Sunday Sevens is a weekly feature showcasing a photo a day from your week. Sometimes things don’t warrant a full blog post, so save them all for Sunday Sevens!
This was thought up and organised by Nat at Threads and Bobbins – visit her site for more details of how to join in.
1. No.3 Son was eight on Monday so we had a day out the day before. A (rare) trip to the cinema followed by a three course meal at a restaurant of his choice.
2. Amber is obviously feeling back to normal – we found an egg hidden behind the curtain! Hens stop laying if they’re ill or traumatised so this is a great sign.
3. No.1 Son asked me to sew up the hem on his trousers in time for an interview. I told him I’d show him how to do it!
Well, everyone benefits from learning herringbone stitch, don’t they?
4. He did a great job.
5. My new assistant arrived!
I finally decided to buy a new dress form to fit my mature figure. It’s the Lady Valet by Adjustoform. Well, I might as well have the best that money can buy….
6. A friend saw this and thought of us. Needs a bit of work, but hopefully it will be in and working by Christmas.
7. Last but not least – my Ascot dress is featured in this month’s Love Sewing!
Mr. H-L was chuffed that he got in too.
That’s all for now – can’t wait to see what you’ve all been up to this week:)
July 12, 2015 at 9:55 am
Happy Birthday to No. 3 son and well done to No. 1 son for learning the herringbone stitch! No one’s ever shown me and mine’s no where near as neat as his! I saw you in the magazine when it popped through my door yesterday! I was excited for you!! Seems strange seeing people I ‘know’ in print! And I’m having dress form envy – mine’s on it’s biggest setting and it’s too small and doesn’t look half as nice as yours! – I think i’ll have to bandage her up and buy her a body stocking! 😉
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July 12, 2015 at 10:28 am
I was well impressed with his stitching efforts although he was a bit reluctant to be on the blog! I know what you mean about seeing fellow bloggers in magazines – I run around showing everyone! I paid extra for the cover on the dress form but it turned out to be a satin Jersey tube that I could easily have made myself. Have you thought about adding a duck tape impression of your body to yours? There are loads of tutorials out there to show you how.
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July 13, 2015 at 10:28 pm
I trying to shrink bits of me so don’t want a permanent version of how I am, lol 🙂
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July 12, 2015 at 10:34 am
Congrats on the mag article! Excellent that #1 son is doing his own sewing – that gets him onto the ultra cool list!!
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July 12, 2015 at 6:56 pm
He doesn’t think so – but I think it’s a good thing if he can at least sew on his own buttons and take up the odd pair of trousers!
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July 12, 2015 at 12:50 pm
Congrats on the mag piece. Good to see Amber is feeling better. Also lovely to see no 3 son chose to wear his upcycled t-shirt for his birthday meal. Happy belated birthday to him.
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July 12, 2015 at 6:58 pm
Thanks! Amber is getting better day by day but still chooses to come in the house to roost at night. The Boys love their upcycled T-shirts so it wasn’t wasted effort on my part:)
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July 12, 2015 at 1:44 pm
Ooh famous! Congrats on the article. Seems like half the bloggers I follow have articles & columns. Fab. And extra fab to teaching your son to sew!!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Thank you! We crafters like to see our faces in print, don’t we? It never fails to put a smile on my face. Teaching my sons to sew their own hems and buttons is another step towards independence – not to mention the fact that it should make them better husbands one day too!
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July 12, 2015 at 3:17 pm
Love the article!!!!! So wonderful — and I loved that dress!!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:01 pm
Thanks Amy – I still get a thrill out of seeing my stuff in magazines:)
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July 12, 2015 at 3:22 pm
Oooh I’m glad it’s that amazing dress in the mag!
Nice to see No. 3 Son wearing his new t-shirt! And No. 1’s herringbone stitch is so neat!! I think he’s found a new hobby!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:04 pm
The T-shirts have been a huge success, thank goodness, otherwise it’s not true upcycling. I was quite proud of No.1 Son’s first attempt at sewing. Just because I do a lot of sewing doesn’t mean I want to do the dull stuff like mending – especially not anyone else’s! They will all be taught to sew hems and buttons so they don’t expect their wives to do it for them:)
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July 12, 2015 at 4:44 pm
Happy Birthday to no 3 son. You have such a sweet smile. I have never seen no 1 son… oh my how handsome. Great job on the pants. Congrats on the article. You and Mr. H look grand showing off your fancy duds. It is so good to hear that Amber is feeling better. Not much happening on my side of the fence. Just a lot of rain. It is a good thing that I have so many crocheting projects to work on. Lots of love and hugs to you and the family. Sure wish I lived closer.
xxxx
Robin over in the good ole USof A!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:08 pm
It’s raining right now over here too so I shall sit down to Midsomer Murders with a spot of crochet in a minute. I’ve just finished making some shoes for a birthday present and my fingers are sore! No.1 Son is a good looking chap, I have to agree, but he wasn’t keen on being on my blog. He’s a little embarrassed by all the nice comments about his sewing, I think, although secretly pleased. Maybe we’ll meet one day – the world is getting smaller as we travel more:)
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July 12, 2015 at 10:15 pm
The world is definately a small place. All it takes is a hello and a smile! 🙂
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July 12, 2015 at 5:51 pm
I spotted you in Love Sewing this morning – wow! But with such a stunning dress you deserve to be there. Glad your hen is feeling better. Cinema and a 3 course meal sounds like my kind of birthday celebration!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:10 pm
Thanks – I never get bored of seeing my things in print! Amber is definitely on the road to recovery although she thinks she’s a dog now – clucking to come in the same way as the dogs bark to be let in! She shares their food as well:)
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July 12, 2015 at 6:59 pm
Hope son No 3 Had a great day, he looks really happy with his choice of restaurant 🙂 Good to know Amber must be feeling better too!
