fyi

I have opened the lid on the fabric that I have been collecting to make  a new quilt. This one is for the dd.  These funny abbreviations, lol. The kids and I have a running joke on these. They know alot more than I do, coz I’m not so hip, the only ones I really know are the ones mentioned. 

I have been finding quite a few of these jars of late. They are Pyrex glass made in the USA. Handy although delicate.

Before

After

I am really fighting the urge to buy more fabric to add to this quilt. I am going to try and use what I have to finish it with plans for a seersucker tablecloth backing. 

Updated pics as they come to hand.

zips,boats and needles

Good times at the OS this week.
I have been a bit obsessed of late finding boat fabric and here it is. I knew it would be found eventually but I really didn’t want fifty years of dirt and I think nicotine embedded in it. A piece of old smelly fabric. Not every girl would be thrilled but its my thang.

And zips. I love zips with rings on the end. I hate sewing the mongrel things though. I don’t know why more people don’t buy zips from the op-shop, they range from only 20-50 cents in my area as compared to two dollars onwards in the not secondhand shops.

Needlepunch toolset. Still unopened. Hmmph. I’ll give it a try. Hope it’s not dodgy. If I do something really good I’ll put it on the blog, if it doesn’t go well it will still go on the blog.