On My Mind....Spring is coming

A few things that have happened in the last week or so to let me know that Spring is nearly here. Lucy Goose's first eggs, the Jonquils in flower, blossoms on the peach tree (and a bee!) and mother hen with her baker's dozen of chicks.

Happy Spring to those south of the equator :D.



Cheers,

Robyn

FNSI – Oven Glove

I wasn’t going to post this as I did just as much unsewing as sewing, it’s still not bound and I’m debating whether to finish it at all. Then I thought that it happens to all of us and might make someone else who has trouble sewing oven gloves/mitts a bit less disappointed when theirs goes awry.

This is the ‘nice’ view

Look, good fit!

However.......see the unsewn pieces?

I think I’ll sew the next one up a little differently so there’s not so many thick seams at corners and curves.

Hope everyone had a productive FNSI J.

Cheers,

Robyn

On My Mind...FNSI

Lol, I realised as I put this pie in the oven this morning that I've done it again......put my name down for FNSI (Friday Night Sew In) and forgot to post about it on my blog!! So there's no posts here about sewing until tomorrow but the chicken and vegetable pie is for tea tonight so I can have more time sewing instead of cooking and washing dishes :D. 

Cheers,
Robyn

On My Mind - bags of stuff

I've been busy doing lots of things lately and the Tri-pocket tote is one of them. This one has been sent to my daughter and she's delighted with it as it will hold her folders, notebook, mobile phone etc. I have enough material from the op-shop to make about 4 more and these will be for sale on my stall as upcycled crafts at the markets at a local school at the end of this month. The pattern is from "Simple Gifts to Stitch" by Jocelyn Worrall and I borrowed it from my local library.

Cheers,
Robyn

Winter Mornings, Wonderful Effects

I watched DD run up to the bus this morning and noticed the silvery cobwebs so I grabbed my camera.

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Of course the assistant took the chance to put in a bit of birdwatching time. 

I almost have a bokeh photo here because of the dew and the camera is still on auto, however I did select a smaller frame instead of using telephoto. I must remember that in the future.

The one below was a 'mistake' as I was trying to take a photo of that cheeky cockatiel in my avatar sitting on my right shoulder. I was operating the camera with my left hand and she decided to go elsewhere as the shutter closed. As it was an experiment on the auto setting without using the flash this is the effect achieved.

Lol, looks like a poorly developed 35mm film doesn't it!

Thanks for looking :)

Cheers

Robyn