Patchwork on a blanket

My new obsession is quilting.  I've actually only completed one (I'll post a picture soon), but there is another in the pipeline.  I do love the 5" square charm packs you can buy - someone else has done all the boring work of cutting out for you!  (Am I the only one who doesn't like the cutting out bit?).

My friend Tracy, having seen my 'quilt in progress' asked me to do some similar patchwork that, instead of being quilted together with wadding and backing, could be sewn directly onto a big fleecy blanket.  Anyway, we found a random assortment of fabrics in my stash and using the 'disappearing nine-patch' technique, I came up with this!

Poppy Sparkles: Soft Toys to love

My play play blocks have been featured in a blog by Poppy Sparkles.  How lovely !

Poppy Sparkles: Soft Toys to love:

History

Well, perhaps a bit of history is needed here.  How did I get to this point?  I used to enjoy messing with my Mum's sewing machine when I was a child but it stopped there.  I then started making Christmas stockings for my 3 children and after the making the second one by hand I thought "I really must buy myself a sewing machine".  So I did. Not really knowing what I was doing I just bought a cheapish one - and so far its good!  After my 3rd son was born I discovered waterproof bags (Wet Bags) on Etsy (to carry around cloth nappies, or wet clothes or whatever you fancy really) and thought that they were wonderful.  My only gripe was having to ship them from the US to the UK and thought that perhaps a UK seller would be useful.  So I had a go at making them myself.  I have experimented on lots of other ideas and now make key fobs, wet bags and baby play blocks to sell.  I've also started making changing mats, book covers and have recently developed an obsession with quilting.  I'll post a bit more on the new things I am developing but for now, here are examples of things I am currently selling.



Wet Bag





Play Blocks




Key Fob



Blog Kick Off

Well, I've resisted it for so long purely beacuse I don't really understand it, but I thought 'I really must start a blog'.  So, here goes.  I'm not sure exactly what information will appear here - perhaps news on my etsy and folksy shops (too boring?), new ideas for sewing and stitching, new fabric discoveries or maybe my new obsession - quilting.  Perhaps my lovely boys might sneak in now and again - who knows!  Lets see where this takes us..........