Ta-Dah - Santa

I made this Father Christmas at a workshop at Buttons and Bows in Belper (sadly closed now) well over a year ago, but didn't quite finish it. I decided the sack was too plain and I wanted to put something on it like holly perhaps. In the end when I had some holiday from work to watch Wimbledon, I managed to finish it by adding a cross-stitch snowman to the sack - the sack fabric was ideal for doing cross-stitch.

A Finished Project - well my bit

Here is my completed quilted square for the charity quilt. Thank you to J. for doing the dull bits like cutting out and pinning and all the help and teaching - I would not have known where to start - nothing like doing the hexagons of my youth. My 'homework' was handed in last week so my bit is complete but the hard work starts for the lady putting them all together I guess. Not sure if I will be doing any more - well certainly not for some time, until I have completed some of my other projects.

Quilting Challenge

The lady who owns the shop where we have our needlework group twice per month is organizing the making of a quilt to be raffled for charity. She has asked people to make up a quilting square and these will then be joined together to make a quilt.

As it is for a good cause I naturally volunteered even though it seemed a far cry from the patchwork hexagons I did many years ago. So at the last get together I choose my (simple) square and fabric. My friend J. offered to help me with it. Here is the pattern, instructions and fabric before I set off this afternoon to J's to make my square.

Back later with the completed square.

New Toys

Many months ago a dear friend gave me a gift voucher for my birthday to spend at Hobbycraft and since then I have been eyeing up various items for some time. Occasionally they appeared on offer, but never all at the same time - until recently.

So a few weeks ago I went and purchased all the above goodies plus a guillotine paper cutter for my card making.

The above includes a felting kit which I must say looks really good value. I expected purple fleece but there is purple, two shades of pink, green and cream so it looks as if might be able to make more than one.

The fat quarter is to make something from the Patchwork Bags book but \I am not sure there is enough to make any complete bag just so I may have to buy more fabric in a main colour. Well what else is a girl supposed to do???

Hmm I really ought to think about completing something to post on here - it must be about time. Talking of time, as Zebedee said - It's time for bed!

Padded Sewing Box

Back in December I had a part-time job working as one of Father Christmas's helpers and this was the box that I made and my niece was lucky enough to be the recipient. I am afraid the photo isn't brilliant but I think you can see the fabric is covered in ladybirds, but I am not sure the ladybird button is that clear. Just love this fabric. The inside is lined with the same fabric as the tab.