Another good idea!?

Although I slept a bit better and feel a bit better I have not been outside except to feed birds and get the bins in. When I was collecting the bins I noticed two fabulous plants coming into flower. They were in the garden last year but didn’t get blooms, I think they will be pretty dramatic when they open up completely.

Sittin having my breakfast Pandora settles on the window seat looking so cute, not a great pic as I was taking it into the light.

This morning I did some tidying in the bedroom and then tied the red, white and blue ribbons onto the peg crosses.

We have a laburnum tree in the garden and apart from being poisonous it is not a pretty tree for most of the year, except when it comes into bloom. The rain has encouraged it to do just that so for no it is looking very pretty.

This afternoon I thought I would make some more masks as Tina found that they had the narrow elastic at Countdown. I was going along fairly well for a start but then the machine started to play up, skipping stitches and breaking the thread. I tried changing the tension, then retreading the bobbin and evening changing the needle. All to no avail. I had also read the instruction again and realised I couldn’t make it as the instructions said as the elastic pieces were actually shorter than the sides of the mask! Feeling somewhat frustrated I went dow to have a cuppa with Darren and Tina when Darren got in from work and then get my tea. 

Before the real problems started I made one mask but the elastic wasn’t well placed. Tina tried it on and said it was fine but a bit tight, probably due to me not getting the elastic right!

After I had eaten my dinner I came up and changed the thread on the machine and refilled the bobbin. It then seemed to be stitching okay. The second attempt I got the elastic in a better position and Tina tried it and said it wasn’t so tight.

So fairly productive, although I have given up sewing for now, but not energetic. Hopefully I will feel like exercising tomorrow!