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July 12, 2015 at 7:14 pm
We all had a great day – he chose one of the ‘Ask’ branches in Yeovil which, whilst not my first choice, was conveniently close to the cinema and the food was lovely. Amber is definitely on the up – she’s terrorising the dogs again:)
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July 12, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Nothing wrong with a quick hop from film to food 🙂 and bonus that you all enjoyed it too! LOL…poor dogs, but, good to know Amber has her plucky spirit back 😀
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July 12, 2015 at 8:12 pm
Happy Birthday No.3 son! I’m interested to hear what restaurant he picked for a meal – I bet he loved choosing! It’s great to see that Amber hen is better…it’s a good job you found the egg before it was trodden on though :-0
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July 12, 2015 at 8:24 pm
He chose calamari followed by spicy meatballs, No.2 Son chose butterflied king prawns followed by seafood tagliatelle – they like their food:)
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July 12, 2015 at 8:26 pm
I am very impressed!!!
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July 12, 2015 at 9:15 pm
Oh, I do love seeing a sewing ‘friend’ in a magazine! I did smile as I spotted you yesterday 🙂 And a beautiful dress! Also very impressed with your son’s sewing, my hand sewing, although getting better, is still pretty bad…
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July 12, 2015 at 9:18 pm
I get all excited when it drops through the letterbox and can’t wait to see who I recognise in there this month! Obviously No.1 Son would rather I just did it for him, but where’s the fun in that? A new skill learned:)
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July 12, 2015 at 9:36 pm
And a good example to set for boys especially 😉
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July 13, 2015 at 12:20 am
Congrats on the mag feature!
d x
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July 14, 2015 at 7:39 am
Thanks – it’s always nice to see your things in magazines, isn’t it?
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July 13, 2015 at 3:01 am
Congratulations to your birthday son, and your eldest for mastering that stitch! Like Ali, I’ve never been shown, but it wouldn’t be a patch on his! So glad your feathered lady is laying again. (If she’s eating dog food, does it flavour her eggs?) Will be grand to see that rusty metal all fixed up and being used again.😉 Thank you for sharing your grand week!
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July 13, 2015 at 3:02 am
PS/ Wish it was easier to get that sewing magazine over here, and congratulations on your lovely article!
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July 14, 2015 at 7:44 am
Thank you for all your comments! At first, my mother thought I was mean not to just do his hem for him until I explained how it would benefit him in the long run. The dog food doesn’t flavour the eggs like garlic does, but she only eats a tiny amount when she can get away with it. Taking the wood burner to get some advice today – hope it’s salvageable!
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July 14, 2015 at 5:46 pm
So glad about the eggs & good luck with that wood burner!
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July 13, 2015 at 10:33 am
Impressive stitching No 1!! Belated Happy Birthday to your boy too. after some hard work the wood burner should look great. x
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July 14, 2015 at 7:45 am
The boy did well, didn’t he? Getting the wood burner looked at today- hopefully they’ll tell me it’s worth doing:)
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July 14, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Oh, I do hope so, wood burners are so cosy in the winter. x
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July 13, 2015 at 12:56 pm
Glad to see another one of us has made it to print! I’m saving my mag for my holiday but I wonder if that is actually a good idea as I’ll be a good 4 hours flight time away from my machine!
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July 14, 2015 at 7:48 am
Well hopefully you’ll come back all fired up and raring to go – abstinence has a tendency to do that, I find!
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July 13, 2015 at 4:53 pm
Woo hoo! Great article! And another busy week for you! So impressed with the herringbone stitch sewing!
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July 14, 2015 at 7:50 am
Thanks Amanda, my first full page! No.1 Son did well, didn’t he? A useful skill to know in everyday life methinks:)
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July 14, 2015 at 8:23 am
Yes! Am at my sons graduation today in Newcastle! #proudmummies !
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July 14, 2015 at 8:25 am
Ooh, photos please! No.1 Son’s graduation isn’t until September, weirdly – really late, I thought. Have a great day!
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July 14, 2015 at 8:27 am
Yes lots of photos! Have new sun dress and no sun!!! Hahaha
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July 21, 2015 at 7:02 pm
So many important events this week. No 1 son can rightly say on his CV that he’s a quick learner who pays attention to detail! Hope his interview went well.
The birthday boy looks radiantly happy. These photos are a snapshot (!) of your lives that you’ll treasure in times to come.
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July 22, 2015 at 9:46 am
The interview did go well, although he didn’t get the job. More lined up though, so fingers crossed!
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