Finished objects!

Been catching up this week, thanks to super speedy machine, and have 2 items I sold to colleagues at work. Sorry about the poorer than usual photos, my camera is broken and these are from the phone!)

A lunch bag in Amy Butler (this photo is a bit dark)

With a yellow apple lining

and another Panel bag, in this blue floral, with grey leather panel.

I love the lining, the recipient recognised the pocket fabric too, Kaffe Fassett.

I love the vintage linen piece myself!

Both were very happy, which is always a relief!

Party time!

Our little mate Jai turned 3 last week. Little Miss and I were invited (by him!) to his b'day

afternoon tea. We excitedly gave him his present....

he seemed happy with it ....

but refused, despite all tricks and bribes, to put it on. I think every adult did it, but not him!

Oh, well, when I'm not looking maybe.....(thanks Curlypops for the tutorial, excellent as usual!)

Party games included a game of quoits, eating lollies (and watching him fade into meltdown). Don't know why, but he didn't appreciate me singing 'It's my party and I'll cry if I want to'...)

Being adored by the older children!

Happy birthday Little Man!

Lucky girl

My Little Miss woke up to a surprise this morning- a late night of TV meant I finished off the slooowww craft, and turned it into a cushion (that was much quicker!). Don't look too close, I didn't wash it and there's a nice big grey pencil mark on it!

I backed it in rare red chenille, one of the harder ones to come by. This piece is a bit faded,

but I figure it'll be under the window, and fading looks good, I think- very vintage!

If you like the design, DMC have a few in that range, I'm thinking of getting the owl and love birds....because she needs more cross stitch cushions!

flannel flowers cushion is upside down!

And my poor slow cooker-a lovely piece of corned beef was nearly done, as I went to turn it (I know you are supposed to leave them, but I was going to bed, and wasn't sure if it should stay hot overnight) when I dropped the lid- onto the bench! Little bits of glass flew about- the corned beef was saved, and cut off all the outer bits in case of glass. Cam got half, she was confident I got it all!

I'm now on the lookout for a new lid. Anyone know where I can get one?

I've made something!

So I had a few nights of testing out the stitches, I went through the book and surprisingly understood a fair amount of it!

By tonight I decided I might as throw myself in and sew something, learn on the job sort of thing.

So I picked this tutorial and made this huge bag!

I wanted it to fit in my work bag, to put my work ID etc in, might halve it I think. But great for a going away cosmetic bag!

I used a fancy over lock stitch so I could use matching thread....

and was horrified how wonky my seams came out. Well, that will teach me to go 1,000 stitches a minute or so!

I'm in love with the thread cutter, the bobbin winder, the knee lifter (it will take me AGES to remember to use that one). I also had to lift it out of the Horn cabinet, it was a bit low for me and I have a Nanna's back at the moment!

Giving birth

Out with the old.....

In with the new

(No, def not as painful as giving birth, thought I'd take a leaf out of Jodie's book and confuse the blog searchers heehee. Though not as confusing as her post titled 'anal' must be )

Testing, testing.....

Ok, there is something weird going on with blogger, it's refused for 2 days now to let me post any pics of the quilts I finished for Cam.

So some pics of what I've been doing, actually, random shots to see if this post works!

baking cookies (and eating them);

playing tag with the Venus cat trap;

and funny notes again on the child's door. Oh, I knock or just come in and wait?

What good options!

Flea Market Finds

A little while ago I blogged about these

So I got a little bit excited at Savers the other day, as I turned from the checkout and saw this on their 'collectible' shelf.

The matching bread bin fits a loaf and the butter container, sweet!

See here for more finds (even though she's probably at Grease!)