Festival of Quilts and mice

I went to the Festival of Quilts twice this year - Friday and Sunday.  I bought the pattern for this bag on Friday and made it on Saturday!  Not sure it came out quite right - my denim fabric (also bought at FoQ) was too light - so I have now bought an alternative to give it another go.  It is a Beth Studley pattern and I told her on Sunday that her pattern was my first make after the show!

I have also been making mice.....  One of these is stuffed with lavender and is making Mark fall asleep in front of the telly and the other is stuffed with catnip and got posted through next door's letter box....

I also found a FQ at Festival just right to make Mark a bag for his chalk when he plays pool...  I haven't given it to him yet (it is a surprise) but I am sure he will be thrilled to have his own little bag!

 

Mark has had his birthday present already - I sewed the binding down sitting on the sofa opposite him while we were watching telly - he didn't notice.

And I have one more draught excluder to finish stuffing as I have run out of scraps - mission accomplished....

Mark at a quilt show

I often get asked how I get my husband to go to Malvern with me...... he has a whale of a time.... and it is my handbag he is clutching....

Mother's day bag

Mark thought this fabric was absolutely hideous when I bought it on sale from Midsomer Quilting. I said it would make a great bag so I have made one and gave it to my mum with her mother's day present inside today. In proper gift giving fashion, I only finished the bag yesterday. I asked Mark to hold it for me while I took a photo but he wouldn't......

Challenge fabric

I made a bag with mine! Modelled by Mark - he was on the phone to Talk Talk and not paying attention when I handed him the bag to hold for me to photograph - he looks like a natural with it!