Mixtape Multi Tasker

Jo and I have been following Kirsty from Kootoyoo's tutorial in Justine's fabulous Mixtapezine Issue 11 (January 2010), lent to us by Mary. The tutorial is for this nifty quilters' tool, the multi tasker. It's a cutting mat, an ironing board and a sandpaper bit for arranging your quilt pieces. Clover sells one of these for about AU$100, but Kirsty's thrifty version is made mostly from recycled materials and cost less than one tenth of that.And the fabric is much more attractive!

I covered the outside in Lara Cameron's lovely Birch Forest fabric, which I won as the door prize at Ink And Spindle's first birthday party.The colour match with the cutting mat was a happy accident!

Mary passed on  the thrifty tip that cutting mats can be found for a couple of dollars at the Reject Shop. 

Now I just need to add Kirsty's crafty lazy susan and I'm set!