January's Project

Hello, I hope you are well..... I have just returned from the village cafe. I have had a lovely morning chatting to my mum and a whole gang of friends.... Danny had a good time running around with a cardboard tube shooting everyone! I don't think I will buy him any toys for his birthday I am just gonna get a selection of boxes and tubes from the supermarket....! lol

Well it looks like Mr P will be jetting off to America in the middle of February, He'll be here for Daniels birthday but I think he will have gone before Jamie's.... So I will need to think of a cheap yet amazing day out for her this year! He should be back mid March so I will be crafting like a mad thing to keep myself busy while he's away....

I have completed Daniel's birthday bunting, now be nice.........
I know its not the best but it's the first time I have used my machine for anything other that straight stitch....

He loves mechanical things, I should have done a car but circles are tricky!
I saved a length of spotty ribbon off a Christmas gift and it came in very handy.

I had a spare triangle so I added a heart and some wadding and made a little loop with some ribbon.

Oh don't look too closely it is really rough, every time I step away from my machine I return to find every knob has been twiddled and altered and stitch style changed, as it has a foot peddle my little man thinks that he can drive it like daddy's car!


and yes I know I need to buy some thread in some different colours, but I didn't realise I was going to do any arty sewing.... honest!

I like to cut all my shapes out of lino sample tiles, they last really well and if you want shapes for the children to draw around they don't get damaged and they are flexible too!

I have to admit this sewing stuff is quite addictive, I think its the way the picture can grow and it does it really quickly..... its very exciting!

I may have to read my sewing machine hand book and see what else this machine can do!

Seeya later, thanks for popping by...
x Alex

A Challenge to keep me going all year

I recently visited my friend Joanne and noticed she has joined a challenge from abyquilt.

I have to try to complete at least ONE craft project by the end of each month. This can be something I've had partly done for a while or a pattern or a kit you bought ages ago that you finally get around to making.

You can join at ANY TIME - there is no cut off or deadline, you just have more chances of winning some fun prizes the sooner you join

You have to put up this badge on your blog (with a link back to abyquilt) and make a list of the monthly projects you have finished.

Now I am not a quilter, I do love to sew and have a wonderful machine (which I have never used to its full potential) I love fabric and colour, after all I did train to design the stuff ( I am a fully fledged Surface Pattern Designer ya Know!) but with all this in mind I may not qualify to join but go over and check out abyquilts blog she is one very talented lady!

I have already started a fabric project this month, it all started with Daniel not being very happy when the Christmas decorations came down, so I decided that I would make him some birthday bunting. I have found some ribbon that I saved from a gift box and dug out some fabric that will lend itself nicely to this months project. I could do with some bits of pattern so I will try to find a fabric shop in town to purchase a few fat quarters, I have very little selection when it comes to fabric.

I will take some photo's during the production process, I will omit the unpicking and redoing sections as that wouldn't give you the impression of perfection that is Alex!!!! Yeah right!

I have already had to unpick one triangle as I didn't put it face to face when I sewed it up! Doh!

I had better get on, I still have no car so I will have to take Danny on the bus into town, he's really excited.... I am not so keen as its a grey rainy day and I have a cough that makes my head want to explode! plus I still have invoicing to do for Mr P.... Happy days!

Take care
thanks for dropping by, Alex x