Waiting for my legs to come...

Well the table legs to be honest.  I couldn't work out how to fit a decent work table into the bedroom which is to be my work room/spare room.  The problem has been solved by a kind person on our local Freecycle offering an Ikea table top.  It was just the top and there are loads of different types of legs I can get and they are not at all expensive.  The best bit wasn't that it was free - although that's good - but that it solved my problem.  I can now take it down and have the beds out when I need to or put the beds away and use the room as a craft room.  So thank you Freecycle - the solver of problems as well as a good system for stopping things going into landfill. 

We have made great progress with our packaging now I have got the hand of stamping on fabric (not exactly difficult once you have done it once!). 

These are bags with Ewenice Teacosies in ready to be sent out but I thought I would photograph them so you could see how we are progressing.

We were pleased with our tags too and felt they were very Katie Chucklemouse!

Have a good crafty week!

Playing? No it's research.

My new sewing machine arrived with its beautiful new feet and lovely stitches so I have been "training".  Going through the stitches I decided to make myself a bag for my tights.  I have been wanting one for ages and it gave me a chance to check out the blanket stitch on the appliqued hearts.  I found I need to make sure the tension is right and the machine went on being oily for longer than I expected but I got me bag and my tights will be tidy at last.

I am off to sort out more appliques and make some letters so I can add names to our standard bags!

Happy crafting.

Just adding a quick P.S. to say this machine is going back as I am really not happy with it.  I have ordered another one so will see where that takes me.

Just a quick post to introduce you to ...

Ewephemia - never Effie if you don't mind. 

Ewephemia is a door stop and will do stirling duty in the summer when we want those doors to stay open.  She will be available shortly at our Etsy Shop  She will be sent out with an empty tummy which will need filling with rice and this is safely held in her lining which is sealed with a hook and loop fastening.  Ewenice and Ewestace are very happy indeed to have a new playmate.

I am so excited ...

I know some of those who saw the little horse last week were disappointed that I hadn’t a pattern I could offer (I’m working on that one) but I hope we will have made up for it.  We have searched hard for modern patterns that could be used with the lovely fabrics that are available these days.  We then discovered these lovely ones – and hope you like them as much as we do.  We have brought them into the UK and they are now in our Katie Chucklemouse Etsy shop.  You can read more about us on our Facebook page too at http://www.facebook.com/KatieChucklemouse


The first is a Love Birds pattern and we think it would suit all levels of skill, from beginner to advanced.


The next is a pattern called Under the sea and it just makes me giggle - and I find I am already thinking of the material in my "stash" that would work well for this one.



Dawn, the little fawn is our third offering - I know one little person who would love this ... and maybe I ought to make two because I can think of a bigger person who would love it too!

Again, little girl, teenager or just someone who likes to have fun, this lovely bag called Little Garden could appeal to all of them.



 Last, but by no means least, we have Phoebe,  in my minds eye I can see her being walked across the floor and becoming an important character in children's games.



I do hope you like them as much as we do.  We have had to think hard about importing them because we knew they would cost a little more but I think it is worth it to get some really exciting patterns.