Hello again

There I was last Monday, minding my own business when WHAM! I got struck down with the most nasty flu. Today was the first day I have been up and feeling ok pretty much all day. A whole week of coughing, nose-blowing, sick children and definitely no sewing. I managed a very few stitches on my hexagons one evening, but it was too much like hard work LOL

As the whole family was finally well enough to go out today, we braved the masses so that DH could make a start on his Christmas shopping (Men!).

And tonight I made a start (and a finish) on 3 quick adult stockings to go with the boy's Christmas stockings...



And I also photographed the packaging of my BQL Secret Santa...



What a cheek! As if I would open it before the 25th!!! :-)

Mean Momma!

I have never had a Christmas stocking. As kids, my brother and I used to hang an old pillowcase over the end of our bed. Now I have children and I had planned to do the same. But I have been told that I'm just mean, so with Christmas fabric in hand and an old stocking donated by Grandma as the pattern, I whipped up 2 last night. I'll add the trim and their names closer to Christmas.

While I was about it I thought I'd make DH one too, but then I thought he has so many odd socks lying around, I'll just hang up one of those as a joke instead! Ho ho ho!


I also needed a new nappy bag. I have a nappy bag, it's nasty and I often don't even take it out of the car. I make bags, but not normally for me. I guess because I can make a bag nobody would make me one so I thought I'll just knuckle down and make this one. You can never have too many bags!!

I added loads of compartments and pockets. Still there's not enough! But this will do. For now.