Onwards and upwards ..

So - last night I started my Gail Pan candle mat - what a delight to sew and so much easier using a hoop as she recommended.  With any luck the hand sewing for this can be finished and the mat made up by the weekend.














This morning started with a visit to the doctors - I know that we used to joke that old people lived at the doctors but I am beginning to feel as if a visit is part of my social life!  Nothing serious, I hope, but I have been having a foul taste in my mouth for a couple of months and it is getting worse.  Apparently its a possible side effect to all the medication that I have to take and they think that I have a mouth infection - cue medication to swirl around in your mouth before swallowing - just to add to all the other pills!  Anyway it was a good opportunity to fill the car up - I am off over to Sheffield tomorrow for a flying visit and would have to drive on fumes otherwise.

Of course all of this meant that I didn't get home much before lunch so took the opportunity to get the house straight and hovered before settling down to an afternoon's worth of sewing.  I really wanted to show you the completed outside of the bag at least!  (Ssh - don't tell anyone - it could be / just might be finished tomorrow - oops I said that out loud!)









Finally - after looking through the book that came yesterday I fell in love with this Christmas quilt (Mum - it matches your Christmas trees!  Just saying x).  What with the Snow Happy Hearts quilt, the Gail Pan quilt and this one life is sure going to be busy next year!










By the way - it did rain yesterday after all - a light shower just when I took the green bin out at 10pm.  Today?  Glorious sunshine again.  Lovely!