Three, four, five..

One, two, three, four, five pocket quilts for the fair.
My to do list with a bit more than one week to go..
* finish Advent calendar
* iron and cut loose threads
* prepare packaging, price tags, price list and order book!

One, two..

One, two pocket quilts ready for the fair - and lots of doubts.. Are they good enough to sell and will people notice and mind the imperfections? Will anyone want to buy them? Am I making too much stuff that I'm going to be left with at the end of the night, am I wasting my time?
I have no idea what to expect and I'm finding it a little bit unsettling!!

One thing's for sure, if I have anything left after the fair, I will be doing a giveaway, so stay tuned!

Goodbye..

For 3 little friends who are moving to the country, far far away..

 

Thank you teacher

Last year I made a proper Advent calendar for M's teacher - except it had 30 pockets and a drawing or letter by each child in each pocket. It was A LOT of work and at the time I thought "It's M's first year at school.. His teacher was great - and she's getting married.. I won't be making an Advent calendar every single year for every single teacher.."
And here we are, end of Year 1, and M's teacher this year was excellent too! We always do a class collection and give the teacher some vouchers but I thought she deserved something special..
I couldn't face doing another enormous Advent calendar this time round - and didn't have the time anyway - so I took the easy option and made a smaller one with fewer pockets. I wasn't organised enough to ask the children to contribute so it's just a present from me to an amazing teacher.. Hope she likes it!

Production line

 

 

Since the last craft night with my friends and since we decided to have a stall together at Christmas, I've been a lot more productive than I'd been in a loooong time!! I love seeing those little faces come to life!

Work in progress

I can't seem to get any sewing done these days.. In between end of year shows, playdates, looking for something to wear at my cousin's wedding in a couple of weeks time, avidly reading The perks of being a wallflower, sorting out through thousands of old photos, taking Y to the nursery school he'll be going to in September (yikes!!), this and that.. But.. my friends and I met up for our monthly craft night last night and we talked about having a stall at the school Christmas fair next December - I'm very excited! And maybe that was just the kick in the butt I needed to get making again..

First though, I have to finish this..