Tuesday 10 April 2012

Its been a little while.

I haven't been sewing lately, as i have been spending a lot of time at my boyfriends house and didn't take anything to sew with me, with the weather being horrible, rainy and cold that meant i was bored for a good few days.

At the moment i am currently sewing fabric to paper hexagons for the quilt i am making for my little cousin, this will take a while as i have over 1000 to sew (this shall keep me busy for a while).

I have just been looking through some old pictures on my phone and came across these ones that make me smile. (the quality on some is rubbish as they were taken on my phone)

Jess (my boyfriends dog, all white alsation) last summer at the farm, she loved the sheep but the cows not that much.


My little cousin Mia who i love more than words can say. On our way to blackpool for the day, being a geek.


At morris dancing championships 2011, her troup won a lot.


My boyfriends cat Socks, hiding her face pretending to sleep so that Jess wont torment her.


Ty my cousins dog, he is the best, always runs and gives to a kiss.


Buster and Ty, buster is my aunties dog, hes one little monster but also cute, he looks like a fether duster.



Ty and Buster after a nice long walk in the park and feeding the ducks with Mia.


Ty wanted to see the ducks with Mia.


Jess feeling all sad because she was sick.


I think she feels a bit better after cuddles from me and mark.



She also likes to relax and listen to music (the pogues).


This was Jess's first train ride, out of four in the same day. I think she was trying to escape.


Mia on her first dance of 2012, in her new dancing dress.
She is the best little leader ever.


And last but not least, my two year anniversary present from mark, i have been wanting this for a while now so i was happy when he got it for me, now all i need is some fairy lights to put around it =)



I will post some more updates soon, when i have made some progress with tacking fabric to paper hexagons.

Happy belated easter everyone.




 


Saturday 31 March 2012

Happy belaited mothers day

For mothers day i made my mum a cross stitch picture saying home is where your mum is on it. I got all of the charts from the cross stitcher magazines (that i love) and put them together to create this, what i think is cute mothers day gift. I am happy with the outcome and after picking it up and putting it down a few times it took me just a week to make.

I also made these mothers day rosettes for my Nan and Mum, i decided to make these after seeing them on another blog, they was £40 to buy and as i was wanting to go with the whole hand made theme i decided to make them myself. I am happy with the outcome of these and think i will make some more in the future, for birthdays etc.

Just some pictures of the mothers day gifts and my cute quinea pig Maggie (fat Maggie) sporting her bow tie and some mr potato head glasses. (The pictures arnt the best as i have miss placed my camera so they have been taken on my crappy phone camera).



Monday 12 March 2012

Things Are Looking Up.

On another note, i keep saying that i am going to start blogging more frequently, although i want to i seem to forget and get to distracted, then i remember weeks later.

I have been making a few things lately, quilts, tea cosies, head dresses, mothers day presents.
I am recently in the middle of sewing a hexagon patchwork quilt for my room, and one for my little cousin Mia.
I am also making head dresses for my mum and aunties morris dancing troupe, and a mothers day present that is nearly finished thank god.
Even though i am getting things done i am still a bit gutted that i didn't finish the Christmas tea cosy in time that i started for my boyfriends parent (i will finish it for this Christmas i am sure of it, as i only have a quarter of the design left to sew).

Heres a few pictures to update you on what i have been doing.


My progress on the Christmas tea cosy.


The start of my new hexagon patchwork quilt.


Some of the morris dancing head dresses i have made so far, 25 down a lot more to go.

 

Letters i decided to use for my cross stitch mothers day gift.

Maggie my guinea pig (aka fat maggie), wearing a bow tie i made her, she looks super cute and loves it.

I have been taking regular pictures of the things i have been making, so now i need to start blogging more often without getting to distracted and forgeting.