It's been a strange day. The weather started as a beautiful spring day, by mid afternoon it was wet, gray and windy. Which all left me feeling very foggy and a little jittery. I had trouble settling on doing anything to big or in need of to much thinking, so I decided on a small project out of this months Simply sewing this FQ friendly project. Isn't it cute?
I decided on a mostly pink fish. If I do this again I will use interfacing in the top fin, it's a little floppy.


I just need some buttons to finish as eyes. And I realise not the tail fin is the wrong way round. I swear I read those instructions at least ten times. I was also messaging my wonderful sis so I might of been slightly distracted ;-) So it took me a little longer than it should do. The instructions were very clear though. A I have said before it's the simple things that give me the most trouble usually

So now this pencil case holds my marking tools for sewing, my chalk pencils and pens. I have filled this one with something fast as my 2 cat pencil cases went fast. I had one in mind for a gift for someone and my youngest asked for the other one. Nice to know my sewing is appreciated at least.
I think I am going to make another one or 2 of these without zips as stuffed toys or beanbag type toys for the granddaughters toy box they have here. Both girls absolutely love animals and fish so should appreciate these I think.
If you are wondering about the glass jar there on my desk? It's my snips jar. I got into a really bad habit of snipping threads and dropping them on the floor. Which is fine but my sewing set up is in a really small room which can make hoovering every time I sew a pain in the neck. So I grabbed a large empty coffee jar and place all my snipped threads and small cuttings of things. Amazing how fast it fills up. I love looking at it as it holds memories of things I have been sewing and usually is quite colourful.
So now I am going to go hunt out some buttons right for a pink fish
Take care and stay crafty
Jules
So now I am going to go hunt out some buttons right for a pink fish
Take care and stay crafty
Jules