Contents of a Coat Pocket

Clockwise from top left-hand corner: Candy wrappers, contact number for ukulele class, book, hair twister for tying hair up in a bun, sunnies

I have always wanted to do a post on "What's in my bag?" But I think I am too embarrassed to show the world what really is in my bag. On the other hand, doing a post on the things in my coat pockets doesn't seem too terrifying. So here it is. Here are the things that were in my pocket when I wore my coat to uni last week. It does seem that I stuff an awful lot of things in my coat pockets, doesn't it? 

The coat.. and a hat that matches. Yes, I have a coat that matches a hat. Life does not get better than this.

I like reading whenever I am waiting for the bus or the train. I especially love having a book with me when the CityRail train gets stuck in the middle of nowhere. It may be hard to believe, but I really did stuff this book into my coat pocket. I carry a backpack to uni and I am too lazy to bring my bag to my front just so I can take my book out. And I like my hands free.

The 'Stories of Suspense' is a collection of several short stories of... well, suspense. It is one of the many things that I found during my thrifting trips in Albury. I can't find any other ways of saying this, but honestly, every story was a page-turner. It was precisely the reason why I could not put it down and why I simply had to stuff it in my coat jacket. My favourite short story from this book is 'Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket' by Jack Finney. (Oh hey, is that my inspiration for the title of this post? How unoriginal.)

Taken in July when I wore the hat and coat together. Notice the absence of lightened hair.

Anyway, I think everyone should read 'Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket'. I think you may be able to find it online. Go forth. Search. Make use of the Internet. Then come back and let me know what you think of the story. Hmmm... I should check out books by Jack Finney... 
xx

Book review: Sew! Cath Kidston

About a month ago, a friend of mine came over to Sydney with her family for a holiday. She also brought a lot of presents that all my friends back home bought for me! I'm so loved. (o^_^o)v

This Cath Kidston Sew! book is one of the gifts that I received on that day and I thought I should share my thoughts about the book with you guys. I have to say that I am really excited about making the bag on the front cover, but I have no idea when I'll finally have the time to do that. I hope it won't be too long from now. However, I am a little disappointed by the projects featured in the book. I was hoping for it to have more projects on making various bags, but instead, most of the projects in the book are home-related. 

There are 41 projects in total, and out of these, there are only 4 bags and 2 totes. The rest of the projects in the book includes 6 cushions, 3 aprons, 2 quilts, 2 washbags, 1 oven glove, 1 lavender bag, 1 peg bag and other miscellaneous items. Seriously!? 6 cushions!? Boo hoo hoo~

Another major flaw of the book is that some of the pages have white words on lime-green pages that make it painful to read. Really!? White words on lime-green pages!? I think I need to put on my sunnies in order to read it in my room, under the white fluorescent light.

Nevertheless, I am still exciting about making the bag featured on the front cover. Oh, did I mention that the fabric pieces required for making the bag have already been cut? That should save me a lot of time! :)

Last but not least, check out the Cath Kidston-inspired fabric that I got from Spotlight just yesterday. It's a piece of fabric remnant that measures about 45x20cm and cost only 1.40AUD. Perhaps I can make a small project from the book using this fabric remnant. ;) Oh gosh... I just realised that this looks really similar to the fabric given together with the book! O_O


UPDATE: I have sewn the bag! The post on the completed bag can be found here.