more Miss Kate

 A tiny bit more progress was made on Sunday with my

Miss Kate quilt.

So far it looks like this when all placed together.

Still a long way to go...

Boxy Pouches

2 different patterns

2 different interfacings

2 similar but different results.

This one was the more detailed pattern in the number of steps

to create the pouch.

Towards the end it was fiddly because I was working

with small pieces.

The pattern called for ironing a fold down the middle of each piece.

I then had trouble ironing out that fold.

I think it should come good over time.

The interfacing was one from Spotlight and held any ironed shape very well.

Over- all a great pattern and I was pleased with the result.

This was the second one.

A different pattern, less pieces and less steps,

however not as neat on the inside.

If you're not into exposed/raw seams, then this pattern is not for you.

For this one I used Pellon shape flex.

Oh boy!

I'd never used it before.

AMAZING!

I bought some on e-bay to try as I keep seeing it in patterns.

Shops owners of Australia -

START STOCKING THIS PRODUCT!

It is firm yet flexible, hence the name.

You can iron it and it is still pliable.

I loved working with it.

Overall I prefer the second boxy pouch -

it's Bonnie and Camille,

it was quick,

it was super easy and not fiddly,

the shape is better (due to the shape flex).

Oh and these are my first 2 finishes for September.

OPAM

August finishes total 6

A noodlehead divided basket

A May Chappell All sewn up  sewing kit for Illene

Filled with some sewing goodies for her birthday on Friday.

Heat packs...1

2 and 3

and 9 little houses for a swap -

only I haven't included them in the total because

by the rules they aren't a finish.

There's one more thing I finished but I can't share yet

as the recipient hasn't got her hot little 

hands on it yet...soon.

So my total for August is 6.

How many things did you finish?

Soak

My first order has arrived!

I ordered hand cream, foot cream, nail polish,

flatter and a soak kit complete with yarn.

My daughter asked me if I bought it for the yarn.

I told her no...but it did influence my purchase...slightly!

The hand cream is lovely.

I'll be trying the flatter out later today - I'll let you know what I think.

Miss Kate

I could resist temptation no longer.

I had to open Miss Kate.

It felt so good!

I opened 2 jelly rolls.

I am creating theses...

Do you think it would be ok to set my class a

task for the day so that I can sit and sew in the

corner for the day - because I want to make 

more of these!

I think that Miss Kate might very well now be my favorite.

I know we shouldn't have favorites...

What's your favorite Bonnie and Camille range?

Presents

Lots of secret sewing around here lately.

I finally have 2 of 3 presents wrapped and ready to post.

Keep your eye on the postie ;)

Stitcherina

Does it again!

Rina looks after me so well - and her service is fantastic!

I love that we have developed an online friendship now.

I love that she spoils me!

I love that I have more Miss Kate and now I feel

I can finally cut into her.

If you want good service and good prices - visit Stitcherina on Etsy.

Rina is awesome!

For those of you who are wondering this was ordered before

my fabric diet - I haven't broken it, yet...

A sticky situation...

A while ago I was having trouble with HSTs.

I just wasn't as precise as I wanted to be.

For some reason they weren't all sitting as they 

should and it was frustrating me.

I went on the search for a new method.

I found glue.

Yep glue.

At first I was all "no way, you can't do that"

and then I thought maybe I should try it.

OH MY GOODNESS!

I ordered this little lot from Purple Daisies Quilting

I will let you know how they work out when I use them.

Retreat

On Thursday and Friday the staff at my school went on a retreat.

2 whole days.

It was so nice to get away and work on spirituality and Choice Theory.

We stayed in Inverloch at the RACV resort.

The weather was amazing!

Although I didn't make it to the beach, the blue sky was enough for me.

The gardens at the resort were lovely.

The whole things was very uplifting and calming.

When I got back home, a little person told me

that he had survived without me.

He was very pleased with himself.

For me, revisiting Choice Theory was wonderful.

A couple of years ago I had the opportunity to spend a week

in the school holidays doing the basic course.

I'm now considering doing the intensive training.

I love the personal freedom I find in Choice Theory.

Choice Theory was developed by William Glasser.

If you want to have a look and learn a bit more 

you can go to Choice Practice who did our recent training or to here.

Tell me what you think - do you know Choice Theory?

Angel

This angel lives at my school.

She spends a week at a time with someone.

It is all done anonymously - we never know who has given her to us.

At the end of our week we put her into someone else's

pigeon hole, someone who has been an angel to us.

She has just spent a week on my desk.

I have no idea who gave her to me,

let alone what I had done to deserve it, but I was

truly thankful.

I can't really explain how I felt when I opened up

my pigeon hole and found her in there.

It made me feel valued, special and appreciated.

It also drove me nuts - as I wracked my brain trying to figure out

who put her in there.

Then I decided to just enjoy her.

The kids in my class were funny about it.

They know about the angel - she travels a lot.

They kept asking what I had done and who gave it to me.

Their ideas on how she ended up with me were very sweet.

I like seeing the world through the eyes of a child...