Scraps and Stuff

Three finishes!!!! Three mug caddies - one for Ann, one for Murray and the Halloween one for me (of course) using HUGE mugs - mugs too big to drink out of - I would be running to the loo before I finished my cup of tea.... Rocheberie yesterday and there was a large pile of scraps to rummage through for Linus. I found the ugliest fabric ever - I can't decide what it is - it looks like half peeled chestnuts. Somewhere on the planet there is probably bolts of this fabric.... I couldn't bring myself to cut it up yesterday - it needs to remain whole until I find a special place for it.

I did, however, slice and dice this - but I loved the fact that someone donated it to Linus instead of throwing it away. I can't throw anything away so I was glad to see someone else out there must be on my wavelength.

NOTE TO SELF: Don't wear Ipod while trying to type - typing in time to music just slows things down.....

Busy, busy, busy

A thread catcher - found the pattern on someone's blog but struggled with it, even with pictures.... I must have known I was going to struggle with it - I cut some of my strips from an advent calendar I bought in a sale as I wanted the cat pictures from it- waste not, want not.

Yesterday I went to a workshop at Threads and Patches in Milton Keynes - only a small workshop - 2pm until 4.30 pm but all materials were supplied and it only cost £7.50. Even got a cup of tea. The workshop was to make a mug caddy which I finished in the afternoon apart from hand sewing the binding down and I've just got to go over the stitching of the Velcro on my machine. Good stuff.