Two weeks down

One week left of my time away from work....and I finished this couch cushion! It's only been, ahem, three months since I cut up the fabric.


There's a bit of lotta fabric, something from the japanese stash and aqua linen. I threw in the stitchy rows to complement the white in the lotta print.


The back has a plain lapped zip closure, which took me several goes to get right. The secret was in the basting stitches. The lazy arse way of pinning it down just wasn't getting me anywhere except a lot of wonky ugly. But now it looks neat.....it may even look store bought. Maybe.


And just for you, Corrie, here's a photo of the kiddo looking serious...


then cheeky (and fuzzy). They're my new faves photos of her taken on Christmas day.


Now, which fabric pile should I cut up next?

Hope everyone's having a great holiday season!

Hiding in the real world

Ack! Has it been almost two months already? I stoked up the inbox this morning and saw some "where and how are you's" in there. Should've really checked in briefly during the madness. Thanks so much for your thoughtfulness!

You see, bloggy peeps, as much as I love my job (and yes, the reason is that trite) November nearly killed me. Long days, late nights, doing endless revisions on endless ginormous spreadsheets to meet a deadline set by some head honcho in another country. You get the picture?


I've been crafting none and the dinners have been deplorable, too. I think the geezer and the kiddo are now sick of takeaway.

But we have been enjoying the real world the past seven days. We've just come back from a Melbourne trip. The wet and nippy conditions didn't stop us from sightseeing. We even got to check-out Louise's Tuesday digs. And I was restrained.....amid all the riot of gorgeous fabric and me, very restrained. Heh! I haven't been sewing very much lately, so that scuppered the hoarding instinct.


I've planned to stay at home for another fortnight before heading back to the melee that is my work. And I foresee lots of catching up between me and my sewing machine. And lots more blogging than in the last few weeks. And perhaps whittle down the thousands (Ack! Ack!) in my bloglines. And maybe, just maybe, some finished projects to show. Cos the pile of unfinished projects is the new bane of my craft existence.

Must not let work take over the better stuff of life again!

PS. Thank you, Claudine, for your gift. The place mats are very well loved!