Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Preparing for winter

We've been busy over the past couple of months chopping and splitting wood to burn on our wood burner. I'm not sure if we've got enough for the whole winter but I think we'll be ok for a bit.

We've had our wood burning stove for 3 winters and since then it's snowed each year. Last year we had a record 18" of snow in early December and there's nothing like sitting in front of a wood burning stove flicking and whilst it's snowing outside.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Birthday gifts

I've always wanted to sew due to the speed and ease that you can create a totally unique item. Knitting is always constant but it can take weeks to make a scarf or a pair of socks whereas a sewn item can take an afternoon or an evening. So for me now being able to do both is ideal.

After I made some presents for my niece last month her mum requested the same as she loved them so I obliged:

Strippy Charm Pouch in Moda Bliss
Make-up bag


a shot of the other side as I used lots of different fabrics:

Strippy Charm Pouch in Moda Bliss
Make-up bag


and the inside:

Strippy Charm Pouch in Moda Bliss
Make-up bag


Pattern: Strippy Charm Pouch from Modabakeshop
Fabrics: Moda Bliss

I fancied a change from the other make-up bag pattern that I've now made 4 times so book marked this pattern as soon as I saw it.

I also made a little purse just like her daughters as it had been much admired:

Zippy Wallet in Moda Bliss
Zippy Wallet in Moda Bliss


v
the lining fabric


Pattern: Zippy Wallet by noodlehead

Monday, May 09, 2011

And one for me




I made this using scraps of Indian batiks from 2 current projects.




I like the back as well.
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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Sunday afternoon......

It's nice having time to get things finished......
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Friday, May 06, 2011

Coasting along

I made a quick present for a friends' birthday last week:

fabric coaster
fabric coaster


The pattern is 'Coasters' from Quilting in No Time which I've used previously with the make-up bags.

6 fabric coasters
6 fabric coasters


They were easy to make and useful for an ice cold drink. I'm planning on making one myself soon for my desk.....