Sew It

Hey there!

Well today I managed to not get too distracted and actually pulled the sewing machine out and made my Sew It item. This time around it was a car rubbish bag/tidy.

It was quick to make which was handy since the kids kept trying to unravel the boning. I started out with 1 metre of it and only had around 30cms left that was usable!




I just used what apholstery fabric I had, which wasn't a great deal of choice, otherwise I would have picked a different pattern - this fabric at some point was going to be big floor cushions.... one day I suppose!!

Here is a picture of my little fairy Miss K. Her hair was tied up in two ponytails before she went for her nap, but she pulled them out and now she has koala ears..



Who would guess that this little lady had me vaccuuming - yes vaccuuming the front loader washing machine??? She got in through the child gate on the laundry and filled the washing machine up with cat litter. Just lovely!!!

It is so hot here today. I put a digital themometre outside and it reached 42 degrees celcius. Luckily we have air con and so it is a much more bearable temp of 23 inside!! At least it doesn't take long for my washing to dry!

Catch you later.

Mayya from Sew Chic and Unique does a fortnightly sewing bee online and I am joining in. This week it is a fabric rubbish bag for in your car, which lets face it, everyone needs one. (I for one am sick of picking rubbish off the floor. Shame the kids can't reach to use one. I have vegemite sandwiches constantly on the floor of the car.)
Anyway.. I have the stuff ready to go, but I just have to make it. I will fit it in tonight as I had to work this morning, and my mother in law was here and I am getting my hair done this afternoon. Looking forward to that bit of pampering!!

I have also got to finish off an apron that I started two days ago, it is a bib style apron and all I have to do is attach the binding all the the way around the outside. I have never made and used bias binding before, but I had bought a bias binding maker a long time ago (you know, just in case) and I found it very easy to use. I will post a pic when I have finished it. Not sure if I will keep it for myself or try to sell it. We will see. :)

I bought a couple of books a couple of weeks ago, one is Cottage Charms by Art to Heart, and it has some gorgeous Christmas projects in it. There are these little applique bags in there with Santas on them or Angels, or a couple of other characters. Very cute!! I am thinking of enlarging the Santa one, and making them for my Mum and her neighbours on her street for Christmas, as they light up their whole street with Christmas lights and then hand out lollies to the kids in the cars as their parents drive past with them. Fingers crossed that I get to do it in time!!

It is rather hot outside today so we are inside. Master B and hubby who has the day off today are here in the dining room playing the Nintendo Wii. Wii Sports Resort is really good and we have found that Master B is suprisingly good at the table tennis. He thinks he is a big boy now that he can play it himself. The funny thing with it is, he smacked the ball and it hit the 'opponent' in the head and it blinks with little lines to show impact.

How Exciting!!

Yay!!! I did it at last. I have created a blog. I have spent months lurking around reading other peoples blogs but now I have decided to join in on the fun too.

I like to make things. I sew and quilt and try to do something remotely crafty each day. But I will admit, sometimes that one crafty thing might just be daydreaming of what I would like to make!!

I have two kids, Master B (3.5 years old) and Miss K (20 months old) and they keep me busy. At the moment while tea is cooking, Master B is in the lounge room playing with his train set, and Miss K is perched at the kitchen table next to me pulling tissues out of the box (for the second time today).

I better tidy up the place so my husband can think I have been hard at work cleaning all day. lol (he knows better than that, but I can try!!)

Enjoy your day!

Renae