I made a quilt!

Well it's taken quite a while but I have finally taken the plunge and made a quilt, albeit a toddler size one. But it is done!

I started piecing it together whilst visiting my friend Martine, in The Netherlands, months ago!  Then it sat for ages, finally I pinned it together and it sat for ages again, waiting for me to finally get on and quilt it together.  Let's just say I found quilting rather tricky.  It's a bit hit and miss but I'm happy it's done and I definitely improved at the whole quilting thing as I went along! The middle is a lot more ropey than the outside! Then finally I attached the binding whilst we were on holiday last week.

I hope my nephew likes it!

Haven't really been crafting much since our big move.  I made three teacher thank you clipboards and a couple of cards but forgot to photo then so not much else to share really.

About time for a catch up!

Hello! Well I thought it was time for a quick catch up!

After the move back to the UK we embarked on a rather major rennovation project on our home, whilst living here.  It did kind of take over for a while and is still ongoing.  But I wanted to let you know that I have been making one or two bits and pieces as we have gone along.

I made these purses before we left Aus for my daughter's friends.  Union Jack on one side and photo on the other.

I made up a batch of these bunting cards for kids parties using up scraps of fabric, need to do some more now as I've run out!

Here's Jade's cake from her last birthday! She had a low ropes course party!

A birdhouse I painted!

And a card made for a friend.  Paper pieced! I know I'm nuts! Love that image.

Sorry for the shocking photography!  I know there have been a few other bits and pieces but can't find photos at the mo!

A little bit of sewing...

I recently made these special gifts for my sister's birthday.  It was sooo good to get back to sewing.  I just loved these so much I didn't want to give them up!

First up a Union Jack Pillow.

With a button up backing - love that almost as much as the front!

And secondly a tea cosy!

OK so for some very strange reason this keeps flipping upside down when I put it into Blogger! Anyone help?

Here is the back.

Belated card

I made this very belated card for my Brother in law.  I totally card lifted it from Karen Baker! Thanks Karen it was just what I needed!

Have a lovely day!

Wonder Woman!

Just a quick one to let you know I am alive and well!! We survived the move back to the UK and have enjoyed the unusually hot September/October.  Although today it seems to have sprung back into autumn!

I haven't been crafting at all due to the fact that I am living in a building site! However yesterday hubby went back to work so after spending yesterday cleaning up, this morning I set about unpacking my one box of crafting materials that came back airfreight.  It looks a sorry sight in the room that will one day be my craft room, but at the moment is a store room with all the wallpaper removed but not yet replastered, holes in the ceiling where the spot lights will go, wires hanging out of the ceiling and wall, cavities chased out of the walls for wires.  Not pretty at all.  But in the midst of all this I made a card this morning for a friend. 

Now there is a story behind this card! My lovely friend Lisa and her hubby Jon came over for dinner one evening.  My daughter had left some of her dress ups laying around, as kids do! And Lisa spent most of the evening rotating between wearing the Super Girl headdress and the Wonder Woman headdress!  Oh and by the way just so you know she is tee-total so not a drop of alcohol was involved!!

I used this weeks Clean and Simple sketch, but turned it upside down.

I'm now off to research tiles and glass!