For almost twenty years, I joked that I could only serve churches with the initials HBC, those being the shared initials of Dibley and The Gathering Place.  Neither of my current roles fits those initials, which usually doesn't matter, but it did mean that, today, I had to do a mini transformation challenge on the hi viz vest I had personalised when my last role required me to do premises checks on a closed building (hard hat, hi viz, steel toe caps).

This coming Sunday, Railway Town Baptists are holding a Community Litter Pick-nic (litter pick followed by picnic) and, per the risk assessment (excellent one available to download from Keep Britain Tidy) need a hi viz vest.  So, rather than buy a new one, I bought some reflective tape and set about modifying the existing one.

It's not the finest sewing ever, but I rather like that the sewing machine is on permanent loan from a former overseas missionary nurse, who had taken it with her to India many long years ago, and that the thread (a super match for the tape) was from a big bag full of spools gifted to me by someone I only know online.  I don't think Patrick and Esme can quite match that combination!

Anyway, the end result is now ready for Sunday, and I have lots of tape left to modify other things, should l so wish!