WOYWW 560

TIME MATTERS, COUNT IT MANY WAYS...

Brace yourselves (especially you Julia)...

Drum Roll.....

I have made a LIST!!

I know you thought you'd never see the day coming but I have so many different irons in the fire as it were, that I need to just clarify what the priorities are and when they're needed for.  This is just a one off however, it isn't natural LOL!!

Whilst sorting out fabric for the WI bags, I came across a selection of cottons that Sue Dyer sent me a few months ago. I had a good cutting out session ready for sewing when I need supplies for the cafe. Thanks Sue, they're really pretty!

And I finished off a couple of pieces of my stash too - that's the end of the camper van for example!

My WI are making five wreaths to be used in the D Day landing ceremonies in France later this year - a lot are needed so this is my TV crafting of an evening.

And these are for the WI craft club next Tuesday - we're painting pots! These were damp after being outside at the store so I'm allowing them to dry out first, just as well we don't need that table for a while eh?!

But the most important commitment this week is playing with my band at the Welsh Regionals contest - this is the important one of the year as your finishing position affects your placings in the sections. As with football leagues you can be promoted or relegated so it all hinges on this performance. This is the Second Section Test piece:

I rather like it! However just look at this one small section:

Even if you don't read music, you've got to admit that the composer is having a laugh with all these time signature changes! The 10/8 sections have to be treated like the Mission Impossible music, needless to say there's a lot of counting to be done.

Wish us luck on Saturday!
xxxx

WOYWW 559

PAPA'S GOT A BRAND NEW BAG....

I hope that Storm Dennis passed you by and didn't inflict too much damage - the gales were horrendous here on the coast but we weren't flooded unlike some of the poor folk in the Valleys and Herefordshire/Worcestershire. It was foolhardy to go out if you didn't need to, so there's been quite a bit of sewing going on...and all to do with bags.

I saw a FB post by Catriona a while back about making shopping bags from recycled fabric and thought it might be a good thing for the WI group to do, as one of the resolutions was about stopping plastic usage.  

So last Thursday, a group of us gathered:
Some cut out the fabric....

Some ironed!

And some sewed! We had a really good day, Janet provided lunch and it's amazing how the time flew.

I came home with a lot of spare fabric and decided to crack on and make a few more - so while the wind was howling and the rain lashed against the window panes, I sat in my snug little JanCave having a lovely time!

It's easier to make lots of one thing at a time so there's handles aplenty here.

I used some of my stash - the yellow made a good partnership with the floral ex-duvet cover!!

I made quite a few and was wondering how to photograph them all and found this handy chap who was willing to make a fool of himself, all for the sake of my blog ;-)
Lol!!! 

We took the 48 bags to WI today and each member could pick one, the remainder and all future bags will be going to some of the independent shops in Burry Port and given out free of charge.

They are a good bunch of gals!!

And I came home with more fabric so there's quite a few more bags to be made, we'll have to have another sewing day!

Have a good week xxxxxx

WOYWW 558

COME BACK, BABY COME BACK....

Welcome to the crafty shenanigans of a fabricaholic - there's been quite a lot going on this week with a lot to show all you lovely deskers around the world who link up on What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday

First things first - my machine is back - woohoo *happy dance* It was kind of Janet to lend me her machine but I'm very pleased to have mine back where it belongs in the  JanCave. Look:

And it was put to use pretty much straight away!

Not only were there sunglasses cases on the go but I needed some quilted squares to go between my frying pans in the new kitchen drawer (to stop them getting scratched)

So I found some spare fabric (I might have a fair few bits of that, lol!), cut out some squares, fused some wadding, added some fancy pants stitching et voila.....

Does the trick and it makes me smile every time the drawer is opened!

I found a new fabric stall in Carmarthen market - run by the lovely Jane, there's a grand selection of reasonably priced quilting cottons, felts, polycottons and haberdashery.
It's called Foxglove Fabrics (the link takes you to her FaceBook page) I think I shall be visiting there quite often!

And of course I bought some whilst I was there.....
For various projects!

And then I had a card making session with Kim, a friend from WI, as I need a fair few birthday cards for the lovely ladies this year as our membership has risen substantially.

We soon covered the table with stuff!! I'm not the world's greatest card maker but we had a nice time chatting and going Ooooooh over the gems and sparkles ;-)


Hope you are unscathed after Storm Ciara on Sunday, goodness it was scary but we got through without any damage. 

Have a lovely crafty week!!

WOYWW 557

FIND AN ISSUE, GET AHEAD,
GET IT SORTED, LIKE YOU SAID.

It's a short and sweet one today! All I seem to have been doing is sorting stuff.....

Mini purses all stacked up ready for sewing and every pair of scissors that I own seems to be out...why? I dunno, can't tell you why!!

But the eagle eyed regular visitors might have noticed a different machine...
My Janome was making 'Help Me' sounds so off to be serviced it has gone. And my WI mate Janet stepped into the breach by lending me hers! There's still stuff to be made and I couldn't be without a machine, so I'm very grateful.

And while the kitchen stuff is all back in, the contents of the sideboard in the dining room have to be replaced - it's where I keep the card making essentials but this lot is going to be weeded before being replaced. The charity shop in town is always grateful for crafting allsorts!

The sorting isn't just for crafting either - I recently took over as Librarian for my band..you wouldn't believe the state that all the music was in. I blooming well deserve a medal, it is going to take a long time but you gotta start somewhere!
I've already sorted it back into individual pieces, now I'm doing it into band order starting with the highest instrument (soprano cornet) down to the lowest (BBb Bass) then the percussion. This way I can check which parts are missing, so it may take longer now but will be worth it in the long run.

I may be some time..........

Hope you've had a lovely crafting week xxxxxxxx

WOYWW 769

 WE'LL MEET AGAIN.... I'm going to take a break from blogging for a while - please don't worry, all is ok! - think I just need a...