Books Books I just love Books

Yesterday I came home to a box at the doorstep ... oooh joy my books have arrived.   I had ordered 4 a little over a week ago 3 came and the last one should arrive in a day or so.  The first 3 I ordered were these and I added another from my wishlist the "Goddess of the Last Minute" by Robbi Joy Ekow.  


I always read Robbi's article in Quilting Arts in fact it is probably the only page of that magazine that I read from start to finish as she is hilarious and I thought wow she has put out a book maybe I can see some of her work and techniques.  OOPs turns out it is a collection of essays, oh well I will enjoy reading them.


I have watched the DVD from Quilting for Show it concentrates on how to finish you quilt if you want to show it.  As I don't intend on entering anything in a Quilt Show I might not have needed this book but you never do know what is coming round the corner and Karen's books are all fantastic with lots and lots of know how.


Color Your Cloth is going to be fantastic I have already told Leanne we need to have another Dyeing Play Day.  It uses Bees Wax as a resist ... which I happen to have 2kg of ... yes yes impulsive ebay buy lets not go there... So I am going to read this book cover to cover ... well maybe ... and see what we need and plan a day of fun in the back yard...  just don't know when I am going to fit it all in March is running out of days already.   


The Guidebook didn't arrive but will soon can't wait.

Where did the weekend go?

Saturday was a bit of a right off, I ended up sleeping for nearly 18 hours hit by some 24 hour bug.   

Sunday I decided to forego the walking hid out in the sewing room and finished Squid's bag for her sewing machine.  I had started it a week or so ago but struck a few cutting issues.  You know the types of issues I mean... not following the rule measure twice cut once... mental lapse cut the wrong size ... bugger.... have to wait to go back to the shop and buy some more fabric kind of issues.

Surprisingly Sunday's effort was much better.  I had actually thought about what I was doing and where to go next.  The bag was in my head it just had to be put together.  It fits the machine like a glove and once we do away with the packing, there will be plenty of room for sewing bits and pieces to go in it.  I am thinking of making a few accessories to go with it.  Maybe and owl pin cushion and a sewing scroll.  But squid is happy with the bag for present and since the cutting issues I have plenty of scraps to play with at least I don't have to go shopping again.  

The stretchy pocket on the back holds the foot and power cord, there are a couple of pockets on the inside.

With a bit of modification it could easily serve as a nappy bag (luckily won't be needing that) or a laptop bag (which is more up my alley).

MOO

The other week when I was picking up my daughter from school I bumped into her teacher from last year who received a cookie bag which I embroidered with one of Cindeberry Stitches designs on the front.  She said that she had so many comment's on the bag at Christmas time and how lovely it was.  I was telling my husband this and he said to me I should get business cards made up so that when someone says something good you can pull it out and you might get some business.  I had toyed with the idea when I first had my blog, but now I have the etsy shop it is probably a reasonable idea so I decided to take the plunge.

I had seen MOO cards before and thought that this would be the way to go as you can have lots of different images on the cards which is great for me because I use a couple of different mediums in my craft for sale.   So now when someone comments on my jewellery I can give them a card and I might get some sales from it, I can also hand them out to customers so they can spread the word.

The cards arrived in just over the week so they are very quick and you can choose up to 100 images.

Mad Hatter

This morning I went for my walk I am very pleased with myself have managed to go everyday this week.  Must admit this morning was a struggle but I just did it (the squid has passed on some germs).  It is amazing how much better I feel for it (apart from the sore throat).

Squid has had a couple of days of school (sore throat and head cold) but I pronounced her fit yesterday and packed her off and she was ok and I headed to Sit and Sew all ready to start making a Nicole Mallalieu Hat.  I had drafted the pattern was about to start cutting fabric when the phone rang and it was the school.  So my first day back to sewing was done... amazing how much better the Squid was once she got home grrrrr.  "My tummy was hurting and I needed the tummy medicine and I couldn't wait until the end of the day" (Tummy Health vitamins which she hadn't taken).

So I caught up on my ironing she watched TV, played on the computer and made a mess in her room.  Last night I started the hat.  I am about to put the brim onto the crown so far it is coming together really well but started to have problems at that point so decided to leave the joining it all together to today when the kids are at school and I am not tired.  Must say the instructions are fantastic and it is looking a lot better than I anticipated my first effort.  I have the adult pattern as well so I might just have to start one for me... maybe next week.

TA DA still have to do the lining but I am pretty happy with the result.  Next time I will use the Bernina as having a needle down position is essential and would have made life easier putting the to halves together. 

Sewing Lessons

Squid had a couple of sewing lessons on the weekend.  She learnt to thread the machine and she sewed lots of lines on the fabric.  Yesterday she wanted me to draw a picture of a boat on the fabric then she followed it with the needle and thread and she didn't do too bad a job.  All importantly she trimmed the threads (something that her mother never does)... and made a couple of holes in the fabric... she had fun should have made a tape of her singing away as she sewed.

At the end she pulled lots of faces for the camera the type that you want to keep for 21st's.

Why is that Shop Open?

I went for a walk this morning.  This is the first time I have headed out for a walk since my operation.  I ended up going further than I was going to as I realised halfway down the street that I had left the camera battery on the charger.  The beach wasn't at all exciting so I needn't have bothered.

The florist was open which is very unusual, the fact is this is Adelaide and only cafes are open at this time of the morning... then the light bulb came on it is Valentines Day.  Not that I am expecting anything gave up hoping for that a long time ago.

Last night I did some more of the Christmas tree was hating that bottom line and the spray glue again but now I have finished going all the way round the tree so it just to fill in the background now.  I think I might lay it out and mark off where I am going to trim it back too....the end is in sight and then I can get out the crystals oooooh can't wait maybe I'll do some more this afternoon.

Found It