Happy New Year!!! A bit more tardy than last year... Been busy busy busy: ta dah! Made the above bag on 2nd January : first thing I made in 2011. It's called the reversible bucket bag and the pattern is from an amazing new book I discovered called the Bag Bible by Lisa Lam . Abslolutely fabulous patterns and instructions: I made this in an evening!!!
The pink is a fabric given to me by my sister when Miss E was born and she's now 12. The 2 blue fabrics were acquired especially for this bag from Masons just before Christmas. It was a project I thought we'd all enjoy for the Christmas holidays, but we were either feeling poorly or just too busy with other bit that it almost didn't get made at all.It says a lot for the book, I have 4 other ''bag making'' books out of which NO bags, none , nada have yet been made. Plans yes, actual bags: none!
Totally reversible: see?!!! This is the lovely elegant blue/white side whereas the pink ios the mad summer side or the side for grey rainy days too. I even bought the gadget and made the little flower for the brooch fastening. It was fun to do and very rewarding.
Just a quickie to show our flowers for New Years Day: ta dah! They were so blousy and cheerful and quite made the day- as did the New Yera's concert of course - especially the music and the ballet- SUPERB!!! Didn't think anything of this year's Queen speech though: very annoyingly patronising.
Quick look at the flowers again to erase that memory! Also finished properly the chair seat cushion cover by inserting the zipper: ta dah!!!
100% recycled materials: foam from old dog beds, used and worn out jeans and a zipper recovered from an old dress.
Finished all 4 of the hats, here's the pom pom one with earflaps- pattern on Ravelry. Except the earflaps are ALL MINE. All fully lined with fleece hand sewn in.
This is what 80% of the Christmas holidays was like: both girls totally pre-occupied with phone games, i-pod/i-pad and other electronic gadgetry.
I on the other hand re-discovered my love of sewing and made this ''Buid-a Bear'' Bunny a nightie. My own pattern. Soft vintage cotton jersey and a wee pink bow.Aaaaaah.
In the New Year we did manage just ONE walk: voila.
Miss Y showing off her Cath Kidston umbrella that Santa had brought her.
My new bucket bag gets it's first outing.
Family photo? No chance! Well 4 out of 5 ain't bad. Miss Y also sports her new fab spotty scarf and her new - market and knitted boo hiss- earflap hat.
Totally reversible: see?!!! This is the lovely elegant blue/white side whereas the pink ios the mad summer side or the side for grey rainy days too. I even bought the gadget and made the little flower for the brooch fastening. It was fun to do and very rewarding.
Just a quickie to show our flowers for New Years Day: ta dah! They were so blousy and cheerful and quite made the day- as did the New Yera's concert of course - especially the music and the ballet- SUPERB!!! Didn't think anything of this year's Queen speech though: very annoyingly patronising.
Quick look at the flowers again to erase that memory! Also finished properly the chair seat cushion cover by inserting the zipper: ta dah!!!
100% recycled materials: foam from old dog beds, used and worn out jeans and a zipper recovered from an old dress.
Finished all 4 of the hats, here's the pom pom one with earflaps- pattern on Ravelry. Except the earflaps are ALL MINE. All fully lined with fleece hand sewn in.
This is what 80% of the Christmas holidays was like: both girls totally pre-occupied with phone games, i-pod/i-pad and other electronic gadgetry.
I on the other hand re-discovered my love of sewing and made this ''Buid-a Bear'' Bunny a nightie. My own pattern. Soft vintage cotton jersey and a wee pink bow.Aaaaaah.
In the New Year we did manage just ONE walk: voila.
Miss Y showing off her Cath Kidston umbrella that Santa had brought her.
My new bucket bag gets it's first outing.
Family photo? No chance! Well 4 out of 5 ain't bad. Miss Y also sports her new fab spotty scarf and her new - market and knitted boo hiss- earflap hat.Miss E stomps off in a huff in fabulous new Jack Wills coat, new tartan Toggi wellies and hoodie sweatshirt for her upcomig Aberdyfi trip.
JWills, C Kidston, Toggi- ah yes we've entered the very brand conscious age for the girls, not my cup of tea I must admit. ''Made in China ''features far too heavily for my liking. Where's the '' home-made'' or the '' I made it myself''???
CU SOON? !
FLOWER CROCHET COMING UP NEXT....
Bye for now.
Bye for now.
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