Crazy Patchwork...Lavender Heart...finished!

well I've finally finished it, a crazy patchwork carrier bag holder for my Mum's birthday next week.

Two weeks ago , the main cream fabric was a plain pillowcase and the patches all made from leftover fabric scraps and with a lace trimmed hanging loop.

It's taken about three days altogether, picking up and putting down when I felt like adding some more patches.

The only bit I'm not really happy with is the middle part, I feel it should have more than a piece of ribbon and buttons, but what? a piece of lace?

.....but I know whatever I make my Mum will be really pleased with it and it is one of a kind just like my Mum.

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Here is a close-up of the lace hanging loop which doesn't show up very well on the first picture.



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.....just off to write the card and wrap the rest of the presents.







this is one of the other presents, ( I wish I could make things like this, it was bought from a garden centre we visited the other week, I bought myself a tissue box cover, I will post photo later, there was a range of items, quilt covers cushions etc etc)





This is described on the label as a "rubbish bin" but I think it's too nice to use for that purpose , so I'm going to tell my mum it's a magazine rack.

I never know what to buy for presents because my mum doesn't drink alcohol or eat much chocolate and I prefer to get something different than the 'usual' presents anyway. I think thats why I usually make something.

It must be my week for 'finishing' things, about three years ago me, hubby and son visited Norfolk and the lavender fabric was part of a small plain rectangle lavender bag which I bought from the Norfolk Lavender Farm on the last day as we came home, so I decided to alter it.......three years later, its finished!
and you can probably just see in the background is a favourite book "grumpy old women" , now I'm the wrong side of "40" , when I read it, I can see a lot of myself in there....

Josie x