Storage can

I started another can cover last night for a 330ml tin. I got all the fabric stitched on (from the lovely Sarah), then stitched the buttons on, then checked the measurements around the tin before I finished the edging off.......it didn't fit! Although I'd measured for the felt, I only measured the cotton fabric against the felt and not the tin - felt stretches, cotton fabric doesn't

:-(. So I left it last night then started again this evening. I had a pilchard tin which is smaller so I unpicked all the stitching, cut it down to size then re-made it again. This is to go in my shops when I've taken some better pictures - think I need to play around in different light to get it right.

After I finished the 2nd lego/toy mat yesterday afternoon Ds3 told me he wanted his 'road' mat. So I've cut out some strips of black cotton and pinned them on some old material. I'm going to add some greenery and brown cord (for ploughed fields!) and some blue for a pond. I best go start stitching that now.

Toy Mat

Here's the toy mat I made yesterday. It's about a metre square, which is hemmed around the edges. Then I made for handles (Rectangular piece folded in half length ways, then stitched to make a tube inside out. Turn the right way then close the end.) and stitched them on the four corners...easy peasy. Now they can tip their lego in the middle of the cloth and when they've finished then can pick it up with the handles and tip it all back into the box. Wonder if they will actually do it ;-).