With the children off on Easter Holidays for two weeks April will slip away and before I know it the big day will be here! Hurrah! But it has motivated me to finish off some projects that have been hanging around for ages....quick....hurry .....sew,sew,sew.
So a large linen antimacassar becomes a tote bag, ready for visiting the park when the summer comes. Lots of room for drinks, rug, suntan lotion and the brolly we'll need if this summer is like the last one! I loved the deep lace border which, folded back on itself, makes a great decorative edge for the bag. I've stitched a couple of pockets inside too so I'm not groping around for essentials.
This is a lovely blend of rescued fabrics - doily was given to me at a jumble sale as I bought some tray cloths I must have looked like the right recipient and the lady thought nobody else would want it! The backing is ticking from the Textile Fair at the Armitage Centre years ago and the linen is an old tea towel that I found at a car boot sale. So it must have cost me at least 50p to put togther and all of 10 minutes sewing time once I actually sat down and got on with it. I like it enormously and felt Mr FK was not enthusiastic enough when I showed it to him - 'well I'll blog about it' I harumphed, 'they'll like it!'
Lastly a bunch of bunnies have been completed, just in time for Easter
Little felty lovies to sit on your egg and keep it warm. Or just to decorate it if it's the chocolate variety.
Have a lovely weekend!