following in my foot steps!

My lovely daughter surprised me yesterday! she has never shown much interest in the sewing machine or and sewing at all really even though my stuff is always all over the house, but yesterday she asked if she could learn to use it one day (inspired I think by her young aunty who who has just been taught at school, thanks Mabel!)
I jumped at the opportunity and suggested we start right away! we decided on a peg bag  (as I needed one!)
As we started I was explaining the different pattern pieces she would need, she really didn't seem to get it and I worried it would be another disastrous teaching experience for me and Jesse, but I backed off and asked her to re explain to me what she had to do and she had got it all! I let her use the iron for the first time to press seams , she was very careful and controlled, and with the sewing machine....she was excellent! great foot control and turned the fabric perfectly round the corner! I was oozzzzing with pride. within 10 minutes she had a perfect finished peg bag! and she was saying what can i make next!!! (tear of pride in eye!)
only problem now is I think we may be fighting for the machine!

New shoes!

As well as making more bird bags for my shop, I have been making shoes this weekend.
slipper shoes/room shoes I wanted some for me but also as possible xmas presents for a few people, the pattern was from etsy it was really easy and clear and they have turned out very nice if I dont say so myself! i have cut out 2 more in differnt fabrics to make ASAP xxx

Basket of Jays eggs

Painting of the day! started just as a test piece, working a little larger and wanting to perfect faces!

wasnt sure about the green or where she was in space, a friend suggested a pattern down the side, I loved idea and researched traditional wall paper designs picked one and made stencil. I'm really pleased with result I will try this again see what happens

xxx