My sewing organiser

I bought this kit a while ago from Sweetwater esty shop, isn't it neat, then I made a pincushion from the scraps.

Block of the Month

I've never made a quilt before but have always wanted to so went for it when I saw the kit from Fatquarters shop in the US and every month you get a different block. and here is the first one I made. Only 11 more to go.

My First Block

Our Holiday in Scotland

Holyrood Palace

John Knox House

Edinburgh Castle

Thirlestane Castle, Lauder, Berwickshire.
The 16th century home of the Maitlands. seat of the Earls and Duke of Lauderdale

North Berwick

The Glen golf course at North Berwick

 Scottish Parliment

Ardoe House Hotel near Aberdeen

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Back in action

Well at last I'm back in Action, my laptop came back from repair at Lunch Time today and so I thought I would post to let you know what I've been up to.

We visited Scotland last week and had a wonderful time, I will post some photo's later. We also met up with the lovely Kath who took a day out of her busy day to take me to 2 of her favourite crafty places Rustique and Simply Create.

I have also started making a quilt, the kit came just before I went away, from Fat quarter shop. I will be posting updates. never made a patchwork quilt before so it a bit of an adventure. though it is too hot to be up in my craft room today, I've also got a ton of ironing waiting but it is defiantly too hot for that.

Out of Service

Just in case you missed me. Sorry i haven'y blogged in such a long time.
My Laptop is out of service. anyway it is getting picked up on Tuesday for repair, so hopefully I will be back in action soon. Bet they try to deliver it whilst I am away. We are going up to Scotland next week. A few days in Edinburgh then a quick visit to see my favourite bloggy and Timmie friend Kath. Can't wait to see her again and hopefully meet Buddy.

My Reversible Bucket Bag and The Bag Making Bible.

The weather today is awful it is cold and windy and the rain has lashed it down all day, so an afternoon sewing was on the cards, well not quite on the cards as I haven't made a card for ages. I loved this fabric as soon as i saw it on the web, I bought it from J B Quilting Fabrics and was so impressed with the speedy delivery.the fabric is call Maison de Garance by Moda fabric.

I think I like the red side better. The button flower I made into a brooch so I can pin it to the reverse side when I fancy a change.

This bag is so useful, it has about six patterns and lots of tutorials and tips.

Sunkissed messanger bag

Sorry I,ve been a bad blogger lately  unlike some, I don't have a Golden Doggy Blogger Buddy. Buddy really is the most amazing dog in the world. When his Mum Kath is busy he writes her blog diary for her, he know's how much Kath's many followers miss her so much if she misses a day. In fact we all worry if she does miss a day,which is hardly ever.

I'm nearly at the end of my sunkissed fabric, just a few scraps left which I don't think is bad considering what I've made with just 1/2metre of each, and a jelly roll. I love this summery fabric so think I will have to order more. I found a pattern in a quilt mag, and think I will be making more in lots of different fabrics just need lots of different fabric.

It is Brian's captain's day tomorrow at the golf club so we have been busy organising that it will be a great day with a BBQ in the evening, just hope the weather is fine. The forcast here is the south sounds promising.

My Sunkissed set

More of my sunkissed sewing project a Pocketed Tote Bag and make-up bag and a loyalty card wallet and a water bottle carrier. I even made a key ring holder which I stitched inside of the bag.

Sunkissed

No it's not me who been sunkissed, can't get a tan to save my life, the fabric by Sweetwater is call Sunkissed and I love it. A little snack sack made with some of the leftover coated fabric from the last one, and a little canvas gift bag although I think this would make a nice little gift on it's own.

More Little Bags, some things come in three's.

Some things come in three's like these little bags that I made from a pack of  2 honey buns from JB Quilting Here  Honey bun rolls are rolls of fabric very neatly cut 1.1/2 inches wide.

Other things that come in three's are minor mishaps, when I broke my glass milk frother jug yesterday i thought what else, these things come in 3's well i managed to get though the rest of the day, made a drink went up to bed jumped in, maybe I shouldn't have jumped, and crack! I broke the bed so we had to get out, take the mattress off and noticed a bid of wood that holds the slats up had cracked so Brian had to go and get his drill and managed to fix it. Good job I had lost all that weight or it might have been worse. anyway by now Brian's drink was cold so I went down to the kitchen and put his drink in the microwave for a minute, when I took it out the microwave went dead, thought it might just be the fuse, changed the fuse but no, it is has completely died, so now we have to go out and buy a new one. Hope I can get through today without any mishaps.

