Thursday 27 May 2010

The latest one

Finished another one off, nearly the last one that just needed handles.  The next one will need the binding hand-stitched on before I can do the handles.  Then there is one more that is at the hand-stitching the gaps stage.  I've concluded that I much prefer choosing the squares and sewing them together to the fiddly binding and handles :-)  But I am getting used to it all now, Grannie used to help quite a bit, but family commitments mean that she doesn't have as much time as she did, which is good for me in a way because I have had to learn how to bind and do handles by myself.

Anyway, here is the latest bag:

The next one...

Well, finished another bag, chose to do it this morning rather than last night, was a bit tired after cycling to trampolining :-)

Here are the photos:





I like this one as it looks like two completely different bags, the colour scheme on one side is darker than the other, not intentional at all, just the way the squares join up :-)

Well, off to Guildford now so no more sewing till later on today (hopefully).

Wednesday 26 May 2010

Change of Layout :-)

A big thank you to Dom for the link to template/layout heaven :-)

I'm supposed to be going to the opticians in 20 minutes, but had to do a quick post to show off my new layout as I am really chuffed with it.

Hopefully will be back later with another finished bag, but will be fitting it in around opticians and trampolining with my son, so will probably be this evening some time...

Watch this space...

Tuesday 25 May 2010

Achieved my goal for today

I've finished the other bag, yippee.  I can go to bed happy now and guilt free lol.

here are the pictures:


I'm off now to bed to read my book.  Sweet dreams all xx

Another bag finished

This is the first of two bags I had planned to have finished today.  I'm finding it challenging to get down to work when it is muggy and sunny outside :-)  Hopefully the other will be finished later after tea.  At least it has become a bit cooler here now.  Here are the photos:

Wednesday 19 May 2010

Still here!

Just a quickie to say that I am back safe and sound from Barcelona, albeit a bit late because Easyjet decided to cancel our flight home at the last minute :-(  So we were a couple of days later than expected.  This week is taken up with a three day course courtesy of Business Link and is teaching me how to get the most out of my business.  So I haven't done any sewing as the evenings have been mostly taken up with following up on the information that I have gleaned throughout the day.  Also, it is a bit tiring, sitting in a conference room for near on 7 hours three days in a row.  Not used to the hard work :-D

Normal service will be resumed next week.  I am itching to get a couple of bags finished, just need handles put on and then I can photograph and blog them.

Tuesday 4 May 2010

Coverting my free gift from Popular Patchwork subscription

Well, I thought I'd better blog something as it has been a while since my last post.   I haven't finished anything recently to be able to photograph and put on here, but in my defence, I was on holiday and then in two days time I am off to Barcelona to watch the Grand Prix (sorry Tracy)

Anyway, last week I finally got my free gift from Popular Patchwork - a jelly roll:


So lovely, seems a shame to use it :-D  But use it I will.  In fact, I already have.  I have used for the binding of this bag:


I am in the middle of making another bag, am hoping to get it finished before I go away (ever hopeful!) or at least get it as far as possible.


Although it is a bit difficult when you have a kitten that has found a nice warm spot in the sunshine:


Oh well, will have to go disturb her now, wish me luck :-)