birthday mushrooms

I've been doing a bit of sewing these last few nights. The sewing machine is still broken so it was hand sewing all the way, which is ok in its self, I enjoy doing meticulous things, it just takes longer and this is for my friends birthday tomorrow. Why do I always leave things until the last minute? I've had the material for weeks...


It's a pencil case as she is a lover of pens just like me. Is there a word for that?


Anyway, my sewing skills are a bit rusty and I kept stabbing myself with the needle. Right down the finger nail, I hate that! If I was to make this again I would do things in a different order (ie sew on the mushrooms first, why didn't I think of that?!) but I suppose it's all a learning curve isn't it! I love this green corduroy, and even though it leaves green bits all over the light pink carpet I have plans for the remainder of it, I just wish I could sew trousers...