Sunshine!!! We've had almost 2 weeks of rain, so it was wonderful to see some sunshine this weekend - and get some clothes washed & dried!
Mum & Dad came over on Friday afternoon, so Mum could look at my sewing machine. It's one I 'inherited' from her - it's at least 35 years old, bright orange and as heavy as a small car - and needless to say, hasn't had a lot of use from me! Last time I tried to use it, it caused me all sorts of angst, so I wanted her to see if she could fix it, if not, I'd put my order in for a new one for Mother's Day.
She tested, tweaked, and twiddled with things I didn't even know were on the machine, and finally got it working.
So Saturday I got creative -
What is it, you ask?! A hanging toy organiser for some of Billy's little toys and stuff he uses at bedtime.
Here it is in situ - in hangs on the side of the bookcase next to his bed.
And here he is practising to be a 'Sale of the Century' model... (Don't ask me - I think he was a mix-up at the hospital!)
Sunday I got creative again - I picked up a bolt end of curtain material at Spotlight for $3 - it worked out to be $1/m!
Billy has pigeon holes in our school / craft / play room to hold craft stuff, and it always looks really messy..
Ta da - curtains to hide the mess!
I'm really impressed with myself - as long as no-one looks too closely lol.
Sewing has always been one of those things I thought I couldn't do - well, I think I've proven that I *can* do it. It may not be pretty, and I won't be dressmaking any time soon, but I can sew straight(ish) lines!
I'm finally realising that no, it's not as good as my mum could do, but then she's been sewing for 40+ years!
Speaking of stuff I never thought I could do, while at Spotlight on Friday I bought a set of those
knitting looms that Lightening has been having so much success with, and some wool on special.
Let's just say a) there is a reason there is no photo of my 1st project lol, b) Billy liked it though and snapped it up as a 'blanket' for his stuffed animals and c) I really, really enjoyed it!
Does anyone have any easy patterns for them?
Stay tuned!!
