Category: Uncategorized

  • Chambray Shorts

    I had such fun making Rodd’s Trigg Shorts for New Year’s Eve that I decided to make another pair. I’ve had this chambray in my stash for a few years, thinking it might make a nice pair of shorts. And guess what? It does! I asked the Snook if I needed to make any size…

    Read more…

  • GlowStitch LEDs

    I’ve had some fun combining LEDs with textiles before, most notably with my Canva Three Commas Cushion and my light-up CampJS beanie. Both of them required laborious hand-sewing though, so I was very excited to see Steph’s newest project – GlowStitch LEDs. These use conductive tape rather than thread, and can therefore be machine sewn.…

    Read more…

  • A Quilt for Baby Taos

    My dear friends Josh and Jamie welcomed their new baby son Taos this year, and I decided that I wanted to make him a little quilt. I’ve had this Moda Fabrics “Mixed Bag” Brushed Cotton charm pack in my stash for a long time, and I realised it would be perfect for a little one.…

    Read more…

  • Video gaming

    Video gaming

    A few months back, I won a Nintendo Switch in a contest at work. I haven’t owned a video game console in a long time, so it’s been fun messing around with it. I signed up for a yearlong Switch Online membership so I could play some of the NES games from my childhood, but…

    Read more…

  • Yacht rockin’ New Year’s Eve

    Happy 2024! We spent the evening at the Marrickville Bowlo with our friends Jody, Alayne, and Meredith watching Smooth Sailing ring in the new year with yacht rock classics of the 70s and 80s… Of course, I had to make us special outfits for the occasion. I’ve been wanting to make Rodd a matching short…

    Read more…

  • If you’ve met me at a tech event in the past 5 years, there’s a good chance that I was wearing my AWS dress. This was something I made in 2018 to celebrate and thank everyone that donated to Frocktober that year. The fabric was designed by me and printed by Spoonflower (4yds of Cotton…

    Read more…

  • So many trips to document! After a quiet January settling back in Sydney, in February I headed to Singapore to help deliver the opening and closing keynotes for AWS Innovate AIML edition. I headed into the office to meet with a few colleagues. The view is pretty nice… For the keynotes, we were going to…

    Read more…

  • Teacup power-ups

    I spent a good twenty minutes today playing with the browser demo of Jane Austen’s 8-bit Adventure. It’s awesome! Can’t wait for the full version to drop.

    Read more…

  • Over at RoaldDahlFans.com, I finally wrote down my thoughts about the whole rewrite controversy over the past couple weeks. I was quoted in the Telegraph article that broke the story, and it was honestly a little scary to get pulled into a culture war. For the record, I don’t support the changes, but only because…

    Read more…

  • The Great Fruit and Veg Experiment – and app!

    Photo by Iñigo De la Maza on Unsplash A few months back, I read an article about how to be healthier that suggested you should eat 30 different plants (fruits and veg) a week. It’s not just about the vitamins you get from the food itself, but also about encouraging a healthy gut biome. “Holy…

    Read more…