Sewing for my Mom - Rainbow table runners

Back in June 2014 my mom gave me a couple of table runner patterns and some strip sets she had made to make the bargello pattern.

Time passes and here we are summer 2015.  But I remembered them and here they are done.  They went together quite well and look grand I think.  When I gave them to her recently she was delighted and we had to clear off the kitchen table and put one on under her pepper and salt and spoon mug...

The backs were nice too and I even found some pre-printed labels to co-ordinate.

Wheelchair Bag

This was a secret project so I didn't post about it sooner.  But the recipient is now in possession so here goes.

 First I chose some rainbow coloured fabric.  She loves rainbows...

Then I stitched up the bag in a simple messenger style.

As you can see the straps are loops only.  They fit over the chair pushers and keep her stuff handy.  Oh, yes and a small peek inside...

Oops apparently I made the straps a bit short.  Hopefully we will be in the same city soon and I can fix the issure...

Another project from my Mom - Rainbows

This was the other project my Mom gifted me with.  I don't know why she stopped. She said she made a mistake and it needed to be ripped out.  I don't know it looks good to me.

The pattern came from a newspaper so it is years old (maybe 20).  But it is kind of kit - like in that it was all cut out and ready to go.

With a few minutes of sewing I had the three strip sets ready to go.

Austin, Texas

We just got home from a short trip to see our son in Texas.  What fun.  He knew all the best places to eat (and drink ) there and we spent lots of time catching up.

I saw these lovely covers for some kind of electric boxes along the sidewalk.  How wonderful.

And here's a pic of me beside an inspiring guitar.

Inspiring both in a colour/design way and a let's-dig-out-mine-and-strum-a-bit way.