Lunch Sack

Whilst blog hopping, (which I do a lot of) I came across Sweetwater, and I just love the fabric called Sunkissed and these little Lunch sacks. So I visited there Esty shop and puchased the pattern and the fabric kit. I ordered it on the 22nd and it came on Tuesday, i was very impressed it came so quick, seeing as it came from the US and dispite all the holidays. Anyway couldn't wait to make it, the floral fabric is coated, I've never sewn with coated fabric before which is Ok if you sew on the reverse but it sticks like hell to the sewing foot on the right side.  I didn't have a choice with the fabric, but very happy with what came.

Phoebe Bag

It seems that the old card-making has taken a back seat at the moment, I'm really into sewing at the moment, which isn't a bad thing, but I don't want the sewing to take over from the card-making but I just haven't got any Mojo for it at the moment.
I have lots of projects in mind and will share them as and when I make them. Here is the bag I made yesterday it is called Phoebe, don't ask me why, I found the pattern here at Rebeka Lamberts blog where there  is a few free patterns. The fabric is Amy Butler from the Love collection.

Royal Wedding

Well they tied the knot at last and didn't Kate and William look so happy and so in love, I loved Kate's dress so beautiful and so elegant,  so like Kate herself.  So very much in love and I wish them well.

What a wonderful spectacle even the sun came out. Nobody does pomp and pagentry quite like us Brits.

My Kindle

I've been wanting a Kindle for ages and when I found Tesco was selling them I decided to use my Tesco Points Voucher to buy it. After getting my Kindle for free I didn't want to pay silly money for a case to protect it, so decided to make my own from some scraps of fabric left over from making my bag.

You can find the pattern Here

VLVAPR2011, week 4 Flying High.

Just about managed the 4 weeks of the Viva La Verve April Challenge, Haven't done much in the way of card-making lately what with all the holidays and Brian being at home.

I thought the sketch was a little difficult at first, but love the way it all came together, and as I had my sewing machine out even did some stitching, not just any old stitching, but some fancy stitiching, to tell the truth I forgot it did fancy stitching.
 Papers: October Afternoon. Stamp , freebie

Happy Easter --My Pink Tote Bag

Hope you are all having a lovely Easter Break. Sorry I haven't had much to post this week, what with Brian working from home, and the beautiful weather here, 25degrees, haven't been up in my craft room lately, so thought I would show another of the bags I made, this time in a super bright pink.

Dashing through the snow- VLVApr2011 week 3

The weather here lately has been so lovely. Hope you are enjoying the lovely spring weather too. My

My friend Sally and I went walking this morning, and it was wonderful with all the Bluebells out in the woods.No connection with this card LOL. Can't believe it is week 3 of VLV already and here my take on it. I used papers from MME O'christmas tree. label stamp from Waltzingmouse and Christmas sentiment stamp from Verve Stamps.

Great Friend-VLVAPR2011

week 2 sketch at VLV had me stumped for a while, and yet it is so simple, then my new stamps from LOTV arrived on Saturday, and the little backgroun stamp was just the right size. I inked the papers with TH spun sugar distress ink. The sentiment and flower is Great Friend from Verve Stamps

Edited to add:  I was also going enter this in the CR84FN colour challenge but forgot and now have missed the boat, story of my life, but I think the forgetfullness is an age thing.

On Your Anniversary- Mojo Monday

I have a few personal cards to make this month, May is going to e a very usy month, but when i sat down to craft this morning I'd lost my Mojo so thought maye the Mojo Monday challenge might work, and it did. I used some Craftworkcards paper and an image from LOTV the sentiment stamp and the ribbon stamp are also LOTV.

It's my Party.- The Sweet Stop 103

 This little image is reminds me of Grace's party last month, she got a little upset that she didn't win at the party games until her grandad had a little word with her, then she got on with enjoying her Birthday party.I think this happens at lots of parties.
I used the Desert Blooms papers which is from the same pack as yesterday's post.
Stamp: It's My Party, LOTV
I used the sketch from The Sweet Stop