Thursday 31 July 2014

July Christmas

A mug wrap
 with an appropriately wintery design
given this wintery winter 
 
 and a coaster
my finish from March
which did not make to being posted 
made (with a couple of tweaks)
from the gorgeous kit sent to me
by O'Faigh
for last Christmas :)

Merry Christmas in July :)

Sisbabe

July items

I haven't had a chance to carry on with the Christmas BOM project that I have started, but I have got some 'bits' to share. I made these for the 'Christmas in July' swap. 
Any details about them are on my main blog *here*
Happy sewing!!
Raewyn.

July finishes

Just managed to squeeze my July finishes in. Table mat & tree decoration.

Happy Stitching,

Wednesday 30 July 2014

Project still a UFO.

I wanted to make a table runner that was featured in an old Country Threads magazine, but not using their designs.  Instead I looked for Nativity patterns, but couldn't find any stitching patterns anywhere, so I traced four designs from a Christmas craft book and stitched them.  I've got one lot of fabric to make up the runner, but need another for the border, and naturally I don't have the right one in my stash! So I'll be shopping around tomorrow to see if I can find what I need. 

Monday 28 July 2014

Xmas Decorations


I managed to get 4 xmas decorations made this month,
cheers shez xx

Saturday 26 July 2014

Christmas in July Gifts .......

I just wanted to share the CIJ gifts I made earlier in June but couldn't share until now -

Tree - 


Holly (fabric) - 



Stars - 






They were made for Carol

I'm still working slowly on my Anni Downs quilt - should have photo's for August.........

Hugz
Melanie
XXX

Friday 25 July 2014

July item

While on our last quilting retreat, we were given a kit for this Christmas ornament.  Such a fun little one to make.  Thanks to Helen, Sandi and Teresa.

TwinkLe TWiNkLe

Little Star.... or Four...
Added these cuties to the Christmas box...
Thanks Narelle and ALL the elves for making this group soooo much FuN each month.

Thursday 24 July 2014

July Xmas Sewing

I have managed another block from each of the two bigger xmas projects I am working on at the moment. Thankyou Narelle for your encouragement to get our xmas sewing done as always -
This is the second block of "Angels Wings", a FignBerry design.

And the other project I'm working on is "Merry Mistletoe", a design from Rag-Tag Stitchin. Cheryl

A Xmas Ornament.

A big Thank you to Narelle for encouraging us to get ready for Xmas by hosting this blog.


Christmas gifts ornament using a Cottage Garden thread called Mistletoe.
Till next month, happy stitching.............

Sunday 13 July 2014

A bit early

I hope you will forgive me for posting early this month,We may go on a trip so I thought as I had finished the bit I wanted to sew for July I would post early.
Here it is,the Christmas tree stitched and on the quilt.

The parcels are the next to go on.Im not going to show the whole quilt now until it's finished,will just tease you with bits.
See you in August.xxx

Saturday 12 July 2014

Catch up

Sometimes life gets busy and posts get pushed aside till "tomorrow".  Finally here is my June "tomorrow" post.
This is the first finish from the mini kit, "Christmas Maidens 1" from Petals and Patches, which I bought on the Quilters Trail last month.  I have more stitcheries completed and ready to make up. 


I was finally able to find the thread (YAY) I needed to finish off my May stitchery.  The next stitcheries are under way, and I am sourcing fabrics to make up the quilt.This is a Gail Pan design - "Busy Little Christmas Elves".