For all you late 20's-early 30's girls out there who were fans of The Baby Sitters Club in your younger years ... did you ever wonder what happened to the characters when they grew up?

http://thehairpin.com/2011/01/the-baby-sitters-club-where-are-they-now/

I loved their books when I was little, I even had the boardgame! hehe!

Finally, I have attempted and completed sewing project no.5 from Freckled Nest.  (This now links to a new and updated blog/website but I can't seem to find a link on site to their classes) I was initially daunted by the fact that I had to sew such thick material, in this case it was vinyl, but I bit the bullet and did it.

Here it is:  The Rollup Caddy

All rolled up, very handy for carrying brushes, stationery, craft and some hardware tools.

The caddy opened up. A flap covers and protects the objects from falling out.

The inside with all the tools neatly in place :)

I learnt so much doing this tutorial. Getting the right needles for vinyl work, (I used needles meant for leather, as there is a project coming up that uses leather - gasp!), using the right stitches and generally getting to know this interesting material! I had a lot of fun and completed it within a few hours! It had taken me a couple of months to get the courage to attempt this project so I am surprised and relieved that it took such a short amount of time. Yay!

So onto the next project... curtains!