Finally a post

Have been a bit blah this week, so haven't really had the energy to blog. The SAD has hit early (I've never been officially diagnosed,but I'm sure I've got it!) and just getting to work and back has taken up my time! But I managed to get out Thursday night, to NCB, and had a blast, such good medicine! I keep trying to take heaps of pics when I'm there, but I'm too busy- eating Chair 14's yummy food (roast pork- yum!)

and doing my 'slow craft'- 4ply wool and tiny needles makes this a bit slow!

But it's coming along.

This week we had Perle 8's join us, there was half a room full and LOTS of talking.

I also went to the movies- I saw SATC2, which is so funny- don't go for complicated plot lines, or wanting to come out and dissect it- go for fun And laughs and fashion and all the other good reasons you go to the flicks.

The cinema I go to also has a bookshop next door, open late, bad for book addicts, but good when I came home with this- a bit of work on my plain white cardi today, I think!

Hope everyone else is managing the cold snap ok!

A bit of sewing

Little Miss was whisked away yesterday morning for a sleepover at the beach (Mornington Peninsula), lucky thing. As a thank you I made the brave woman having my child and her friend a chookstop- she loves chickens, and I later found out her kitchen has a blue theme! So it can be used everywhere, really. It could also be a heat bag, it has a combination of rice and an old heat bag's innards, which I've recycled as I don't like the fabric on the heat bag anymore.

While the child was away, mummy will play- at Nonna's house again. This time it was take it all, the leftovers were off to the tip! I was pretty restrained, bringing home a lot of dust, seeing as this was the fabric pile when I walked in....

I brought home the roll of paper she used for patterns (and great for cut and paste, drawing or patterns!); about 6 half rolls of light grey interfacing; and the 2 plastic tubs I filled with fabric and the like.

These cottons are probably never going to be used by me, I got so many last time, so am offering them up to whoever wants them (minus over locker cotton, I'll keep those ones, sorry!)

and I scored some great patterns, of course, being the pattern slut I am. Have to shift some on, probably all my baby ones I don't use so I can keep collecting vintage dresses etc.

There is still the Yamato overlocker and Consew industrial machine they are umming and ahhing over; I found the manuals online last night, and now I am umming and ahhing over them!

Off to sew before pick up time. Oh, watched this last night, great flick, and filmed in the good old western suburbs!