New additions

Today we picked up two new additions to our family; Petal and Fox!












Ostensibly for the kids, although MrMoo and I are quite smitten too.

Daily creativity

I'm trying to include a little bit of creativity into my every day life. Today is all about handstitching...

Doll Quilt Swap progress

I naively signed up to the doll quilt swap round 10 over on flickr. Now, there is no way that I would call myself a quilter but it is something I'd like to get better at. I have plans to make quilts for the kids and have made a couple of baby quilts as gifts. I decided that signing up to a swap where I just had to produce a mini quilt was the ideal way to start.

As the swap has progressed I have been constantly amazed with the talent of the group members. I have at times felt overwhelmed by their ability and my corresponding inability! They are such a supportive group though that I do feel my confidence has increased ten-fold as a result of the positive feedback I have recieved along the way.

Here's a little photo story of my progress...

Cutting...



Selecting...



Layout...



Stitching...



Embroidery...



And now I just have the quilting, binding and labelling left and I'll be done!

Me again!

Wow, how time flies! I'm hoping that being able to use my iPhone (how did we manage before these things) will make it easier for me to update my blog. I'll be back with a proper post soon but until then I'll leave you with some pictures of what I've been making!














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Flickr Scrappy Pincushion Swap Round 2

Well, I signed up to my first swap....the Scrappy Pincushion Swap Round 2 over on Flickr. I had wanted to sign up for round 1 but left it too late and missed the closing date. I'm so excited about being involved this time and really hope my swap partner likes what I make. I haven't finally decided yet but I'm thinking of a minature patchwork with some cute prints or something incorporating mini hexies!

Oops, I did it again....

and almost a month goes by without a blog post...you'd be forgiven for thinking that I wasn't really a blogger...or indeed a crafter!

I fully intended on participating in the Ice Cream Social sewalong but didn't get my pattern ordered in time. It's now in the post and I'll use all the tips in the sewalong to make a couple for M in time for Spring.

I'm also making Anna Maria Horner's Socialite Dress for ME!!! Yes, all for me! I'm using a lovely red silk that I got in Tessuti. It's cut and ready to sew up...just need to find a spare few hours to do it.

Otherwise I have a hankering to make some simple quilts for M and S and perhaps even our bed too....never done any quilting before though so eprhaps I'll be biting off more than I can chew!

Apologies for the lack of pics in this post, I'm not on my home computer...hopefully the links will keep you happy for now!

Crafty catch-up

How does 6 weeks go so quickly? All my new found 'I will blog regularly' resolutions have amounted to nothing. Anyway I have been crafting recently so thought I'd do a catch-up show and tell post!

Firstly a gift for my good, non-blogging friend Anita:

A toadstool pincushion inspired by Karen and tutorial from The Little House by the Sea, some cherry stitch markers from an Etsy seller, a covered retractable tape measure, all packaged in a lined drawstring bag (fabric from Spotty).

A travel play mat for Anita's new baby Jack. Fabric is Michael Miller, and I quilted along the raods with invisible thread, which was a pain. I actually bought the fabric to make a play mat for Sam, who is now 18 months old!

Some easy peasy ruffle tops for Maddie, fabric from my scrap basket.