Friday before last David and I went to a Twenties themed Murder Mystery at my youngest son's local community centre near Chandler's Ford. There were seven of us in all taking part and we were nowhere near guessing who did do the murder as a team on another table got that. Anyway David and I don't normal do dressing up but managed to cobble together to make up outfits.
A selfie taken just before we went to bed!! We hadn't taken a photo earlier on or during the event!
Before Easter I saw on Instagram that Lucy Lockett was promoting an Easter egg filled with surprise yarn mini skeins (20g) and other little bits and bobs. I looked forward to opening the little parcels of yarn with a little Easter joke (think Christmas cracker jokes with an Easter theme!). Here's a pic of what I opened on Easter Sunday and at the end of the week
Not sure what I'm going to make with them all but they do look colourful.
I'd also treated myself to some yarn from Lay Family Yarn in a delicate Crocus colour way
I love the pale buttery yellow with specks of orange, violet mixed in. I'd like to make a one skein shawl with that, but haven't found the right pattern yet.
On the sewing front, I've recently made another vinyl fronted pouch. Some time ago I made one using the instructions from Aneela Hoey's book of Stitched Sewing Organizers.
Then I saw an article in the West Country Quilter, newsletter of Region 4 of the Quilters' Guild of the British Isles written by the editor about a workshop making Posh Pockets, which looked to have a patchwork pieced back to the pouch. So I made a pouch which had a flip and sew quilt as you go back and vinyl front with square edges. Big enough to hold A4 sized print, say a pattern.
This is what I made - that's the front
and the back
Really quick and made in an afternoon. There might be more of these made in different sizes in the future.
This weekend I delved into the really untidy, overloaded wardrobe in my sewing room and came across some block that made last year in a workshop at Pauline's Patchworks. I mentioned about this here. I made these last April, and didn't take things any further as sometimes I was desperate for time to sew and a workshop fitted that need. Anyway I dug out and got sewing into rows and rows are in the process of being joined together, just two rows left and a quilt top will be done. Here's a pic taken yesterday with the top spread out on the spare bed.
It looks as though it will be a single bed size so it may end up being a charity quilt. Wait and see. Also in the pic is another zippy quilt which I made on Saturday morning, which adds to the charity makes.
Looking forward to making more things but I'm asking myself if I will have enough time when I finish work!
Your twenties outfits look great and the Murder Mystery sounds like fun. I love your pouches and quilt top. I dream of retiring and having time to sew all day but I don't expect it ever works out like that! I hope you enjoy your extra time whatever you end up doing with it :)
ReplyDeleteyou look so good in your outfits x Retirement is sooo wonderful .. just don't expect to have much time!! lol x Have fun x
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