Still going....

Still going on the custom quilt, it's getting to the pointy end!

I layed it out the other night; 

after trimming them all and admiring :)

I was admiring the yummy scraps that came off too! So bright and cherry in the bin.

  

after the borders, I layed it out and check the fit. I was going for about a king size, and my bed is queen, so I'm pretty happy! 

The hardest thing about a custom order is keeping the balance! Creatively, I like lots of different projects on the hop, for different moods, or dependant on whether I can get off the couch or not at the end of the day!

I have been looking at these gorgeous bag patterns for a while, having followed Anna's blog for a while. I have tried a few of her tutorials and liked them, so I splurged on the weekend and bought her bag patterns 241 and Sidekick.

I started with the 241 pattern the other night. So quick- a 2hr movie on the laptop (the amazing Aussie movie Beautiful Kate) and it was printed, cut out and half finished! The rest done this morning.

I used denim, some DS Quilts print from Spotlight, and some of my fave honeycomb red spot. Vintage floral lining.

 And the denim? Chopped from a pair of my sister's old jeans! They came from my bad habit of looking through her bag of stuff for the op shop I had in the car boot! Hmmm, I'll add them to the pile! and they were very handy!

For the side panels I used the bottoms of the legs, and for the strap the upper part. So they are different shades as well. Which I think looks really nice!

Hmm, now to decide whether to keep or sell! It's pretty cute....

New jeans!

I don't normally rush straight home, put on my new jeans, and then blog about them, but today i'll make an exception!

I saw via twitter about this store, around the time everyone was talking about the '$9 jeans'.

I've been waiting until I was working up that end of town, and popped in for a look.

Busy! Lots of people shop there, that's a good sign right?

I got medium waist skinny leg jeans for....$40! And didn't even need alterations, I got the thumbs up for the owner and I'm set! 

Lots of colours, lots of style, and comfy!

There is a Facebook page, my favourite bit is the 'about' section: Good Jeans. $40. We make them fit. For free. You go on hot date

Maybe that's why I raced home and put them on haha

PS saved this as I went out for dinner with a friend (not a date), still don't want 
to take them off! So comfortable!

New jeans

I bought a new pair of jeans yesterday- ($20 reduced from $99, so not op shop, but not full price either). Hmm, don't know. I like my skinny leg, tight jeans, but like a change too.

Lots of pocket detail..... a bit retro? I can't quite decide.

Murray was quite amused by the goings on, here he is mid-jump!

Too cute

This post is about the new cute things in the house.

My big ironing board, which I got because it was SO BIG as annoying me as it is always up, so it has a baby brother to play with- cute, huh? A little one for little sewing.

These little legs have grown- into cute new jeans and uggies.

Sign of a good thing, when you take it to bed. Cute!