Oh how time flies by ....

Good Evening Everyone :)

Oh wow! Such a while since I have posted an update! I have been very busy ... honest!!!

First of all I finished Katie's quilt. She is totally delighted :)

Front of quilt

Back of qult

Then during Easter Holidays the kiddies wete at their fathers for 6 days so I decided to decorate!!  Yes, decorate ... not sew or stitch!!!

I am amazed at the results!! Stunning!! Such a differnce to our home!

I even put up wallpaper lol

So much brighter & fresher

I love this room! 

Katie painting the bathroom!

Window in dining room

Bathroom window
with the sun on it

This house is over 4 floors! So once I started in the hallway I had to go right the way up!! It was hatd work but well worth it!!

I sort of got the bug for painting and ended up painting my bedroom window!! Then totally reorganised my room!!!

Sewing space

Meet 'Bod' my new
Sewing buddy lol

Bod looking handsome!

Well folks! I must go get myself organised as I have a request for a Joseph's Technicolor coat for the school play!! This should be fun!!

Bye for now
Love me
xxxx

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Quilting the Quilt with love!

Good Evening all,

I have been busy sewing away on a quilt for Katie!  She chose the fabric and design.  I just did the easy bit of sewing it together haha!  All I have left to do is to sew the edging on now.  It is looking fantastic 😁

2 Log Cabin Blocks

All 8 blocks to complete the front

The back of the quilt

I am totally delighted with the back.  I was going to use one solid piece of fabric but Katie decided to give me more of a challenge!!  I must say it is looking brilliant! 

No other news really!  Just a quick post tonight!  Poorly kiddies and cat plus lack of sleeps makes me boring hahaha!

Chat soon

Love and hugs

Heather

xxxxx

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I think I'm addicted ... More finishes!!

Good Evening everyone :D

Cara's topic at school at the moment is Houses and Homes, so I have made up a quilt block with a house on!  I shall make it into a hanger for her so she can take it into school on Monday!  

House Quilt Square 

This is a log cabin Quilt block!  I am being 'bossed' about by Katie as she now want a quilt made.  I just so happened to be watching a Melanie Ham video on You Tube when she came into my room! So of course she wants a Log Cabin Quilt.  This block was my practise!  

Log Cabin Quilt Square

This is a bag that I made as a belated present for Katie's friend!!  Katie made her some pompoms too! 

Bag for a gift &
Katie's pompoms

Thats all for now folks!

Have a great evening!

Love me
xoxoxox

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Sewing Finishes :D YIPEEEEE #Quilting #FunStuff

Good Afternoon!

Hope everyone is well and crafting away!

Cara's quilt is finished and she is totally delighted with it 😍

I must admit it turned out quite well for my first try at a single bed sized quilt 😃😀

Rainbow Quilt

Happy Girl

Lovely colours! 

SEW ... I have cut out pieces for my next quilting project.  This one is a little more involved than sewing stripes haha!! I will do this in between other projects.  I also want to get back to cross stitching as I've many projects unfinished!  

All ready to sew

Layout of the main blocks

For a bit of fun ...  the kiddies bus driver playfully skitted me that sewing is a woman's job ... I sewed him a tool belt so he can now do man jobs!!  hahaha!!  I even made him model it 😁

I didn't have fabric with buses on, so trains it was ... well they have wheels and move!!  Not much of a difference really lol

Tool Belt

Bus driver modelling it!!

Have a great day all!!

Bye for now
Love me
xxxx

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#HandMade

#ProudOfMyself

#HeatherMakes

Completed Craft projects already!!

Hello all!

I hope you have all had a great first week of the New Year!
I have been quite productive (for a change!!) 😛

From one of the books Santa gave to me I have made 2 projects from it!  ✂✂✂

Project one is a Quilted Fabric Bowl

Using my Walking Foot on my sewing machine

Both pieces quilted and ready to be put together

Taaa daaa! 

Totally love this project! 

The second project was a Flower Pin cushion

Pieces already to be sewn together

Finished!

I finally did a wee bit of Cross Stitching too!!  Of course since the Creme Eggs are now in the shops ... I just had to have one 😀

A Polar bear in the making!

Just a few photos from over New Year

New year ... Group photo

Sparklers at Midnight

James and Naomi

I hope you all had a safe and great New Year!  I have plenty of projects in the planning!!
Hehehehe .. I cannot wait!  😍

Bye for now

Love and hugs
Heather
xxxxx

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Walking foot ... and Happy Travelling into 2017

Good morning all!!

Just a quick post to show you the start of my little project :D It is a quilted fabric trinket bowl :D

The Start

First Side Complete

This is great fun!!!

I hope you all travel well and safely into 2017!

Happy New Year!

Bye for now

Love Me
xxx

Oh what fun ... Christmas and sewing makes!

Good Evening everyone!

I hope you all had a great Christmas!  We had a blast! James' girlfriend, Naomi, is over to stay for a while so it is quite odd having another woman in the house, but it is great! 

Here are a few photos from the day :D 

Presents from James and Naomi

First Christmas together! xxxx

Lovely Cara 

Fun Fun Fun

All my goodies

Goodies from Santa

As you know I was teaching the children at school to sew. Sew ... this is what we made :D  I feel so proud of myself that I taught the children to sew :D  It was such a 'hit' that I have now got a sewing club up and running for January!! I am so so  sew pleased with myself hehe ... excuse the pun!!  

A Christmas Tree hanging ornie

Bag for my Mum

Music Bag for the Music Teacher

Felt Fox Bag

Really, that was Christmas in a nutshell!!  Quiet and nice. Great to chill with the family!

Back to making and creating in the morning I think lol

I hope you all have a great time New Year and travel safely into 2017!  

Love and hugs

Heather

xxxxxx

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Christmas is coming ... ahhhhh!!

Good Morning all!

I hope everyone is well and preparation is well under way for the Big Day!

At the weekend we went to visit the main man himself!! The children were totally delighted!!

All kiddies together!

Cara and Katie posting their
letters to Santa

Me!!

Crazy children

Conor, Katie and a penguin! 

We put our Christmas tree up at the weekend too!  I am in the process of putting all my cross stitched ornaments on too!  Here is one that a very good friend of mine stitched for me way back in 2008!!  I must say, its been a very long time since I was in a Round Robin or an Exchange so I think I might sort a few out for 2017!! 

Beautiful!

I have done a few bits of sewing but as they are for gifts I cannot show you!!  I have been teaching the children in Year 5, at the wee ones school, to sew!  That was great fun!!

I am now in the process of setting up a sewing club at the school!  I'm really excited! 

Here is me looking very serious lol

I got my Christmas present early off Laura (my eldest) and her Hubby-To-Be Johnny ....

A craft work space in my bedroom!!

This is totally brilliant!!  Now, I can leave my machine (and mess!!) out and use it when I want too rather than keep moving everything so we can use the dining room table!!  WOW!!  I am totally delighted!!

No other news really!  Just busy busy busy getting organised for Christmas!!

Keep safe and well!!

Hugs

Heather

xoxox