Adrenaline

Its been a very slow month for sewing here. There have been piles of works-in-progress accumulating. I seem to have been working in slow motion. That was, until the penny dropped yesterday morning.

Kindergarten concert. Friday. Hmmm. Does that mean? Yes. Kindergarten is ending for the year. And that would mean? Oh no! I need a present for kindergarten teacher. Tomorrow!

Now while I had fully intended on making a gift for Argy's lovely teacher and had loosely decided on a bag, I hadn't actually thought through the fine details. Like a pattern. Or fabric. So yesterday I made a mad dash to IKEA for some decorator weight fabric. Then a mad dash back home. And then I waited patiently for Bargy to fall asleep for the afternoon (with all his pedal-pushing, that boy is a menace around a sewing machine).

Once he was out-for-the-count, there was a great deal of frenzied snip-snipping and stitch-stitching. Apparently I can get quite a lot done once there's adrenaline involved.

Here it is ready to wrap. Its the first bag I have made and just a very simple style. I modelled it on the ubiquitous Australian supermarket "green" bag - a four sided number, with an oblong base and sturdy handles. The outside is decorator weight cotton and the inside is lined with rip-stop nylon. I used a piece of heavy-weight fast2fuse interfacing to make the bottom nice and sturdy. The seams have been sewed toward the outside of the bag and enclosed in bias binding.

So I think we are ready to head off to the big end of year party at kindergarten this morning.

What do you mean we need to take food? Sorry must dash ...