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And one for the boys…

Union jack pocket beanbag
One for the boys

My last post before Christmas – another order for beanbags, but this time for two boys. They have chosen union jack pockets which were fiddly to make but look really good. Again, it’s made from indigo blue denim and the stitching is a pale blue (the other one is red so that they can tell them apart). The photo isn’t brilliant I’m afraid; I should’ve asked my boys to be models but they’re out at the moment. I’ll have to get some better ones and put them on my folksy shop in the New Year.

Well, merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for stopping by and thank you to anyone who has ordered from me over the last few months since I started gilhoolie. I’ve got a really good feeling about 2012 and nine screen-printed lampshades to make already for a gallery in Leeds, more on that another time… For now all I want to do is turn on the Christmas tree lights, make mince pies and drink mulled wine… ho ho ho!

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‘a’ is for…

Alice, Amiee, Asha, Amelia..

Matching gilhoolie beanbag and lampshade
Matching gilhoolie beanbag and lampshade

I made a beanbag yesterday in indigo denim fabric with a personalised pocket. The idea is you can choose a fabric and your letter to have sewn onto the beanbag. The beanbag itself is a pyramid shape with a square base and a handle at the top (plus a zip in the bottom for refilling and the seams are all top-stitched for extra strength). I made them for my boys earlier in the year and they (and the cat) are always on them so they must be okay!

I’m pleased with the result but in the middle of stitching on the ‘a‘ and struggling to go round the corners, I did think it would have been much easier to start with an ‘l‘!

Ah well, it was good practice and I think the pocket goes nicely with the adorable lampshade I made at the weekend…