nothing much to report today, have been to see tax man so thats one less thing to do this week, i looked... and i stared at the floors, that need sweeping and mopping, then i moved straight onto the computer as thats more interesting, he he he
have made a few more square blocks for my new quilt but even thats going sooo slow, either that or time is moving double fast

think i may of over done the beading on the red and white

ok so not much going on here today still trying to finish my friends 700+ soap bags just not getting anywhere fast, the sun has decided to hide itself behind a big grey cloud
i want to do a little test to see if anyone actually reads this blog, can you actually see my posts
or are they not showing up anywhere as i only have one follower i can only assume no one reads this blog
so again i am talking to myself ,lmao
if you can see this blog please could you just hit follow me button or just leave me a little hi in messages so i know people can see me
even if you are not interested in what i do or say
i would be very very grateful thankyou

wow busy day today, whats on my worktable, well firstly i have to make up at least 700 soap bags for my soap making friend, i have managed to complete 200 in two days, but have now been waylayed by a lady wanting alterations
that is now complete
i have started my version of boro quilt which is going pretty well, but is going to take foreverrrrr
and i also managed to finish some more purses i just love the fact that i stumbled across some gold coloured chain while i was in a chinese shop yesterday ,this finishes them off perfectly,
ok so some piccies of whats going on today

this is of purses awaiting finishing

wooo hooo this is them finished with the gold chain

so love this

oops in the wrong order, but this one is almost finished

the blue in center of window is a beautiful embroidered flower which came 

from a pillow my mum sent to me the other week and i think it works

perfectly

this is a sneeky peeky of the boro inspired quilt i would love to become a double bed size
but knowing me very well i think i may just make up it to a lap quilt size he he he

this is whats actually sitting on my work table at this moment in time, i really do need to make a start on this pile, these little bags are for my soapy friend jen, who makes all of her own soap, each one made from locally sourced ingredients and are eco friendly, no rubbish in her soaps

ok so my mind wandered again and i had an idea to make this bag, the idea came from a picture of a canvas i saw on the web the other day , and this is what i ended up with, its not too big and not too small, but i just love the little houses, ok i think i must get and do some more work instead of sitting here rambling on and on as i know nobody is listening to me,lol, xxxxxxxxxx

now what else have i been up to, oh yes

i sooo love making these little wallets, they are lined with a silky fabric with a gorgeous little dress notepad and pen, wonderful gifts, i think the family will be getting these this xmas

they have a pocket to the side for your phone,more paper or for keys etc, you decide, you can find
these for sale on facebook/jansfabfairies or message me here if interested

oooh i think i showed you the wrong pics of lap quilt, heres the right ones lol, its getting late

ooh now thats better....this is the new lap quilt, with lace and ribbon

so i think its time to show you all what else i have made in my busy little life,

this was just a little thing i had in my head you know when you go to bed ,lights out and then all of a sudden you jump up and back out to grab some paper and a pen because theres an idea you want to make right now, but you are too tired

oooooh so i have been a busy little bee lately, i have just finished another lap quilt in cathedral windows patchwork, loving it as usual, it is in my etsy shop if youd like to view it ...jansfabfairies...
anyway i have also made some more squares and i am really determined to make this one at least double bed sized, she says but then gets bored, and only ends up to be lap size again.
but hey i have also been reading up on boro quilts, i was on someone blog yesterday who was talking about the japanese art of boro...boro..meaning rag strips,,,and how they used to repair all their clothes with mostly straight stitches...and now i want to make one as i cant afford to pay like 6,000 dollars for one
if you get the chance google boro, it is very interesting
i will show you how this pans out if i dont get bored with it
does any one else get bored of making things that are bigger then their attention span, especially when it is all stitched by hand, let me know
anyway its getting late and i have so much to show you picture wise, i think i still have to show you some new bags i made the other day,

so this is my new lap quilt

it is 98%handstitched with each block of 4 squares being joined with zigzag on the machine

i then stitched down the middle with ribbon, each block took about 1 hour to make by hand