Angela and Renee’s Big Adventure ::
Help Angela and Renee get to Berlin for the first ever Etsy Conference! Wowee! Lordy, I would love to go too… maybe I could stow away in their hatbox, or something?! Help them by clicking here.
You Sew Girl :::
Nicole Mallalieu is really the Queen of the Sewing Machine! She has just released her very first book, You Sew Girl, which tells you how to dot your i’s and cross your t’s in a stitchy kind of way. If you want to learn the very best technique and be super knowledgeable about sewing, Nicole’s book is the book for you. I have a copy to give away later this week, so stay tuned for that! If you are serious about sewing, Nicole is your muse. Do you have Nicole’s book? Have you made something from it?!
Born To Knit ::
Save The Children needs YOUR help! Are you a knitter or a crocheter? Click over here to find out how to contribute to this annual campaign to make blankets for kids who really need a bit of cosy in their lives. Make your squares and then drop them in to Spotlight or Lincraft… or mail them to Born To Knit HQ. There is also a school’s competition, I think that is REALLY great. Get your school knitting!! Get yourself knitting! I am pretty sure that you are allowed to crochet too. They did say that in the email they sent me. Each square needs to be 20cm x 20cm (to make a blanket of 16 squares measuring 80cm x 80cm.) Things need to be a bit uniform, so that the squares are easy to stitch together…! Got it?! Ace. Let’s make some squares!!
The Hottie Challenge ::
Cam’s running this great campaign on her blog to raise funds for The Margaret Pratt Foundation. Do you get frosty toes at night? A hottie is defo the answer to that. So let’s go. Make one for yourself and another for The Hottie Challenge. Post the second one to Cam to be exhibited and then donated to benefit this great charity. The Margaret Pratt Foundation supports people and families as they go though organ transplants and encourages awareness and helps fund research via the community. Get involved in this cute, toasty way. Your toes will thank you. Someone with shoddy lungs will thank you, too.
Do you have anything important we should all know about? Let us know in the comments, if you would like to!
xx Pip
Ohhhh…!! Hello!! (I just love the comment on how I look! Made me giggle out loud!)
Anyways. Just a quick note to tell you how my family – avid hottie-lovers for years – have (gasp!!) given the hottie the boot in favour of The Wheat Bag! I make them myself, fill them with a kilo of organic wheat from the local health food store, and warm them in the microwave. When you wake in the night, they are temperature neutral. Much nicer than a hottie-gone-cold…. Also there is no hot water to mess with, so the kids do their own microwaving before they pop up to bed. I do one for my little dog, too….
Gold Goast Kate.
xx
Hi Pip,
Do you have the information on the crocheted squares? I'm an appalling knitter, but can crochet a square. The website only mentions knitting.
Thanks, Kirrily
I'm not a Nicole but I want to say thankyou so much for helping to spread the word Pip!
From one set of dodgy lungs to another…
Ok…so it's Nicole day….
MANY THANKS, you gorgeously generously community-minded gal, you. You are a super-star!!!
xx from yet another Nicole…..
Hi there Pip,
I really want Nicole's book. I keep looking and dreaming about it and think I might treat myself soon! I have a few of her purse patterns and they're great.
Two years ago my school knitted squares for Red Cross. The grade five Red Cross group decided to make a blanket to go to a family affected by the Victorian bush fires. Last year it was scarves, this year it's mug hugs. It's so nice to do something that involves the whole school comminuty, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, friends and neighbours. I'll look into the Save the Children one too.
From another Nicole!