Merry Christmas to you all!

I hope you all had an amazing time. This year ours was a quiet and calm time 🎅 In all honesty it was really nice!

Over the past few weeks I have been making many, many memory bears!! I think I am all beared out for a short while!

Time to make new things and perhaps learn new skills!

As we head into 2020 I already have a few projects planned and two Community projects in the 'pipe line'!

I have a good feeling on my bones that 2020 will be a good year (providing it all goes to plan 🤣!)

This is my moto for 2020!

Have a great and safe trip into 2020

Love and hugs
Heather

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Sew sew long since I wrote a post!!

Hello! Life has been on crazy day after another! Where has the time gone too?

This year has flown over ... far too fast for my liking!!

I have been busy sewing, teaching sewing, driving the school mini bus and making lots of goodies!!

So very sorry it has been so long!!

This is what I've been up too ...

I have learnt new skills!!

I have discovered the world of hoodie making!

Also legging making 😁

Here are just a few things I made over the summer and beyond!

Life has been fun and happy over the past few months. Just bouncing along innour little bubble!

Its amazing what changes when you close off the negative vibes and listen to your heart and not your head or other people!!

Next week my mum comes to visit from England. Also I am attending a craft fair. So better finish makes the goodies!!

I promise not to leave it too long before my next post!!

Lots and lots of photos on my Instagram or Facebook page
Pop over and say "Hello!"



With love and hugs
Heather
x❤x❤x

Children sewing

Hello!

This past few weeks have been fun but busy! Being busy is something I like!

I did a shout out on my #HeatherMakes facebook page to see if any children would like to learn to sew! The response was amazing! Last Thursday was only the second lesson but look at the things they have made so far 😊

Im sure you will agree that these children are fantastic at sewing!!

It is great fun ... roll on this Thursday!!

Happy Crafting all.
Hugs
Heather
xxxx

Make A Softie From Your Childs Drawing

Mary Monster #sewasoftie

July 9, 2019|#HANDMADE, #HEATHERMAKES, #SEWASOFTIE, TUTORIALS

#sewasoftie is the wonderful creation of Trixi over at colouredbuttons.com

Each day of July a different blogger posts a tutorial showing how to make a softie.  You can follow along and join in with the sewing fun!  Search #sewasoftie and you shall find us all! Just click on mine or Trixi's Instagram links below:-

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For those that joined in the #sewasoftie blog hop last year may remember Martin Monster ... well here is his sister Mary! 

Mary Monster #sewasoftie 

Sewing stuffed animals and toys.

Designed and drawn by Katie aged 11 years

Download the drawing for your template 

(The template is a drawn outline to save you printer ink!!)

I started by photocopying the drawing because I didn't want to ruin the original!  You never know, one day it may be hung in a gallery worth billions!! 

I have kept her the same size too (Mary, not Katie haha)

I photocopied the main body, hair and belly also.

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Gather all the felt required.

Draw around the shapes and cut them out. 

I also used 2 pre-cut hearts that I had but trimmed them down to fit Mary!

The piece for the darker blue hair on the front I made slightly longer so it was easier to sew on.

Now, sew Mary's back onto her front then stuff her with toy stuffing to bring Mary to life! 

I think she is totally lovely!  I really enjoy making my kiddies drawing come to life!  So easy to do and it gives them so much joy!  its a drawing that will not be forgotten in a hurry!

I hope you enjoyed my #sewasoftie blog hop post! 

Happy sewing

Heather

#HeatherMakes

No Business Like Sew Business

Evening,

Today I was in the newspaper!!

The Tyrone Herald did a lovely write up.😍

This is an absolutely fantastic write up. 😀

I cannot stress enough how good sewing and crafting is for Mental Health.

My aim now is to get sewing clubs into a few more schools!

Have a lovey evening.

Hugs
Heather
xxx

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Good Afternoon all,

The school summer holidays have srarted! One week down, 7 to go 😮🙄😊

We go on our holidays very soon! I cannot wait!

The start of July is the start of #sewasoftie which is run by Coloured Buttons AKA Trixi, in Australia.

Each day of July a different blogger posts a tutorial, on their blog, showing how to make a cute softie!

The Duchie below is the one I made from Trixi's tutorial 😁 

My day is 9th July ... which is also my birthday! 🎂

Im really looking forward to that day!

#sewasoftie 

Heres a photo of me sewing!

The memory bears I made for the teachers gifts caught the attention of the local newspaper!

They are doing a write up on my sewing and the benefits of sewing! It will be amazing to have sewing publicised! The health benefits needed shouting about! Arts & crafts are great for the body and soul ❤

🧵✂️🧵✂️

Me Sewing 

Toys I Have Made

I love this photo! Cross Stitch and Sewing side by side! My two favourite hobbys 🥰

Teddy and
Summer Fairy

I finally made my Dresden Plate Quilt Blick into an actual cushion lol I made  the cushion cover quite some time ago but never actually finished it off! 

Here 'she' is in all her beautiful glory!

I just love the quilting detail.

Quilted Cushion

Details on Cushion

Quilting Details 

I had better get my tutorial finished off and ready to post on Tuesday 🥰 Then start getting my holiday bags packed 😁

Have a great weekend!

Hugs 

Heather 

xxxx

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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

Hello!!

Where did May go too??

Lots of busy crazy goings on here! 

At the moment I am sewing Graduation Gowns for Drumragh Integrated College. The Y8's have studied Positive Mental Health programme called Hopeful Mind.

This teachs them that there is Hope and how to change your way of thinking! Its an amazing course for children and adults alike!

The Graduation is on 25th June. I have 4 gowns left to make!

I am really looking forward to seeing the children Graduation. Ok it will be great seeing them in the gowns I made but also because I co-facilitated 2 courses.

It was great teaching the children. I have one lesson left with them and I plan on doing a bit of Art Therapy with them 😁

Im looking forward to it!

Have a great weekend!

Heather

xoxox

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Happy Easter to you all xxx
Heather

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Quilt Blocks and a Giant snake!!😁

Hello all!

This is what I have been upto ...

Quilting

And ....

A giant snake!! (Stuffed on I might say)

Dresden Plate Quilt Block

I just love this quilt block. So bright and colourful 🦋🦋🦋

I made a toy snake a while ago.

However Katie decided that she wanted a really, really long snake! I made him and Katie stuffed him, which I was glad about because he is rather long hahaga

He is 2 metres and 37cms long!!

He is called Sylis (sigh-lis)

Happy Easter all

Hugs

Heather

xxxx

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