Lucky Boy Log Cabin Quilt

Just a little post today, mainly to brag about a new item of supernal gorgeousness that has arrived for the darling boy. Apparently my MIL has been making this quilt for nearly the full 18 months that he has been alive, but now finished, we get to keep it. Yay! I love the colours, which are so rich and cosy. I hope he still has it when he has 18 month olds of his own. Thank you thank you!

A wedding hat

One of the reasons why I never seem to blog about actual things I have actually made is that I spend a lot of time doing random stuff  - school fancy dress costumes, cooking chickens for visits by relatives (had 11 people over on Sunday - that's a lot of chicken) - and attempting new prototyes for things I might sell. As I have not sold anything for AGES I feel that I have carte blanche to keep trying new things. So here are some sneeky peeks into what I am currently dabbling in.

But first I unveil the masterpiece (scoff) that is my daughters entry into the school 'Royal Wedding Hat' competition today. OK they were supposed to do it themselves but I guarantee you none of the hats I saw were child created. How many 5 year olds do you know who could make a 3ft papier mache top hat covered in Union Jacks? Competitive Mummy Syndrome kicked in although I did get her to cut out the bunting herself (after I had drawn triangles onto the fabric for her, naturally). She designed it. I just sewed it all on.

Proud and a little bemused

 So onto the pathetic attempt to persuade you I am actually managing productivity with a baby crawling all over me.

Space Quilt - quilt top almost done now. See here - I made my own bias tape for the very first time. I actually love it and don't want to use it now. It looks so pretty in the drawer. Excuse horrible fake colours in rocket shot - when photo editing goes bad!

Lilac Pinwheels - A stack of really pretty fabrics waiting to be a quilt aswell. I consider making this pile part of the work!!!

Mermaid Baby - I have a real urge (why) to make some little mermaid toys but am trying to create something a little different that will kind of sit well with the whales I have already got. It's not perfect yet, it's missing something. Any ideas?

Shop Update

Quite quiet in the Folksy shop this week, is everyone on holiday?

Today I am listing but one item, a new handmade patchwork key charm. This one is completely hand stitched and is one of my best, I love it! I have run out of the old quilt that I was using to make them, so now I have to make all the patches myself, but will continue on the recycling theme by trying to utilise pre-loved fabrics!

Have not been listing many items as I am beavering away on a few presents. After that I have some curtains to make so perhaps after that I can get on with more!

However, watch this space as I have plenty in the pipeline. I am currently spending my evenings taking apart a lot of old curtains and textiles that have come into my possession, so I have a load of fabrics on my hands. This leads me to thinking that I should have a destash quite soon, which can also be done via the Folksy shop. Happy days!

Flowers Find Fame on Folksy Friday

Well OK, not fame, but the lovely Liz from The Little Bead Box has featured my patchwork key charms on her Folksy Friday. So many lovely keyrings and trinkets! Thanks!

Patchwork Recycled!

Not long ago, during my clear out before the move, I found an old half (quarter) finished Grandmothers Garden quilt that has been waiting for some love since ..... forever. As I had lost the template I used originally to make its teeny weeny pieces, and indeed, I have two better quilts waiting to be finished, I decided to reassign the blocks to a new life. Keyrings! So what did I do? After carefully unpicking the sewn up blocks, I have put some back to back and padded them to make cute flower motifs with a tag on. I was so keen on them that I even put some in my folksy shop. There are LOADS waiting to be finished, in a variety of colours, and I might make a few bigger chunks into pin puffs. Really pleased to recycle a failed project I would otherwise never have finished.