Monthly Archives: June 2012

Have been doing volunteer work this morning this not much achieved sewing wise yet. I did complete sewing Annabelle last night so happy with that, she is such a delightful creature to work on. Have just added some trees and flowers around … Continue reading →

What am I up too today????? Working on two of my tie bags today. One is some tiny log-cabins I sewed together several months ago (I have these wee log-cabins on the go always and they get made up while … Continue reading →

Well it is a very miserable day out side and I have a big smile on my face as it means I have to stay inside ALL day!!!!!!!!  So I will be able to finish my Forgetmenot shoulder-bag in side of bag is only … Continue reading →

This afternoon I cut out some 1 1/2inch black silk bias for around the top of the bag and stitched it on.  Then I joined two ties together to make my gusset for the shoulder bag, (See older posts for … Continue reading →

Today I managed to find time to attach the satin bias binding around both the front and back of the shoulder bag, it was rather fiddly as the bas is only 1/2inch wide. I machine sitched it on to the front first … Continue reading →

Still working on Esther’s http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com BOM block Forgetmenot . Today I have been making the back of the shoulder bag I have put Esther’s design Forgetmenot on to; see my blog Sat 23rd June.  I have made the back in plain black 100% wool felt … Continue reading →

Green iron on fusing cotton fabric on to heavy 100% wool felt This will end up a carry bag for a gift in Japan in Oct????? I made up the wee bird with felt pieces, using tiny drops of glue till … Continue reading →

This morning it was 10C here far to cold for me I wanted to stay in bed and play with my new Ipad  that arrived yesterday; hubby gave it to me for my birthday , I went down to the … Continue reading →

Well about all I have to show this week is a pile of rubbish!!!!!! As we live in the tropics plus on the edge of the rainforest things grow as you watch them, trees grow 1 to 2 metres a year, every … Continue reading →

Flowers are starting to appear again, these lilies are filling my house with a delicate perfume.  Orchids are just starting to bloom again in the garden. After weeks of rain last Sunday we saw the sun all day for the first time, … Continue reading →