Merry Christmas.
Posted on December 25, 2011 | 2 Comments
Nearly There!!
Posted on December 22, 2011 | 10 Comments
Christmas Day is sneaking up very quickly and for some reason I keep finding things to sew! Why is that?
At least they are little, easy and portable.
These are from the current Christmas edition of Better Homes and Gardens. Rather cute!
I was able to make more of these decorations, too.
And I still needed a few more Christmas cards to be personally delivered.
So, as I said, nearly there!
Really? Only One Week To Go?
Posted on December 16, 2011 | 11 Comments
That can’t really be true! Oh, well, I had better keep working on all the unfinished bits and pieces.
First a little excitement. A little while back I won one of the Ghastlies prizes being offered by Pauline of Quilt’N’Queen. I chose the gorgeous Tea Cozy.
It looks wonderful and I love it to bits.
Love the faces on all the family members.
Wouldn’t you just love to sit down to a meal with them?
I consider myself very lucky to have received such beautiful sewing from Pauline. Thank you very much.
I may not have been busy posting but I have been busy sewing. I managed to finish the Christmas stockings in time to have them sent across to the other side of the world. I had word that they have been received today. Great news.
I also made a lot of owls to include with gifts I was wrapping. I made these ones with the machine, rather than hand made like the previous ones.
My Garden Maze quilt has returned from the LAQ and is now waiting for the binding to be done, hopefully over the next week.
And I am still making Christmas cards, although these ones were made as a stamping stack with a group of friends a few weeks back.
I hope you are all making good progress with your Christmas plans. Good luck!
Christmas Picnic.
Posted on December 8, 2011 | 12 Comments
Today is the last of the Teddy Bear’s Picnics for the year. So of course we are happy to enjoy some Christmas Cheer.
My Bear was a new addition to last year’s decorations and it seems appropriate for him to be the one to join in the picnic today.
Have a wonderful picnic and visit Melody at The House On The Side Of The Hill to see the other participants.
Thank you, Melody, for organising all the picnics throughout the year. Greatly appreciated.
Sew Cal Gal’s 2011 Christmas Quilt Show.
Posted on November 28, 2011 | 78 Comments
This little quilt is a pattern from The Birdhouse by Natalie Bird called TIS THE SEASON. I wanted to stay with the red and green theme but didn’t stick to the traditional shades. The fabric colours were influenced by the embroidery threads.
They are lovely variegated threads from Cottage Garden Threads. This particular colour is called Running Postman. I just love that name! Here’s a few more blocks.
The backing and binding were the same as fabrics used in the blocks.
Monkey Fun.
Posted on November 27, 2011 | 12 Comments
This cute little guy is going to be a gift. I have just finished making him and now have to complete his sleeping bag.
The pattern can be found over at Twins’ Knitting Pattern Mini Shop. There are some gorgeous softies over there!
And some freebies.
I have also been playing with these sweet little gift bags. Very quick and easy to make.
I first saw them over at Oops-Lah, but then used a tutorial over at A Spoonful of Sugar.
Hopefully there will be a few of these before Christmas.
Is it really going to be December later this week?
Going Green.
Posted on November 23, 2011 | 11 Comments
Quite accidentally, everything in this post is green. I only realised that when I was cropping the photos.
We have a Magnolia Little Gem in our garden and there have been several flowers, but they have always been wind or rain damaged. It has been delightful to have one open when the weather has been very kind.
I have also pulled out my blanket again and started stitching. I need to work on this a lot more before the weather warms up and it is too hot to have a woollen blanket on my lap.
And of course I can’t stay away from the trees. I had to make another one and, yes, it is green. Just for something different.
I notice that Christmas is creeping ever closer. Good luck with your preparations.
Stockings.
Posted on November 14, 2011 | 14 Comments
The stockings are nearly complete. Only the cuffs to go on. I have to wait a little for those as a friend is machine embroidering the names for me on to the cuffs.
I have also been hard at work making another ribbon tree, same as the first. There has a been a little tweaking. I hope to make a few more and play with different colours.
Chocolate bears.
Posted on November 10, 2011 | 14 Comments
I am again joining in with Melody’s Teddy Bear’s Picnic today. I am going to sit down, put my feet up and enjoy a cuppa and a biscuit while I look through the posts. I am also linking with Marcia’s Minutes For Me – because that’s exactly what I am doing. I am having some me time.
But I am still keeping the teddy bear theme going. So here are the biscuits to share at the picnic.
And maybe just a few on the plate to make sure they are just right.
A special cup is also needed for the coffee, of course!
I hope you have some time to relax today, too.
Take a visit to The House On The Side Of The Hill and to Crafty Sewing & Quilting to enjoy all the links.
Stitching Away.
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 24 Comments
No finishes, but some steady progress on a couple of projects.
The ribbon trees are coming along quite well. After trialling a few fabrics I went back to basics and used a natural coloured linen for the background.
The perle embroidery thread shows up well on this.
I have finished the first one and now will move on to the next.
I have also been working on some Christmas stockings. The fabric has all been quilted in a simple cross hatch pattern, so now I need to make toes, heels and cuffs.
Only one has been cut to shape so far.
I hope to make more progress on these over the next few days. But the garden keeps calling, too.
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