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

One Project A Month - April

One Project A Month - this is what I've made this month. Yet another Morsbag, this is no 31, which is made from leftover curtain lining and a fat quarter of fabric I bought last year on ebay....All round the hearts has been hand-stitched with blanket stitch in a contrasting blue thread, which took me about three days in total, picking it up and sewing a bit more when I felt like it. I have some more blue fabric left, so I've already started making a peg-bag. Edit: now for sale in my Folksy shop. (If you want to see the other 30 bags I've made, look on my Flickr album.

Also I have just started to cut out over 200 five inch patches to sew together to make a patchwork double duvet cover, I think this is something I will finish this time as it is a mixture of lovely colours, lilac hearts (using the script tie-backs on the left) on a white background cut from the 10p tie-backs I bought from Dunelm's bargain box last year... also I've cut up some curtains my father-in-law bought me and hubby for our bedroom years ago which is lilac patchwork print fabric (bottom left and right) , the fabric in the middle at the top is some I've had since making a peg-bag in 2006 and I'm hoping to make two pillowcases to match as well!

But I'm not sure I will have enough fabric so I've bought these 66" x 72" curtains from eBay for just 50p so I won't have an excuse not to finish it!
Josie x

One Project A Month - March - Padded Hearts...

For the 'One Project A Month' for March - I've just finished these two gorgeous padded hearts this afternoon.

...it's taken me a few days because the blanket stitch around the edge of the fabric was hand-stitched and Kitt has been trying to get hold of the thread while I was sewing!

I've even managed to get two matching Paisley buttons from my bag of buttons as well.

Josie x