Finito

Despite the fact that it remained muggy and hot, I had another session on the sewing machine yesterday evening and finished up the other two pillowcase book bags that I'd cut out a few weeks ago.  These too also went together well and I'll be listing all four on ebay shortly - with the hope that people might want to buy them for their holidays. 

The blue floral one is lovely and fresh looking, just the thing for a hot summer's day.

And the stripy one has turned out much better than I though it might - I wasn't too sure that the pattern on this pillowcase would work as a bag, but I think it has.

When I put the sewing machine away last night I thought I wouldn't be getting it out again for quite a while, but this morning I found a feather-filled pillow pad in a charity shop in Billericay for only £1.50 (I'd been on the lookout for one for ages and ages) so tomorrow I'm going to have a stab at making a couple of envelope-back cushion covers using some of the lovely Amy Butler fabric Mum got me for my birthday last year.  I've never done a cushion cover before so I'm keeping everything crossed I'll be able to sew up something reasonable without ruining the lovely material.