Busy little Beee!!!

Well, not having a car does seem to make everything take longer and much more time is spent travelling around on slightly dodgy public transport or relying on my ever patient housemate!!! I'll have to come up with a nice gift to thank her for all the lifts and all her driving!!! and for putting up with me when we turn right...(it seems I am going to be VERY slow when it comes to turning right, especially where I had my crash...It will go I am sure - like falling of a horse - you have to get straight back on again!!!)
So, whilst waiting for the new car to be made, I HAVE been busy crafting and making pretty things...2 projects to share with you today...

1st is a new quilt - still in the assembley stage, but getting there...

I used a simple equilateral triangle (it's amazing how Math classes come back to you and words lie Tessellation!!!) I have been wanting to make a quilt which has a large proportion of white in it to really set off the beautiful patchwork fabric I have. Oh I should also add a BIG thank you to Quilt Home for the $20 voucher, I haven't spent it yet, but will defo once I have worked out how to redeem it!!! (see the right side-bar for a link to their site)

Once I had cut out a triangle from almost ALL the fabric I own I then cut LOADS of white ones out and then tried to group the patterned fabric into colour groups...I'm not sure how successful I have been, but I wanted it to look kinda like hexagons, rather than lines of triangles...I guess once it's assembled it might look more clear. So next comes sewing...I am rather hesitant as I'm not sure how best to do this, I guess maybe sewing them into lines and then sewing the lines together...I'll get my thinking cap on!!!
Onto the 2nd project...
My house-mate and I went to our fries local Craft fair last weekend, and are hoping to exhibit at the next one...although it maybe the one after that....soooooooooooooooooo...I was kinda inspired to get going, build up a stock of things which might sell quite well, and here is my 1st batch of bags...I have already shared some of these in earlier posts, but...since them I have given them as gifts and they seemed to go down pretty well and lots of people said they would like them too, so I'm hoping they might sell well...

What do you think? which one do you like the most? I think my favourite is the fuchsia pink is mine...
And whilst making these it seems that I have FINALLY mastered the ZIP!!! it has taken a while, and much unpicking, but I think I have sussed it...not sure if I would be brave enough to attempt it in clothes but I think they have come out OK, some defiantly better than others...
Anyway, onwards I go, more crafting today and tomorrow, I will post more soon,
enjoy the sun!!!

P.S. Just thought I would mention a few local Brighton Links to some of my discoveries for buying crafting goodies...
1 - Just Sew and the Brighton Sewing Centre - come under one website and are over the road from each other...The sewing centre is where I got my machine from and where I go whilst shopping, for little odds and ends, including all the Zips i used to make the bags above...they are always really helpful, smiley and remember you!!! :-D
2 -  Quilty Pleasures - What a brilliant and aptly named shop!!! newly opened in Brighton, I stumbled upon it whilst taking some friends kids to the park the other day...and what a treat, tucked up in a little corner in 7 Dials, a fully functioning Quilt store!!! I am defiantly going back there!!!
3 - Handmade Brighton - this is the group which runs the craft fair bi-monthly at the Komedia in Brighton, please check them out, they also have a co-op shop on St.James street in Brighton!!!
Thanks, sorry this is SUCH a LONG post
XoXo