I had a great time on Saturday afternoon at Kirsty’s  HAC craft class making my very own multitasker.

What IS a multitasker, I hear you say?  Other than most of the women you know, of course.  Well, this multitasker is a very handy item to make quilting/sewing/applique/crafting that bit easier.  One half of the inside has a cutting mat; the other side has fine grade sandpaper to hold those fiddly bits of fabric in place while you arrange and rearrange them.  There’s a flap of leatherette in the centre to protect surfaces.

Since when you turn it over, you have an ironing mat!

All made with mostly reclaimed materials.  What an excellent afternoon – great company, making something that’s practical and good to look at.  And there was even champagne, I believe, and yummy cheese and crackers and mouthful sized melting moments (the biscuits, that is).  You can have a look at all of us and our finished multitaskers here.  Kirsty is one clever woman to figure out how to make these and do it in such an environmentally sensible (and frugal) way!  Thanks Kirst.