A little distraction

At the same time as juggling deadlines for the July cushion, I am trying to finish two crochet blankets. When will they be finished? Er. How long is a piece of wool. No really, I want to use as much of the wool as possible. So I will make them as large as possible.

 I've just joined on another piece to Shelley's blanket, and it is now doubled in size. It's just big enough to go over her body. Really needs to be bigger. Of course, ends must also be sewn in.

I am loving the variegated yarn. I would be bored silly making the same block over and over if not for the colour changes.

I'd better get cracking on Rhette's blanky now. I need to finish them at the same time you see... siblings. ;)

cushion update

I've been working great guns on the cushion. It needs to be finished by July for a special gift. Should be a shoo-in..... except that I have a couple of things I want to quickly make that may just distract me for a while... I hope it ends up finished at the right time!

I'm loving the richness of the colours, even though it's an acrylic yarn it is very soft and the hues are vivid, even if they don't glow as wool does.

Well, I knew it...

I totally knew I could be addicted to making Bunting! It's just so easy to do, and requires very little thought process. It's also quick, so I feel like I can achieve finishes very easily.

 This is the rest of the dinosaur and robot bunting - this one doesn't actually say "happy birthday", so it can hang all year until he's a bit older... Perhaps a space theme next year will work well.

 And, as I finished those ones, I started babushka bunting.... I'm not quite sure who it will be for yet. I suspect another run to the local fabric shop to see what other bunting panels are there.

To be finished kid-free next week....

Birthday Bunting

Ahhh. *satisfied sigh* I've decided to try to machine sew for at least a few kid-free hours each week while they are at school and kinder. 

 This is secret sewing for Rhette's 5th birthday present in only a few days....

Robot and dinosaur birthday bunting... He's only young for a short time, why not enjoy it?

I must be careful, this bunting thing could be addictive.

Aha!

Aha! I knew I'd find some handwork in the caravan stash. It's an acrylic wool 

(very very soft) cross-stitched cusion cover. It's a pleasure to do.

 I am looking forward to giving it as a special gift in July this year - this means I will keep onto it as my current hand work project.

Another little flower

 Another little flower from Hugs and Kisses From Mackenzie.....

 I am adoring this little bit of handwork. There are a few more blocks not quite finished, and then I feel the caravan stash of prepared applique will have dried up and a top-up from the storage container interstate will be in order.

I will enjoy it while I can.

Where are the butterflies?

Most of the fabric in this block are made from a Hoffman's challenge fabric from quite a number of years ago now - it's a stunning butterfly print. I've used it for the main flower fabric and the urn... 

love love it..... The other fabrics are from Kaffe Fasset Collective, Reece Scannell woven cotten and the wonderful felted wool...

This is another block from Lori Smith's "Flowers for Mackenzie". I am going to combine blocks from 2 quilts to make one with my favourite blocks.