Tinkerblue

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Running a little behind on the Institches Sew Along.  The Hanging Toiletry Basket was the July project. 

Looks to cute doesn't it?  Shouldn't be too hard, should it?  It's small.  Should be quick.

Wait until you see the pages in the book.  9 pages.  Then it  just looks intimidating.  19 steps.  More, acutally .  Most steps have a. b. and c.  Some even have d.  And Step 2 has a. b. c. d. e. f. g!  I kept putting it off.  No more.  It's finally done.

I had trouble understanding the instructions. alot.  I got frustrated.  alot.  I had to rip the seams. alot.  I cursed.  alot. 

The seams don't match.

The corners are not square.

The fish on the front pocket are upside down.

But it's done.  And now it's hanging in the guest bathroom with shampoo, conditioner, soap, razor, emery board, lotion.  If you don't look too closely it looks okay.

I originally saw lots of gifting potential for the hanging toiletry holder.

A newly pregnant mum to be - belly cream, nipple cream, nail polish, gift certificate for a mum to be massage.

A baby gift a la Kelli.

A house warming gift a la Finny - for a new apartment with balcony containter garden

For a bride to be - nail polish, emery board, hand and foot cream, spa gift certificate

For a friend who need time to herself - a book, a bottle of bubble bath, some body lotion, and coupon for a couple hours of baby sitting.

Ahh the options were endless.

Nope. I hated sewing this caddy with a passion.  I will not be sewing it again! 

At least not until I calm down.

My To Do List is getting longer, my days off shorter

I was supposed to have Sunday and Monday off.  Now I only have Monday off.  I have a long list of WIPs that need to be finished.  I have another long list of things to start, and then leave half done for months on end.

But Monday I plan to finish some of the half done list.

You can make your own card here.  I've been using it since April. 

I don't have a dining table but I have placemats and napkins

I know, I'm behind.  Get over it.  And the photos were taken at night with bad lighting.

What month is it?  August, right?  So here is my contribution for the Institches Sew Along for JUNE. 

We have a gazillion placemats and napkins and we don't have a dining table, so we need more placemats like we need a hole in the head.  Therefore these will be a christmas gift.  I really like them though, and if we had a dining table, I might be very tempted to keep them. 

Like the pyjama pants, the placemats are absolutely huge. I made the napkins smaller than the pattern called for. 

The front of the placemats are a pale green linen and Heather Bailey's floral print from Fresh Cut.  The back is plain cream canvas.

One side of the napkins is the pale green linen and the other side is Heather Bailey's green and pink geometric print from Fresh Cut.  I made 8 placemats and 8 napkins.  I didn't have enough to make the set from all floral or all geometric print.  Hence the mix and match.  But it's all the same colourway.  So it's good. Right?

It's very summery, and will be given with the candle holder that's on the coffee table as well.  Pity the receiver has to wait until Christmas when it's wont be quite so summery.  But it will be great next summer, outside on her deck.