One Project A Month 2011 - August

Well it's taken me three hours just to make these two items, but worth it, a wedding gift set for a friend, I think they look lovely and I hope she will too.

I really enjoy making them, seeing what I can create from cream silk fabric, lace, ribbons and fabric flowers, a unique one off gift set of a lavender heart and fabric bookmark.

The wedding is in Carlisle but it's too far for us to travel for one day, but they have said they are having a blessing in South Yorkshire in the future so hopefully we will be going to that.

Josie x

One Project A Month - April

At christmas I had some money from my Mum, so I bought this book... and some lovely Makower fabric - the Keiko collection from here .... http://www.sewcreativequilts.co.uk/shop/231-makower-prints/3415-keiko-patchwork-570-b2 The other week I decided that I would make a sewing machine cover for myself

the patterned side is the front.....

and the cream spot fabric is the other side. With the leftover fabric I've made a fabric bookmark and matching lavender heart with the patchwork design fabric and used up some scraps of lace and ribbon. and the leftover blue dots fabric, I've made a pocket tissue case and matching lavender heart.

I've also made another pocket tissue case from fabric leftover from making my Mum's rag quilt from the other christmas, it's the Butterfly Gardens range from Makower.

Oh I've made another tea cosy too!

So I'll count these as seven finishes for One Project A Month for April, more pics to follow when I've finished them......apron and peg bag (to match the tea cosy)

Have a good weekend.

Josie x

One Project A Month - February

Well this is the first thing crossed off my one project a month list for this year (no 11) - Beige floral lavender hearts. Can you remember in 2008 when I made a frill for my bedroom curtains?

Well I had some fabric left over and last year cut out two heart shapes and today I finally finished them!
They didn't take long to make, just a few hours,using up scraps of lace and ribbon, then filled with lavender I had left from growing in my garden.

Josie x

ps) don't forget to have a look at my eBay shop, there's a sewing book for sale just 99p!

One Project A Month - November - Rag Cushion & Apron

Sewing:

I can't believe it's November already, it doesn't seem five minutes since I started doing One Project A Month and wondering what I was going to make each month..... If you've been following my blog then you'll know that last month I made the rag quilt and this month I've finished the reversible matching cushion which has lovely floral fabrics on one side and the leaf applique on the other side. and I've made a padded lavender heart with the leftover leaf print fabric. Xmas Pressie!

The apron pattern and fabric arrived last week. I've been sewing all week and I've finished my mum's apron as well! It was lovely fabric to sew and the apron is double thickness.As you can from this close up, I went a bit wrong on the pocket, the left side is higher up, oops!

Cats:

Here is a lovely photo of Millie trying to sneak in our bedroom door! She has been living with us three months now and has settled in really well, it's like she's always lived with us.

and here is Kitt and Millie on the settee together, this lasted about five minutes!

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I've already finished 'One Project A Month for December' but it's for the christmas stocking swap so you'll have to wait till next month to see that!

Josie x

One Project A Month - September - Bookmarks

I've been making things since 1993 ( you can see photo's here)and I keep all the leftover pieces of fabric because some of it is just too lovely to throw away! But I always thought the only thing I could make with the fabric would be a patchwork quilt until the other day. I was reading a book and turning the corners over and inspiration struck! I needed a bookmark, so I decided to have a go at making some fabric ones with the leftover scraps of fabric, lace, ribbon and buttons and this is how they turned out......

(click here for large photo)

They have turned out better than I though they would, my favourite is the green embroidered one ( fabric left over from the sewing machine cover I made last year). The purple floral and cream lace bookmarks even have matching hearts filled with lavender grown in my garden!
Which one is your favourite because it just might be on sale in my Folksy Shop this weekend!

Josie x

Crazy Patchwork...Lavender Heart...finished!

well I've finally finished it, a crazy patchwork carrier bag holder for my Mum's birthday next week.

Two weeks ago , the main cream fabric was a plain pillowcase and the patches all made from leftover fabric scraps and with a lace trimmed hanging loop.

It's taken about three days altogether, picking up and putting down when I felt like adding some more patches.

The only bit I'm not really happy with is the middle part, I feel it should have more than a piece of ribbon and buttons, but what? a piece of lace?

.....but I know whatever I make my Mum will be really pleased with it and it is one of a kind just like my Mum.

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Here is a close-up of the lace hanging loop which doesn't show up very well on the first picture.



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.....just off to write the card and wrap the rest of the presents.







this is one of the other presents, ( I wish I could make things like this, it was bought from a garden centre we visited the other week, I bought myself a tissue box cover, I will post photo later, there was a range of items, quilt covers cushions etc etc)





This is described on the label as a "rubbish bin" but I think it's too nice to use for that purpose , so I'm going to tell my mum it's a magazine rack.

I never know what to buy for presents because my mum doesn't drink alcohol or eat much chocolate and I prefer to get something different than the 'usual' presents anyway. I think thats why I usually make something.

It must be my week for 'finishing' things, about three years ago me, hubby and son visited Norfolk and the lavender fabric was part of a small plain rectangle lavender bag which I bought from the Norfolk Lavender Farm on the last day as we came home, so I decided to alter it.......three years later, its finished!
and you can probably just see in the background is a favourite book "grumpy old women" , now I'm the wrong side of "40" , when I read it, I can see a lot of myself in there....

Josie x