Some more handwork

Another of those little pinnies with the wrapover back - the cheerful farmyard print reached out and tapped me on the shoulder while I was buying something much more boring. She will love all the animals, and her Mum's verdict on the shape is "excellent - no ties to be done up, so it slips on easily, and protects her clothes around the sides as well as the front" So that's a hit then.
Only one thing - the title says hand work - there isn't a single hand stitch in it. Years ago I got some boaster's labels saying "Hand Made by Jean Humphreys"and, after sewing them (by machine) into the things I made, it occurred to me that I was labelling everything with a lie - my policy for everyday dressmaking has long been to do absolutely everything by machine if at all possible. Hand stitching took leisure time that I didn't have. The next lot of labels said "Home Made . . ."


If I say Katie Morag, how many people will think of the lovely little girl who lives on a Hebridean island, and who was created and pictured so beautifully by Mairi Hedderwick. Well, the granddaughter has a rag doll who has red hair and a tartan skirt, so, not unnaturally, she has been christened Katie Morag. Only one thing though: she doesn't have a white jumper with a patterned yoke. Well, with the help of some random bits of leftover 4ply from the stash, that little matter has been put right.

 I am feeling smug again!