It's finished

The picture isn't great but you get the idea, not quite as many animals as I would have liked but I ran out of time. 
It's up behind the tree and everything looks very festive. 
I'm just about ready for Christmas so it's time to put my feet up and enjoy Christmas and a few mince pies ;o).......ok rather alot of mince pies then.
I hope you are all ready for Christmas, if not put your feet up and enjoy a mince pie anyway.

Emma x

Woolly woodland animals

I am in love with lil foxes and deers at the minute....can't get enough of them. I wanted to make some little foxy decorations out of lovely wool felt. Que frantic searching on pinterest and flickr for real foxes, cartoon foxes, japanese foxes and all sorts of foxes in general. A very happy afternoon was had I can tell you.
So I drew my own fox using inspiration from everywhere, I think the japanese influences won, so here's my lil foxy

Then I thought that deer have a very similar face shape, if I just stretched the legs and and changed the tail he could be a deer too, so here's my lil deer to go with

I can't tell you how happy I am with these little animals but they are a little floppy so not so good for decorations. I so wanted to use them though so I thought I would make some bunting or a form of any way.

Last year I made some little crochet snowflakes thanks to Lucy at Attic 24 I love her blog and her fantastic free tutorials she is so brilliant, she also has a pattern for holly leaves (although mine look more like oak leaves). So my bunting is going to consist of little woodland animals and some crochet leaves and snowflakes, I'll maybe even add some flowers too.

Although it's not finished yet, I want to add some more animals and something to hang it on I'm really pleased with how it's looking, I'm hoping it will be up and finished by Christmas, I'll do some more at sewing club tonight.

I hope you all have a lovely weekend

Emma xxx

Back again......

Hello,
I'm back, the computer is fixed hooray......amazing the hassle that's caused by needing a hard drive replaced !
Well I've been desperate to show and tell a couple of quilts I've made. The first one being made with the beautiful Joel Dewberry Heritage fabric, I can't get enough of it it's lovely.

I'm so pleased with this one, wish I could keep it....it's not for me....unless the recipient doesn't like it ....
The next one I made with Momo Oh Deer fabric, which was love at first sight, so bright and fresh and just a bit Christmassy. I just made a small lap quilt which is backed with a lovely soft snuggle cloth. I use it every evening and I love it, keeping this one :-)

Still a few more things to show, I'm really excited about some woolly woodland animal bunting that I'm making.

See you next week,

Emma x

Absent

Hi everyone, we are having a few computer problems at the moment as soon as it's back and fixed I'll be back promise :-)
I miss this place and hope to be back soon, I have so much to show you.
Much love
Emma xxx

Tweet tweet cushion cover

I had some beautiful fabric left from a quilt I'm making, so I thought I would make some cushion covers with it, I also had some batting left so the cover is quilted too. I just love jewel bright colours at the moment so bright and fresh, yet that lovely blackberry colour keeps it feeling very autumnal, this one has a home already and I've had an order for five of them, lovely : ) 

I have had to order some more fabric, it's Heritage by Joel Dewberry I got a fat quarter bundle and there isn't one of the designs that isn't stunning, I can't wait to show you the quilt. Now I must away and make more.

Emma xxx

Christmas Stockings

I've started the Christmas things already, I am determined not to leave it till the last minute this year, although I must confess I do feel that I've already left it too late, better late than never I say.
So I've made the children some new stockings they are a little bigger than the old ones not huge but big enough to fit more than a tube of sweets in, 38 cm long and the opening is 18cm wide.

They are quilted fully lined and personalised, I have made them with 100% cotton prints so they will be washable and hopefully last a long time, it would be so lovely to think that one day their own children may use them.....

So Christmas is started then, best I go and make some more things while I'm on a roll : )

Have a lovely weekend

Emma x

Cake...

Bake your cake and eat it.......well there's no point in fighting it is there?

Have a super weekend 

Emma xxx