What Fun

 I hope everyone had a wonderful christmas day.

I had geat fun, I got a video whatsapp from my granddaughter (technically from my daughter) wishing me merry christmas and thanking me for her presents. So that was lovely.

Youngest daughter and I also started a new christmas tradition, PANCAKE breakfast. Yes pancakes, smothered in butter, maple syrup and topped with fruit. 

Sorry forgot to take a pic but just imagine...........fluffy pancakes stacked 2 high............maple syrup drizzling over the edge.........and.......big beautiful blueberries & strawberries sitting majestically on top....

....oh no, I'm hungry now.......lol

I got Lego for christmas, yes Lego.

I know I know, that might sound unusual but as well as loving Lego.....I'm also an avid gamer. 

One of my favourite games is...............

It's an exciting post-apocalyptic open world adventure game 

I know you are now wondering what this has to do with Lego..

 

.....WELL....

 

Lego have special edition kits

 

And 

 I GOT A TALLNECK!!

 This is one of the very few passive beasts in the game, by climbing this huge machine you get map information as well as a great view of your surroundings.....it is so majestic.

 

 And of course

 

 I had to build it, (in between cooking the christmas dinner), with my youngest helping, naturally.

WOOHOO

Climbing up the Tallneck is the Heroine of the game, Aloy

But you know I had to personalise it 

 

by adding figurines of myself & my hubby's (no, not specially made figures) 

This will now take pride of place on a shelf in my living room for all to see. It was such fun to build.

Well I better get back to being inventive with all this turkey....LOL

Hugs & Happy thoughts

Buffy xx

From My Design Table - DnD Dice bag

For my youngest daughters birthday I decided to make her a new Dice Bag.....yes a dice bag!

She's into DnD and has a few different dice sets. But let me share the story of how the bag came to be.

 It starts with an idea - you have no idea if you can pull it off or how to start or if it will work, BUT you carry on and have a go and that's what really counts, having a go. First comes a tatty looking sketch of what you want to make.

This is how everything I have ever shared with you always starts, and yes sometimes even I can't make sense of my scratty little sketches 😂

My pattern making is quite hit or miss, and a project can change several times as it goes.

I also don't own all the fancy dressmaking tools some people may have, so normal household object get drafted in as sewing tools - in this case it a an old record we inherited that was badly scratched and unplayable (yes, we still own a record-player). 

So we have an inner/outer main base plus the bottom support. Maths time, divide 360 by 7?!? no by 8 to give pocket positions. I hope I'm not underestimating how many sets of dice she has.....especially as there are two sets sitting here on my desk (they were on her wish-list from an Etsy company called Luffleberry) 

Pockets - I originally considered just flat ones but as I looked at the dice sets I realised depth was a must. The angles meant figuring out a shape that would hold the sets comfortably (easily get the dice in and out when required). BUT, I want each pocket to have embroidery on it, so I had to trace the pattern that I came up with onto the fabric so I could position it in my embroidery hoop.

The other two pockets were still being embroidered at this point. 

A little press with the iron before top-stitching and attached to the base

To finish the inner base I created a base circle from the outer fabric to add a little contrast. I then quilted the outer fabric.

As I was sew I kept looking over at the inner section, it occurred to me that it looked a bit like a lily-pad, so there was only one thing for it.

It needed a little frog, it was probably also in my mind because my daughter keeps putting the most adorable YouTube clip up on the telly- it's called "Coqui song" (if you get the chance click the link  and go take a peek, it's so cute)

So it was then just sewing the inner and outer together, and adding the drawstring.

Of course I couldn't resist adding a little embroidered bee to the outside.

Well, that's it for the moment. I have to go make the hubby's birthday present now. But I'll be back soon with more sharing and some news on new Scan'n'Cut videos I've been planning to make.

Hugs & Happy Thoughts

Buffy xx

(Wild_Nanna)  😉