Let's hear it for the boys!!!!

This is the long awaited first outfit for the gorgeous little boys in my life (and yours). These are intended to be worn as pyjamas but can also be worn out and about.

I love the fabric which was bought from Peppermint Stitches at Toowong (great shop). It was also the fabric I used to make the bloody giraffe but this outfit only took about 1 hr compared with 6hrs for the giraffe!

This one is heading to Melbourne for Ben's first birthday - Happy Birthday Ben!

It's hot enough for ice-cream!

I've got this applique thing down pat! Look out, no fabric is safe. I'm loving this ice-cream cone creation - so sweet and pretty. Thankfully I've got heaps of the two fabrics and beads used to create it so I can make plenty more. Might experiment with a chocolate ice-cream next.

Apple pancakes with spiced lemon butter

I made these pancakes for breakfast with friends recently and they got polished off pretty quickly! So light and fluffy and best eaten warm and with maple syrup.

Apple pancakes
1 cup self raising flour, sifted
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking powder (helps to make lighter and fluffier)
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon cinnamon sugar
1 green apple, peeled
A few teaspoons of butter for cooking

Sift the flour, baking powder and cinnamon sugar then make a well and add the buttermilk and beaten egg. Whisk until there are no lumps and the mixture is smooth.

Peel the skin from the apple and discard. Now peel the flesh in short and small strokes so you have lots of tiny slivers of apple. Set aside.

Heat a non stick pan until it sizzles when butter is dropped in. Add large tablespoons of batter until you get the right size. Now quickly add a few slices of apple on to the raw batter. When lots of bubbles appear, flip the pancake and the apple will cook and warm through.

Spiced lemon butter
100g spreadable butter or softened hard butter
Zest of one lemon
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
2 tablespoons icing sugar
2 teaspoons of all spice

Stir until all combined. This can be used to spread on pancakes, or even in the pan when cooking.

Babushka dolls are back! And so am I...

Well, what a bugger it is when your sewing machine breaks! Admittedly, it has been getting quite a work out considering it's not even on minimum wage. But after a service and repair it's back up and running.

Oh, how I love this fabric. I found this at a little stall at the Stitches and Craft Expo earlier this year. The problem is, I don't remember the name of the seller or how I'm going to find more of it! So you could say, for the time being, this is a limited edition run.

A lucky little 1 year old (and gorgeous god daughter) is getting the green one as part of her present and Mia is snapping up the red one, soon to be worn with her new denim shorts from Cotton On Kids (how good is that shop!). I've got about 5 other cut outs so will be using them wisely.