Tea Cosy Knitting Kit

Along with the knitting needle order came these very funky tea Cosy knitting kits again from Art Viva.

They include the finest organic knitting yarn with an easy to knit pattern for you to create this gorgeous red or green tea cosy with a spotty tea cup top. I just love it!!
Also now available in the online store.

Back in Stock....

One gorgeous smelling parcel arrived today with my order of Art Viva Knitting Needles (they're made of Tassie Oak).

Size 6mm (30cm length) are now back in stock in a variety of colours.

Betty Jane needles are also here so order now for a pre-mothers day delivery. Those of you that pre-ordered the Betty Jane needles, they are in today's mail. I ordered a few extra pairs so be quick to grab them.
Available now in the online store.

Suprise Parcel Wednesday is back.

I have missed the last few Wednesday's due to Easter & School Holidays but the Suprise Parcel is back!

I will put together a collection of haberdashery items into a parcel for you. It may contain any of the following from The Haby Goddess range:
  • FQ's of fabric
  • Elastic
  • Trims
  • Transfers
  • Bias Binding
  • Vintage items
  • General haby such as toggles, cord ends, velcro, interfacing, no sew products
  • Sewing accessories

This is a great starter pack for the beginner new to sewing or for anyone who loves a suprise! If you order more than one parcel each one will be different.

Have a look at some examples of the parcels here at the online store. Remember this is for Wednesday's only. It's still only $17.50 (AUD) including postage to anywhere in Australia (a wee bit more for international orders)

Printed Cotton Tape

Finally, the first of this gorgeous Lilla Lotta linen tape is here (it had a wee hold up when opened by customs!!)

This design is a Story Book Cotton Tape, from Alice in Wonderland. The cotton tape reads 'The Rabbit-Hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way & dipped suddenly downso suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well'

Size per unit is 1 meter (approx. 39.4 inches) Width approx. 1.5cm / 0.6 inch. The cotton tape is also washable.

Most of this tape has been pre-ordered so get in quick for the last of it. Available in the online store.

Clover Rose Maker samples

I had some time today so I had a go at making the roses with the rose maker pattern as mentioned in Haby Gadget of Week in the post below.

The concept definitely works. But you need a very light fabric so it gathers and falls softly while also being able to fold in between the pattern pieces. The fabric pictured here was a little too heavy. By the last one, it took no time at all to make as I understood how the pattern folded etc.

If you have any more questions please ask and if you have already purchased a rose maker I would love to hear what you think or even better, it would be great to send through an image.

The Clover Rose Maker is now available in the online store.
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Pre-order Betty Jane knitting needles now!

Pre-Order Betty Jane Art Viva knitting needles for delivery prior to Mother's Day

The Betty Jane range of knitting needles feature specially designed, hand painted tops and are made from Tasmanian Oak. The Haby Goddess will donate all profits from the sale of these needles to the McGrath Foundation here in Australia. The Foundation funds specialist Breast Care Nurses who act as patient advocates, co-ordinating care for women with breast cancer, their families and carers.

Tas Oak 6mm/US 10 - 30cm/12 inch

You can pre-order needles here at the online store so that they will be forwarded immediately the arrive at Haby G HQ.

New Haby gadgets for the week.

Save all your fabric scraps!!

These gadgets are perfect for turning all your scraps into great accessories.
The Clover Bow maker will make bows out of fabric & ribbon. The pack comes with 3 plates and makes completed bows in 5cm, 8 cm & 10cm diameters. The Clover Rose Maker is for making rosette flowers. It is a small plate and will make a completed rosette approximately 4cm in diameter.

I can't wait to play with these gadgets as they have just come in. Available now in the online store.

The winner is........

Thank so much to everyone who left comments here on the blog, comments on Facebook and sent emails. After mixing them all up in the Kitchen Aid mixer bowl the winner is

Anna Boyd Dunlop

Congrat's Anna, I will be sending you a piece of the exclusive fabric we are about to get printed.

Now, the generally feeling was that the original design (picture 1) should be printed and I agree so that is the design that will be going off to Spoonflower. However, I do love them all so who knows I still may get some of the others done as well.

We have named the design Fumiyo (f is pronounced as a h) This is after my daughter's LOTE (Japanese) teacher who is just a lovely person.

The Spoonflower fabric dilemma!

Further to my earlier post about having a design printed to fabric by Spoonflower, these are the 6 design variations of the original drawing that I have received back from the graphic designer.

My daughter (who drew the original design) and I can't decide which one to use.

So we asking for your help! Over the weekend & until Monday evening, we would love you to leave a comment as to which one you think we should use for the fabric print run.

For doing so, one person who has left a comment will be choosen at random to receive a fat quarter of the fabric once it is printed. If you can't leave a comment here then try Facebook, Twitter or even email me. They all count!

Each design is numbered 1-6.

Make it yourself kits on their way!

I have ordered the sew it yourself kits for this divine little swing top and other designs by Little Fish Big Pond.

Kits will include:

Precut 100% cotton designer fabric

Thread

Elastic

Easy to follow instructions

Level: beginner/intermediate

Dilly Dallies Pattern

This hugs'n kisses pattern set of dilly bag and pillowcase is very easy to make. A great project to make for going on a holiday, sleepover or just as a decorative addition to the bedroom.

An ideal way to use up that stash of small piece fabrics.

It is available in the online store for an introductory price of only $15.00 plus $1.10 postage. (Flat rate to anywhere in the world)

Cover your own button kits re-stocked!

I have just added new stock of the 'cover your own button' kits in the online store.

I have also added more sizes including 1/2 inch & 1 7/8 inch button kits.

Felt Pincushion & Tape Measure set

This gorgeous felt pincushion & tape measure set is the perfect gift for the sewer in your life or yourself! And don't forget Mothers Day is just around the corner.

Pincushions are a generous size of approximately 10cm in diameter. The tape measure is retractable and is 1.5 metres in length.

More colours will be uploaded during the week. Blue available now in online store.

Found inspiration for fabric design!

I mentioned in this month's newsletter about Spoonflower, a US based company that prints your designs on fabric in short runs. I had really wanted to give it a try but was looking for a design.

My 10 year old daughter came to me this morning with some drawings that she had done with her new Easter Derwents. I just love this one pictured so it will be the basis for my design to be printed.

I will need my wonderful graphic designer Pete Joison from Blurburger to prepare the format & image for me as that part is way beyond me! I can't wait for this to come to fruition. I will keep you posted.

Be inspired with some more Haby Accessories!

Today's finds are all from Etsy.

Clockwise from top LHS: Vintage sewing machine necklace by Amazon Creations, A pacifier clip from Lucabella0522, A sewing machine brooch by chatnoir77, A sewing machine necklace from Madewithclayandlove, A vintage paper pattern pocket mirror by Historicallytoo & a cool sewing badge by Oakey.
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Make your own binding

Now you can make you own binding in matching or contrasting fabric.

This Clover Bias Maker will make 12mm wide bias. I have uploaded some instruction on the Haby Goddess Facebook page to help you or you are more than welcome to contact me if you have any questions.

Purchase bias maker via the online store.

Haby Gadget of the week!


Clover Quick Yo Yo Maker I love this nifty little gadget. Use your scraps and buttons and turn them into decorative yo-yo's. Add your own covered buttons in the same or contrasting fabric. They come in different sizes but I will be stocking the 45mm diameter size in store.