Baking

I love baking, it makes me so happy.

Emma x

Thrifty find

Look what I got at the thrift shop today : )

It needs a clean up and the black bits will be cream, so it's all in bits at the moment. I don't have a sewing box so this is just what I needed. I'm not sure weather to paint the whole thing cream or just the black bits, without the black bits the wood looks nice so I will have to have a think about it.

Also the Geranium on my kitchen window is in flower it's very pretty, my Nana always has a Geranium on her kitchen window and I felt the need to have one too.

Emma x

Produce

Picked some veg today, I'm just a bit pleased with myself : )

Emma x

May mini quilt swap

In May I signed up for my first ever mini quilt swap, I was so nervous about it I almost didn't sign up. I'm so glad I did it was really enjoyable. The theme was circles and curves and my swap partner was Norine at Five baht elephant. This is what I sent her.

Now the best bit, this is what she sent me yay.

I'm so lucky, the quilt is beautiful, I love the butterfly and Norine's quilting is perfect, Norine even added some embroidery thread and some tracing paper. Thank you so much Norine I love it.

Emma x

I'm still here....honest.

It's been so busy here, all for good reasons, I love being busy. Unfortunately it doesn't leave much time for sewing and crafting, definitely a winter sport for me I'm afraid. I'm still doing a little stitching in the evenings, mostly hand stitching because I find it so relaxing and enjoyable. This is taken from Scandinavian stitches ( still my favourite sewing book ).

I think it will be a lavender bag once finished. I love the colour and once again beautiful linen, my stitching isn't perfect but it's handmade so thats fine. 

Is anyone else struggling to drag themselves in from the garden to do crafty things and.....ahem.....house work ?

Emma x

On a roll

More sewing. Now it's lighter in the evenings I can sit and do cutting and stitching when the house is quiet...cup of tea stitching and Springwatch does it get any better than that ( my life is so exciting ). Glasses case number two.

Emma x

Yay I managed some sewing

This year I've decided to make Sophie's teachers sunglasses cases, I really enjoyed making mine so it seemed like a good thing to do. I know I've got a few weeks to go but summer term is really busy and at the rate I'm going I still won't have time. I've made a little Russian doll case, here it is.

I've changed the design a little, I added a proper fastener with a button hole instead of the ribbon loop, which I felt would wear out quickly and also changed the way I attached the key ring too for the same reason. I really hope she likes it.

Emma x