Sunday, 5 February 2017

Rainbow Quilt nearly finished!

Morning to you all!

The past few weeks I have been working on a lovely Rainbow Quilt for Cara! 

Rainbow Jelly Roll

Nearly got all the stripes on

Binding (edging) ready to sew on

All sewn on 
Now all I need to do it to hand stitch the binding to the back!!  That will take quite a few hours I think!!  I was working away at it last night and only got a very small part of it sewn.  The quilt will fit her single bed!!  So its quite a big project for me!  

Katie brought her homework book home the other day and I just love the No10!!

The girl knows me well!!

I have started off a sewing club at school!  The kiddies are delighted!!  We are making small decorative cushions 😍

Other than normal everyday things and my sewing that's all I have done the past few weeks!! 

Have fun, happy crafting
Love and hugs me
xxxxxx

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Friday, 6 January 2017

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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#HeatherMakes

Sunday, 1 January 2017

Welcome to 2017 ... Happy New Year

HAVE A WONDERFUL 2017

😍😍😍😍


HAVE A GREAT AND WONDERFUL YEAR
EVERYONE

WITH LOTS OF LOVE AND HUGS
HEATHER & KIDDIES
XXXXXXXX

MAY ALL YOUR CRAFTING
DREAMS COME TRUE!!

Saturday, 31 December 2016

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

Thursday, 29 December 2016

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
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Lovely Cara 

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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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#HandMade
#ProudOfMyself
#HeatherMakes

Tuesday, 6 December 2016

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

Wednesday, 16 November 2016

Totally Crazy Busy but I love it!

Good Evening,

Once again it has been a good few weeks since I have posted on here!  I have been so busy having fun that at the end of each day I have just flopped!  

First of all I have actually finished my very first quilt.  I am totally delighted with myself!  Yes it has some flaws and its not perfect but I do not care because I made it! 

Quilt Front

Quilt Back
I am totally delighted and chuffed with myself!!

I am in the process of organising my new craft work space which has been 'installed' in my bedroom :D  Oh my oh my oh my, I am going to have lots of space to make and create, plus a space for writing my pen-pal letters!!  This is my Christmas Present from Laura and her hubby to be!!  I cannot wait to show you!  

The past 2 weeks I have gone into the kiddies school 2 afternoons each week and taught a sewing class :D  It is great fun!!  We are hand sewing a gift for Christmas!  Oh my the children have taken to it like ducks to water!!  I cannot show you any photos yet as I do not want to spoil the surprise for the children's parents!  I made some pin cushions so they would not lose needles!  That was great fun!!  

My box of goodies ready for sewing class

The best thing happened last week ... My parents came over for a week!!!  :D  :D  Brilliant to see them!!  We had a ball!!  We sat and chatted or went out for a short while. Mum took some of the kiddies on the bus into town whilst I entertained dad lol!!  We just had a lovely relaxing time. Cannot wait to do it again :D  #MakingMemories

Abby, Katie, Dad, Cara and me

Everyone!!

Katie and Dad 

Katie and dad again
Well it is late and I need sleep!  Worn out but looking forward to another busy day tomorrow!  I like to be busy :D