WOW or WIP Wednesday 10th July 2012

How did it get to 3pm Wednesday????? Wednesday nearly sneaked by me today.

I took a friend down to cairns for her 6 monthly cancer scan,  thinking we would be down there waiting for 4 hrs like the norm I went well prepared with hand sewing, I took Annabelle and managed to finish of my Bumble bee but that was all;

Just noticed that Annabelle needs some rough!!!!!!!

when the radiologist realised how far my friend had travelled and he could see she had a heavy head cold he told her to go home and pick the x rays up next week before I take her to see the specialist, so we were out of there in 30 mins, so we went down to the pier and sat and watched the boats for 30 mns over coffee and came home. I stopped off at the Opp Shop as it is closes Wednesday and did a clean up for 40 mins. Home to the washing as it is NOT raining, I washed one of my sample king size quilts I use to teach that I’m quilting by hand and have been quilting for the last 6 years??????  it was so grubby and guess what one of the reds ran!!!!!!!!!

Just washed by machine only 1/2 way through hand quilting it, red that ran does not look so bad now it is nealy dry, just a soft blush pink here and there??????

it does not matter some times how careful you think you have been the red will run once in a 100 times, it is not drastic but there are shades of pink where there should not be!!!!!! I spent 40 mins in the garden picking up fronds and branches after the storm we had Monday night and popped some more plants in with my Buddha.

Raised my Buddha and added some more plants .

. Popped a loaf of bread on, bottled the honey I have been draining from the comb

Honey just been bottled.

Revamped a couple of sleeping pillows as the old covers were looking rather sad. Instead of using the usual calico fabric I went over board with two different greens!!!!

Bed pillows revamped!!!!! They look like new pillows now????

Made a couple of inside pockets for my Mini Log-cabin Tieshoulder-bag.

Pocket ready to stitch on my hand on the inside of mini Tieshoulder-bag. I make contrasting pockets if the lining is dark as they are easier to see.

Opened up my sewing machine as it is such a lovely day today,

My winter sewing area looking towards the swimming pool.

Joined two ties by sewing machine ready for my next Tieshoulder-bag

Ties ready for sewing with tails tucked in to each other these become gusset's and the ties for the shoulder straps.

Now  they are sewn waiting to be finished with hand sewing then added to the front and back of bag

As soon as I finish hand sewing the bias on the the front and back of this bag I can sew on the ties and it is finished. Roughly 5 hrs hand sewing.

So I have not done a lot of sewing but have prepared a lot to do??????

Now off to link this with Esther’s WOW on her blog. http://www.estheraliu.blogspot.com join us and even link with us over there.

Happy sewing every one. Cheers Glenda from Down Under

glenda-jean@bigpond.com