Felty Rings

 Well I'm guessing most of you have seen (and fallen in love with) Mollie Makes?

The latest issue came with a little felt ring pack on the front and I thought, oh sweet I could do something with them.  To be honest I wondered how robust they would be with a felt shank, and dug through my jewellery making bits and found some metal sieve ring shanks.

Thats better, I could see this being robust enough to be worn every day.

Recently I have been doing a bit of sewing and I sometimes use a wrist pin cushion, it's rather annoying as it tends to get in the way a bit and keeps moving round my wrist so I thought, why not make a pin cushion ring?

So that's what I did.  This is my favourite little thing at the minute, it's so handy to have and I've used it loads already. 

Actually I'm off out tonight for a family meal and I'm planning to wear mine as a ring in it's own right!

These are quite easy to make, if a little fiddly; but why not give it a go. 



You will wonder how you lived without one. 

If you can't bear the thought of all that snipping and miniature sewing, I have popped a few in my shop (I know I'm shameless).

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Liberty Cushion and WIP's

I bought this fabric a few weeks ago now and I had meant to get cracking and make a cushion with it.  

Each time I got it out I didn't have the heart to cut into it as it was so precious.  It's Liberty and it's so fine and silky I thought it cruel to take scissors to it.

I gave in!

Even the scraps are a delight.

I made this for myself; it will have to live on my bed as I think I would cry if my boisterous kids got jammy hands on it in the lounge.

I'm glad I cut it now...

Have you been over to see Hookin with LaaLaa or Amanda Makes lately?  They have been airing their WIP's for all the world to see.  We all have them some more than others, and I'm also guilty of this.

Here are a few of mine, some almost there, some barely started.

A bit of a hexie theme going on here in three different sizes!

 

Help is at hand!

Lynda has set up a UFO (Unfinished Objects) Support Group.

Lynda said "We can make the last Sunday of each month our UFO show and tell day. If you haven't finished an item, it doesn't matter, you can show your progress. The idea is that it gives us all a kick up the bum to get these lovely items completed."

Pop over and join in if you need a little nudge along.

 

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Makes from Patterns

I'm a flitter ~ that is to say I flit from one thing to the next, sometimes not always completing the last thing.  These last few weeks I've been making for my swaps and for customers so have had things I 'had' to get on with.

Then, that was all done and I though, right what next? First a tidy up. I didn't even get the coffee table cleared when I spied these two books and thought I should have a go at something from these really so housework be gone, I got the needles and the sewing machine out!

This little pin cushion is something I have been thinking about making ever since I got this book, I have piles of Cath Kidston cotton ready cut to make a patchwork cushion and I liberated some for this little project. 

 

I can honestly say it took about half an hour to make start to finish it was so simple and it's quite sweet.

The next project was a little knit from my flowers book.  I pour through this book like it was a magazine but have yet to make much from it.  I love poppies and thought this might be nice to make as a brooch and perhaps make a few to sell nearer Armistice Day for charity?  

 

Just a thought...

As I was in the, 'follow a pattern mood' I spied this over on Jane's blog:

Isn't it sweet, I could see a range of uses for this immediately and had to get my hands on the pattern.

I make this following the pattern to the letter and let me tell you it worked a treat!

The fabric sizes are quite small you can make one of these from two contrasting fat quarters with plenty to spare.

I've been looking for a use for this Michael Miller Script Fabric for a while now.

It's made me pull all my fat quarters out looking for pouch combinations.

 

Totally reversibe,

Not a raw edge in sight!

I intend to use mine as a makeup bag, but I can see me making lots of these.  Wouldn't they make great little bridesmaid and bridal bags?

Thanks Jane x

In other news the lovely Heather introduced me to Pintrest, oh dear it's amazing and very addictive pop over and have a look see, if you need an invite give me a shout.

 

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Magazine Winner, and an Amendment...

Thanks for the welcome back and for all the entries for the magazine! 

I popped you all on a list and copped out with the random number generator and the winner is:

Liz ~ Shortbread & Ginger

Congratulations, if you could email me your address (kandipandi{at}tiscali{dot}co{dot}uk) I'll post out this week with a few little bits added in.

I have been spending even more time at the beach this weekend, I'm just scared summer will be gone in a flash and as my youngest boys are now 12 there will not be many more summers that they will want to spend on the beach; we need to make the most of it!

I did manage a bit of crochet on the beach, lots of people come to talk to me when I'm knitting/sewing/making outdoors it's always a good conversation starter.

Been in the kitchen this weekend too making more melts and candles, these are quite popular in my little shop, my home smells of lemon meringue pie and bubblegum, yum!

 

Ooh before I forget, I made a little mistake in my little hexie tutorial and one of the measurements is wrong!  Poor Judith follwing my instructions to the letter got confuddled and thought it was her brain not getting it when infact it was my dodgy measurement. The change is as follows:

Next make a cushion back. You will need;

· Two large rectangles of cotton 18” x 17”

Should read


· Two large rectangles of cotton 9” x 17”

Sincere apologies for any confusion.

Right, must finish up my magic ball swaps, almost there.  I posted my Fabric Swap to Australia today, hope it gets there soon Kerri!

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Hi honey I'm home!

Hi guys I'm back.  

I've been living on the fringes of blogging for a few weeks now, but I'm back!  Been a strange few weeks, with some family problems, some health problems and work getting in the way of my blogging.

The lovely weather we have had has been dragging us out of the house a lot more than usual and we have spent many happy hours here, 5 mins from home:

The kids just don't want to leave...

 Two happy boys!

I have been busy making stuff, mainly making hexies and putting kits together for sale and making candles and melts.  I have been making fun stuff too, but I am in the midst of three swaps and I've got two birthday swaps in the next couple of weeks, so the things I have been making I can't really show yet, here is a little taster;

Little felty makes...

 

Little knitted cotton makes...

 

Fabric swap goodies almost complete to send to Australia...

How are you getting on with your swaps, has everyone been in touch?

I bought this last week from The Book Club,

 I've always been a little scared of quilting but I was really drawn to this, it's more little projects to make than full on big quilts.

Hexie, book cover ~ eek!  I have to make one of these!

A delightful cushion, this is next on my list.  It's not as hard as it looks, it's only 9 different squares of fabric cut in varying ways, I've got a lovely pile of Cath Kidston cotton just screaming out for this cushion project.

 And look what I found at the boot sale last week, I love old tins, and I love nursery rhymes, this was just right up my street...

 Now before I shoot off to catch up on your blogs, have you bought this yet?  It's the Simply Homemade magazine.  I quite like it as it has lots of different crafts in there, and as my interests vary so widely there is always something in there I like.

I bought a spare copy for someone who would like to give it a go.  If you would like a chance to win this please metion 'FREE MAGAZINE' in your comment and I'll add you into the hat.  I'll draw a winner on Monday night and post out next week (maybe with a couple of little treats added in).

 I promise not to leave it so long next time.

Mmmmmwwwahhhh!  Love ya!

 

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