Simple pleasures

Everyone seems to be doing it - making Union Jack cushions so I thought I'd try making one as well. I still had some left over material from when I made some cushions the other week. For the main stripes I used some of my new fabric bought recently.

I made the back envelope style and made a bias type edging.

It fits in nicely with my rose cushions and I'm quite pleased with my first attempt.

While in a sewing mood I also managed to get another project started and finished. This time it is a cushion made with ties. I first saw this idea on Pams blog here and here in memory of her father and his collection of ties. I've made this cushion for my husband with some of his father's ties. It has worked out nicely - I just wish I had some cushion inners that were nice and plump and big enough!

On my way home from work today I had to stop off at the shops and found this lovely little rose tin in the charity shop for 49p. I think I will keep buttons in it.

Yesterday our lovely sheltie did something very yucky - puked on our bed! He shouldn't have been up on the bed, and why he couldn't have got down to throw up is anyone's guess. So off the sheets and duvet etc... came. Still it was a good excuse to use my new stripy pillowcases!

Oh and I've found a place for the four photo boxes that were sitting in our kitchen! No longer are they there. It is amazing how naming and shaming yourself kick starts you into action. They are now on top of a book case in my younger son's room.

My younger son and I have been on our weekly trip to the library and I have a new pile of books beside my chair to read. Two of the books the library didn't have which I was disappointed about and another was on loan, so this is what I ended up with.