Owen's Quilt: April 2015

Here is a sweet little baby quilt. The fabric is a soft cotton with fire-engines and little firefighters on it. I could not better a traditional gingham in pale blue as an accompaniment. It was also a case of "the simpler the better" where the fabric does the work for you. A soft striped shirting for the back completed the task.

Leaf bags

Last year I  copied a friend's leather bag and reproduced it in soft cotton, This bag folds flat and balloons out when unfolded. I made three of these and taught a few others how to make them. They are very handy and great fun to make as they are so quick.

Log Cabin Christmas Tree

Some years ago in 2006 I did a weekend workshop on a Christmas wallhanging. When I finished it I gave it to my sister-in-law for Christmas. When we spent Christmas last year with them in Melbourne, there it was. As I had no record of it I thought I would do a blog entry for it. Here it is.

Angela's Needle Book

I've made a few of these for friends. One of the things I love to do is personalise them. In this one I've appliqued and embroidered a couple of little girls (Angela's granddaughters) and embroidered her initials on the cover. The picture was adapted from a Pin I found on Pinterest, incidentally one which I noticed that Angela had liked and pinned. I have improved the pocket area by adding a button down flap for scissors so that they don't fall out. Adding some vintage  thread, a tape measure and some vintage pins to the pocket completed the package.

New Mugbag for Am

We have a new member in the Yarnspinners. Am's specialty is scrapbooking so we anticipate she will contribute to the group in many ways. I have questions to ask about displaying photos of my grandmother. In the meantime I have made the requisite welcome mugbag complete with mug.

I have been using the experimental crocheted flowers as decorations on mugbags.

Cushion Cover

In the previous post I wrote about the linen squares I was creating using applique lace and stitching. One of those squares I gave to a friend and being the meticulous sewer that he is, Len made a beautiful cushion cover for what he calls his "boudoir". Even the zip is a work of art! Len is a retired garment maker and sews like heaven. Here it is:

More Hearts Aflutter

These are the last two in this series of expressive needlework pieces. Completed for a friend they are intended to be the centrepieces of two cushion covers for a "boudoir".