Thursday 2nd Aug 2012

This morning I saw Bunny’s new travel shoulder bag for her iPad and that got me thinking about carrying mine to Japan; no I don’t want t leather one but I do want to protect my iPad!!!!! Leather here lasts about 3 years only from bags show and coats they they start to shed!!!  Too much rain through the wet season and 100% humidity. Yesterday I saw one of my old winter grey woolen coats

Old winter woolen felt coat after riping out lining, washing in machine for 1 1/2 hrs in to tumble dryer on high for 3/4 of an hour and it still looks good?????? But I'm still going to make that iPad bag with it!!!!!!!

and thought that would make great felt for my patchwork, looking closer at it I realised it was all ready lightly felted, well today I decide to use that for my carry iPad bag.

How lucky can you be, the front coat pockets are the perfect size for my iPad nice and snug. I will use the shoulder lapels for tie flaps to close the pockets.

9am I started to unpick it and yellow flacks were going every where so took it right out side tot he drive way and started to ripe it a part, the soft foam they had used as a backing on the shoulders had turned to dust what a mess,

I unpicked the front and back of jacket and had enough fabric to use the material for the lining also, so it will be reversal and will not need wadding with two thickness of wool.

well it was kill or cure as I could not use it with that still any where in the fabric so I have tossed it in to the washing machine with Hubbies new shirts for work that need a spin before wearing,

iPad is a perfect fit. Changed the buttons to red in the end, I just had to have a little colour!!!!!!

talking of which they for got to put pockets on the shirts and they changed the light blue to navy which is very uncomfortable to wear at 35C in the tropics!!!!

Back of bag with pocket which I can pop the iPad into also

so he has no where to put his pocket computer that he uses all day in class, he never puts it in his trouser pockets as they don’t like been sat on or knocked up against an aircraft fuselage he has discovered in the past???????

Flap of bag nearly finished needs quilting>

So yesterday he asked me to make him pockets from one of the shirts so from 5 we will be down to 4 new shirts for work, it will be back to wearing his own dress shirts I’m afraid, just as well I’m altering them turning long sleeves in to short sleeves I have 5 left to do that will give him one months of shirts he will not have to iron each morning!!!!

Almost finished Pocket on front is big enough for iPad also for a quick put away when using.

Coat survived the washing machine and is now in the dryer, I can not wait for it to dry as I’m on a roll to make this bag, the dryer will just make it a tighter felt??????

Have used mens ties for the gusset and straps again. Ties are sewn on by hand, back to sewn on but front of ties still just pinned. With luck will finish it tomorrow. Now 10.35pm!!!!!

Flap covers pocket for extra security if iPad is been carried there.

Pulled down the pagoda awning in the swimming pool area

Cover in Bar B Q area last summer

this morning, it was covered in black mould and looked so grotty and not letting any sun that came in that area, will buy a new one come summer time.   Now 11pm spent the last hour cleaning up the swimming pool area as it looks now. It is around 24C by the pool and I have just come back inside and it is still 17C here!!!!!!!  I have summer or winter in a walking distance of 10 paces???????

Now we have the sun in again a great place for drying the clothes in the winter ?????

Janet it is all ready for you and Bev now???????

Dogs have been enjoying the sun this morning after 9am and loving me been outside with them.

Rocket now 14 in fore ground and Kittysue just been cropped 5 yeas old. Great great pals.

This morning it was so cold Kittysue did not go with me out side to feed Rocket which she all ways does, well believe it or not Rocket would not eat his breakfast he went to the lounge door and looked through the glass at her, finally she came out side and he went back and eat his breakfast??????? Who says dogs are stupid!!!!!.

Has been a busy day but one iPad bag almost ready to use!!!!!!

Cheers Glenda