Stage Two the wrap top

Well I had some sewing time, but not as much as I would have liked.
Anyway, here ismy granddaughter in her new hat and top!
She was happy to pose for me until the neighbours children attracted her attention.

THIS HAS BEEN REMOVED WILL UPDATE SOON

LUCY in the sky with Diamonds

The long awaited arrival of my 4th Grandchild.
And I cannot seem to get the picture to copy and put up.

 Yeh got it. !

Hats

Well I have finished the Hat that is part of the 3 piece outfit for DGD.1.
Not exactly as I would like it, know how to improve on the pattern next time though.

INSPIRATION

I have just had the good news that my Grand daughter no 2 has been safely born, at 10.42 today.
Weighing in at 6lb 13oz. Lucy. Simple and beautiful name. No doubt to match its new owner.! I am so looking forward to being able to go and see her.
I stopped my sewing for the time being and had some lunch, and started to look at my newest sewing/making magazine.
Now I have just seen some beautiful bags, that are going to be my INSPIRATION for getting MOOLOO's right!
http://www.redrubyrose.com/product/blue-silk-chrysanthemum-clutch-bag

Now I may take a few years to be commanding this sort of price. But I really do love the bags on here, and they are works of art in themselves.!

Sewing projects for the day

Well I decided that I had to make a start on the sewing. But only managed to cut out an outfit for DGD, but at least I have started.
I brought the fabric, pattern, pins and scissors down from the sewing room and used the dining table while DGD was finishing her dinner, and managed to at least got all the pieces cut out.
Then I decided to take a look at the bag full of ties that my folks gave me today.
Been playing around with them, and seeing about their lay out. I think I may have come up with a combination to use them up.
In amongst the ties was a tie that I had made for my father many years ago. I have decided to take a chance and keep that one separate. I may use that as a oddety to sell on ebay.
I wish I still had the labels tha I used, and possibly had remembered where I had got them from. So many years, so many house moves. Who knows what ever happened to them.

 This is a burda pattern that I bought in the charity shop the other week, 49p!

 This is the duvet cover that I also bought in a charity shop, some time ago. £3.25

 My Dad's tie, I made for a joke, Parrots, is the name my brothers partner calls Parents. "The Parrots" bit of a family joke now.

I am still trying to find why I cannot focus all my photos yet. The more I do them perhaps the more I will get it right.

Wasting Time

Here I am again, wasting my time. I am supposed to be researching the net, as I need to keep my grand daughter occupied and cannot use my work room until she is asleep, or at Nursery.
I have some ties from my Dad now, to make a handbag as seen on one of the sewing threads I follow on MSE and linking out the way.
I joined a UK handmade site, but don't for the life of me know how to put the logo's etc etc into my Blog pages.
I am a bit of a dimwit when it comes to the technological tools in my life!.
I thought that I had the link sussed and then my internet went down.
Frustrating.
Yesterday was concentrating on the garden, I have video evidence of the wire/etc etc and with my Dad's help I have downloaded them to a CD ready to take to the Head of the Housing.
Along with the smaller rubbish, glass, razor blades etc, bagged up and labeled to dump in his intray!
The war is on.
I want a garden that is safe for my family to use.

Back to work

Well after playing around this morning and getting in the swing of enjoying my sewing, I decided that I had better finish off the walking stick bag and the matching handbag that i had started a few weeks ago, when I was hand sewing at the BF's.

So here they are