Just thought i would share some of my embroidery work.

These are some old sample pieces practicing different stitches, the colours need rethinking but i might use the design in a mothers day present I have planned. Only one week, I'd better get sewing. :)

Nursery Rhymes

I just had to share this with you. This amazing piece of work was given to me by my soon to be mother-in-law. It was made for my fiance by his aunt when he was a baby and is just the most gorgeous thing i have ever seen.
 I can only imagine how much time and effort has gone into this, and considering it's nearly 30 years old it's in amazing condition! The colours and detail are stunning.

Cot Quilt Project

Sadly I haven't been able to do a lot of quilting in the last few months. Mainly due to lack of space, I am currently limited to a small table in my living room which barely fits my sewing machine. :( Hopefully we shall be moving soon and joy of joys I may even have my own craft room.
So for now I am limiting myself to smaller projects. I say small, this one seems to have grown beyond what I had imagined

I have finished putting together the quilt top for a baby cot quilt for a friend and her new little one :)

Made from left over material from various projects. I decided on a simple overlapping brick pattern  as my rotary cutters and boards are packed away somewhere and I really don't trust myself to cut the blocks exactly to size by hand. This way I don't have to worry about matching the seams up.

I am currently working on embroidering some of the panels. This is easier to do after the quilt top is put together as i can fit it onto one of my larger rings.

Once this is done hopefully I can find space to lay it out and start quilting. I shall be quilting this by hand as it's only a small piece. Shall share the final piece with you soon.