Heat Waves and Hot Water Bottles!

Obviously if you want the sky to look like this..

you need to make some of these!!

I decided to recycle some old pyjamas to make some hot water bottle covers ready for the winter. I have been saving the dinosaur ones for a couple of years now as they were a favourite and I wanted to recycle them in some way. The covers aren't particularly pretty but they are functional. I basically just made a quilt sandwich with pyjama, blanket and cotton lining, which I quilted together. Then I sewed them up and attached a button at the top.

(Notice the lovely bee that tried to get in on the action!)

 

Maybe I'll make some more in the hope that the sunshine stays.

Afternoon sunshine.

Finally managed to catch some afternoon sunshine between the clouds and get some photos.

I have been working on a glasses case design and this is it so far..

I'm not sure about the button loop and would really like a buttonhole but I can't quite work out how to get it where it needs to be. I will keep trying.

While the sun was out I did a quick look at other things in the garden..

The quince is starting to turn golden.

The Ivy looks good, I love the flower heads.

The tomatoes are still going.

And the Acer looks like it is enjoying the burst of sunshine as much as me!

A flock of robbins.

 

I have finished a ?flock? of Aroma Robbins. Is that what you call a group of robbins? I'm not sure.

And I hastily put together a neck pad requested  for the strap of a saxophone using some of the lovely new fabric that arrived from Fabric Rehab last week
(you should be able to just click on that Mum and get to the shop).
 I backed it with a piece of recycled fleece jumper and added a velcro fastening.

It does the job.