FNSI -

let me make enough progress on my projects that I was able to complete them after work today.

The jewellery pouches were not pictured yesterday as they were all sewn up just waiting for their ribbons.

A Christmas centrepiece made using the blocks I sewed earlier in the week.

Two more biscornu pin cushions now that I know how easy they are to make.

Four finished jewellery pouches, I even purchased a little something to put in each one.

So the snowman and Santa are incomplete but they now have stuffing and should be done in no time.

Wishing you all some time in your creative space between the celebrations.

Are you joining in?

Friday night sew in for the last time in 2011.

I am looking to make some progress on these projects -

some finishes would be nice.

So nice to sew in company. I look forward to seeing what projects every one else is working on tonight.

Thanks to Heidi and Bobbi for hosting.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Sew fest

Monday night when I got home from work I decided Nomee needed a work out - she has been taking it easy lately, just a little bit here and there.

This is serious and I had been cutting after work this past week so I had plenty of projects ready to go - well can I just say we had a very successful session and concluded with a finish and an almost finish before midnight.

As work has gotten exceptionally busy with a major deadline looming I have been spending too much time there to get very creative with Christmas presents so my five nieces will all be getting a variation on the same theme this year.

I used some of the blocks cut from the Christmas panel to make these two patchwork blocks which will become part of a bigger project.

I made this Biscornu pincushion just because the pattern was there and it looked much easier to construct than I had previously imagined - it was a breeze. Yay a finish - well it was the almost last night as I neglected the button, but I fixed that this morning first thing. I have today off to go to my craft group Christmas break up - a girls gotta get some time out for good behaviour.

Here is the first finish - a small jewellery pouch only four more to go, but three more are already started in the picture above.

All of these projects were inspired by projects in one magazine - convenient that I didn't have to shuffle. Handmade Vol28 No4 from sometime in 2010.

Best get myself sorted and make something for afternoon tea then I can sew some more.

Hope you get to share with friends this week.

A mouse, presents and a new challenge

One of the surprises in the goody bag at Daylesford Craft Experience was a pincushion, there were a variety of designs and I just happened to get this super cute mouse. I really like her and she is a welcome addition to the sewing room, but I am not happy that she has invited her real cousins to come and hang out here too!

I won this charm pack over at Melody's a couple of weeks ago and it came with the cutest bumble bee buttons and chocolate bugs. Thanks Melody.

I may just enjoy looking at these fabrics for a while they are all too cute.

While visiting the old people on the weekend, The Mother showed me this incomplete project which had been left at the OpShop where she volunteers.

A quick look in the bag which contained multiple skeins of yarn, a completed back and two fronts as well as the pattern book with the design and I decided I would attempt to finish it.

A closer look at the contents revealed that one colour is missing. The exact yarn is no longer available but I am thinking that as the design is in multiple colours, if I can get something similar I will attempt to complete it.

The yarn used is Alice Stanmore, Scottish Heather from Jamieson Spinning Shetland Islands.

Hope you are warm and cosy wherever you are.

Oopsie...

So I played in the pincushion challenge over at Pins and Needles.

The rules were quite clear about only using what you had to hand - well there really wasn't a problem with that - Plenty of resources in the warehouse - so I decided to play with the scrap basket.

Now I have a new friend in the sewing room.

Look mum tippie toes.

Just hanging out inside where it is warm and dry.

Altered pattern, Oopsie by Melanie Hurlston, from the Moda Bakeshop

So much fun.

Happy Creating