Catch Up

I haven't been machine sewing over the last week or so - busy putting up the Christmas decorations and doing some embroidery on the little ones' Christmas decorations.

A couple of weeks ago I made a trial "Castle Gardens" block - this is a Sarah Fielke design using fabrics designed by Sarah as well.  I'll make the full quilt next year.

A Christmas stocking has been finished for the littlest sweetheart.

"Christmas Stroll" is together and with Karen for quilting.  Karen visited a week or so ago and it was lovely to catch up with her in person.

A few weeks ago I tested a new pattern for Thimbles and Needles - "Feel the Tide" - another quilt I'll definitely be making next year.

Waiting for backing fabric for "Hannah's Garden" to arrive and it can go to Jenny to be quilted.

Last sewing I finished off was a new blouse for Jenni made as try-out - she wants the dress and I needed to test the size for her.

Had some fabric left from her maternity dresses I made last year.

Time's Flying

Time is flying so quickly and I'm a bit behind in my blog writing.

The Dinosaurs quilt top for Little H is finished and is with Sarah for quilting.

The pattern contains a small and large quilt.  The kit from The Next Stitch was very generous and there was plenty of fabric leftover to make the smaller version of the quilt as well.  I think I could stretch out the coloured fabric to make another small quilt and use a different fabric for background.

I finally machine embroidered towels for Vincent

and a couple of other new babies.

Cheeky chops Vincent has been standing up in his cot for a couple of weeks - the base has been lowered - and he is pulling himself up to standing wherever he can.

A friend asked me to piece a quilt for her - "Hannah's Garden" designed by Treehouse Textiles.  She sent a starter pack of fabrics put together by Treehouse Textiles - so pretty.

All the blocks for "Loveliness" have been made and these have joined the other 4 stacks of blocks to be sewn together in to quilt tops.

I bought myself a present.

So happy with it.  Lots of space to spread out my stuff.