This week I have been doing some sewing. I can’t claim to have any great skill but I’m nonetheless pleased with what I’ve made.

The kernel of an idea emerged over a year ago. My partner, at https://myteatowels.wordpress.com/ has a Guinness World Record for the largest individual collection of tea towels. I was idly internet scrolling one day when I found a YouTube video of a woman who was making tote bags from tea towels.

“Have you got any duplicates,” I asked Ms Tea Towels and explained what I’d just seen. We watched the video together and got excited.

Having been offered the chance to sell My Books at a Christmas Market for the charity I volunteer with in a few weeks, it occurred to me that I could offer a ‘book bag’ as a little extra.

We had a lot of fun making these and they will also be turning up in Christmas parcels.

What are you pleased with this week?