Threads of Friendship

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Happy Birthday KYLIE ;)

Happy Birthday to You

Happy Birthday dearest Kylie

Happy Birthday to You

Much Love & God Bless Always

Your Sewing Sisters - Katherine and Janelle xx

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

When I first dusted off the sewing machine 10 years ago, after a significant sewing break since Home Ec at High School, I made cloth dolls. Now that I’ve been making some softie samples for work, I have got my softie mojo back (there is more to Janelle than just bags!). Today at craft I made this little cutie.

Little Kitty pattern by Melly and Me

She has already been claimed – for a new baby due in October ;)

With Love

Sunday, May 1, 2011

RETREAT!

I have just experienced a fantastic weekend away, with some fabulous girlfriends (old & new), sewing, chatting, eating, creating, laughing, staying up too late and having lots of fun. My goal this weekend was to create some new samples for a special craft night we are having at work (Midland Textile Traders) this Thursday night. This is what my Janome and I got up too…

‘Phoebe’ the Elephant – pattern by Melly and Me

(she still needs her eyes and toes sewn on!)

a cute ‘Sangsang’ softie – pattern also by Melly and Me

& a ‘Sweet Sixteen’ bag – pattern by Rosalie Quinlan Designs

Miss R also asked me to make her a Trefle/Kokka Babushka Bag of her own, with 1 specification - “Please can it be purple”. She was very pleased with the result.

Must go and join my family and watch Masterchef

With Love

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Birthday stitching

I had an interesting day on my birthday. Not exactly the day I would have planned for myself, but I spent it with my family and had a lovely visit from Kylie in the afternoon.
I also started playing with a new range of fabric ‘1974’ by Urban Chicks for Moda. A jelly roll, charm pack as well as yardage made this one easy.

I’ve had this in my stash for a little while now. I had to buy it as 1974 was the year of my birth. This is a photo of where i got to and now I can’t decide if I should sash it or sew as is. I was thinking about sashing in a cream based fabric from the range with red cornerstones… any ideas or suggestions welcome!

As I was undecided and still had a lot of left over fabric (it was on clearance and I couldn’t resist) I started playing with this design:

I am now a big fan of this ‘rich red’ in the kona solids range. I am taken by this design too. It came together so quickly – think I may need to make a scrappy version with all my darker and muted colours. This is also at a stand still as I can’t decide whether the green check, blue or grey/purple dots. Help please!! I must say I am loving having the energy to be back sewing again.

Happy Stitching!

Krafty KJ

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Saturday, April 2, 2011

Happy Birthday Katherine

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dearest Katherine

Happy Birthday to YOU

Love your Sewing Sisters Kylie and Janelle xx

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Too cute and cold!!

My youngest daughter is turning 3 soon and is obsessed with the water. She is very aware that we have said she can join her brother at Saturday morning swimming lessons when she is 3. Recently she found this swim set that I bought at the end of season sale and had to try it on…

Children in goggles are so funny – I had to laugh and grab the camera when she came out with these on. It’s the eyes!

If only it were beach weather, but no it’s too cold!! SORRY I was distracted…

My new phone was also feeling the cold as I continued in my scrap use today making a warm and protective cover for it. I just made up the pattern, but the elastic loop makes it quick and easy to slip out to answer/use.

I’m organising my sewing room and needed a container to hold all the pens, scissors etc on my desk. So I made this with the same left over fabric. I just covered an old tissue box with the top folded in:

The scraps are left over from this quilt which I finished on our weekend away…

There has been more scrap action here, but I’m really getting over scrappy strips. Will show you more progress soon. It’s my birthday on Saturday, so I think it’ll be a day of cutting into yardage!! I bought a new rotary cutter blade today to add to the joy…Yay!

Happy stitching!

Krafty KJ

PS. Janelle there are plenty more of these left -overs coming your way!