Rose Blackout

Today I'm sharing a proud mama moment with you. Our lovely Jess has designed some rather snazzy notecards!

I for one love a good notecard for sending out with swap items and bee blocks and I've found it quite tricky to find something that represents what we creative-with- fabric-types do.

We've had these pretties printed up by Moo so they're nice and sturdy and have good quality envelopes which is important to me ;) Jess has her own brand in the making - Rose Blackout.

I can't really convey just how proud this makes me. As regular readers will know, Jess has faced many challenges due to her health and our subsequent foray into the world of home-education. This latest achievement is a firm middle-finger gesture to the crappy social worker that said Jess wouldn't amount to anything in life if she couldn't attend school! (Don't even get me started on that one!) I'm sure that given time there will be more additions to her photographic card portfolio. In the meantime if any of you fancy getting your hands on a set of these original notecards you'll find them for sale here. Even if you don't fancy owning any yourself we'd love it if you'd like them over on Etsy and let your friends know about them if you feel so inclined :) Thank you all for indulging my proud mama moment. Catch you soon x

M.E. Awareness week

It's that time of year again folks. M.E Awareness week is upon us. As regular readers know our lovely daughter, Jess, suffers with severe Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/M.E. Last year Jess wrote an article here on our blog but this year she has a blog of her own that she has just started writing so there's a post over there. If you have the time or the inclination to head over there to read it and leave a comment I'm sure Jess would be really chuffed and I for one will be delighted. It's a very frank article from Jess' perspective and tissues may be in order.

ME/CFS is a little understood but potentially devastating illness. Symptoms can include: prolonged  unremitting exhaustion, muscle pain, joint pain, severe headaches, cognitive problems and  many more. Some people with ME may be able to manage school or work with  difficulty while others can be left bedridden for years. AYME is a lifeline to  children and young people with this devastating illness, providing vital support, information and services. Please consider going here so you can repost this information and spread the word, or  to AYME's website to read and learn a little more for the future.

I'll be back soon with the usual sewing news :) Catch you soon x