Getting Stuck In Part 2

I can't quite believe it's Friday again already!

I promised to tell you something today!

It's not a big thing at all really.

But I've entered my Welcome Wallhanging into the Quilting Bloggers Weekly Themed Quilting Contest!

This week's theme is 'Wallhangings'. I'm not at all expecting to win (there are some truely fabulous wallhangings entered), I just fancied being a part of something fun.   If you want to, you can pop on over to QB and vote for your favourites.

And if you fancy having a go at making a Welcome Wallhanging yourself, the pattern is available in my Etsy Shop.

I am hoping that while I am at work this morning, my orange zips will arrive, and fit through my letter box (please don't leave me a red card Mr Postie!).

I have a busy weekend ahead. 

Friends coming over tonight for food (don't panic Susan - it will be take-out!); breakfast duty in the morning (I meet up once a month at a coffee shop with friends for brekkie), Bee Blessed duty in the afternoon, Family movie night (with ice-cream!), church on Sunday and somewhere in there, a trip to IKEA to help my daughter get a giant sized frame for her GCSE art work!

Phew!

Anyone got any red bull!

Have a brilliant weekend, whatever you get up to!

Getting Stuck In!

I'm working on a new handbag. 

I hope to introduce you to her soon.  But I've stalled on it because my local 'all things sewing' shop doesn't stock orange zips, or red zips, just orangey-red zips!

So I've had to order some online (which of course means you see lots more lovely things and end up spending more!).

But there's plenty more I can work on while I'm waiting on my zips.

I'm often so busy working on class samples that I don't have time to get more involved in blog-land stuff.

So in an effort to be more connected and proactive I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday over at Lee's, and I've also entered a wee bloggy competition, which I'll tell you all about on Friday!

Hope you've had a great Wednesday (despite the weather!).

A Few Recycling Ideas!

As I patiently wait to find out who my Mouthy Stitches swap partner will be (tonight's the night!) I thought I'd show you a couple of things I've recycled.

Baby daughter wants a doorstop, because her sisters each have one in their rooms, and at the grand old age of 10, she's wanting a bit more privacy!

So take an unwanted pair of gaudy orange Benetton trousers ....

no I didn't buy them, they were hand-me-downs!

 .... some delicious scraps that totally represent the personality of this child, and follow Elizabeth Hartman's tutorial to get this:

Fill with 1.5kg of dried peas, and that's one happy child!

The other thing I've recycled is a shower curtain for when I'm spray basting smaller items.

I don't think I'll ever go back to pinning and tacking again, but spraying smaller items in ones sewing room inevitably leaves sticky residue on mats and surfaces.

So lay down a machine washable shower curtain on the floor, and spray til your heart's content!  

After several uses, when the shower curtain becomes too sticky, simply throw in the washing machine, let it dry and then you're good to go again!

I also reuse clean shower curtains in the linings of wash bags and beach bags!!

So that's your recycling tips for today.

I'm all ready now for my all important flickr mail tonight, got me some of these ...

...and then the stalking begins!

Have a lovely weekend!