I’m heading off to Sewjourn tomorrow afternoon with another seven crafty gals.  Maybe I’ve mentioned that already!  So far, I have this little pile of sewing ready:

From top to bottom:

• pink fabric – winter pinafore for Clare
• floral corduroy – winter jacket for Stella (vintage pattern)
• floral corduroy – winter pinafore for Stella
• blue floral – winter dress for Stella (vintage pattern)
• cream floral – winter dress for Clare (vintage pattern) & maroon waistcoat.

And those are new zipper feet on top of the pile.  Now that I have bought them I am almost guaranteed to find the old one that Stella “hid”.

Stella loves to play with pins when she’s in my sewing room.  Generally she deposits them through the little hole at the top of my machine where the bobbin winder clicks across.  I hate to think what the repairman is going to think the next time he services the machine – there must be loads of pins in there by now.  Lucky for me it doesn’t seem to have caused any mechanical problems – although I am starting to run short of pins.

Yesterday I received another pile of loveliness in the form of vintage sheet fat quarters from Chaletgirl’s Vintage Sheet Swap.

There is now a towering pile of vintage sheet goodness on the top shelf of my cupboard.  I need to make something from it!

I have also packed a small amount of crochet for the weekend away.

This is the Larksfoot stitch pattern from April’s Hip to Hook.  This will be a cushion (I clearly have a bit of a predilection for crochet cushions at the moment).  I’ve also packed the Wool-Eater Blanket (desperately in need of further progress), this month’s Ravelry 12 inch block crochetalong and Freya’s crocheted hat which awaits some colourful crocheted flowers. 

And then there are the embroidery patterns waiting to be traced.  Shall I even mention the other fabric on the table ready to make some clothes for me?  Or the quiltalong fabric just waiting to become a quilt?  Ah, to dream…

By the way, thank you so much to everyone who left such lovely supportive comments on my last post!  You’re all so sweet.