Shopping & Sewing

 I was up at the crack of dawn this morning, it has been really hot here in Tassie the last few days and I couldn't sleep, laying in bed I thought if i get up now I could do some sewing. Then I thought ... if I get up now I could head to Kmart which is open 24 hours a day and do the rest of my Christmas shopping, so thats what I did. I wasn't the only one there either, While I was shopping I found a few things that I just loved so of course I bought those to, You   know that feeling when you get home and think oh I wish I had bought that, well thats how I felt when I saw these pretties but I bought them straight away. I do love a good cup of tea and this little box was so cute, with tea bags and jams inside. What got me was the bird tea infuser.

 I also found this really cute mason jar that doubles as measuring cups. I love these. Now I'm thinking I should have bought two.

 I have been slowly working on these Nested Churn dash blocks, now all my Christmas sewing is done I can work on something for me. I have a couple of weeks holidays over Christmas so I plan to sew more of these. They finish at 24 inches so quite big. I'm thinking I'll make 9 and then decide if I should keep going.

 They are so much fun to make. I am using all my Kansas troubles fabrics. This quilt will be perfect for winter. I love the warm colours of these fabrucs.

I tried my  latest quilt  finish on my bed and I think it will look  really nice in my bedroom, now I am motivated to get the binding on. Another job for my holidays.

So are you all ready for Christmas. We just about are.

Enjoy your day and thankyou for stopping by.

A New Week

 Here we are another week closer to Christmas? Are you almost organised. I'm happy to say that I am. Just a few gifts to post tomorrow and I'm done.

 I wanted to share a few of my christmas treasures with you all. I'm sure we all have our favourite ornaments and decorations we like to bring out each year. These are some of mine.

 My dear friend Jo made me this ornament, it has traveled a very long way to get here.

 These are some gifts I received in the Instagram Aussie Christmas swap, So pretty. Thankyou to my partner.

 Yesterday I spent a couple of hours making these fabric bon bons for my co workers, I have filled them up with treats. I love using up fabrics from my stash.

 Saturday I collected my quilt from Sarah, oh the quilting is amazing. I love the feel and the look of the whole design. This quilt is for my bed so I had better forget the fact that I don't really like binding and get a move on with it.

Only 7 work days left for me and I'm on Christmas holidays. I can't wait. I have so much sewing planned.

Have a wonderful week and thankyou for stopping by. xx

New designs and a cover page

 Yesterday I had a bit of a crafty day, doing little projects I have wanted to do for ages but never took the time to do, Here is one of them, I repainted my cross stitch frame and I love how it came out. Looking back at it I was wondering why on earth I chose to paint it gold all those years ago. Its funny how our tastes change as we get older.

 So now its a pretty aqua, I sanded it back gently to give it a bit of worn look. Now I have a question for you, the painted finish  is very dull and I would like it to have a gentle shine so what can I use to make this happen, do I need to seal it?  I think it would a whole nicer if it had a professional finish. Any help would be great.

 In more exciting news from the Land of Lizzie the Quilter, My latest design has landed on the cover of the latest issue of Homespun Magazine. My Magazine arrived on Friday and boy was I excited when I opened it and saw my design staring right at me.

 My project is a pouch and actually the magazine have photographed the back of the design  but is fine but i think the front is much prettier.

 Tiny little dresden blocks in my favourite fig tree fabrics. I loved making this project.

Beautiful photography as always.

Thankyou Homespun magazine you have made me so very happy and thankyou to all of you for reading my blog every week and giving me such encouraging comments.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.

Christmas gifts & sewing

 Christmas sewing is in full swing in my sewing room, Each weekend for a few weeks now I have been working on some very special gifts. Some are with Australia post already, winging their way to the other side of the world.  During the week I received a beautiful Christmas gift from my dear friend Alison, we joined a christmas swap on Instagram and Alison made  for me.  I received the most beautiful mini Christmas quilt, In my very favourite fig tree fabrics, Its so pretty and perfect for me.

 Alison also sent me the cutest tea cup. I love it.  Thankyou Alison I love all my gifts.

 I have been working on some  gifts for some dear friends, but I can only show a little peek. I love this pink snowman fabric.

 I have made some nice Liberty lavender bags, these are fun and so quick to. Great for using up scraps.

I'm sure you are busy working on your Christmas sewing to, have a great day and thankyou for stopping by my little blog.

Home made for Christmas

 Good Morning,I have joined up with the lovely Jenny of Elefantz to celebrate homemade gifts. I for one love to make Home made gifts for my family and friends. I love to see their faces when they open up my gift and they realize the thought and effort I have gone to  just for them.

 Its always a bit tricky as to what to make but once I get an idea I'm right to go. I always think about the colours I'm going to use and the purpose of the gift.

 I like to make useful gifts so I have made some very easy zipper pouches, these take less than a couple of hours to make.

 I had some christmas scraps so I whipped up this sweet pouch. Perfect for the holiday season.

 I made these 2 pouches from just 2 fat quarters, one for the outside and one for the lining. If you cut carefully you can easily get a big pouch and a smaller one  to go with it.

 I found these beautiful designs on pinterest. If you are ever stuck for an idea on what sort of gifts you would like to make, pop on over ans take a look, there is so much to see and get your inspired.

 I love these ear phones holder, so cute don't you think. The tutorial for making these can be found here.

I love these ipad covers to.

 Makes me want to start sewing right now.

I hope I have helped you come up with a few ideas for your gift list.

Happy sewing.

Keeping busy

 I have had a good week of sewing time this week, I have dragged this block of the month out of the cupboard and have been working on it everyday. I saw this same quilt all finished and it was stunning so that was all the inspiration I needed to get back to working on mine.

 I only have 2 blocks left to make and then the borders.

 Sarah quilted my little twirl quilt, it turned out beautiful, so now I  need to get the binding sewn on today and in the evenings I can hand sew it down.

 A little while ago I joined a christmas swap on Instagram, here are the goodies I sent to my partner. I made a basket and filled that with tea and chocolate, I made a little mug rug and a cute binding goody bag. I was happy with how they all turned out. My gift hasn't arrived yet but I'll be sure to share it when it does,

 My garden is bloomin' beautiful right now, my Lilliums look amazing, all the orange ones are in full bloom, then when they finish I have pink and yellow yet to flower and by christmas all my white Lilliums will be in flower,

 I have got a few poppies growing, they are so pretty. I don't have much luck growing poppies from seed. Any tips would be wonderful if you have any. I searched it up on the internet and some people say plant seeds in soil, others say they need light to germinate so sprinkle on top of soil, I did both and hardly any grew. I sprinkled at least 20 packets of seeds and none of them grew.

Wishing you all happy week, I hope you find some sewing time.

Thankyou for stopping by.