Sunday 4 November 2012

The week that wasn't

I have had a few days off this week, almost a week, but I don't know where those days have gone!
Beccys birthday cake, made by her friend

There has been very little sewing as I have had my dad and stepmum staying and the days have whizzed by.  Wednesday was Beccys birthday, which we spent at Bluewater, spending birthday money and being spoiled by grandparents!


taking a picture of Jenny taking a picture of the birthday girl


birthday tea at the indian
 Yesterday we went to Cambridge to the open day at Anglia Ruskin for Jenny to have a look around.
Tomorrow it's my mums birthday, she goes in to hospital for a knee op!
And then it's Jens birthday on Saturday! 
Mine is somewhere in between that, but I have already been allowed to open my birthday present whilst my dad was here...Jen had organised everyone to give her money and then went and bought me a Nexus 7 (android) tablet: wow, I was speechless (doesn't happen often)  it is amazing and I have so much to learn with it, but I have been messing around with it today.

It did mean that I could sit at my sewing machine and follow noodlehead's wide mouth pouch tutorial picture by picture


 This is for my secret partner in the scrappy swap.  I have used the quilt as you go method, which I have been wanting to try for ages, and this is just the perfect thing


I really hope that I am getting it right for my partner!!   

Back to work tomorrow: not looking forward to that one!!

14 comments:

  1. Happy birthday to you and everyone else. Hope all you had terrific days and that the operation goes smoothly for your mum. And WOW on the tablet!!!

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  2. Oh November is like your July for birthdays in our house! Happy birthday to everyone!

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  3. Happy Birthday to you and Beccy. Pouch fabric choices look fab. It seems the wide mouth pouch QAYG method is the favourite scrappy item in the swap!

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  4. Happy birthday to you (& Beccy). You have had a good week by the looks of it. The scrappy purse is looking good. Di x

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  5. Happy, happy birthday for later this week bloggy friend. Great score on the pressie - have fun playing with your new toy and keep stitching up great things from your portable tutorial displayer!

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  6. if your partner isn't keen, happy for it to be sent downunder!!

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  7. My what a lot of birthdays! Hope you've enjoyed celebrating! Enjoy your new toy! Jxo

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  8. Happy birthdays to all. Sounds like an ace pressie you got Catherine. And I am loving the scrappy pouch so far..

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  9. Wow what a week! Happy birthday to you and all the other members of the family! Lovely pouch, happy playing!

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  10. what a nice way to spend the week.. That pouch is looking fab

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  11. Happy Birthday Catherine and how wonderful to get the tablet! And happy birthdays for the rest of your family, it is well planned - you have a week or two of steady birthday cake!

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  12. So many birthdays ... happy birthday to you! The pouch is going to look great!

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  13. aww Happy birthday! great pouch and fab present!!

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  14. happy bday! the pouch looks super cute so far :D

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