My machine can now sleep peacefully.

I like the look of the machine "sashiko"  stitching we did at Sewing Club this month.  I have used mine to make 'jamies' for my new Janome sewing machine, so she wont get dusty when she sleeps at night.  I made so many mistakes doing the cutting out for this project, but each one of the wrong sized fabrics has been used - averting a disaster of not having enough trim/lining fabric.  It just took a bit of redesigning to manage it.

I copied the shape of the central sashiko pattern and quilted it on the back of the cover also, though it doesnt show too well in the photo.

I have also been cutting out and labelling all the pieces  for  Joy's Doctor Bag class at Sew This and That tomorrow. 

Hmmm.  Hope they will work well together.  The main thing is that I like them heaps. 

Friday saw a change of pace.  I could go to school as a Grandparent, for Grandparents Day.  We had a lovely time helping our prep grandchildren with a craft activity - they made and decorated a bookmark which they then gave to us. They entertained us with jokes, singing and poems while we ate lunch, and afterwards we were invited to join them for Chapel.

Such concentration.

I dont know who was the most excited on the day, the children or the grandparents. (secretly I think it was the grandparents).