Simple pleasures

I've been racing around this week and the only sewing I was in the mood for was some playful small projects. I get the urge to make small stuff from time to time, beacuse I need to have the satisfaction of having something finished, you know how it is when all your projects are ufo's.

I've had this book by Chuck Nahora for years and found the directions, which are all done in drawing form, hard to follow. I've wanted to make some pouches so used the photos as my starting point, ignored the directions which just confused me and worked out some easier templates and measurements.

Sneek peek revealed.  I played around with different sizes and come up with one that's the perfect size for me.

Then I decided to play with a different shape and a bigger size.

Lots of space inside this one

I just love the bottom. I was thinking of trying this one in a smaller size. I am thinking a tutorial would be a good idea. Which pouch do you fancy? The zippers are hand sewn in and not difficult to do, so you zipperphobics could even manage this.

My other pet project has been the sourdough, Bubbles. I've worked out a hybrid recipe using sourdough and fresh yeast that suits our tastes, it's delicious. I've been making bread for thirty years and used to teach it in a community high school, I'm still not tired of it. One of life's simple pleasures, you can't beat the smell of homemade bread. This one's about to go in the oven.

I need to get on with cleaning house and then I get to play with my Klosjes. Have a wonderful weekend.