Haven Above' woven labels that I received as a birthday present. This cushion was inspired by a very talented lady called Amy - please take a look at her wonderful blog nanaCompany.

Finally ...... I'm back crafting!

It's almost a year since I last posted to my blog but I am excited to be back. It's been a very busy year with me renovating my home so I've had little time for crafting but I'm hoping to be posting to my blog on a regular basis from now on. I am still working on my home but trying to find a balance between work/home/sewing. I decided I was definitely going to do some sewing over the Easter weekend and visited the lovely Maggie at The Fabric Frieze and  bought this lovely bundle of FQ's.

I teamed it up with some Zakka linen from my stash and the cotton lace is the remainder of a card I bought almost 25 years ago which was used for my bridesmaid dresses. The fabric is from the Lakehouse Penelope collection and is one of the best fabrics I've worked with.