Merry 

Christmas!!

Sunshine and Lollipops

 Unfortunately my DH has been feeling a bit rough with a chest infection, which meant I have stayed mostly around home.  This does mean I have managed to finish the hand sewing on the last BOM and completed the blanket stitching.

Here it is with the other parts and very nicely modelled by Lola.

This one probably shows the whole top a bit better.

I didn't have enough variety of fabrics left over to complete the top how Annie Downs suggested - full border of triangles and random circles.  But where I used a couple of packs of 5" charm squares I did have lots of left over pieces 1.5" x 5".  So I utilised them on the border and I am very happy with how it turned out!

Well that just about wraps it up before Christmas.  I will link up with Kathy's blog for some slow Sunday stitching although Im not sure how much stitching I will get done today, I have gifts to wrap!!

Happy Christmas

Sunshine and Lollipops

 I'm sure as I get older that time speeds up!! We have had a busy couple of weeks with the Grandchildren so I thought I would include a picture of them and DH at Mottisfont Abbey, a National Trust property that always puts on a great show of decorations at Christmas.

On the sewing front I have been working on the last part of the Sunshine and Lollipops BOM.  I still have some more hand sewing to do before I can blanket stitch the shapes down.  This will be my slow Sunday stitching for today.

I've also been adding the odd cross stitch here and there to the Love Quilts UK square that I am doing for a young boy who wanted a quilt with puppies or kittens (I hope they look enough like puppies for him!)

Im linking up with Kathy's crew for some slow Sunday stitching.

Have a lovely Sunday!

Zip pouches, red work heart and Steve the Reindeer

I didn't post last week, things just got a bit too hectic!  But I am back with a some finishes (always satisfying when I can say that).  On Monday I had my sewing group and we made zip pouches.  I made the large colourful one for my niece in class but this week I have become rather obsessed with making them!  I've now made two large ones (the sheep one is for me) and four small ones.  Three of these will be Christmas gifts once I've added some hand cream and the small one that matches the large pouch will go with my nieces birthday gift.  They are so easy to make and I can see lots more in the future!!

(apologies for the poor quality I took this photo last night)

(this one show my nieces ones better)

I also finished the red work Christmas heart and that joins my other collection of hearts started back in 2014

And last but not least I completed Steve the Reindeer.  He did need some repair work after I showed my 2 year old grandson, who galloped it like a horse and two of his legs fell off.  I'm sure is was down to not sewing them on well enough and not because of his galloping!!

The weather in the south of England is horrible again with a second named storm in two weeks, so yesterday we stayed in (lots of sewing done) and today is going to be another day of not being able to get out.  It does mean I can get some more slow Sunday stitching done and I will probably watch a Christmas film (The Bishops Wife with Cary Grant my absolute favourite film)

Have a nice day!