Found it Again ...

... phew, seem to have rediscovered my sewing mojo.

Took advantage of my non-sewing month to get my sewing machine serviced for the first time ever.  I was given it when I was 16, so it's been in near constant use for the last 24 years!  It feels like a new machine!

I also knitted a tank top for my son - when I showed it to him, he told it he loved it and gave it a kiss, so I guess he's quite pleased with it!

However, after a month without the machine, my fingers started to itch again, so it was a relief to get the machine back and start work on my next project - a schoolbag for my daughter.  We looked at all the lovely ones in Gap - and they are cool bags - but the trouble is, ALL the children have them, so I thought it would be nicer to make her one.  That way, no-one would have the same as her!

And this is the result:

I'm really pleased with and she thinks it's "cool" so all is well!

I also went back to the bag I had made for a friend's birthday and decided to add a lace trim to it.  I still wasn't 100% sure, but the friend was thrilled with it, so I guess it was ok after all!

It's funny how you spend so long making something that you see all the teeny tiny faults on it, whereas everyone else just see it at face value and don't notice all those teeny tiny faults at all!

Am now back on the quilt I am making for my son .... will post pics next time!