Patchwork Tablecloth

In my travels around the internet I have found hundreds of projects thatI would love to give a go....one of them was a quilt using a MODA charm pack. I decided that I would make mine into a tablecloth. While there are a number of little imperfections I am happy with how it turned out. What do you think????

Latest Little Bit of Creativity and a Giveaway

My mum and dad are nearly ready to take off on their next holiday. This time they are heading off to Cairns for Jaxon's birthday....I can hardly believe he will be 7 in 2 weeks. Anyway they are going to also be taking Christmas pressie's with them because that will save on postage.
So my first share is Jaxon's Chrissy card, I love this animal set for kids cards.
Then I also had to make a couple of Birthday cards for him too. He is having a soccer themed party this year so I made this card for mum to give him.

Then the paper I wrapped his present in has rockets and robots so this card is mine to go with it.

That's all for cards.

Now a sewing update...I saw this idea somewhere but can't remember if it was in real life at a shop/market or on the web but as usual I decided I could copy it myself. They are cute, flower pincushions, that are designed to just sit on the top of a spool of thread. Great to sit right next to the machine and also tiny for quick and easy storage. I love how I have found a project that is just perfect to use up all my scraps.

I have already made 2 of these so I thought I would offer up one as a giveaway....if you would like to win one just leave me a comment before Friday 6th August.

Stamping on candles

Over the holidays I experimented with some different stamping projects. One of them was to try a technique for adding stamping designs onto tealight candles. I was happy with how they turned out and thought they would make a great gift....so I also made a little box to package them into. This set I gave to another Visiting Teacher, at work, for her birthday.

Another Holiday Sewing Project Finished

Over the holidays I have been doing a lot of sewing.....in my hunt for different fabrics I visited a little patchwork shop in Bellmere and found a fabric panel that I just loved. I have hand quilted around the design and finally found a hanger for it so now it is finished and hanging on the wall.....what do you think?

Folding fabric box

I found a tutorial on the net to make a fabric box that you can fold up easily. It is quite stable with cardboard sides and bottom. You can find the tutorial HERE. It was a challenge to get the binding on the top because you need to sew through the cardboard as well but it makes the sides nice and tight. The bottom can be removed and the sides then fold completely flat. Check out my first attempt.....

I think I will have a little play with this pattern and eliminate the binding on the bottom....other than that I love how stable the box is for storing things and it is a great way to reuse cardboard boxes.