Spoonflower
Oh. My. God. I’d heard of Spoonflower before but, as I wasn’t really a sewer, I hadn’t had much cause to visit. I just checked it out again. You guys, it’s basically Threadless for fabric! You can upload your own design and get it printed, and you can also buy designs that other people have uploaded to sell. They’re having a contest at the moment to pick a favorite robot fabric. ROBOT FABRIC. Excuse me while I just go “Squeeee!” in the corner. (I could have a robot skirt. ROBOT SKIRT! ROBOT SKIRT!)

Edited to add: Seamstresses! Which fabric do I need for a skirt? Will the quilting cotton work? Will it be too thin?

Another Threadless sale is on! (Mom: This means another package is coming to your house.)

Well that’s adorable. This is my new favorite blog. Grace and her cake is the cutest, funniest thing I’ve seen in ages. IT’S THE MOST SCRUMPTIOUS CAKE EVER! I also particularly liked the baby hearing its mom for the first time thanks to a cochlear implant. Lovely way to start the day.

Pasta with Sausage and Kale
We picked up our second Food Connect box last night, and it was a doozy! We got two big heads of broccoli, two cucumbers, kale, mushrooms, mesclun salad mix, potatoes, apples, bananas, lemons, and oranges. The kale caught my attention immediately, as I can’t remember ever cooking or eating it before. To the Internets! I found this yummy-looking recipe for fettucine with kale and sausage. (I didn’t have fettucine so I subbed in some curly pasta from the pantry.) It was quick and tasty! Highly recommended.

The next challenge will be those mushrooms. I am not historically a big fan of the mushies, but I’m willing to try. What should I do with them? I think my biggest problem with them is slimy texture, so recipes that avoid that would be preferred. Any tried-and-true suggestions?

WWKIP Day
Just a reminder for those who haven’t heard that World Wide Knitting in Public Day is this Saturday, June 12th. The main Sydney event will be taking place in the Rocks. Sally has done a fantastic job organising and has lined up some sweet prizes. I’ll be there after the Inner City Guild meeting that morning!

Edited to add: I’ve also created a Facebook event for it.

Edited again to add: Whoops! That’s the 12th. Looked at the wrong date on the calendar!

Sewing 101: Hems. Excellent tutorial. Bookmarking for future reference.

Hmmm… an iPhone app for tracking fabric stash. When I get more advanced with my sewing, I might need that!