Fighting fit & a word about sewing with oilcloth

Thank you for your lovely get well wishes everyone :)  I feel tip-top again and I even went to the gym last night.  I was pleasantly surprised to find that I wasn't totally unfit and I even managed to do some boxing training.  Whilst I was warming up I saw a lady doing some boxing sparring with a trainer.  The trainer  was holding pads - for her to hit (so you can box without being hit back - which is a definite bonus).  It looked like brilliant fun, so when the trainer was free I asked to have a go. It was a gas! Really exhausting, but such exhilarating fun.  Well, that's it! I have finally found something that is an all round work out, but also great fun - who knew?   Earlier today I even bought myself these - woo!

Onto sewing things.  I am going to get a 'working with oilcloth' tutorial together (as promised).  I thought I would ask you if you had any preferences as to what I should make out of oilcloth for the tutorial:   

• Laptop sleeve   
  
• Ipod cover - though there are so many different shapes of these things these days
• Wallet
• Lunch Bag   
  
• Magazine Bag   
  
• errrrrrrr...

In case you didn't already know, sewing with oilcloth is made INFINITELY easier if you have the right sewing machine foot (ah! So that's why the oilcloth always flipping sticks!).  The machine foot needs to be non-stick (also known as Teflon coated foot).   These feet glide over sticky oilcloth, vinyl and plastic, and they look like this:

Pic credit: Sewing Machines Plus.

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