It's a quilter thing...

I'm still sewing and sewing after yesterday's effort... Fun! Fun!

Does this ever happen to you? You suddenly sew your little fingers to the nub? Don't get me wrong... they are not hurting.. hahahaha.. It's been an absolutely wonderful frenzy!!

Firstly I made the remaining two stockings from the panel (see my previous post)... I still need to make the birds, but I want to hand-embroider names onto them, then hang them as name tags off each stocking. Then I will have to make them all again... because I am thinking these will be for my sister, and I'd like a set too. *sigh* (We always do for others first right? It's a quilter thing).

This panel was talking to me at my LQS.... I felt obliged to listen...Here it is with borders... I just need to assemble the back as it only needs a 15cm strip inserted into the back to work...

I love Olivia the little pig - these scenes of her with her family are quite touching. I also love the red and pink together: bright, fun, and it lends the bedroom decoration to include pink, red or both. After I joined the front border strips, and fell in love with it, I didn't feel like doing the quilting... the quarter inch foot is on my machine, and I'm ready to sew lots and lots of strips. Funny about that, I have a couple of quilts that need some of that.. I think I'll leave my machine threaded with this colour for a couple of days...

I'm making the Saggy Baggy Elephant for my friend who is expecting identical twins. I really wanted to make the Saggy Baggy quilt for my friend's baby, and felt torn when he said it was twins... What to do? I didn't want to make two quilts the same (not just because I would be bored, but because they will be individual people, and deserve to be treated as such)... then I found the Poky Little Puppy panel in my stash at home! Oh wow! I'm excited now!!

I shall keep you updated... so much to sew! But, now it's time to mow....

Oh, and a little update on my studio... I've been using a room in the house that is officially labelled a Disaster Zone. Today, the electrician put lights and power into a little outbuilding that I am going to turn into a super duper studio!! Yay!! A dedicated sewing space of my own... oh joy!