I've got an awful lot to do on this jacket before I hope to give it away on Tuesday next week. All these seams need to be covered in ribbon.

I used a pre-quilted fabric instead of adding a lining, so it's been twice as much as work.

I have also added my own adjustments like velvet cuffs and pocket drapes. I also want to make a velvet collar. I will get to it. It just takes more time when you are re-designing as you go.

I've got to work on putting together a quilt top this week too. Let's see what I have to show you next...

Santa's crotch

Yes, that's one of the things I have been toying with - stitching Santa's crotch. It doesn't look like much yet. You will have to watch it grow. (ooh dear, how does that sound? I mean you will have to watch it progress as I post on here).

Earlier this week I was stitching my embroidery and embellishment ready for teacher tomorrow night (oh yes, I must show you a picture soon).

We were stitching crosses and I found it quite therapuetic. So I thought...hmm... I haven't done any cross-stitch for about 12 years (i.e. since I took up quilting in a big way)... this could be nice. I opened a drawer and found this cross-stitch kit in its packet.

There is a heck of a lot of work in this, but blow it... I don't have enough projects on the go .. LOL!! I've now got 41 projects on the go, but who cares??? It doesn't need any preparation. It's the handwork to take on the go at the moment...

I forgot you actually need to count with cross-stitch, but that hasn't taken away all the enjoyment. After all, there's quite a bit left to do on Santa's crotch.

It's nice to have a day off...

My day off... I made a wrap skirt using patchwork fabrics (yummy!) from the Make It Perfect pattern "versatile wrap".

It took less than hours, and that included drafting the pattern pieces onto the fabric and researching how my machine makes button-holes. LOL!! I am going to draw up the pattern onto lightweight sew-in vilene so I can pin it on next time. Yes, there will be a next time. I love this skirt!!

And... I appliqued Santa onto his background, although it is not yet a little quiltlet ready to hang. Still, there's always another day.

I am going to make more of these skirts. I will keep you posted.

Still counting...

I am still working on my Countdown To Christmas - I fused on the Santa block ready to applique.

I want to do the Santa applique by hand because it is much mroe detailed than the number blocks.

Ooh, I can't wait to finish it and show you the cute little stand!!

Little quilts are so quick...

Little quilts very quickly jump from this...
to this....

to this...



And now there are three. Ooh, they look so nice together.


I am not going to join them together to make one quilt. I have photographed them together because I am using 45 fat quarters to make all 9 little quilts.

The back shows how I pressed one of the four-patch seams open, then the long diagonal rows were also pressed open. This really eliminates bulk in the seam intersections - this will make quilting much easier.

Now I need to work on my Santa countdown, the smoking jacket and I want to make a wrap-around skirt. I also have some homework to do for an embellishment and embroidery class I am participating in. I haven't shown you that at all yet!!

What a delight

This little four-patch quilt really is a delight to make. The blocks are going together really quickly.

This is the layout of the little quilt.

Let's see how much I can get done tomorrow...

New little quilt

I started the little Lori Smith quilt full of four-patches.
Here is some cutting our and piecing, hmmm... I think it's time for bed. *yawn*