It's Been a Busy Few Months!

In the time since I last posted I have moved house! It's all been very full on and exhausting but the house is amazing! I have a work room, a garden, a lovely kitchen and incredible views! 

The view from my work room!

It's been a busy few months work wise too. I made favours for my sister's wedding (as well as my own dress and necklace!), bunting and a flower crown for my other sister's birthday, an assortment of tea cosies, cushion covers, cards and I have been commissioned to make a tunic from some BEAUTIFUL Indian silk. Exciting times! 

Bunting and flower crown fit for a pixie princess! 

Cabled Shetland Wool Tea Cosy

This is the gift I made for my friend's kid's first birthday. 

Hooded Scarf

My necklace 

My dress

Cushion covers and my beautiful new cutting mat!

Tunic pattern for the gorgeous Indian silk

Happy Monster Tea Cosy

Simple Silvery Grey Tea Cosy 

More Happy Monster Tea Cosies!

Individual name tags for wedding favours, lots of fun to make and it made me so happy to contribute to my sister's wedding! 

Big Slouchy Sock Yarn Hat

Baby Cardigan 

One last happy monster! 

I hope everyone is keeping well! 

Ripping and resewing!

It turns out I'm really bad at cutting out squares! I sewed the squares into strips but when I went to sew the strips together I found that loads of them were slightly off so I've been spending a LOT OF time with my beloved seam ripper....I even wrote a wee poem in honour of this vital piece of kit!

Ode to a Seam Ripper

Tiny helper of plastic and metal,
You save me from myself.
You protect me from fear and doubt
Like an angel or an elf.

Tiny helper of plastic and metal,
How would I cope alone?
I'd cry and scream and stamp my foot,
And quit sewing with a groan.

Tiny helper of plastic and metal,
Without you I would simply stop.
I would never sew another stitch,
Just buy things in a shop.

Coming together slowly but surely! 

A Few Things I Made Last Year

A simple circle skirt, my first go at making myself clothes, I was very pleased with how it turned out.
Two blankets made from old clothes, one for my armchair and one for a one year old made from his old onesies.
And a small bag decorated with a real peacock feather for a wedding I attended.

Patchwork blanket...

252 squares cut and arranged into rows ready for sewing, it's nerve wracking but so much satisfying fun!