Tuesday, 30 September 2014

A few small finishes

Its been quiet on this blog, but I do have a few small finishes to show!
First up this Christmas table runner.

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I offered to test Aylin's new quilt pattern 'Diamonds in Diamonds'. I was looking for a new hand piecing/quilting project, and I wanted to use up a lot of Christmas fabrics that I had, and these two ideas came together perfectly with this pattern. It is a simple pattern, but very effective, and looks very different depending on what fabrics and layout you choose. You can check out what the other pattern testers made here.

Secondly, a little embroidered needle book as a prize for a giveaway that I held on Instagram. The embroidery and design come from Aneela Hoey's book 'Little Stitches'. This is the third needle book I have made like this and I really enjoy putting them together.

Hope you like @nessahux :)

Next up another baby ball. I have too many friends having baby boys at the moment! Bring on some girls because I have lots of pretty pink scraps! This my new favourite go-to baby present!

Finished just in time. Off to visit my friend now!

And finally some cushions that my friends ordered using fabric panels from Cat and Vee. I love putting these together, and am secretly hoping that some more friends place orders for these!

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Linking up with Craft Book Month (for the needle book), Ho Ho Ho and on we sew (for the Christmas table runner) and Sew Cute Tuesday.

17 comments:

  1. You have been busy and I love it all! The ball, what a great gift. I must try that too! Thanks for sharing
    Love from Amsterdam

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  2. A baby ball was one of my first patchwork projects, back in the day. They are timeless!
    That needle book is darling.

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  3. Love your cushions - they are gorgeous!

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  4. great finishesand such fun little projects! i especially love your Christmas table runner; you did great tackling all of those angles!!

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  5. These are lovely projects ... your hand work in the embroidery and hand quilting is so perfect! I especially love the way you embroidered the boys name on the baby ball, it will surely be a treasured gift :)

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  6. What a great mix of fun projects!!

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  7. Such lovely fun and different projects! Love those baby balls especially!

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  8. Nice projects. Interesting design for the runner and such a cute ball!

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  9. Oh my goodness the cockatoo pillow is amazing!!! I love it!

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  10. Small is beautiful! I love them all. The baby ball and cushions are gorgeous and the needlebook is adorable :)

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  11. Ooooh I am in love with that Owl pillow!!! Great finishes!

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  12. Each of these is a fun finish, involving some hand work too!

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  13. All lovely, but my favourites are the cushions, they look great.

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  14. Love them all the baby ball is lovely and the cushions needle case cute and table runner is a good idea for using up Christmas scraps!

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  15. Beuatiful finishes! The pillows are my favorite. The one with owl is super cute!

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  16. cool cushions. I can see why you want to make more. I like the layout of the owl one the best, where the right hand column of stipes goes right to the top.

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