Birthday sashiko!

It was my birthday....I was going to say 'recently', but actually over a month ago now (I've obviously not being paying attention).  I got lots of lovely pressies, but I have to say the one I was second-most looking forward to was my new sashiko kit!

Yay!

Sunflower patch

With summer hopefully inching it's way here I'm really glad I found these trousers again and finally got around to patching them.  I've been wondering whether to darn or patch and what kind of pattern to go for since last year!

Satisfaction of repairs

Doing a big bunch of repairs is so satisfying. Sometimes I find it hard to get around to the repairs hanging around the house, but once I do it's always faster than I think and suddenly a big long to do list is down to almost nothing.

Repairs done in the last batch (about 45mins):

• Button and vent fixed on M's coat
• Zip repaired on wiggle dress
• Handle and zip fixed on sheep bag
• Strap reattached to latest version of bra (I'll be posting about my attempts to make a perfectly fitting bra soon)
• Finish a little bit of an experimental patch on the back of my jeans.

Boom! Repair list down to one item...which is going to be horribly fiddly and I'm dreading, but still: progress!

Next step: to get the red skirt I bought at the vintage fair adjusted.