This charming little duffle bag is for the two year old daughter of one of my daughter's friends. It is my last sewing project for this Christmas. I sure don't have much practice with girly stuff but I did have the right colour threads for the top stitching. My grandsons and the little girl's older brother all have their own bags. They are just the right size for a sleepover at Grandma's or a friends. Room for some jammies a couple of toys and a change of clothes. I hope she approves.
Now the attitude problem. I really do not enjoy spending time in the kitchen baking or for that matter cooking. I did in a weak moment offer to bring some Christmas cookies to our daughter's next week. I got the dough ready and chilled and then I could not get it to roll out. I think I had it too dry and too chilled. Hubby to the rescue. He played with it for a while and got it to roll out. Then he cut the shapes and I put on the sprinkles. What a team. I get frustrated almost instantly when I can't do something right in the kitchen but will sit for hours at my sewing machine trying to figure something out. So maybe it is just a partial adjustment that is needed.
The Stashbuster yahoo group has a number of members suggesting a word to live by for 2014. I am still thinking about my choice. Will it be BALANCE? FUN? COMPLETION? SCRAPS? JUST SAY NO! I have not decided. I have also noticed that there are quite a few new BOM's up or advertised as well as some Quilt Alongs. These are so tempting I just don't need or want any more UFO's in my life at the moment.
Piecefully, Joanne
