Amy Butler spice tote

Yesterday I worked on my Amy Butler spice tote. Only to discover that I had sewn one lot of my handles on sideways. I decided to call it quits right then and there.
Fast forward to this morning - I got home, made a coffee, grabbed my scissors & upicker and headed out into the sun to get started.
It took so long. But I was determined to finish this project.
So I kept going at it till it was done.
It's not very neat but for my very first bag - I'm pretty happy with it.

I'm thinking I could probably get a small one out of the leftover fabric I have from it. Just not sure if I'm ready to tackle another one so soon. And my sewing to-do list is already long enough. I might try and get one of those quilts completed this week. Wish me luck!

TGIF

This morning I am enjoying my second favourite breakfast - tahini & tomato on sourdough toast with a coffee. Mmm.
My favourite being ham & avocado on sourdough toast - but I didn't have either in the fridge this morning.
Last night I headed off to my sewing class with all my bits packed in a crop bag

And in class I made the piping and the two pocket panels. It's going to be one big beautiful bag.

I am so excited to finish it. And I certainly can't wait to use it. I have a bit of homework to do today. Gotta make the handles ready for next week.
And I'm hoping my December Daily kit arrives today. I haven't played with paper in so long. I am really looking forward to it.

Well - I better go and plug my sewing machine back in and get started.

Have a Happy Friday. I hope you are getting time to do the things you love too -

A great time

I had a great time away. There's nothing like recharging yourself with a fill of your bestest friend. I love her dearly. Missed my family though and am pretty glad to be home.
While I was away, my jelly roll and bag stuff arrived-

I am making that bag for my mum for Christmas.
And I used the jelly roll to finish my quilt tops. Except I miscalculated a little and I'm going to have 3.

I'm a little short on one of them so I'm going to have to come up with something to add to it.

 Last night as I was getting cranky in the heat, my hubby pulled a table out of the garage and set me up a sewing area in the air conditioned lounge room. It was the best gift ever! Now I can sew in the cool and be where everyone else usually is. Love it!
But I am under strict instructions that I cannot bring all my material in there. And with the way it's piling up - I think that's a pretty fair deal ;o)

Have a Happy Wednesday,

A little Lark

Last night I went to my sewing class to start on the Amy Butler Weekender Bag. These are the fabrics I've chosen to make mine.
I've read so many horror stories  - so it's kind of intimidating. But broken down into smaller chunks should make it less stressful. And today I am still cutting pieces out.
Hoping my other fabric arrives so I can finish off either of the quilts I've started.
Will be spending my weekend packing my bags and getting everything organised. I'm getting away for a couple of days to visit my best friend that I haven't seen since 1999. So long ago!
So if I don't pop in before - have a fabulous week.
I get back next Thursday and it's straight off the plane and back to class again. See you then with some more progress,

Woohoo - Happy Mail

Today my package arrived -

And I was so excited to find a mouse mat in the top. So now I can finally upgrade from the magazine I've been using! Awesome

And I can't wait to play with these goodies. It's going to be so much fun.

And in other news, I've started another quilt. I did have a plan but now I've changed my mind. So I'm not really sure where this one is heading. I'm still waiting on some more fabric to arrive for it. Hope it gets here this week so I can finish this by the weekend.

What is exciting you this week?

Really incredible

I got the movies back yesterday afternoon before I picked the kids up from school. I couldn't wait to get home and stick them in the dvd player.
They were fantastic. And look how little my baby girl was. I totally burst into tears. I miss those little people.
I pulled out my scrapbooks and there is absolutely no pages for the whole of 2000. I think that was when I didn't own a camera. Shocking!!
So I'm going to see if we can pull some pics off of the footage. I don't think they'll be very good quality.
But some is much better than none!
These movies are absolutely priceless. I only wish I'd been smart enough to tape more.
Feeling so very grateful that I have a little slice of our history. And it makes me more determined to start scrapping again.
Have a Happy week -

I can barely contain myself!

As I was looking in a bag the other day for something, I found a little pouch. Inside was 3 video tapes that I've been carting around from house to house for the past 11 years.
I went searching and found a guy to convert them - so now I'm waiting.
Waiting and hoping that they weren't damaged.
Because this will be from when my kids were 2 and 4. I can barely remember back that far.
I am so so excited to see what's on there!

What's going on?

In the past couple of weeks - I received some Fabric. Backing & binding for an upcoming quilt.

The chickies got some visitors in the shape of cockatoos.

And the ladies are still giving us an egg each a day - and the eggs are now getting bigger.

This is a before pic of my shelves. Before meaning before my daughter decided to rearrange them.

And the finished shelves. Nice job sweetpea.

I received some more fabric. Amy Butlers Lark. OMG. So totally divine. Love the colour palette. Still waiting on the other piece I ordered.

And I started on a new quilt yesterday. It has given me so many problems. And if you follow my twitter feed, you'd already know that I walked away from my desk, halfway through cutting, to get a cup of tea. And when I got back I picked up the quilting ruler the wrong way and cut all my fabric the wrong length. So now I am short on completing the quilt. I am an idiot!
So not wanting to be beaten, I worked my little tail off and now have a pile of blocks ready to go once I get some more fabric.

It was a very silly mistake that I hope to never repeat!

Hope you have a fabulous week.
I'm back to the kitchen to make some custard. Mmm!

Soul Blossoms - disappearing nine patch

I planned a date with my sewing machine today. Dropped the kids off at school, made a cuppa and went to it.

I ended up binding it with Amy Butler Laurel Dots in Periwinkle.

And here's how it turned out.

And the back is Temple Tulips in Azure.
I like how it turned out - I hope my Mum does too!

I've nearly had my fill of Soul Blossoms. Next to come - Lark It looks beautiful.

Have a great weekend,

The happiest kind of mail

I received one of my fabric orders today from Hawthorne Threads. So yummy.

I got these fabrics for the backing of my own quilt.

And I got these for the backing and binding of my Soul Blossoms quilt that I am making for my mum.

And I got these for another quilt that I am planning using the Amy Butler Love Collection.
I really need to finish one thing before I start another. So I think I'll possibly finish off mums before I attempt my own.
In other news - Mouse, Paper, Scissors is back with a new class MPS GIVE. I can't wait. I have loved all the previous MPS classes. And just in time for Christmas. Really really can't wait.

Hope you are having a Happy Tuesday -