Quilting Therapy

It has been a pleasure doing my first hand quilting on my Mexican Star wall hanging I am finding it really therapeutic. I can just switch off and away I go into a world of my own, and with the amount of things going on at the moment it is just what I need.

I have finished my Peg Bag and I'm really pleased with how it turned out. So that is my finish for February and hopefully my Mexican Star Wall Hanging won't be far behind. Then it can have pride of place on my bedroom wall.
I am looking forward to an outing on Thursday with my quilting buddies Pat and Margaret for afternoon tea and maybe a little retail therapy.

Friends with Benifits

I am looking forward to joining in to Friends with Benefits  http://sew-happyhouse.blogspot.com/2012/02/friends-with-benefitsswap.html House Mates Swap. Back to the sewing machine now lots to do....

Things didn't go as planned!

Well thank goodness the schools are back today, a return to normal service. I may get some sewing done this week.  Didn't achieve alot last week as the schools were off for Half Term. At least I got around to putting the wall hanging top together I am really pleased how it turned out. Just have to quilt it now.

I also made two fabric flowers last night whilst watching tv, to go on a peg bag which I desperately need to make as my old one is on it's last legs. I have picked out the fabrics and the design so this time next week it should be finished.

I really enjoyed making the flowers for the peg bag.

Hope everyone has a productive week without too much stress.

A Snowy Weekend

Saturday afternoon it started snowing so I thought I would start a quick project to finish during the week. I decided on a Mexican Star block.
I woke up to a beautiful snow covered view from my bedroom window. Lily was itching to get out and play in the snow, and as her sister has broken her arm it was down to me to help her build a snowman. It was extremely  cold so it was quite a small snowman.

This is how far I got on Sunday after I had thawed out with a cup of delicious hot chocolate. Hoping I will get it completed this week. I may even attempt hand quilting it. Something I have never done before  but it will keep my hand busy in the evenings. Happy quilting.

A New Year of Quilting

Well this year I have deceided to try and finish at least 1 project a month. That is the plan at least.
 I thought I would start with something I already had on the go so I finished an Easter cushion that was meant for my daughter Lily last year. I really enjoyed the stippling,  I had forgotten how theraputic it was.
I've decided on the quilt pattern for my bed, Duck Duck Goose from Simple Seasons by Kim Diehl.  I'm think going to go down the Red, Blue and Cream route, well I've cut it all out now so there is no going back, it's just a matter of sewing it all together (famous last words). 

Finished at last.

I have been busy trying to get to grips with my UFO's and have managed to finish 2 over the past couple of weeks. Along with numerous Hexagons and Suffolk Puffs.

The Suffolk Puffs are for the Hop To It table runner in Simple Seasons by Kim Diehl.

The two projects I have finished this week are a Cathedral Window cushion and a Sewing Machine Mat with pin cushion and thread catcher designed by Roslyn Mirrington.

I was aiming to get this finished for a friends birthday at the beginning of the month but it is now going to be a christmas gift, at least I won't be rushing to get it finished on christmas eve.

Well I had better pack the machine away as I have a 10 day holiday in London to look forward to at the end of the week. I need to get organized as well as trace a stitchery to take with me. Well I need something to do on the train.

Back at last.

Hi I know I haven't posted for quite a while, but I have been sewing so I thought I would show you a few of my finished projects. These are a few of the Fabric Baskets from the tutorial on The Pink Penguin I varied the dimensions for different size ones. I think I will use them as stocking fillers.

I made this quilt for my 7 year old daughter Lily-Rose she was going through a 'Pink' phase at the time but since I have finished it she has moved onto Blue. Typical kids! She loves it though, and it gets pulled all around the house.

I used the free tradewinds pattern from Hoffman Fabrics.