Pansy pincushions

Nearly 40 years ago, when I was rather keen on crocheting,I crocheted a little garden of pansies, which have been sitting in a little jar with an assortment of other flowers I have made by various methods over the years.

Recently I saw this photo on the internet, but unfortunately I didnt copy the link - one day I will find it and link back to it.

I realised that is what I could do with my little pile of pansies - or at least some of them.

 The first 5 are made.  I still have 8 pansies to use, so I may make some matching needlebooks with some of them.

Been A While!

It's been a while since I posted here! I have made this lovely table runner from Jenny of Elefantz designs. I am calling it a SIF because I already had the fabric, sitting in my Overload for over 12 months! Can I do that?!

I have been sewing for my Christmas swaps and gifts, so very little SIF action going on for me.

You can see some more pics & details on my blog...

Anthea @ Hibiscus Stitches

For my daughter and not her cat!

I've finished this quilt I started early this year. It's for my DD and even if she knows she will get a quilt I'm going to put it under the Christmas tree. You know it's that season now!

 It was very windy and cold when I tried to get a pic of it in the nice light that was today.

She's a huge fan of the Cat in the Hat, so I guess she will love this lap sized quilt!

Little finishes for a busy month

I have managed a couple of small finishes for this month.

I had another small Christmas heart embroidered, and waiting to be stitched and stuffed.  That was a very  quick finish.

  At about this time last year I started making this small coin purse as a Christmas gift.  The frames I had bought didnt suit the size or shape very well, so I remade the purse using a different pattern.  Since then I have been searching for a suitable frame for it.  I found this one at the Brisbane Craft Show last month, and decided to give it a go.  It would have been better in a dark gold colour, but as I havent found one like that, I felt this one was the next most suitable colour and the size and shape were better.

A Schnibble

About three years ago I participated in A Year of Schnibbles.  Although I finished my top for each month, I still have three that are not quilted.  Last week there would have been four, but I got one done.  Yeah!  I think it will be nice for some Christmas decorating.  It surely feels good to get these old projects dusted off and completed. 

A Wee Pillow

I almost forgot to post another finish from this past Friday night when I participated in the Friday Night Sew-In!

Front

Back

It's left over blocks from another quilt I am working on for my daughter's bed, so I decided to make a little pillow cover from them.  They both have been sitting around since the beginning of the year (the pillow and the quilt).  My hope is to get the quilt completed for my Daughter for Christmas, but I already let her have the pillow as she found it in my "hiding" spot! 

Thanks for taking the time to look at my finish.
*\0/* Cheers,
Shanna
www.ssparrowinflight.blogspot.com

Rainbow strings

I am so pleased to get this finish of my list.  I first started the journey of this quilt in May 2011 and tonight the last stitch was stitched on the binding.  Other than the backing and batting, the quilt is made entirely from scraps, you can read more about its journey on my blog HERE

 if you click on the top photo you can make out the quilting pattern which is circles, or actually spirals that start where four different coloured blocks meet going round and round until I reached the edges of the quilt.

I still have so many strip scraps left that version two may be out in a couple of years time. Lets see shall we,
Quilted hugs, Sue