Sparkling wine, cold and bubbly...

Where did yesterday go? I didn't actually miss a day of my life. The sun was out, the sparkling wine was cold and bubbly... but while I had a nice luncheon my DH was up ladders and on scaffold.

We were supposed to have finished painting the room by now. The walls are washed, the plaster is "puttied" (or whatever it's called) and sanded back. Maybe now we can start with the easy bit - the painting!!

I finished the armchair pincushion on the train.

The lid opens to store stuff inside it.

Last night while my DH was sanding away, my brain wouldn't focus on work anymore, so I played with fabric and my machine. Nice, soothing, mindless sewing that turns into a baby quilt for my cousin's newborn son really quick!

I put the whole quilt top together (it's only small - about 30" x 40"). I just don't have space to spread it out for a photo. (You must remember, while the room is being painted all its furniture is in the rest of the house).

This is looking pretty good on the screen, even if it has something lumpy under it. I think I'll make another quick baby quilt with Dick and Jane for a friend. My goal is 10 for this week. *grin*

Armchair sewing

Just a moment to post something before I get to washing the walls.... One room is practically empty and the rest of the house is packed to the ceiling (my sewing workspace has stuff on the floor again, but that's temporary).

Rosie loaned me a bag of stuff I can use in the felting machine (still unused) I bought last week. She expects to see a blog post loaded at 7am (nearly 2 hours ago) showing what I have tried.

Rosie's bag of stuff

The other day I thought I might take the machine to quilting last night - it's so much easier to take than my sewing machine as I don't need a box full of accessories etc... but I thought it might feel like bragging. Nobody else had a machine last night. So, I didn't. I teased Rosie, I said she brought the bag of stuff so she could have a go on my machine! (I will loan it to her after I have a go).

I made half my armchair pincushion instead. I will take it with me on the train later and do some glove stitch then. Dad and I are off to the museum.

armchair pincushion half made