An apple a day...

I couldn't resist this super sweet pincushion by Morgan Wills when I meandered through last Saturday's Craft Victoria 'craft hatch' market. As Morgan pointed out it is the perfect size and squishiness for a pincushion and I find I can never have too many as I work from a number of different tables during the course of a day.

Also at the markets was the talented Susan of Spin Spin whose stand as always was brimful of yummy textiles. Plus I couldn't resist a BYO coffee cup by hookturn as a gift for a coffee addict friend of mine.

Lots of other beautiful things were on display too. I do love a good market where I am the lookee and not the stallee!

Bonding exercise

Since Easter I have been in the process of sealing the concrete floor in my studio which is quite chalky (not very good for someone who drops things like fabrics a lot!). Fellow 'Ironsider', the lovely Susan from spin spin handmade helped me out with sourcing a suitable sealant (which turned out to be Bondcrete) and we both attacked our work spaces and now I am very excited to have a (virtually) dust free studio so I can start to display my bits and pieces (like above) and get ready for my first open day.