What a difference a day makes????? Since 9am I have been out working at my sewing machine area, not sewing but working on the table area’s it is soooooooo much warmer and NO wind. I was off at 7am this morning to join up with my friend from Japan for our walk along the Esplanade, it was just beautiful down there, I left here with 4 layers on and took two off down there, it is only 30 mins away by car but 1000feet lower than we are on the coast. We had a lovely hour walking from one end of the beach and back again, sorry but I forgot my camera!!!!!!! You could tell the locals they were all in long sleeve tops with long trousers and the tourists were in shorts and sleeve less tops and a couple were even in swimming!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today’s projects are all lined up out on my wee veranda????
To do to day maybe!!!! Hem 3 pairs of trousers, sew seam on cleaned cushion, make a backing for one of my Tieshoulder-bags out of this evening black top!!!!
Well I got so carried away thinking about making the evening top part of my bag I did it straight away, here it is ready to sew to the black felt?????
This was my evening top now part of a BAG!!!!!!
It will be the back of one of my Annabelle Tieshoulder-bags.
Is it the front or the back of the Annabelle bag??????? To see how to make these Tieshoulder-bags check out older post.
I could not stop it is now 1pm and I have a front or back of a Tieshoulder-bag quilted and finished ready for the bias binding to be added around the perimeter of bag!!!!! I machine quilted this as there were so many thickness’s, the other lining for the bag is cut out ready for using, it is silk from a kimono. Click on photo’s to see detail.
What a difference quilting does to the finished article. Last night I sat and quilted one of the fronts of my Mini log-cabin
One front of a tieshoulder-bag mostly hand quilted and the other only the centres of each Mini logcabin is, what a difference quilting does,
Tieshoulder-bags while watching the Tour De France I hope to finish it tonight when I watch some more!!!!!
Flowers in the garden today;
Hanging just above my sewing area. Snow flakes
Orchid. Stunning colour!!!!!!
These orchids are in our driveway not shade or glass house.
It is so lovely having flowers in the garden again.
Well I have become cold sitting doing my blog inside I have to go back out where the sun is, I will have to learn to do my blog on my iPad so I can do it in the sun.??????
Off to link up with Esther’s blog http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com Where ever you are have a happy day. Cheers Glenda
glenda-jean@bigpond.com
www.patchworkdreams.com.au
Hi Glenda, you are having way too much fun which I applaud of course. Love all the pictures, love the black “repurposed” dress part to its new life of a gorgeous bag, don’t know which side looks better front or back, how wonderful a problem is that going to be to always have to make a decision which side to show off. Love the log cabin bag as well. Thanks for sharing all your wonderful work with us. I love it all. Heidi
Your bag is beautiful, I love the rosettes you made. The quilting on the log cabin just makes those blocks pop. Your snowflake plant is like our Christmas Cactus. I have one too, actually a white one a pink one and a pale pink one. Love them when they blossom.
Hugs Bunny
Love your bags Glenda, they’re fabulous, but my favourite is the log cabin.