Sunday snippets

  

knitted bunting! 

It's taken 3mths to clean this bugger out!

and I didn't cry!

playing along over here.

I Heart....

Jemma (I didn't know I needed one till I got it)

Making bias binding

Oh, she should at the top of the list, really.

Good night!

Binding done

Another restful day, feeling a lot better by this evening. Panadol is amazing stuff, truly. As you can see, I played around and found a new template, this really brightened me up, I am a real pink lover. Plus I like the layout better. Still need to learn lots of things, but a bit more of my day was taken up with Ta-Da! A few more tapes. The cowboy one is for a quilt/blanket I made with cowboy and chenille applique stars- I will post a photo as soon as it is finished, I love it. I have so many to finish, and another 10 or so in storage. I tried selling some at a baby and kids market, wrong market- none sold! So I'm stashing heaps away at the moment, especially while i'm single and have to stay at home every evening, winter is the other incentive. During my bias making frenzy my iron started leaking brown water- not a good sign. Luckily I am close to the Sunbeam outlet shop, having a 40% off sale, and got this little beauty...
So new, so clean, and a 3m cord! yay. And a bargain $35- money well spent, seeing as I use it every other day. I'm a clothes ironer, which most people find freaky. All my friends do the "er, as if you'd iron" statement, so I proudly tell them I do underpants and singlets (kidding of course). Did iron my new doona cover the other week, after a wash- came out beautifully, will try not to make it a habit though.

here is another funky op shop doona, single bed, great bright fabrics, I think there is something in this- doona bags? Theeir are so many great colours, it's a waste to leave them on the bed haha. I am also posting at http://melb-opshopping.blogspot.com/, there is another beauty there from me tonight. I am quilting a few patchwork blankets/ quilts tonight, with a bit of ER watching- I am up to series 8, I have been watching it from the beginning again (watched it all originally on tv) on dvd. I am so addicted, there isn't much else on that can drag me away from it lately (have not watched ANY Olympic coverage, very unpatriotic). But I could intubate if I needed to- HA!

Later Gater

Sick day blues

Well, I don't like sick days, I've decided. It is much better to have a day off work when you are feeling good. I felt sooky and sore all day from this virus that has been getting worse for a few days, so I gave into the beast and tried to rest. Well, I managed to do that, hence the following projects:

Yellow floral bias tape and
a browny spotty one, and purple (sorry about the flash).

I decide this was resting as I sat on the couch, with the ironing board really low, and watch ER and made tape. I have a heap of baby quilts to finish, so this was a necessary project, plain bought stuff being too boring. I used this little gadget http://www.shopatron.com/product/part_number=464/181.0.22734.22738.0.0.0, which eliminated the burning fingers and melted tape measure jobs of the past. Mind you, the metal thing gets hot. I made the 25mm tape, so quick and easy. The rest of the site is good, too, I made the yo-yo canvas with their yo yo maker, idiot proof, really.

Being sick makes you a bit sooky, though, my cat decided to reject me last night and slept in my child room- sob, I missed the annoyance and miaowing when I rolled over. At least i got to wear my trackies with style, and went bra-less for comfort, worse still I left the house like that! Not that anyone could notice, with scarfs and jumpers etc, but I knew. Very liberating haha.

Back to the bias making, lots more to do.