Creating in my spare time

There hasn't been much spare time lately, but I did have an order for some eye pillows to be used in meditation! 

The beautiful feel of satin, the wonderfully soothing textures of the filling, and the calming scent of camomile. I read a few DIY tutorials online, then set to work on my own take on it. 

The practice run came together nicely, so it was time to try the real thing. 

The perfect addition? My new tags from Ted and Toot labels! 

Worthlife is stocking these eye pillows for me! 

52 in 52 - book 18 - A Darkness at Sethanon - Raymond E Feist

Instalment 3 in The Riftwar Saga, the continued battle against the army of 'the enemy' 

Another incredible work of fantasy, unputdownable engaging stories seamlessly intertwining the paths of characters from different cities, cultures, planets and times. 

More then one pot of tea was enjoyed with this saga! 

527 pages of excitement! The best bit is that despite The Riftwar Saga being now complete, there are still 27 other works in Midkemia and Kelewan for me to reacquaint myself with! 

I think next is a change of pace with "who switched off my brain" and then perhaps some Matthew Reilly to prepare for his new book release!

Despite being in week 27 and having only finished 18 books, I am hopeful that I may yet catch up! Dare to try :) 

Happy reading ( ps, read everything Raymond E Feist, and Matthew Reilly) 

Busy with Nina

In the midst of all this reading, I have actually been doing some sewing! For anyone playing along at home, you can follow Jacqueline Leigh Creations on Instagram and Facebook, and my Art has it's own page on Facebook (I may combine them at a later stage).

My Bernina got her name - Nina! And we have been busy working our way through countless projects that have been collecting dust for... well, some of them, a couple of years... and getting orders knocked over as quickly as possible too!

Here's a little selection from my Instagram feed of what's been going on!

Hello baby! #Nina welcome to the family! 30 years younger than her sister #Stella there are some exciting times ahead! #bernina330 #StellaAirElectronic #sew #jlcreations #JacquelineLeighCreations

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Jan 25, 2016 at 7:29pm PST

Three gorgeous #frizzleinspired dresses are NEARLY ready to wing their way across the country to the wonderful @kit_cath93

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Mar 15, 2016 at 6:39am PDT

Since I make bags, I thought I had better make myself one to carry around! #emmalinebagspattern - the #emmalinebag #sew #jlcreations #jacquelineleighcreations

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Mar 15, 2016 at 6:44am PDT

A #WIP shot of a McCalls 6649 dress #chiffon #jacquelineleighcreations #jlcreations #sewing #dressmaking #sew #dancingdress

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Mar 28, 2016 at 4:35am PDT

⛵️sailing away on the magical school bus with @kit_cath93 #missfrizzle #magicalschoolbus #sew #seamstress #sewing

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Mar 30, 2016 at 7:40pm PDT

Not-paper towels fresh off the sewing machine! #jlcreations #jacquelineleighcreations #saturdaysewday

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Apr 2, 2016 at 12:29am PDT

Love watching projects come together! #bunting #jlcreations #jacquelineleighcreations #saturdaysewday

A photo posted by JacquelineLeigh (@jacquelineleighcreations) on Apr 5, 2016 at 4:22am PDT