Nothing beats starting and finishing new projects! Because it normally means I am out of a funk and back into the rythmn of making things again. I find this does tend to happen when I have a shed load of work on at well my day job. Perhaps its the fact it gives me a release and the more I need to do at work the more I want to do my own thing. 

So the above lovely clock is for a lovely lady friend of mines son and the little beauty below is something I knocked out today. It's completely hand stitched no sewing machine for any of the seams. It was lovely to stitch. I have a few more squeezie frames laying about (now I remembered I have them) I will make a few more pouches over time. They are great for holding needlework tools and other bits & pieces. 

However, with these bits sorted out I can start working on another clock idea I have, which is a little different from the last couple of clocks I've made and also get back to doing more of the quilt. I will get it finished. 

You can pick the pouch up from my Wow Thank You Store 

Stitchin Saturday

Before I start today's blog allow me to introduce myself, hi! 

Today has been a rather good day have managed to complete a good couple of projects and still have time to return back to my old faithful of a project, the Quilt. Which almost sounds like a really bad horror movie...I suppose the synopsis would be a quilt becomes animated and smoothers people in their sleep, starting with an unsuspecting little old lady......Sounds horrifying but cosy at the same time.

And here is the stitching then, above is a clock I have just completed for my little baby nephew, Leo. For his brand new look nursery. I get to see him tomorrow, so lots of squidges to him. Below is a clock I have just completed for my friends young boy. The only thing I am not sure about this is the silver wave, I might do some post surgery and remove them, and see if I have something pirate like that I could sew in its place. This could be a little difficult as it's now been mounted...the other option is to sew a few more waves at the top and bottom of the clock to balance it out and stop it looking weird. I shall leave it tonight and come back to it later. 

Finally this is how the quilt is looking these days, you can't see much from these images but I have done the centre, the first ring round that square and now on the next row...if that makes sense? Anyway, soon as this blog post is completed that's what I'll get back to doing. I hope to god I can get this completed by Christmas. It would be nice!!

Tell me what projects your doing?!

75 Days to go!

75 Days to go!
Originally uploaded by lamdesigns

Okay the countdown for the holiday started bloody months ago but now as the months are flying by its time for me to pull my finger out and really get my days in order!

So this is me starting to prepare where and what I am going to do on my very first trip abroad travelling on my own! Gawd I can't wait to get back to DC.

Tools of the trade:

One well thumbed tourist guide book
Pop up Map (have 2 so this one is getting doddled on)
A new moleskein notebook...just because
Tabs!
Sharpie for the tabs and for doodling on map
Biro