Year in Review - The rest of the year

I was kind of surprised by how much I did in the first six months of 2013 - he's what I got up to for the rest of the year.

JULY

• My friend Matt had a mid-winter Christmas party and I made a wonky gingerbread house to take along
• I went on a WSBN roadtrip to Palmerston North
• I finally finished up my Rock n Roll quilt
• I had a high tea with some of my Wellington friends to celebrate my birthday
• Son of a bitch - we had a 6.5 magnitude earthquake
• Rich and I went to the Andy Warhol Exhibition at Te Papa
• I took part in Indie Pattern Sewing Month (one month late - better late than never)
• I had a tarot reading for my birthday
• I made a new dress from some fabric I picked up in a random store on K Road in Auckland

 AUGUST

• Rich and I spent a weekend in Auckland for my birthday - we hung out with Conor and Sue, visited the Hello Kitty Cafe and saw Suspiria on the big screen with Goblin performing the soundtrack live
• We went for a walk in Central Park on a sunny Sunday
• I took part in a winter swap organised by Penny
• I made my first Laurel Dress
• We went to the zoo - one of my favourite places!
• Son of a bitch - another earthquake, this time whilst we were at work!
• I made my niece Sophiia a dressing gown for her birthday
• I made a knit dress

SEPTEMBER

 

• I finally got around posting pictures of my trip to San Fransisco
• I did an outfit post (they were few and far between in the second half of the year)
• Ria and I went to the Home Sewn Exhibition
• I made my "What's the deal with Teal?" dress
• I finished up my "Dalek Love Quilt"
• Ria and I went to Rebound in Petone and bought all kinds of treasures

OCTOBER

• Rich's work was included in the Common Threads Textile Exhibition at Matchbox Studios
• I posted some action shots of the dress I made for The Monthly Threads Vintage Pattern Challenge
• We went to see the spring flowers at the botanical gardens
• Ria sent me a surprise package - a pattern for a dress I had fell in love with at Home Sewn!
• I made a purple kitty dress with some of the fabric I had bought whilst traveling in the USA
• Alicia sent me colour co-ordinated candy in the mail!
• I decided to have a solo date to the Tennyson Street Fair and waterfront
• Rich and I went for a spring time walk in Aro Valley
• I made a velvet dress!
• I went to Greytown for the day with my friend Nankz
• I went to the Emporium Vintage sale and only bought one frock - but it sure is an awesome frock!

NOVEMBER

• I blogged about my favourite Halloween Tradition - The 13 days of Halloween Swap (I've already started preparing for 2014!)
• I made a dress inspired by my friend Meg
• Rich and I walked through Central Park up to Brooklyn
• I went to watch the Toi Whakaari showcase and marvel at Ria's mad costuming skills
• We went to watch the fireworks on Guy Fawks
• I made a purple Laurel Dress
• I volunteered at the November Fabric-a-Brac and bought loads of treasures

DECEMBER

• I went to the Thorndon Fair with my friend Matt
• I went to the WSBN Christmas picnic and wore my "staple" dress
• I took part in the 12 Days of Christmas Swop
• Rich and I went to meet friends for a coffee in Petone and also went for a walk
• Rich and I did a day walk along the Waikanae River
• We went to the zoo (again!)
• I shared the Christmas crackers that our friend Diane made for Rich and I
• Rich and I walked from Island Bay to Lyall Bay

So that's it! My 2013 in a nutshell - what will 2014 bring? Who can tell? More traveling, adventures and sewing of course. But who knows what else may happen!