Holiday

Well I am here at Centre Parcs on my little 5 day holiday, with DGD and some friends.

We have been lucky so far as it hasnt rained on us. But has been cold at times.

I brought my sewing machine with me, as I wasnt sure how fit I would be to go out and about. But have only managed to use it once. That was today.

I used it to alter a gathered skirt, that was needing some attention. I bought it in a charity shop just before I came away. The elasticated waist band had seen better days. So on Sunday with a joint effort from my Mum, one of my daughters and myself, we took it in turns to sit unpicking the band from the skirt, and Today I turned over a new band and inserted some wide elastic. Now its as good as new, and ready to wear. (Alas its not warm enough to wear it tonight).

I shall be home again tomorrow. Then I will post some pictures and bits as I get back on the sewing wagon again.

Glasses Case

Well I have been busy sorting out DGD's clothes for the holiday. Gosh she has grown out of so many clothes! Biggest of Mooloo will have them to sort out for her new baby. So they wont be wasted. The moses basket has been given to her, she seems to be happy with it. Fingers crossed it does its job for her.

These are the pictures of the glasses case and the make up bag that someone wanted me to make.! My mother donated the fakefur print from a scarf she used to have. The toggle is from the button box and the zip for the makeup bag came from my stash.

Baby quilt

Here are a couple of pictures that I hope are better then the first!

The focus is not brilliant I am going to have to practise my photography thats for sure!.

Moses Basket

I have finally managed to finish the moses basket cover ready for the arrival of my fourth Grandchild in May. Christine's first child.

I had lost access to my computer due to a trojan downloaded via the kids games etc, so with the extra time I suddenly had on my hands I made a makeup bag and a glasses case. Made from leopard print fabric, salvedged from my Mum's scarf!.

Paige is still munching an orange for her pudding, so I will see if I can muster up some photographs of the work when she has finally gone to bed.

I want to make so many things, but my arm doesnt let me, so frustrating.

Anyway, I hope to do some more sewing tomorrow, depending on the weather. With this lovely sunshine I am tempted to be out in the garden.

Not knowing what the garden had instore for us, as it was so overgrown. It has been a lovely surprise to see the daffodils and the tulips fighting their way through the weeds. Beautiful and unexpected colours. when the season is over, I will probably have to dig up the bulbs while we rotavate? the garden, and then put them back in for next year.

Sewing

Well my aim is to do some sewing today! I have found some lovely striped fabric in the charity shop, and I want to use it to line a bag, instead of the cream I have been using mostly. With the sun shining, I feel like making a summer tote. I'm off to find the camera and see if I can take a photo of the materials before and then after.

Where did the time go

i cannot believe that it is already April. So much has happened and I seem to have my days go by in a flash. I am now in my new home. If you can still call it that. DGD, DS, and I moved in just before Christmas, litterally! Our move date was changed several times. Then life just seams to have taken over. My health is sporadically good, and just as suddenly its bad again!. DS is just about hanging on at college, but I am not sure for how long. DGD is happy in her new nursery. We have a small holiday in Centre Parcs coming up next week. I have started to sew a few things, and they have been selling on Ebay. But I am hoping that i will be able to use this blog better from now on, and get my work shown here. Who knows what that may bring. I spend so much time on my MSE thread. That I think I need to learn how to link the two things. But do not know enough about blogging to do much! Its all very trial and error! Mostly error. If anyone actually does manage to find me here. Lets see what may happen. My latest efforts on the sewing front are bags and now Turkey coats! Well they are called Saddles, which I had never heard of until a few weeks ago. But I have an order for about 8 of them, and if they are successful, then who knows I might supply a few turkey farms!!

Moving on

Once more I find myself on the move. But with a delay again.
We were supposed to have moved into a three bedroomed house in November, on the 26th. Then it was delayed and we should have been getting the keys on the 3rd December. We are still sitting waiting for those keys.
The gasboard need to install a meter before we can take possession.
I have been through a nightmare of changes, and it has been a stressful time. The removal firm cannot now move us until the 20th and 21st December. However we do not know if the house will be ready intime.
Its going to be so close to christmas!
For once this year, I have not taken the children into the equation, and have decided where I want to be, and not what is expected of me.
Perhaps thats my now realising that my life is precious. My time with my partner is important to me, and so we are going to spend christmas at his house. I am taking my granddaughter with me.
so it will not matter so much that we are not unpacked properly for the festive season.
I am determind to make it a good christmas even though we are not all together, and I hope that we can find a day at home that the family can come and see me for once. !
The new house is on a bus route, so we hope that they can come to see me rather then me running around after them all the time.

Once I have moved I shall try harder to enjoy my life and do the thinks that i would like to do.!