Wednesday 13 February 2013

Altered view.....

Happy Valentines to all. According to the radio, teachers will receive the most valentine cards today followed by mothers. In this technological age probably lots of emails, twitters, facebook messages etc will replace cards. Myself, I got a very offhand Happy Valentines from my hubbie over breakfast this morning. I'll be waiting awhile for the roses dare say, haha.

For the last 3 months our street has been getting an upgrade. For the last 10 days this has been the view from my sewing room;








This ones a bit blurry but you get the drift. At least twice a day tables and the like need to have the layer of dust wiped away. Dry washing has a 'feeling' to it and any outside conversation leaves dust in your mouth. 6.30 every morning we have a lovely young girl who knocks on our door to ask us to move our car out of the street if we intend to use it that day (there goes any spontanious shopping trips)
No need to say how over it I am.
(This is where I apologise to all Aussie bloggers who are or have faced fires and floods in the last weeks)


I decided to make a couple of placemats to match my table topper. I watched a binding tutorial and used the technique which worked out OK.



Starting to stitch an Easter panel for a little bag for my gd but thats for another day.
Sharyn:)

6 comments:

Fiona said...

Hi Sharyn, it's amazing how these things just disturb us... even if you don't want to go out, when it becomes you 'can't' go it is quite off putting! love the placemats... the internet is so great for learning things...
Hugz

Katherine said...

Road works are the pits lol. Love your table mats.

Valspierssews said...

Happy Valentine's Day. I really like your pinwheel mats.

Michelle Ridgway said...

Fully understand about the works crew. We had 12 months of drainage work in ours and surrounding streets. Love your pinwheels.

Simone Harding said...

All that noise and dust.
Love the placemats. Your binding is great.

Marilyn said...

Love those placemats and table topper. Hope that road work is finished soon so it doesnt keep putting dust everywhere - there's enough of that around without having it added to. lol. The internet sure is handy for learning so many things.