a leave of absence

After a while away from the blog I'm back.  I have been sewing, nothing fancy or new but I'm still plodding away.  I did my first market in March - Suitcase Rummage - which was a great experience. The idea of selling out of a suitcase kept it simple (for me), I made zip purses, oilcloth toiletry bags and covered coat hangers.  Surprisingly, I even made some money so have booked another market in June!

This week I've been watching the Great British Sewing Bee, I'm hooked.  It's like My Kitchen Rules for sewers.  It's the inspiration I need to start sewing properly again.  But, it will have to wait as I'm going to the US and Canada for all of May - I will be sewing-less but plan to stock up on fabric and ideas while travelling.  Can't wait.

call me nanna

One of my memories of my Nanna was she seemed to be always knitting coat hanger covers, they were the same pattern but in different colours.  Sometimes they had the plastic tubing to cover the metal hook, sometimes they didn't.  I only have one of Nanna's coat hangers in my cupboard now.



At Christmas last year I decided I'd make some of my own coat hangers but would crochet them as I'm not a knitter.  My friends called me Nanna but didn't say no when I handed them out, everyone is a secret padded coat hanger lover.  I finished a few more tonight and I'm keeping them.