Home again home again

And the postal backlog is nearly over. Hurrah!
The wee bag/pouch/envelope above has reached its destination in California, and can now be safely blogged. It was a belated birthday present, made from the last of this lovely fabric (which has already made a skirt).
I've already written about one of the badges, and the other comes from the same place- the Mundane Appreciation Society. It was a Crunchie bar wrapper which I had in my pocket (the bar itself was long gone...).

Of course, all good post goes in both directions, and I was not disappointed: this lovely haul was awaiting me on my return

The part wrapped in a ribbon comes from the kind-hearted Ysolda, who took pity on my plaintive cries for the fall issue of Interweave, and sent me hers (well, sent it to me and Flatmate Alice to share). And she didn't stop there- she threw in the ribbon (with knitting instructions on it!!), the fab vintage buttons and some Ysolda originals- the two gorgeous wee appliqués, and the fabric under everything- both with her own prints on (there was some delicious dark chocolate, too, but it didn't make it to being photographed...). Thank you Ysolda!

The sewing patterns are my own fault. I ordered them in my winter-dress-pattern buying frenzy- we shall see how long it takes me to actually make either of them up...