friday makings

 This is for Kate.

There are some loosely based piles of things ive been saving for these knits.  I had to do a quick trip to the op-shop to find some more laces as I ran out just as I got started and I thought I had a decent supply??

Its going to get chaotic in here with making over the weekend as my daughter and hubby are coming down.

Zjah said shes been doing cardigans too so well be able to compare notes and swap ideas.

Shes a fan of the frill where-as im a fan of the velvet.

And of course ill have a little person to entertain if I can prise her away from her Poppa.

Perhaps while hes cooking?

Im still sick (a cough that goes all day and all night, ive been sleeping on the couch) so wont begin the patterns for the Lumberjackets today like I wanted to. On the upside, my stomach muscles are getting a workout. Should have a six pack by monday.

I really wanted to ride the wave after all your great feedback yesterday. Its not meant to be. I got halfway through the first pattern and my supply of brown paper decided to run out after much posting at the beginning of the week.  

I had to clean out the freezer this morning and thought id do the fridge too while I was at it. I try to do this at the beginning of each month anyway but this time

there was an exploded beer bottle. Me.

To me its an odd thing to agonise about having to do a certain dreaded job housewise, then when you actually set about doing it, it takes hardly anytime at all. The more often I do a job,

like the fridge or pantry, the quicker that job takes.

I often have what I call a 'NIKE' friday. Just do it! So, ladies, heres to getting all those

 5 minute jobs done today!

In and around the 'making' of course.

Ill be drawing the winners for the giveaway today at around 5 oclock.

For anyone who hasnt yet seen it, theres still time.

my creative space

Today I woke up cold. I dont remember my dreams very often but this morning I had been dreaming of finishing this jacket. I remember thinking in my dream that I couldnt very well begin to make for others what I cant even finish for myself. Kind of felt like false advertising. So there you have it, the story behind my mornings sewing.

This is the jacket I started here.

As summer was just about to hit. Im a bit seasonally challenged.

See that aqua ceramic pear shaped thingamajig? Its a paper weight and I bought him from the pottery guy at Mulgrave market on the weekend and he now helps me with my cutting out. Heavy fabrics slide off the table and I get very hot under the collar. So this morning was a good morning cutting out.

I still found cutting out around an already put together outer highly challenging. Oh yeah, the lining I finally chose is a piece of papery cotton that my daughter tea-dyed.

I just had to hand finish this baby and was pleasantly surprised that it didnt take me long.

I must be getting faster. I am!

I used red thread so I would see the teeny tiny stitches afterwards.

Ill be needing some more of these buttons, so if anyone knows where I can get a stash it would be much appreciated. I think they give the right lumberjack-ey look to the final coat. Hey. I just figured out. 

Ill call them 

LUMBERJACKETS!

Get yourself over to Kirsty's to see what all the fuss is about.