Sewing and ironing

Sewing is something at which I would love to become more proficient. I have a fairly simple sewing machine, and I do enjoy playing around on it. Ironing, on the other hand, is not something I wish to pursue with greater vigour.

This morning, however, I did a little of both.

I sewed up these little skirts and then ironed them:

They look cute on my rabbits, though I think the pale blue one might be a bit too long:

(On reflection and seeing her standing on a non slippery surface, I like the long skirt. I've also hitched it up a bit on the 
body)

I also tidied up some dresses and a cardi by hovering over them with steam. It is surprising how heavy an iron is, especially when OCD peeks in and insists you keep on straightening the pleats in the dresses!

I'm hobbling around like an old crone because we also put the Christmas tree up and decorated it. Having cats that love to scratch, and a variety of dogs (think Irish Wolfhound wagging her tail; Duck Tolling Retriever with a tendency to cock his leg against trees; and now an ex street dog who will forage through things),we have always opted for an artificial tree up on a table. It took almost 2 hours to get our 6' tree put together. Then we realised our mistake. Up until we moved to the flat in February, the tree had been in our Victorian house with lovely high ceilings. Here, in the flat, it wouldn't fit on the table. Fin had a brainwave and we removed the bottom three rows of branches so now we have quite a little tree, but it still reaches the ceiling:

I am working on another rabbit in a skirt, but in the meantime, here are a couple more shots of the pretty maids all in a row: