My Needle Book

In my perusal of crafty blogs I have seen some amazing needle books. Some have stunning embroidery and many look like they took DAYS to make. Well, my needle book is not stunning and its edges aren't even straight. It still took me ages to make though. Want a squiz? Yeah, okay, I'll show you.

It is made of four rectangles of felt, all sewn together with one seam.

It is neat on the outside but very wonky on the inside!

On the front is a little cross stitch I made over ten years ago.

 

On the inside flap I 'wrote' the date, Dec 28, '08.

 

Inside the back cover is a little pocket for my needle threader.

I love the colours of the felt!

I just love it in general - even though it is wonky and crooked.

 So that is my needle book. It's not perfect by a long shot. But I made it. I used it. It works. I like it. It's mine. I hope you liked it, even just a little!

Did you notice what was in background of some of the photos? It might (just maybe) be a pattern (perhaps!) for something cute and cuddly and sweet! Come back soon to find out!

Kathy xx

Pajama Time!

It is pajama making time!

Sew, Mama, Sew is hosting a pajama party sew-along (brought to my attention by my SIL).

Seeing as it is heading into summer down here in Tasmania (hopefully anyway...) I'm planning on making a summer nightie from some lovely pillowcases I got for a couple of dollars at a Salvation Army thrift store. Julian would also like some pajama pants, so I might try my hand at that too... and there is a silk nightie in Simple and Chick Sewing which I would love to make - out of silk of course!

It should be fun! Productive too... which will be good!

What I Made for My Mummy

I have never made a mother's day present for my mum before. But now she is off travelling around Australia with my dad and my 14-year-old-brother-who-is-over-6-foot-tall (that's how I think of him. I'm not tall, I'm 5'6" or something normal). Because I miss her, I made her a present: fabric bookmarks! I was inspired by this post which is also where the "instructions" also were. I have instructions in thingy marks because they are more of a guide to the process.

Here's a pic for you to check out:
Happy mother's day!