Sunday Sewing Session

Sewing Sunday was happening here again today!!

 

I have finally finished the baby (who is now 1 and I should probably stop calling 'baby') quilt top!  Sooo excited!  It will go off in the mail to the quilter this week along with the Brick Quilt for Aussie Heroes.  Baby quilt was cut out while I was the size of a whale waiting around for baby to be born.  It was a great way to spend some time at Mum's.  Fabric from Spotlight, pattern is Two Square by Audrey and Maude.  I had to add 2 more rows to the bottom to make it long enough for a single bed but I am really pleased with how it has finished.  Can't wait to get it back from the quilter!

Next I needed to make a birthday present and a new big brother present and decided to make hats. 

And finally there were a couple of new baby packs to put together. 

I have finally bought the patterns for Christmas sewing and just need a trip to a fabric shop for supplies and I think that will keep me going for a while!

Happy Sewing
Kristy

Weekend Sewing

Hooray!  I have bought my About A Boy hat pattern!!  I am going to try and whip one up this weekend - if the boys will let me!  I have been busy still working on my UFO list this week and have all my hand sewing ready to sit and enjoy James Bond tomorrow night.  But, so you don't miss out on photos, here is another finished project for the year.  Started in January 2009 maybe?  I was ambitious and made a total of 6 for the nieces and nephews and my own 2.  These are the best bags for toys in the car.  They have 4 pockets on the outside and since I have finished the boys, they have been well used and pretty much stay in the car loaded full of toys.  You can find the pattern here http://www.kidsquilts.com/products.cfm?SubCategoryID=35.  With the addition of 3 more nieces and nephews I will have to get a move on if I am going to make them one each for Christmas!!  I finished 4 for Christmas last year and these 2 were finished in April.  Hopefully I will get a hat finished this weekend!!

Kristy

Sew Slack (He he he!)

Well, as the title suggests I have been rather slack in the sewing department of late.  The children finally got better and we've had a trip to pick up our new bed which is exciting but I have now decided that the room needs new curtains.  And a new paint job.  These things shall have to wait for the MOTH (man of the house) to have some time off I think.  I think I have plenty of other projects to keep me entertained until then!  So instead of a photo of more fabric bought (although I did manage to buy more on the weekend), I am going to start posting the pictures of things already finished for the year.  My first finish for the year were these Lazy Day Hats.  I fell in love with the pattern and was crazy enough to start them as Christmas presents last year.  I think I made over 20 in total.  All different sizes and colours and I can say that all the recipients are very happy with the outcome.  Master 4 proudly tells anyone who will listen that 'Mum made my hat'!  Love him!  Especially as his was the first and had a few puckers.  I worked out the puckering issue and the rest weren't so bad.  Well, back to finishing my cuppa and think make sure I can put the bed together!

Kristy

New project

So much for more sewing.  Master 4 has been sick so I have been cleaning up after him which has sadly not left much time for sewing.  Hopefully tonight after both of them have gone to bed!  Anyhow, even though I shouldn't even think about new projects until the long list of UFO's is completed, I have to share this new pattern with you.  I am waiting for Bev from http://www.peggyandbevsplace.typepad.com/ to return from the Melbourne Quilt Exhibition (lucky things) to source the pattern for me and then will probably go into mass production!  I love them!  http://www.makeitperfect.com.au/MIP/About%20A%20Boy.html  I will post pictures when they are done - it might be in a couple of months but I'll get round to it!

Kristy