In Wednesday’s post about my 2015 Finish Along Q1 goals, I mentioned that I had cut this stocking out just before Christmas but ran out of time and energy to get it finished. I’m pleased to say it has now been moved from the to-be-finished list to the finished list. All the fabrics used along with the fusible fleece (<-affiliate link)…
As I was taking stock of all my UFOs and fabric, I was also deciding which projects to include for my 2015 Finish Along Quarter 1 Goals. I am of course including my Flying Zebra Quilt as it needs to be finished by the end of January for this month’s AYofLFs project. This is where it was as of Saturday. …
The most fun part about writing tutorials is not making the item; although that is fun otherwise I wouldn’t do it. It’s not taking the step-by-step photos or writing the instructions. It isn’t even posting the completed tutorial. The most fun part about writing tutorials comes afterwards when readers e-mail me photos of things they’ve made by following the tutorial.…
Since our move back to Canada in November I’ve been in the process of taking stock of my unfinished projects and getting an idea of just how much fabric in my stash that needs using up but I thought I’d share a couple of my recent sewing finishes. When our middle daughter was here over the Christmas holidays, she had…
As I mentioned in Wednesday’s post, Christmas gifts this year were mostly small handmade gifts. The first gift I made for our son was this pair of men’s two-toned crocheted slippers. I am really pleased with the way they turned out. They were super quick to make in the super bulky weight yarn. I crocheted the double soles and tops…
This year Christmas gifts were small, mostly handmade due to the expense of our move and with the exception of this first gift that I’m going to show you, they were made from fabric I had on hand. I usually start by sharing the gifts I make for our oldest daughter but her package won’t arrive in Shanghai for a…
As I mentioned in my post yesterday each participant in the Santa Sack Swap, hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitch’, was allowed to choose whether their swap partner made them a sack, a stocking or a tote. In our e-mails back and forth, my swap partner Terry mentioned that she would like a tote this year. And since she…
I signed up again this year for the Santa Sack Swap hosted by Cheryll over at Gone Stitchin. We were to make a sack, stocking or tote for our partner and then fill it with 5 gifts, most of which were to be handmade. As this wasn’t a secret swap, each partner got to choose whether they wanted a sack,…
Since finishing the Trellis Quilt, my new office/sewing room has been turned into Santa’s workshop. I can’t show you the gifts I’ve made for our children until after Christmas because they each read my blog. But I checked with our oldest daughter and future son-in-law only reads it if she shows him a post, so I’m safe sharing a photo…
Today’s finish has been a long time coming and is all the more satisfying because of that. I started this quilt back in April of 2009 as part of a quilt-a-long hosted by Amanda Jean over at crazy mom quilts. The idea was to sew one nine-patch block per day. By July, I’d completed the 70 nine patches needed for…