Passport Cover

Following on from Tracy's idea to stitch a patchwork to a fleecy blanket, I was given more inspiration from my friend Nic, who asked me to make a passport cover for her God-Daughter's first birthday.  That was good - I like new ideas. I don't have many myself so I rely on others to inspire me!  But then she hit me with it and asked me to embroider a name on it!  The pressure was on, but, I think I've passed the test.  It was a bit more scary to get right but I'm loving the Cath Kidston star fabric that Nic chose.  Good call!  Watch out for a few more passport covers popping up over the next few weeks in my Etsy & Folksy shops, and if anyone else has any good creative ideas for me, let me know!

My First Quilt

Well, I told you about my new quilting obsession.  My first foray into quilting was caused by my buying a 'Freebird' by MoMo for Moda charm pack.  I had no idea what was buying it for - I just loved the fabrics, and I loved that you can buy the whole range in just a 5" square pack.  "So, I'll just sew them all together" I though to myself, which I did.  They sat in the box like that for a month.  "Shall I make them into a bag? A purse? What?"  Inspiration hit me -"I'll try a quilt".  YouTube is wonderful for finding lots of tutorials!!  Anyway.  That was in February and here is the finished result.  I'm just get a bit frustrated about how little time I have to quilt some more.  Hey ho, never mind. Maybe soon........



Freebird, By MoMo for Moda Quilt.