Karen writes...
I was intending to bring the finished baby coverlet to our November get-together but took the opportunity of Mike being here this past week to get him to take it back to Darwin. It is for his latest graddaughter Fleur. It only has two layers (a floral cotton backing) to make it more useful in Darwin's climate.
I also made two hot-dish cosies for Rick from 2 flannelettes and and a dark blue cotton and two layers of batting. Top-stitching the 4 layers resulted in my machine's tension going haywire and I've had to take it for servicing. So I've now got three weeks without my machine. Still, I've got plenty of other things to do till I get it back.