Oh my, Mother's Day is fast approaching! But never fear we have a couple o options for you! Read on my friend ...

So the idea for a knitting needle pouch, came to me when my Mumma was visiting me last. She is forever knitting little people projects + travelling (as her grandkids are at far ends of the earth!). I was thinking, how does she contain all those needles + not lose any along the way - Enter fantabulous IDEA! We'd also been putzing in the studio whilst she was here, folding fabrics + trying to get organized in between kid chaos ... and thats when she saw it! My handprinted vintage Obi belt, that has travelled around with me for so many moons, waiting for the oh so perfect project to come along. I could see instantly that it #sparkedjoy + it was totally her colours, she is quite obsessed with blues, especially those Navy varieties.

So I had to do a lot of sneaky sneaky questions, to figure out how big to make her pouch, as i am not a knitter by any means! Mumma uses the crazy long ones, 14's, so you could adapt our pattern to suit you, by measuring you longest needle + adding 2" for your pouch length, instead of 16" like ours.

But anyhoo's, back to those options! You can either download our Bob Jones - knitting needle pouch project + tutorial for FREE for the next 3 Days (until Thursday the 5th May), after that ... our fantabulous little tutorial, that can be used over + over, will be available in our shop for $2.99!

or perhaps Option B works better for you!

Run outta time or not really a sewing addict ... well we have 2 Bob Jones - knitting Needle pouches in our Sparky Jones Shop already made for you + ready to ship! We have the delicious Green Houndsthooth + the bold Pink Plaid left.

ps :: i'm thinking I might add a snippet of that gorgeous vintage Obi belt fabric to la shop tomorrow - so if you are interested, keep your peepers open!

Au Revoir my friends - now get busy.

Only when you move your life + studio...do you realize how many lovely goods you have accumulated! So I might be getting a touch excited to make a one unclaimed room in our new abode, to my brand spanking new 'at home' studio or ... as some may call it - a sanity room! However, before i get back into full production sewing mode, thought it might be best if i actually take some time to knock a couple o important things off my ever growing 'to do' list - for example my 2014 taxes (just have to drop em off to the accountant!), remove the beige (each to their own but the colour beige does not inspire creativity in this homie) ...and lastly, get organized. I never ever take time to do that and have the ol' habit of thinking ' i'll just do it later' - inevitably ... I never do it!

So with this organizing...comes a bit of downsizing, purging + getting downright callous with the 'accumulation'. Yes, I have quite a bit that I love dearly... but will probably never be able to use all of it in my life time (my Mr will definitely agree with that statement with a growl!) So I thought it would be a fantabulous thing if i 'let-go' some of my topnotch supplies onto homes + hearts that will actually be able to use them, this is the kind of the hard part for an addict let me tell you - hehe!.

Alrighty, here we go ::

First up, I'd love to introduce you to part of my stash ... Lydia's drapery fabric - a deliciously kitschy abstract floral in sea foam,apple greens + browns ... a combination that seems to go so oddly together, yet the definite draw card for moi. I made a few delightful Hello Everything Clutches and it surely was dream to sew with, but truth be known, my original plan was to snip + stitch it into a couple o Humphred Jones handbag paired with the magenta trimmings + big wooden buttons (ahhh perhaps one day!). Side note - I will be keeping a touch for myself for an upcoming, take time for yourself 'me' project - a retro inspired full skirt! oh la la

Anyways i've put a precious 3 Metres in our etsy shoppe under the new section 'Supplies'. This superior quality fabric is a light/medium weight 100 % cotton canvas made the perfect drapes for Lydia , but could be used to recover a retro armchair, or make a trusty tote bag ... Ooohhhh the possibilities are endless, best snap it up before I reclaim it!!!