End of summer holidays

It's almost the end of the summer holiday. I haven't been able to do as much sewing as I would like. I have had to organise school uniform for both the daughters. The plan of having two girls so that you could have hand me downs didn't work out. Daughter 2 is as tall as daughter 1. I have spent quite some time sewing in name labels, a boring but necessary job. Mind you it doesn't guarantee you are going to get your children's clothes back but ay least you have a fighting chance.

I have finished the sampler I started for daughter 1 when she was born. I took to be framed on Saturday. I will post a picture of it when I have a chance. I need to work out how to take her name of the picture, as I don't really want to publish her name and date of birth on the internet.

Baby boy blue not so blue

I really like how this one is turning out. It's not as blue as I had thought it would be. I need to add a border. I am not sure I have the right material though. Most of the squares are made with scrap fabric I had any way. I am not sure I have enough "boyish" pale blue as a border. I need to have a think about it. I could do a piano key border I guess. It will need a border to make it larger. The boy it's intended for will be two soon enough and will get his own big boy bed.

Free motion quilting

I attended a free motion quilt course today. I am not sure it's for me. The whole "free form" and "organic" that the teacher was talking about does not come naturally to me. Anyway this is what I came home with. Tomorrow more free motion but concentrating on borders.

Place mats

My mother would like place mats. I need to make six of these. The discussion now is. Do I make six exactly the same - this is what my mother wants or do I make them all different - as my father would like. Though choice. Husband suggested six the same and another six different ones, that way both will be happy.

work in progress baby boy blue

I made this pink quilt for my friends new baby girl.

I should have known that her boy would want one too. He is only 18 month older than baby L. about the same age gap as my two girls. I have decided to rectify this terrible mistake.

This is boy boy blue quilt.

Now I just need to finish it. Not the easiest as I am trying to work (freelance editing scientific journals), look after daughters while it's the holidays and keep the house tidy...

Quilts I have finished 2011

I made this quilt for daughter1. I was meant to make a lap quilt at the course I started this year. I guess I got a little carried away.

Daughter2's doll needed a quilt.
And of course daughter1's doll didn't want to be cold either.
Daughter2's hearty quilt. She chose the colours herself and decided where the hearts had to go.

Good intentions

I have the intention to be good and keep this blog up. Well we'll see. This is intended to be a blog about my sewing endeavours.

I like to sew. I like cross stitch and have recently become very passionate about patchwork.

My first venture into patchwork was a hexagon quilt. It only took me 15 years to complete :-)
I then made a log cabin quilt for daughter2 and daughter1. When I took them to the local quilt shop for advice I booked myself onto a course to learn more. I haven't stopped since.