Making Happy Memories

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Good Evening all,

Well thats the kiddies off school now until September!

In Northern Ireland our school break for Summer on the last weekday in June.

This year was Katie's last year at Primary school, so to mark her leaving we made her teacher and Headteacher a lovey gift each ... I would say that they are unique gifts 😍

I made them memory bears out of the kiddies spare school uniform!

Memory bears made from school uniform

I also made two butterfly hangers for two different teachers!

Lots of teacher sewing was happening in my home!!

SEWING CLUB AT 

DRUMRAGH INTEGRATED COLLEGE

                        

These are just a few lovely sewn pieces from the students of the Sewing Club

Here is too a summer time full of fun and mischief!

we are off on holidays soon.  I am so looking forward to it, I'm so ready for it!

I think over the summer I will do some cross stitching whilst watching the tennis and cycling! 

Time for a chill out and a give my sewing machine a rest from me hahaha!!

Have a fun safe summer everyone

Hugs

Heather

xxxxxx

Sewing in a #Sewingbee and for Easter

🌷 Hello Everyone 🌷

I hope you are all well.

The past week I've been full of cold 😷

It did not stop me sewing though!

Lovely Easter baskets and fabric flowers! The flowers look lovely on my window sill!!

Easter Sewing

Pencil Roll

Last weekend I took part in the Omagh Sewing Bee!

This is my transformation challenge.

I really enjoyed taking part in this fun competition 😍

Transformation Challenge
In the Omagh #SewingBee

Chocolate Rabbits
In Felt Eggs!

Easter Basket
and
Pencil Rolls

Easter Baskets

Yummy Bunny

Lovely #Handemade
Goodies 

Oh Im having fun ...

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Hello Everyone,

I hope you are well and have had a brilliant day or evening, depending on where you are in the world!

The first week of being back to school seems to have gone smoothly! Lazy weekend deserved by all I think! I certainly need it!

My sunny sewing space

Katie the Swimming fish

I made another memory bear.  I made him a co-ordinating tie!

🐻😍 Gorgeous 😍🐻  

The end of the week ... fantastic ...

Katie was in the paper

I got flowers

and a new book!!

Off to be to read!!  Have a brilliant evening or even day hahaha

Please feel from to leave a comment as I would love to know what you are upto!

Bye for now,
Hugs Heather ✂✂✂✂
xxxx

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Holiday, New Baby and Sewing

Hello everyone!

I really need to get into the swing of blogging more often again!

My mum came over for a short break, so we went to Portrush for a few days.  We visited Giants Causeway on the north Coast.  Also had a wonder around a few towns.  it was a lovely relaxing few days.  Mum enjoyed herself, so that's the main thing really! It rained most days, nearly all day too!!

I have a new Grandaughter 😀🍼👶🍼.  Her name is Lexi.  She is totally gorgeous 💘💖💘

Baby Lexi & Big sis Abby

Over the past few weeks, I have been busy sewing for a Beatrix Potter exchange over on Instagram. 

My page is heathermakes_sewing If you use Instagram, it would be lovely to 'see' you on there

#teampeterrabbit2018

#beatrixpotterswap2018

I cannot give too much away!!  

Other than kiddies being off (chaos!!) and mum being over and a baby being born, life has been dull and boring hahaha!!  

So much going on, that its been brilliant!!

have fun, be good and safe.  until next time ...

Hugs Heather

xxx

PS -butterfly, your prize is on its way!  I meant to post before I went away on holiday!  I got there and remembered I hadn't posted!  Sorry!!  xxx

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More Curtains ... Baby cot quilt ... Giveaway

Good Morning, afternoon or evening (depending on where you are in the world!!)

This week has been busy with the children being off school!  They have had fun playing out with friends or on Youth club trips!  These children have more of a social life than I do! 🤔

I have finished of the curtains for the nursery, ready for the arrive of grandbaby! 

I have to admit (brag!!) that the curtains match up perfectly! I am delighted 😀

Lovely Rainbow
Curtains

Spotty Cot Quilt

Not sure if I ever mentioned my eldest daughter, Laura, is having a baby!  can you believe that it is only a few days short of their first wedding anniversary!!  Time flies hey!

Time does go fast ... time to make the most of time lol Flashing before my eyes!

DON'T FORGET MY GIVEAWAY ... See post below!!

Have fun, stay safe

Hugs Heather

xxxxx

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The Rainbow is finished!

Good Afternoon Everyone

I hope you are all well.  I have been busy as my kiddies have finished school (yes Northern Irish Schools finish at the end of June!!)

Poor children have 2 months of putting up with me hahaha

I have finally managed to finish my wee grandaughters curtains.  I am delighted with them ... and they line up AND are the same length haha!!  Miracles do happen!!

I now need to find something else to sew or stitch this week.  From Saturday its back to the good ol' cross stitch because Tour de France starts 😁

Conor, Katie and Cara wanted their hair groovy looking for the summer ... Why not ... you only live once!!

A few weeks ago we were baking cakes whilst listening to our favourite radio station. I sent in a request for a shout out. Anyway, Katie missed it ... so with the promise of chocolate cake she got another shout out haha

Here is the cake that Katie baked and decorated!!

It was an exciting day ... great fun driving 100 miles with a cake in the car hahaha!! 

Any ideas what I can sew?  Anyone want to give me a challenge?

Have a great evening, and happy 4th July to my USA friends

Hugs Heather
xxxxx

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What a hoot!

Hello there!

A few adventures from the last week.  It is nearly the summer holidays. 🌞🌞🌞

Our children finish on the last week day in June! 

Ollie The Owl

I made an owl cushion with pockets.  He sits up on his own.  I am going to enlarge the chart and make him big enough to hold remote controls etc so he can sit on my sofa!  

Maybe then I can find the remotes when I need them!!

I have tried my hand at making stuffed cuddly toys.  

Katie and Cara loved them so much that they pinched them haha 

Smart Bear

I was asked to make shorts for a teddy bear!
I think he looks smart 😀

Have a great day and stay safe.

Hugs Heather
xxxx

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Cross Stitch and a Craft Fare

Good evening to you all!

I hope everyone is well.  Last weekend I did a stall at a craft fare.  

Part of the 'deal' of getting a table at the fare was that I had to do a sewing demonstration.  

Well how could I resist sitting outside in the sunshine sewing 😁  It was a brilliant experience ever!!  

I have spent this week organising the house ready for a busy summer and then spending time cross stitching on a Round robin!  brilliant to be cross stitching again!

I must make a habit of getting back to the good ol' cross stitch! I have missed it 😇

Take care!  I'll be back soon!

Hugs Heather

xxxx

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