Today my post will be sewing related I promise just had get a few holiday shots in....

I have a finish for September.... back at the start of August Jenny of Elefantz blog suggested a challenge to make a sewing machine cover which is something that has been on my to do list for many years, so I designed one for my darling Lizzie.....

I borrowed the flower and bird from a lovely quilt design in Homespun Vol 10- No8 by Kellie Wulfsohn from Don't Look Now which is a fun blog to have a peek at... I used the buttonhole stitch on Lizzie(my Bernina 440 QE) with a varigated thread and I was very pleased with the end result, could be the start of something big maybe instead of needle turning my applique quilts I can do them on the machine, much quicker to make......

Then I needed a little sewing bag to cart my sewing around in my handbag so I whipped up this little purse from Jennifer Knol, it was nice and quick to make.....

It has a cute little Ladybug button to keep it closed

This is my cross-stitch that I carted around  during my travels, good idea when you have to sit in airports and planes waiting to travel... I pre-threaded my needles so I wouldn't need my scissors.......

Now I have some exciting news to tell you I have only three sleeps until I fly to Adelaide for the Beating Around the Bush convention.......

I am going there with my SIL Chris and two stitching girl-friends, Sharon and Melissa, we booked this in December last year so we are all very excited that it is finally here.....