Block-a-bye Baby

Welcome to the world baby Joel - hope you enjoy these bouncy building blocks.

It was great to make something for a little boy for a change, allowing me to use some beautiful tortoise fabric I got whilst in New York and car fabric given to me from Australia - truly international!

Other fabrics include a supersoft green check (apparently used by Jack Willis!) and remnants from a favourite shirt that no longer fits. I also made Joel a pair of matching booties - perfect for kicking over the a tower of blocks.

Ups and Downs Quilt

I've made this quilt as a wedding present for our good friends Lara and John who got married today! Its the first time I've used fabrics from just one collection - Cut Out and Keep by Cloud 9.

I choose this range of fabrics as the material is beautiful, soft and the colours will complement most  room decor schemes.

I used this quilt as an opportunity to practice my zig zag rows and I'm so pleased with how it worked out. I hope the quilt will keep Lara & John warm and cosy whatever ups and downs they face in the years to come!

Going all Girly

As advertised I'm expressing my girly-er side with a number of frocks n bloomers I've made for sophie! All we need is the weather to be able to show her off in them!

This set is made with one of favourite fabrics!

Forget the Stork here come the Flying Geese

She's finally arrived - the latest addition to our family - Sophie Violet!

And so to has the opportunity to explore my girlie side and enjoy some of the beautiful fabrics i've collected. The result being this flying geese baby quilt, already being used to keep her warm.

Nesting

So I've heard most pregnant woman will demonstrate nesting instincts by extreme cleaning or washing and ironing hundreds of baby grows - me - I've been sewing. To be fair there has been a fair amount of baby related sewing going on but its not for my bump, no i've used this opportunity to stockpile items i'm going to be selling at my first ever craft fair.

My lovely friend Nina, has convinced me others might like some of things I make and so I shall be testing the theory in November at the NSPCC Islington Christmas Fair where 10% everything sold goes to the charity.

Add November 17th to your diary and come along and support me - pick up a unique bargain and donate to charity at the same time - what a lovely way to get the Christmas shopping done!

To date I've whipped up some bloomers, changing mats and Sleep Tight Quilts.

I've started on some bibs and have plans for Christmas stockings, decorations and garlands and some bags and eye masks. Will post as the stockpile grows!

Bunting

You can't move for bunting at the moment - mainly due to the Jubilee - my reason is that lovely Nina wanted some personalised bunting for the wee folk in her life!

 I also made another of the changing mats for Nina to give to a friend

I love using the Liberty fabric - its so soft!

Little Bags for Bits n Bobs

In an attempt to improve my sewing skills beyond sewing two straight lines together, I played with some zips I had knocking around. The result was a small bag that can be used to store bits n bobs in one place. Some more lovely Liberty fabric makes them feel super soft!