Two Finishes!

12 Days of Christmas

Pattern by Annie Downs from her book

"A Christmas Story"

 

It feels like it has taken me forever to get the hand stitching

on this one finished but once I did (late yesterday afternoon)

 I was on a roll and am now pleased to have it all finished.

 

 

It is a hard one to photograph at nearly a meter in length.

 

I also have another finish.

I have finished my Table Runner for the

Christmas Table Runner Swap

over on Flickr.

 

It is safe to show as it is a secret Swap and I am fairly certain that my partner

doesn't come over for a visit :o)

All I need to do now is make a Christmas Decoration to send with it.

 

 

I decided to add a border and then make this border also the binding by folding it over etc.

It's the first time I have done this and I love the clean/modern look it

adds without a traditional binding..

Hope my partner likes it.

 

OK. I think this is a great way to start the week with two finishes.

Off now to tidy the mess I have created in my Sewing room :o)

 

Have a great day,

hugs, Sharon

 

 

 

 



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Christmas Quilt Finish

Christmas Cards

This one was originally in my "Accountability / UFO List" and has been in its incomplete state for a couple of years but I am now very pleased to see it finished.

The Quilt is "Christmas Cards" by Kookaburra Cottage Quilts

and comes in at a huge 68" x 68" (173cm x 173cm)

I added the hanging pocket but then came my next problem ........ a wall big enough to hang it on.

Also had an extra hurdle, we live in a rental so I had to make use of already existing hooks / holes.

Last night I had told Glenn that he had to move his desk and computer as the only spot I could find was on that wall and his computer would block some of it .... he was not impressed but agreed but then this morning whilst I was doing the housework I remembered a large hook in the entrance hall (hidden behind a picture) .... bingo ...... what do you think?

It now feels like it was made for this spot and what a better way to welcome people into our home this festive season :o)

This one tested my determination to quilt my own quilts, purely because of its size.

There is a lot of in the ditch in invisible thread and then around all the applique in white and I am very very pleased with how it has turned out.

Off now as I need to find somewhere to put my Old English Pram that was residing on this wall.

Enjoy what is left of your weekend,

Sharon

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A finish.....and progress Show and Tell

New Table Runner Came to life......

Remember the table runner in my last post and how I said I had an idea running around in my brain?  Well the idea wouldn't go away so I made it. Great idea at the time but now I have another idea/project running through my brain ..... more on that later :o)

My "original" Hometown table runner has been moved over to the Buffet and this new one is sitting on our dining table.

I love the fabrics in this range and it is still my current favourite.

One of our living areas backs onto this dining area and there is a general red theme throughout so I might make a couple of cushions to coordinate it all some time in the future (no this is not the project currently "haunting" my brain!)

..... Quick updates on other projects .....

Christmas Bags

So far I have one Bag front stitched and the other is nearly half way.

Made using my scraps of Lynette Anderson's new range of fabric "Scandinavian Christmas"

I am going to need to purchase some more fabric to complete the bags and I am happy with how they are coming together.

Vignette Mystery Quilt Block 2/3

A lot of stitching on this one but I am getting there, slowly.

Scandinavian Christmas

At a stand still.  I need to sit and sew on all those hearts!

My Birdie Stitches Block for September is all traced, I just need to find the time to sit and stitch it.

Miss L's Once Upon a Time Block for this month is still at the Shop!!!  Arhhh. I was there just the other day but got talking and buying other stuff and forgot to get it.  Easily done when you feel like a kid in a candy store only the candy is fabric :o)

Lastly ...... remember this?

The sewing instruction are being held back a little so people have a chance to catch up which it totally OK with me because it will give me a chance to work on the other project in my head!

I have over 900 of the 1008 yo-yo's needed so am super pleased with that!

Thank you for hanging with me on this long post.

Enjoy what is left of your weekend.

Happy stitching,

Sharon

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Oh No not another project!!!

Oh yes I have done it again .......  I have a fabric addiction, what else can I say?

OK lets start with a progress report.  During the week I finished off Miss K's quilt that she designed :o) with the help of a few magazine's, my stash of 5" squares and our large kitchen table.  She spend many hours laying out the fabric and coming up with the layout (ensuring that two of the same fabric did not touch .... that I fear she has got from me :s ) and I did the rest for her. Oh, and then she wanted to add all the hearts that had to appliqued on.....and stitched by hand :) What do you think?  I am very proud of her and think its a great quilt designed by a then 8 y.o.  Well done Miss K xx

My Green Farm Village quilt rec'd a lot of attention this week with me doing a lot of cutting and piecing.

The blocks started something like this ........

then I added a bit of this .......

I now have this, but still have to do these (below), two borders and then think about the quilting :)

Last night I decided to grab out my "12 Days of Christmas" Layer Cake and get a start on some Christmas sewing  ..... place mats ...... I need 8 for my table so that's one each for us and of course one for Santa and Rudolf ;)   They will have red binding and all the names will be blanket stitched.

Whilst looking at what was left of the layer cake I decided that I also needed a centre piece for the table and so far I have come up with this ........ a 10 min block with only three straight seems ..... loving it!!!!  :)

LOOK WHAT POSTIE DELIVERED THURSDAY

I love the look of this one so I decided that I just had to have it.

It is "Scandinavian Christmas" by Lynette Anderson. I know that she has a new range of fabrics coming out later this year that suits this BOM perfectly but me being me I couldn't wait .... maybe I will have to make it twice :)

and this is what I have done already.

Lastly, I have been thinking about doing the Birdie Stitches BOM over at Little Miss Shabby for a while now and have decided to start ........ I found some Sunkissed Charm Squares at a great price so I no longer had a excuse not to start :)

Enjoy your weekend, I'm off to sort out lunch for the kids and then find a nice quiet corner near the heater and start (or should that be finish) stitching something!

Happy stitching, Sharon

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