Jessica Norris

Upcycle a sweater into a nappy cover!

Here in Australia, we call them woolly “jumpers”. 🙂 When they are too pilled and moth eaten to be of further use as clothing, you can re-purpose these useful items into wool nappy covers. If you’ve been using cloth nappies with PUL covers and want to try wool, don’t be afraid to give it aContinue reading “Upcycle a sweater into a nappy cover!”

Weaving a special gift

Last year my Mum had a special birthday, and I vowed to make something extra special to mark the occasion! At first I was thinking of making a quilt, inspired by the lovely wonky circles done by Mari of TheQuiltingEdge. I still think that is a great idea (hi Mum!) but I knew I wantedContinue reading “Weaving a special gift”

Wild goose chase quilt

Well, I really wanted to post about this yesterday, but as is always the way with quilting, it took longer than I thought! I have been working for months on an epic project: a wedding quilt for my sister! She was married last year in September, and I knew there was no way I was goingContinue reading “Wild goose chase quilt”

Chicken coop upgrade

I mentioned briefly in my last post that Stephen had been working inside the chicken coop on the weekend, building a new garden bed. You might wonder what on earth we were trying to do! Anyone who keeps chickens will know that garden beds are an irresistible source of entertainment for animals that Love. To.Continue reading “Chicken coop upgrade”

Going to seed

We have been working in the garden this weekend, despite it being exhaustingly humid, and pretty damn hot. We really wanted to put up a new cover on the orchard, since the existing cover has holes in it, punched through by enthusiastic Peach and Plum watershoots. We got as far as putting up a newContinue reading “Going to seed”

New ironing board cover

I have been doing a lot more sewing lately, as I start making gifts for people, and repairing items I would normally stuff in a box and forget about. The other day I was trimming apart some Half Square Triangles (quilting! I will post on this project soon 🙂 ) and I put the pointContinue reading “New ironing board cover”

Draining yoghurt for extra yum!

Hi all. 🙂 Today I’m taking it a bit easy because I have some new glasses, and I’ve been getting some eye-strain. Meh! It’s also still pretty hot, although not as bad as down in other parts of Australia (hi Melbourne!), where I think they are frying eggs on their car bonnets. Keep cool youContinue reading “Draining yoghurt for extra yum!”

A simple dinner

“Simple Living” is a strange description for what we do. Each task in my day is broken up into many small parts, each of which is simple in and of itself, but the whole is typically a complex dance, sometimes shrouded in mystery. 🙂 Satisfying, though. Take tonight’s dinner, for example: I decided to tryContinue reading “A simple dinner”

Cloth nappy system

I have a good friend who (I hope!) is about to have a baby any day now. She plans to use cloth nappies, which is great news! Whenever I hear of someone choosing a re-usable solution over a disposable one, I give a little cheer inside. Not only will she save a whole load ofContinue reading “Cloth nappy system”

Tutorial: Pillowcase seam repair

After our recent holidays I found myself with a lot of washing and sorting to do. This morning I came across this pillowslip, which had torn open where the pillow is inserted: This has been bugging me for a while, because it’s such a lovely pillowslip (I used this when I was growing up andContinue reading “Tutorial: Pillowcase seam repair”