little houses

I have spent the entire day sitting at the dining table working on a little fabric house that measures about 6 x 4 x 6 inches. I have been thoroughly frustrated by the blessed thing but now that it only needs windows and a front door, I am pretty happy with my work. The instructions can be found here, at the blog posting that I started out with. There are plenty of people that seem to have had little trouble, based on the flickr posts anyway. Well, I found my way through it and veered a bit from the instructions. I had hoped to make some to give away as Christmas gifts but I have found the pattern too late in the game to make them for gifts. They take far too long to make. Though, if I had thought about it, I might have taken some notes as I went so my next house would go together faster. Alas, the beach-side cottage, classic red barn and bird house may have to wait. So many ideas and so little time. Arg!

On a topic very far from sewing, I have also watched several episodes of Cracker while sewing during Claire's nap time. Robbie Coltrane (sadly, probably only familiar as "Hagrid" of Harry Potter fame) stars as a criminal psychologist who is addicted to gambling and is also a serious drinker. The series is a lot like Prime Suspect but I think Robbie Coltrane's character, Dr. Eddie "Fitz" Fitzgerald, is a more likable, if not more three-dimensional, protagonist than Helen Mirren's, Jane Tennison.

Anyway, Claire's awake and it's time to fix some supper. I'll have to shelve the little house projects until I have some of my other Christmas projects finished.