Classic Camper

I've never owned a VW camper van but I've always had a soft spot for them.  We call them dakdaks in our family, I think it started from the noise they make, anyway, I digress.

I have dakdak pictures and money boxes and a few other bits and pieces.  Well I was shopping at spoonflower a few weeks ago (mum's postcard on a tea towel) when I saw a dakdak panel - to cut out and make one, complete with surfers and pockets for them.  I got very excited and had to buy one

(Or maybe 2 or 3, or 4, shhh, don't judge me)

So I cut and stitched and stuffed (and stuffed ) and stitched, and when I see my friend Lisa next week her little boy will get this as his (very) late Christmas pressie:

Isn't it cute - it would make a great pin cushion too!

Darn Distraction

Most of you assured me that the tax man would be understanding that I had chosen patchwork over filling in his boring paperwork, but Hadley didn't think he would be quite so accomodating.  Given that she works for the man himself I had to pay *some* attention to her comment.

So I did a little bit of tax return, and then got distracted again!

And I cut a whole load of squares for a Boys' Toys quilt