Having a clear out

As I have mentioned in previous posts, work space is not something I have a lot of at the moment.

Recently I have come across lots of crafty little storage ideas, so it was the perfect excuse to have a good clear out and try to organize the chaos.

This heart shaped scissor keep by Wendy over at Handmade Harbour is really cute and increadably easy to make.

 

Made with some old denim and fabric scraps, I put this together in about half an hour. All it needs now is to go through the wash to fray the edges a bit. I don't know how I've lived with out this, It's brilliant. Check out the Handmade Harbour site and the tutorial for this here.

My second project for today has been this quilted fabric box by Tina Craig. I thought it would be perfect for storing all of my cotton reels and bobbins. Again it's incredibly quick and easy to make.

This was my first attempt. Silly me thought I could get away with doing the quilting without a walker foot.
I made a second slightly smaller box in the same blue stripe fabric as the scissor keep (with walker foot) which turned out much neater.

This has now been snatched up by my fiance and is now storing bits n bobs next to the computer. I have a feeling I shall be making a few of these. Check out the tutorial and Tina's blog over at Seaside Stitches.

 

So my sewing table is nice and tidy for once, now I've just got to clear this lot out.

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.