Done...

with the gardening that is.

An armchair caddy from the pattern by Hugs 'n Kisses free tutorial available on the blog.

If I was making it for me I think it would need to be longer as the arms on the couch are very fat!

Here it is with some supplies. I love the way the pincushions sits up in the middle and the pockets hold threads and scissors.

A collection of pretty purple items for the New Beginnings project being co-ordinated by Jenny.

In the post to Queensland to brighten a sewing space after the devastation the flooding caused in that state earlier this month.

Oh, and January is done too - how did that happen??

Now to tackle a few of those UFO's maybe that will be my February goal? Best I decide quickly. Yesterday I worked on one of the scrappy quilt tops that I started last year.

Happy Crafting

Friday night progress

Finished the hand stitching on Ms Bear and then it was off to play with Nomee.

Finished drawstring bag design from Li'l Blokes, perfect for storing small projects on the go.

Finished Springberries Needlecase designed by Cinderberry stitches, with some modifications of course. - Inside love the pocket for keeping essentials handy,

and Out.

The back has strips, perfect for using up little pieces of fabric.

Hanging out together.

Ooh, that means I have completed a UFO already and it is still January - Yippee.

Thanks to Heidi and Bobbi for hosting Friday Night sew in, it sure is fun imagining sewing with a lot of other creative types while working in my lounge room.

Have a wonderful weekend wherever you are.

Happy Creating

Happy!

I remembered that today is January's Friday night sew in hosted by Heidi and Bobbi.

The best bit, I only had to work in the middle of the day so I am all set for a productive evening and to make sure the new iron does it's job.

I am going to make something with this,

Do some work on this,

And maybe even baste this, as I have already made the backing.

May your weekend be full of crafty goodness.

Amazing and an Emergency!

Can you believe how generous the people of blogland are?

I spent a lovely afternoon with Marina over at Maisie and the Boys.

What can I say - she fed me afternoon tea, we talked and I got to see some of her gorgeous projects in real life - amazing!

Thanks Marina, I really did enjoy the afternoon.

There was some sewing action here this week -

a small contribution to the Quilt Drive being held over at The Quilter's Angel.

Hope it brightens someones recovery from the Queensland flood disaster.

All the talk of UFO's in blogland had me unearth a few forgotten favourites.

This young lady is a design from Lynn Hyland of Li'l Bloke's started?? found in the bottom of a tub all stuck down and not sewn up - now that is under control, she will going off to brighten a refurbished sewing space soon.

Then there was a disaster in the sewing room - that is the only time you 'need' an iron -right?

Well my 10 year old iron just gave up the ghost completely today and that is my excuse for not having more finished items - I had to run out to the shop before it closed tonight to pick up a new one - I may want to sew before work tomorrow.

Hope she lasts as long as the last one!

So I hope you are all having a fun week and staying dry in your part of the world.

Happy Creating