Little Triumphs

A friend at work has started quilting and came to ask me some advice about sewing as I sew right?

Well I was baffled.

Between us we were confused, pinned it, unpinned it, sewed it, unpicked it and then got mad!

I thought I would look into paper piecing and knew where to start for help, I went to Kerry's blog and followed her advice and tutorial and links and by George I got it!

Finally...

It might not look much to you but it was a mini triumph for me.  I have looked on in awe at the beautiful quilts and paper pieced blocks in blogland and in Pinterest and now it's something I feel is in my grasp.

Thanks Kerry Mmmwwaahhh!

I am partaking in a workshop this weekend to make a start in quilting and I feel like this could be a new little obsession for me.  I'll let you know how I get on...

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I'm still here and still making

Just wanted to drop and in and say hi, I'm still here and still making.

We have just changed internet providers which left us without internet for over two weeks.  My poor kids have been having withdrawal symptoms and I have missed blogging, twitter and pinterest more than I thought I would.

I have been busy thinking advent and christmas decoration swaps and have been beavering away making and gathering but as they are gifts I can't show any of my hard work yet. 

One thing I can show is this frame I made in multicoloured yarn. 

I've made so many of these now that I don't need a pattern, not sure what this will frame but it cheers me up!

Last week I was asked to make 6 hexie kits for a customer for Christmas Pressies for her girlfriends, 

I got a little carried away and made 8 so I have popped the other two in my almost defunct Folksy shop if anyone is interested.


In other news I'm dipping my toes in quilting next weekend with a full day quilting workshop at Just Quilting I'm really looking forward to that, I'll let you know how it goes, I sense a new obsession coming on...

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