Charley has almost finished college - the last week this week!!!!!  Eeeek, there's no getting away from the fact that she'll be moving to Brighton in September.........all dependant on grades of course.  Brighton is a fab place to live and I know she'll love every minute of it and will positively blossom down there, and it's not too far away, so I'm sure I will pop down and meet Chaz for shopping, coffee and lunch trips.

13 days and counting until our much waited for holiday.  It's Las Vegas again.......which is like a home from home now.  I love the heat, the hotels, the luxury, the service, the shows and the shopping......plus it's great to spend 2 weeks with Ross and Chaz, totally uninterrupted.

Well, back to the sewing machine.  I still have a few projects to finish before my holiday and also need to put a few little hand sewing projects together to take away with me.........and I have some audio books to download to my ipod to listen to while lazing by the pool.  Be back soon.

To be honest, the only trouble Charley has ever given me is on the day of her birth. She was a tough, rough delivery (the main reason I've never done it again) but has been a joy to behold ever since. She never cried, slept all through the night and was truly a gift from God.

I can't believe my gorgeous, talented, funny, sensitive, special girl officially becomes an adult today. Eighteen!!!!!!!! Where did the years go???

Love you loads Chaz xxxxxx

Apples.........I had a request from Helen to make her one of the flea market bags, she wanted a large bag with a long strap so it would hang across her body.  The fabric she picked was some red apple fabric I had in my stash, and as Helen wasn't fussed about it being reversible, I lined it with some plain red fleece...

Fairs.........On Thursday I went to the quilt fair at Malvern.  It was the first time I have been to Malvern and it was lovely.  Not too far to get to and just the right size to wander round and make a few purchases.  I met the gorgeous girls from Buttonberry........I've chatted to them lots through their site and email, but finally got to put faces to names so that was really lovely.  I did make some fabric purchases, but tried to be a bit restrained because we have Sandown next month.  Although I bought a fair bit of bag fabric, some just so delicious I couldn't not have it, I did also buy some quilting fabric......and have seen some that I want to use in my newly decorated bedroom, but will plan the quilt and then buy that fabric at Sandown when I have a plan for it's use........

Here's the bag fabrics....hearts and spots

And heres some more spots and leaves....

These are the bundles of fat quarters I bought, two different colourways........but already ideas what to do with them.....

Short and sweet post from me today, but I have plans for designing my own bag/s and lots of new fabric to stroke........LOL..........so lots to do. 

Chaz has made me promise not to make another bag with these fabrics - she wants her one to be one of a kind - LOL..........but I did make another one for me.  Yes, finally I have made something that I am going to keep.........I made this bag bigger and put longer handles on it

I am now going to head out and rummage through my fabric stash and see what other colour combinations I can come up with and make a few more bags..........after all, you can never have too many bags.............can you???????

and this is the reversable side 

and with the leftover fabric I made a little notebook cover to match

I hope she likes it...........and with no other plans today, I think I might make myself one!!!! 

I've also made a fab reversable bag called the 1-2-3 Bag which I got from Buttonberry.  I made it up quickly last night for a friends daughters 18th birthday today..........and I'm pleased to say she loved it!!!!

I think I got one of the best compliments when Lauren opened the present........one of the guys, Dan, saw the bag and said "ooh is that Gucci".........now that's the sort of feedback I like - LOL!!!!

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....and a closer look at the lining and pockets - although don't look too closely, my hands weren't working in conjunction with my brain while I was quilting the lining, so it isn't perfect.........

   I think I'd better hide it before Charley comes home or I may never see it again!!!!  Tomorrow I must try and finish the quilt I've got on the go.........but I also have another bag kit calling me.  Well a girl can never have too many bags, can she??? 

I understand that people are just humans and as such will make mistakes, after all none of us are perfect.  I can understand that people may inadvertantly get hurt by these mistakes, but what I can't understand is the people who deliberately set out to cause pain and make your life unpleasant.  I don't understand what pleasure they get in seeing you hurt, upset and seeing your life slowly unravelling because of their behaviour towards you - I don't understand how they treat you like this and then upon seeing the results they continue to dish out more............but then we have God.  God who loves us just as we are, God who encourages us, supports us, waits patiently for us, never judges but always, always loves us wherever we are at..........

I could live without people, but I cannot live without God.

and the quilt