Mother's Day

I was lucky enough to get this book for Mother's Day.  I haven't had much of a chance to look at it yet but it will be my bedtime reading tonight as I listen to Sunday Nights with John Cleary.  I hate it so much when the cricket is on and I miss out on my favourite radio program.  However since I was lucky enough to get an iPad for my birthday, I have been listening to quite a range of podcasts- from Craft Sanity to Mugglecast.  I do have to smuggle my iPad out of A1's bedroom as she listens to Stephen Fry read any of the Harry Potter books to get her off to sleep.  Like mother, like daughter.

I did manage a bit of sewing last night.  I was in my sewing room tidying up a bit and as is often the case I got distracted by one of my books.

Inspired by the picture on the front cover, I opened my fabric cupboard and started pulling out fabrics.  Completely ignoring my no sewing past 10.00 pm rule (instituted after I sewed through my finger late one night), I made this bag:

And the other side...

I used some navy linen repurposed from a dress I bought at Paddington Markets in Sydney about 10 years ago.  I didn't follow the pattern in the book, I just made it up as I went along.  Amazingly enough I had interfacing scraps in the exact sizes I needed.  I saw it as a sign that this project was meant to be completed in one go and that the 10.00 pm rule needed a little relaxing for one night.  Of course I made my one major mistake around 11.30 pm just as I was finishing .  But this bag is for me so I am not too bothered- if I was gifting it of course I'd have been unpicking it and redoing it.  I can live with it.

I also made another Summerhouse Pillow for a 4 year old's birthday.  The fabric is the same as the quilt her mother made her for her birthday.  I embroidered the E on and am really happy with how it looks.  It was a nice way to personalise the gift.