we sew

Ant's been working on the restoration of his Mini Moke, with one of the 'to do's' being the re-upholstering of the seats - which of course is something we can do ourselves.

The seats and backrest cushions have a back that extends around the metal seat frame and are laced at the back. Ant's done most of the assembly however he's 'let' me attach the cushion section to the back. It's actually not as hard as we thought.

We'd like to get this bit done so we can take part in the Moke Fest at Campbell Town in a few weeks. As it's only about an hours drive away we feel confident the little car can make it that far... :)

So I found some lining for Ant's dacks.

As thought, these trousers have been a real challenge - but then they are proper dress pants with loads of fiddly bits. There's not too much more to do but I've been finding that I need little diversions to keep me 'sewing sane'.

That's just a taste of what's to come. I've also been needing a new dog walking track suit type jacket, so out comes the overlocker/serger and a nice simple pattern has been purchased. I already had the knit fabric.Nice.